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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
  •   statements
    • attorney-general
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   motions
    • attorney-general
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   statement by the president
    • harris, mr bernie
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • building and construction industry (improving productivity) bill 2013, building and construction industry (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2013
      • second reading
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Lines, Sen Susan
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   statements
    • attorney-general
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Watt, Sen Murray
  •   bills
    • building and construction industry (improving productivity) bill 2013, building and construction industry (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2013
      • second reading
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Brandis, Sen George
  •   questions without notice
    • attorney-general (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • education (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • attorney-general (Watt, Sen Murray)
    • arts (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • attorney-general (McKim, Sen Nicholas)
    • attorney-general (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • fishing industry (Burston, Sen Brian)
    • indigenous employment (Williams, Sen John)
    • western australian government (McAllister, Sen Jenny)
    • disaster risk reduction (Duniam, Sen Jonathon)
    • disability support pension (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • attorney-general (McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri)
    • space exploration (Bushby, Sen David)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • attorney-general
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
    • disability support pension
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   notices
    • postponement
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   committees
    • privileges committee
      • reference
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
  •   bills
    • commonwealth electoral amendment (donation reform and transparency) bill 2016
      • first reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   documents
    • community affairs references committee
      • order for the production of documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   matters of public importance
    • great barrier reef
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
  •   documents
    • consideration
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   documents
    • consideration
    • order for the production of documents
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   bills
    • civil nuclear transfers to india bill 2016
      • first reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • income tax rates amendment (working holiday maker reform) bill 2016
      • consideration of house of representatives message
    • fair work (registered organisations) amendment bill 2014
      • assent
  •   committees
    • education and employment legislation committee, legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • report
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • environment and communications references committee
      • report
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   bills
    • building and construction industry (improving productivity) bill 2013, building and construction industry (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2013
      • second reading
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Burston, Sen Brian
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • division
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • division
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • division
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • division
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • division
  •   bills
    • building and construction industry (improving productivity) bill 2013, building and construction industry (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2013
      • second reading
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling

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