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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • regional investment corporation bill 2017
      • in committee
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • division
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
        • CHAIR, The
  •   statements by senators
    • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • polio: immunisation
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • energy
      • Lines, Sen Susan
    • tasmania: workplaces (protection from protesters) act 2014, environmental conservation
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
    • diwali, department of social services
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • defence facilities: chemical contamination
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
    • international day of the girl child
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
    • university of tasmania
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • health care: suicide prevention
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   questions without notice
    • energy (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • iraq and syria (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • energy (Chisholm, Sen Anthony)
    • energy (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • energy (Brockman, Sen Slade)
    • energy (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
    • energy (Fawcett, Sen David)
    • automotive industry (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • energy (McAllister, Sen Jenny)
    • workplace relations (Paterson, Sen James)
    • automotive industry (Farrell, Sen Don)
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • temporary chairs of committees
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • energy
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Hume, Sen Jane
      • Fawcett, Sen David
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • energy
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Williams, Sen John
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • australian broadcasting corporation amendment (fair and balanced) bill 2017, australian broadcasting corporation amendment (rural and regional measures) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   motions
    • death penalty
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • cardiovascular disease
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   documents
    • commonwealth procurement rules
      • order for the production of documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • world sight day
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • international day of the girl child
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
    • death penalty
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • shipping
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • women in politics
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • women, domestic and family violence
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • australian broadcasting corporation, special broadcasting service
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
    • department of human services: staffing
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
  •   motions
    • russian revolution
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • division
    • austria: general election
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • division
    • united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • higher education: australian history
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • united nations human rights council
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • racehorses
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • division
  •   documents
    • national energy guarantee
      • order for the production of documents
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   matters of public importance
    • turnbull government
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   documents
    • australian hearing
      • consideration
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • administrative appeals tribunal
      • consideration
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • report
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Rice, Sen Janet
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • additional information
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • scrutiny digest
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   committees
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • environment and communications references committee
      • report
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • select committee on red tape
      • report
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • community affairs references committee, legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • government response to report
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   documents
    • illicit drugs, commonwealth procurement rules
      • order for the production of documents
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   bills
    • customs amendment (singapore-australia free trade agreement amendment implementation) bill 2017, customs tariff amendment (singapore-australia free trade agreement amendment implementation) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • second reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • defence legislation amendment (instrument making) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (2017 measures no. 6) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • industrial chemicals bill 2017, industrial chemicals (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2017, industrial chemicals (notification and assessment) amendment bill 2017, industrial chemicals charges (general) bill 2017, industrial chemicals charges (customs) bill 2017, industrial chemicals charges (excise) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • treasury laws amendment (reducing pressure on housing affordability measures no. 1) bill 2017, first home super saver tax bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • competition and consumer amendment (competition policy review) bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   regulations and determinations
    • citizenship (authorisation) revocation and authorisation instrument 2017, citizenship (authorisation) revocation and authorisation amendment instrument 2017
      • disallowance
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
  •   adjournment
    • Bernardi, Sen Cory (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • lenton, mr graham 'butch'
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • road safety
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • donations to political parties
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • tabling

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