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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • environment and communications legislation committee, environment and communications references committee
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   notices
    • Dastyari, Sen Sam
  •   business
    • days and hours of meeting
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • division
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • division
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   bills
    • trade and foreign investment (protecting the public interest) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
  •   petitions
    • child support
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • reporting date
  •   business
    • days and hours of meeting
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   motions
    • suspension of standing orders
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   bills
    • dental benefits legislation amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • marine safety (domestic commercial vessel) national law amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • albury-wodonga development corporation (abolition) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • Williams, Sen John (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • social services and other legislation amendment (2014 budget measures no. 6) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   questions without notice
    • fuel prices (Collins, Sen Jacinta)
    • indigenous employment (O'Sullivan, Sen Barry)
    • defence procurement (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • direct action (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • defence personnel (Conroy, Sen Stephen)
    • law enforcement (Lambie, Sen Jacqui)
    • building and construction industry (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • higher education (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • sinodinos, senator arthur (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • asylum seekers (Reynolds, Sen Linda)
    • women in cabinet (Moore, Sen Claire)
  •   business
    • days and hours of meeting
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   motions
    • suspension of standing orders
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   questions to the president
    • standing orders (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • fuel prices, defence procurement
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • higher education
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   personal explanations
    • Peris, Sen Nova
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • publications committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • additional information
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade committee, education and employment references committee
      • government response to report
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   documents
    • indigenous tutorial assistance scheme
      • tabling
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   ministerial statements
    • infrastructure
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   bills
    • freedom of information amendment (new arrangements) bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • social security legislation amendment (strengthening the job seeker compliance framework) bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • omnibus repeal day (spring 2014) bill 2014, amending acts 1970 to 1979 repeal bill 2014, statute law revision bill (no. 2) 2014
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   committees
    • membership
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • reference
        • Lines, Sen Susan
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
    • economics references committee
      • reference
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   motions
    • fuel excise
      • Bullock, Sen Joesph
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   statement by the president
    • ruling
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • consideration
  •   bills
    • carbon farming initiative amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Lines, Sen Susan
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Day, Sen Bob
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Madigan, Sen John
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
      • in committee
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • division
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • division
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wang, Sen Zhenya
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • division
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • division
      • third reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • middle east
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
    • australian labor party
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • law enforcement, shipping, ebola
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
    • climate change
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • order for the production of documents

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