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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   business
    • days and hours of meeting
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • division
      • division
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
    • consideration of legislation
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • division
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • division
  •   motions
    • gillard government
      • censure
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • division
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • consideration of legislation
      • McLucas, Sen Jan
  •   regulations and determinations
    • health and insurance act 1973
      • McLucas, Sen Jan
  •   matters of public interest
    • polio eradication
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • freedom of speech
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
    • dental health
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • launceston city mission
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • asylum seekers
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • middle east
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Brandis, Sen George)
    • employment
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
      • procedural text
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Hogg, Sen John
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • olympic dam (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Hogg, Sen John
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • indigenous employment (Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt)
    • carbon pricing (Joyce, Sen Barnaby)
    • manufacturing (Madigan, Sen John)
    • carbon pricing (Fifield, Sen Mitch)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • carbon pricing
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Eggleston, Sen Alan
      • Crossin, Sen Trish
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • olympic dam
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   petitions
    • australian flag
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • withdrawal
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • community affairs references committee
      • reporting date
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • rural affairs and transport references committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   committees
    • national broadband network committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • australia's immigration detention network committee
      • meeting
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • community affairs references committee
      • reporting date
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • australian commission for law enforcement integrity committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • migration committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • treaties committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • vefamehr, ms marzieh
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
    • asylum seekers
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • division
    • olympic dam
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • division
  •   bills
    • clean energy bill 2011, clean energy (consequential amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (income tax rates amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (household assistance amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (tax laws amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (fuel tax legislation amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (customs tariff amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (excise tariff legislation amendment) bill 2011, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (import levy) amendment bill 2011, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (manufacture levy) amendment bill 2011, clean energy (unit shortfall charge—general) bill 2011, clean energy (unit issue charge—auctions) bill 2011, clean energy (unit issue charge—fixed charge) bill 2011, clean energy (international unit surrender charge) bill 2011, clean energy (charges—customs) bill 2011, clean energy (charges—excise) bill 2011, clean energy regulator bill 2011, climate change authority bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
        • division
        • division
        • division
  •   motions
    • brown, senator bob
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • division
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
      • division
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • division
      • division
  •   bills
    • clean energy bill 2011, clean energy (consequential amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (income tax rates amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (household assistance amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (tax laws amendments) bill 2011, clean energy (fuel tax legislation amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (customs tariff amendment) bill 2011, clean energy (excise tariff legislation amendment) bill 2011, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (import levy) amendment bill 2011, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (manufacture levy) amendment bill 2011, clean energy (unit shortfall charge—general) bill 2011, clean energy (unit issue charge—auctions) bill 2011, clean energy (unit issue charge—fixed charge) bill 2011, clean energy (international unit surrender charge) bill 2011, clean energy (charges—customs) bill 2011, clean energy (charges—excise) bill 2011, clean energy regulator bill 2011, climate change authority bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • division
  •   adjournment
    • Bishop, Sen Mark
    • bond, aunty penny
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • mental health
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • genocide
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • australian clearinghouse for youth studies
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
  •   documents
    • departmental and agency appointments
    • departmental and agency grants
  •   questions on notice
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 353) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 792) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 793) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 802) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 803) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 812) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 813) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 822) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 823) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • bureau of meteorology (question no. 918) (Joyce, Sen Barnaby)
    • murray-darling basin authority (question no. 921) (Joyce, Sen Barnaby)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities (question no. 1020) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • defence: explosive detection dogs (question no. 1025) (Back, Sen Chris)
    • fair work australia (question no. 1039) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work australia (question no. 1040) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • health and ageing: code of conduct investigations (question nos 1053, 1078 and 1081) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • finance and deregulation (question no. 1056) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • resources and energy and tourism (question nos 1061 and 1062) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • special minister of state (question no. 1083) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • nuclear testing (question no. 1085) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • health and ageing (question no. 1098) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • oil product stewardship scheme (question no. 1101) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • australia post (question no. 1107) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • regional australia, regional development and local government (question no. 1115) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • infrastructure and transport: staffing (question no. 1120) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • health and ageing: staffing (question nos 1121 and 1147) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs: staffing (question no. 1122) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: staffing (question no. 1128) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • health and ageing: staffing (question nos 1168, 1193 and 1196) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs (question no. 1169) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • innovation, industry, science and research (question no. 1207) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • broadband (question no. 1210) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • broadband (question no. 1221) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 1228) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian competition and consumer commission (question no. 1260) (Ryan, Sen Scott)

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