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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   statement by the president
    • parliamentary language
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • attorney-general
      • censure
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda
        • Wright, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • division
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • fair work (registered organisations) amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   questions without notice
    • australian human rights commission (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • national security (Bushby, Sen David)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • australian human rights commission (Collins, Sen Jacinta)
    • asylum seekers (Back, Sen Chris)
    • australian human rights commission (Wright, Sen Penny)
    • dementia and severe behaviours supplement (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • iraq and syria (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • cyclones (Canavan, Sen Matthew)
    • australian human rights commission (Conroy, Sen Stephen)
    • foreign investment (Williams, Sen John)
    • defence procurement (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • water safety (O'Sullivan, Sen Barry)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • australian human rights commission
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
    • iraq and syria
      • Milne, Sen Christine
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   motions
    • senator muir, first speech
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • queensland: abbot point coal terminal
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • division
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • reference
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   motions
    • natural resources
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
  •   matters of urgency
    • food labelling
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Carr, Sen Kim
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • Madigan, Sen John
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • western australia: sharks
      • consideration
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • taxation
      • Milne, Sen Christine
  •   documents
    • consideration
    • australian defence force
      • tabling
        • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   committees
    • membership
    • environment and communications legislation committee, public works committee
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   bills
    • enhancing online safety for children bill 2014, enhancing online safety for children (consequential amendments) bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • higher education and research reform bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2014 measures no. 7) bill 2014, excess exploration credit tax bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples recognition (sunset extension) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • broadcasting and other legislation amendment (deregulation) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • acts and instruments (framework reform) bill 2014, crimes legislation amendment (psychoactive substances and other measures) bill 2014, environment legislation amendment bill 2013
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • membership
  •   bills
    • building energy efficiency disclosure amendment bill 2014, treasury legislation amendment (repeal day) bill 2014, amending acts 1970 to 1979 repeal bill 2014, customs amendment bill 2014, statute law revision bill (no. 2) 2014, crimes legislation amendment (unexplained wealth and other measures) bill 2014, australian citizenship amendment (intercountry adoption) bill 2014, intellectual property laws amendment bill 2014, federal courts legislation amendment bill 2014
      • assent
  •   committees
    • education and employment references committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • finance and public administration legislation committee
      • report
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
  •   bills
    • fair work (registered organisations) amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • division
    • corporations legislation amendment (deregulatory and other measures) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • division
      • third reading
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2014 measures no. 5) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • in committee
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • third reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • broadcasting and other legislation amendment (deregulation) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
  •   adjournment
    • Williams, Sen John (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • bandler, mrs faith, ac, tilmouth, kwementyaye
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • ovarian cancer
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • tasmania: fish farming
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • deregulation
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • order for the production of documents

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