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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • temporary chairmen of committees
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • air navigation and civil aviation amendment (aircraft crew) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
        • Madigan, Sen John
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • qantas sale amendment (still call australia home) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
  •   petitions
    • public holidays
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • division
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • consideration of legislation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   motions
    • malaysia
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • rajab, mr nabeel
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • live animal export (slaughter) prohibition bill 2011 [no. 2]
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • cyber-safety committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • migration committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • treaties committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   motions
    • domestic violence
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • midwifery practices and medicare
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • murray-darling river system
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • division
    • stromatolites in western australia
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • schizophrenia awareness week
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • tasmanian forest industry
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • building and construction sector
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • division
  •   bills
    • family assistance and other legislation amendment (schoolkids bonus budget measures) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • division
      • third reading
        • division
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • budget (Sherry, Sen Nick)
    • budget (Johnston, Sen David)
    • budget (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • housing supply and affordability (Payne, Sen Marise)
    • education funding (Polley, Sen Helen)
    • economy (Joyce, Sen Barnaby)
    • aviation (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
    • national disability insurance scheme (Fifield, Sen Mitch)
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • deputy opposition whip
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Feeney, Sen David
      • Payne, Sen Marise
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   parliamentary representation
    • valedictory
      • Sherry, Sen Nick
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Faulkner, Sen John
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   motions
    • budget
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Sinodinos, Sen Arthur
      • Feeney, Sen David
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • report
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • law enforcement committee
      • report
        • Parry, Sen Stephen
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • report
        • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • publications committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • community affairs references committee
      • documents
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • senators' interests committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • appropriations and staffing committee
      • report
        • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   bills
    • broadcasting services amendment (regional commercial radio) bill 2012, fair work amendment (textile, clothing and footwear industry) bill 2012
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • corporations amendment (future of financial advice) bill 2012, corporations amendment (further future of financial advice measures) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • customs amendment (anti-dumping improvements) bill (no. 2) 2012, customs tariff (anti-dumping) amendment bill (no. 1) 2012
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • customs tariff amendment (schedule 4) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (2012 measures no. 1) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • health insurance amendment (professional services review) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • migration legislation amendment (student visas) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   committees
    • community affairs references committee, gambling reform committee
      • membership
        • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   budget
    • statement and documents
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Madigan, Sen John
  •   committees
    • government response to report
      • McLucas, Sen Jan
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • Moore, Sen Claire
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 9) bill 2012, crimes legislation amendment (powers and offences) bill 2012, financial framework legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2012, fairer private health insurance incentives bill 2012, fairer private health insurance incentives (medicare levy surcharge) bill 2012, fairer private health insurance incentives (medicare levy surcharge—fringe benefits) bill 2012, national radioactive waste management bill 2012, appropriation bill (no. 3) 2011-2012, appropriation bill (no. 4) 2011-2012, family law amendment (validation of certain orders and other measures) bill 2012, fair work amendment (textile, clothing and footwear industry) bill 2012, broadcasting services amendment (regional commercial radio) bill 2012, intellectual property laws amendment (raising the bar) bill 2012, excise amendment (reducing business compliance burden) bill 2012, customs amendment (reducing business compliance burden) bill 2012, higher education support amendment bill (no. 1) 2012, indirect tax laws amendment (assessment) bill 2012, australian research council amendment bill 2012, insurance contracts amendment bill 2012, building and construction industry improvement amendment (transition to fair work) bill 2012, telecommunications universal service management agency bill 2012, telecommunications legislation amendment (universal service reform) bill 2012, telecommunications (industry levy) bill 2012, road safety remuneration bill 2012, road safety remuneration (consequential amendments and related provisions) bill 2012, minerals resource rent tax bill 2012, minerals resource rent tax (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2012, minerals resource rent tax (imposition—customs) bill 2012, minerals resource rent tax (imposition—excise) bill 2012, minerals resource rent tax (imposition—general) bill 2012, petroleum resource rent tax assessment amendment bill 2012, petroleum resource rent tax (imposition—customs) bill 2012, petroleum resource rent tax (imposition—excise) bill 2012, petroleum resource rent tax (imposition—general) bill 2012, superannuation guarantee (administration) amendment bill 2012, tax laws amendment (stronger, fairer, simpler and other measures) bill 2012
      • assent
  •   adjournment
    • McLucas, Sen Jan
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
    • member for dobell
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • human rights
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • budget
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • departmental and agency appointments
    • departmental and agency grants
  •   questions on notice
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1304) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • defence: strategic reform program (question no. 1581) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: strategic reform program (question no. 1582) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: strategic reform program (question no. 1583) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: strategic reform program (question no. 1584) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: submarines (question no. 1594) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: submarines (question no. 1595) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 1601) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: hospitality (question nos 1609 and 1611) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: overseas travel (question nos 1612 to 1614) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: strategic reform program (question no. 1625) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: strategic reform program (question no. 1627) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: strategic reform program (question no. 1628) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: strategic reform program (question no. 1630) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • tertiary education, skills, science and research (question no. 1722) (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 1723) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • health services union (question no. 1728) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • muckaty land trust (question no. 1785) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)

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