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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • indexed lists of departmental and agency files
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • membership
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • division
  •   bills
    • interactive gambling amendment bill 2016
      • consideration of house of representatives message
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • fair work amendment (corrupting benefits) bill 2017
      • in committee
        • TEMPORARY CHAIR, The
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • division
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
  •   statements by senators
    • papua new guinea: general election
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
    • tasmania: early childhood education
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • qualifications of senators, venezuela, waste management and recycling
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • north queensland
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • aboriginal deaths in custody
      • Lines, Sen Susan
    • kimberley region, rotary club of perth: path of hope foundation
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • migration
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
    • migration
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   questions without notice
    • north korea (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • north korea (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • energy (Bilyk, Sen Catryna)
    • banking and financial services (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • economy (Hume, Sen Jane)
    • manufacturing (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
    • workplace relations (Paterson, Sen James)
    • murray-darling basin (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • marriage (Pratt, Sen Louise)
    • workplace relations (Duniam, Sen Jonathon)
    • cyclone debbie (Chisholm, Sen Anthony)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • marriage
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
    • banking and financial services
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   parliamentary representation
    • qualifications of senators
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   petitions
    • marriage
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • reporting date
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • great barrier reef
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   bills
    • australian broadcasting corporation amendment (regional australia) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Burston, Sen Brian
      • second reading
        • Burston, Sen Brian
  •   motions
    • parliament house: cleaners
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • sport: matildas
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
    • homelessness
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
  •   committees
    • national integrity commission
      • reporting date
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • plebiscite on marriage
      • order for the production of documents
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   motions
    • cyclone debbie
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • social security amendment (caring for people on newstart) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • second reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • reference
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • murray-darling basin
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • division
    • homelessness
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • division
  •   motions
    • energy
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • commonwealth bank of australia
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • division
  •   matters of urgency
    • barwon-darling basin
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Fawcett, Sen David
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Hume, Sen Jane
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • additional information
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • community affairs references committee
      • additional information
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • intelligence and security committee
      • government response to report
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Williams, Sen John (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   bills
    • australian immunisation register and other legislation amendment bill 2017, customs tariff amendment (incorporation of proposal and other measures) bill 2017, education legislation amendment (provider integrity and other measures) bill 2017, prime minister and cabinet legislation amendment (2017 measures no. 1) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • second reading
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   regulations and determinations
    • code for the tendering and performance of building work 2016
      • disallowance
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
  •   bills
    • australian broadcasting corporation amendment (restoring shortwave radio) bill 2017
      • report of legislation committee
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   committees
    • education and employment legislation committee, community affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (corrupting benefits) bill 2017
      • in committee
        • TEMPORARY CHAIR, The
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • third reading
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
  •   adjournment
    • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • Brown, Sen Carol
    • valedictories
      • Moore, Sen Claire
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • indexed lists of departmental and agency files
      • tabling

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