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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • regional investment corporation bill 2017
      • in committee
        • CHAIR, The
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Anning, Sen Fraser
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
      • third reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
    • treasury laws amendment (banking executive accountability and related measures) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Williams, Sen John
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   questions without notice
    • goods and services tax (Brown, Sen Carol)
    • cyber safety (Duniam, Sen Jonathon)
    • molan, senator jim (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • molan, senator jim (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • indigenous employment (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • private health insurance (Kitching, Sen Kimberley)
    • schools (Fawcett, Sen David)
    • rookwood weir (Anning, Sen Fraser)
    • goods and services tax (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • ovarian cancer (Brockman, Sen Slade)
    • television sports broadcasts (Farrell, Sen Don)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • aquaculture industry
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • goods and services tax, molan, senator jim
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • molan, senator jim
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   condolences
    • cohen, hon. barry, am
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reporting date
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   motions
    • ovarian cancer
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • her majesty queen elizabeth ii
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   bills
    • commonwealth inscribed stock amendment (debt ceiling) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • second reading
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
  •   motions
    • cricket
      • Williams, Sen John
    • simmons, professor michelle
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
    • bowel cancer
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   condolences
    • gordon, mr michael
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   documents
    • future frigate program
      • order for the production of documents
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • national broadband network - joint standing
      • government response to report
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • environment and communications references committee
      • government response to report
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
  •   motions
    • antarctic climate and ecosystems cooperative research centre
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • cyber safety
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • reference
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • mining
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • immigration detention
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • Molan, Sen Jim
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
  •   delegation reports
    • australian parliamentary delegation to kiribati and the kingdom of tonga
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Williams, Sen John
  •   documents
    • defence facilities: chemical contamination
      • consideration
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • international day of people with disability
      • consideration
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
  •   committees
    • migration committee
      • corrigenda to report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • electoral matters committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • report
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • economics legislation committee
      • government response to report
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • environment and communications references committee
      • report
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • migration committee
      • report
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
    • economics references committee
      • government response to report
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • education and employment references committee
      • government response to report
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
    • environment and communications references committee
      • government response to report
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
    • national broadband network - joint standing
      • government response to report
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
  •   committees
    • consideration
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (cashless debit card) bill 2017
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   committees
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • membership
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • public accounts and audit committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • membership
    • economics legislation committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
  •   bills
    • treasury laws amendment (banking executive accountability and related measures) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   adjournment
    • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • her majesty queen elizabeth ii
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • daly river floods
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
    • telecommunications
      • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
    • lindsay, mr greg
      • Paterson, Sen James
    • indigenous affairs
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • victoria: law enforcement
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
    • bjelke-petersen, lady florence 'flo' isabel
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
    • child care
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
    • burston, senator brian
      • Burston, Sen Brian
    • myanmar
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • ovarian cancer
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • middle east: human rights, myanmar
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • jones, mr lindsay gordon bower
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • western australia: australian labor party
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
    • tasmanian state election
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
    • nuclear weapons
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • environment
      • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
  •   documents
    • tabling

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