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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   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
      • in committee
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Evans, Sen Christopher
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Brandis, Sen George)
    • afghanistan (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • economy (Singh, Sen Lisa)
    • carbon pricing (Ryan, Sen Scott)
    • environment (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • superannuation (Urquhart, Sen Anne)
    • carbon pricing (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • coal seam gas (Moore, Sen Claire)
    • carbon pricing (Boswell, Sen Ronald)
    • broadband (Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt)
  •   shadow ministerial arrangements
    • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • indigenous affairs
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • carbon pricing
      • Johnston, Sen David
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   petitions
    • halal islamic food
    • global greens
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • corporations and financial services committee, meeting
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations references committee
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   matters of public importance
    • gillard government
      • Parry, Sen Stephen
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Faulkner, Sen John
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • Adams, Sen Judith
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   ministerial statements
    • commonwealth ombudsman
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • responses to senate resolutions
      • tabling
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • indigenous health
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   delegation reports
    • australian parliamentary delegation to the 57th commonwealth parliamentary conference, london
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report nos 10 and 11 of 2011-12
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
  •   committees
    • community affairs legislation committee, law enforcement committee, national capital and external territories committee
      • government response to report
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
    • privileges committee
      • report
        • Johnston, Sen David
  •   bills
    • business names registration bill 2011, business names registration (transitional and consequential provisions) bill 2011, business names registration (fees) bill 2011, tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 6) bill 2011, higher education legislation amendment (student services and amenities) bill 2010
      • assent
  •   committees
    • environment and communications legislation committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   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
      • in committee
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • division
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • division
  •   adjournment
    • Hogg, Sen John
    • arid recovery
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • mental health and intellectual disability
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • climate change
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • mental health
      • Moore, Sen Claire
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • departmental and agency contracts
      • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy: code of conduct investigations (question no. 1046) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 1114) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • climate change and energy efficiency: staffing (question no. 1132) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 1161) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • carbon pricing (question no. 1219) (Boswell, Sen Ronald)
    • families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs (question no. 1232) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • avoidable blindness initiative (question no. 1251) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 1253) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • australian communications and media authority (question no. 1254) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • australian communications and media authority (question no, 1256) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 1257) (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • innovation, industry, science and research (question no. 1259) (Ryan, Sen Scott)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy (question no. 1279) (Abetz, Sen Eric)

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