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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   bills
    • defence force retirement and death benefits amendment (fair indexation) bill 2010
      • in committee
        • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
        • Humphries, Sen Gary
        • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
        • Brown, Sen Bob
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
        • Senator FIELDING
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Humphries, Sen Gary
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
        • procedural text
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
        • division
        • division
        • division
      • third reading
        • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
        • Brown, Sen Bob
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (bioregional plans) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   petitions
    • asylum seekers
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
    • finance and public administration legislation committee
      • meeting
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • rural affairs and transport references committee
      • meeting
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • rural affairs and transport references committee
      • reference
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   bills
    • migration amendment (declared countries) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • second reading
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   motions
    • centenary of the choice of a design for the national capital
      • Humphries, Sen Gary
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of new taxes committee
      • meeting
        • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • national capital and external territories committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • tarkine wilderness
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • division
    • phosphate-based laundry detergents
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • division
    • deforestaction program
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • division
    • proposed gas hub and bilby habitats
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • community affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • additional information
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • report
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • law enforcement committee
      • report
        • Senator HUTCHINS
        • Parry, Sen Stephen
  •   bills
    • families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs and other legislation amendment (further election commitments and other measures) bill 2011, family assistance legislation amendment (child care financial viability) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
      • second reading
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
    • governance of australian government superannuation schemes bill 2011, comsuper bill 2011, superannuation legislation (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2011, taxation of alternative fuels legislation amendment bill 2011, excise tariff amendment (taxation of alternative fuels) bill 2011, customs tariff amendment (taxation of alternative fuels) bill 2011, energy grants (cleaner fuels) scheme amendment bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
    • sex and age discrimination legislation amendment bill 2010
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • membership
    • australia's immigration detention network committee
      • appointment
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
  •   bills
    • offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage regulatory levies legislation amendment (2011 measures no. 1) bill 2011, offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage regulatory levies (consequential amendments) bill 2011, electoral and referendum amendment (enrolment and prisoner voting) bill 2011, australian research council amendment bill (no. 1) 2011, tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 1) bill 2011, human services legislation amendment bill 2011, electronic transactions amendment bill 2011, families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs and other legislation amendment (budget and other measures) bill 2011, personal property securities (corporations and other amendments) bill 2011, broadcasting legislation amendment (digital dividend and other measures) bill 2011, electoral and referendum amendment (provisional voting) bill 2011, autonomous sanctions bill 2011, therapeutic goods legislation amendment (copyright) bill 2011
      • assent
  •   committees
    • economics legislation committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • legislation committees
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   bills
    • national radioactive waste management bill 2010
      • second reading
        • Brown, Sen Bob
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
      • in committee
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Sherry, Sen Nick
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
  •   questions without notice
    • live animal exports (Back, Sen Chris)
    • manufacturing (Pratt, Sen Louise)
    • live animal exports (Fisher, Sen Mary Jo)
    • forestry (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • carbon pricing (Boswell, Sen Ronald)
    • economy (Stephens, Sen Ursula)
    • carbon pricing (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • air safety (Senator FIELDING)
    • broadband (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • housing (Moore, Sen Claire)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • carbon pricing
      • Sherry, Sen Nick
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • carbon pricing
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Senator HUTCHINS
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 48 2010-11
      • The DEPUTY PRESIDENT
  •   committees
    • privileges committee
      • documents
        • Parry, Sen Stephen
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • membership
      • The DEPUTY PRESIDENT
      • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   matters of public importance
    • asylum seekers
      • The DEPUTY PRESIDENT
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Furner, Sen Mark
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   bills
    • combating the financing of people smuggling and other measures bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Humphries, Sen Gary
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • in committee
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Humphries, Sen Gary
      • third reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
    • social security amendment (parenting payment transitional arrangement) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • third reading
        • The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
    • tertiary education quality and standards agency bill 2011, tertiary education quality and standards agency (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • in committee
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Mason, Sen Brett
      • third reading
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
    • social security legislation amendment (job seeker compliance) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • third reading
        • Moore, Sen Claire
    • midwife professional indemnity legislation amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • third reading
        • Moore, Sen Claire
  •   adjournment
    • McLucas, Sen Jan
    • haskell, mr william 'bill' james bernard, oam
      • Williams, Sen John
    • soviet espionage in australia
      • Senator HUTCHINS
    • kidd, mr grahame
      • Senator FORSHAW
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • burma (question no. 334) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • burma (question no. 564) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • asylum seekers (question no. 595) (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • superannuation complaints tribunal (question no. 600) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • carbon pricing (question no. 602) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • citizenship ceremonies (question no. 608) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • government departments: staffing (question no. 611) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • broadband, communications and the digital economy: staffing (question no. 614) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • regional australia, regional development and local government: staffing (question no. 615) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • immigration and citizenship: staffing (question no. 618) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • infrastructure and transport: staffing (question no. 619) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • health and ageing: staffing (question no. 620) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities: staffing (question no. 622) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • finance and deregulation: staffing (question no. 623) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • innovation, industry, science and research: staffing (question no. 624) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: staffing (question no. 626) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • resources and energy: staffing (question no. 627) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • climate change and energy efficiency: staffing (question no. 628) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • human services: staffing (question no. 629) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • veterans' affairs: staffing (question no. 630) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • ross sea (question no. 631) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • bauxite mining (question no. 632) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • carbon pricing (question no. 648) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • lake eyre basin (question no. 649) (Boswell, Sen Ronald)
    • imports (question no. 650) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • nuclear energy (question no. 651) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • australian nuclear science and technology organisation (question no. 652) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • australian nuclear science and technology organisation (question no. 654) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • tasmanian freight equalisation scheme (question no. 655) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • liquefied natural gas (question no. 656) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • uranium mining (question no. 659) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • centrelink (question no. 661) (Abetz, Sen Eric)

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