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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • meeting
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • division
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • division
  •   bills
    • building and construction industry (improving productivity) bill 2013, building and construction industry (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2013
      • in committee
        • CHAIR, The
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • division
        • CHAIR, The
        • division
      • third reading
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
  •   bills
    • income tax rates amendment (working holiday maker reform) bill 2016 (no. 2)
      • first reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • in committee
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • division
        • division
        • division
      • adoption of report
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • passenger movement charge amendment bill (no. 2) 2016
      • first reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • vet student loans bill 2016, vet student loans (charges) bill 2016
    • vet student loans (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   statements by senators
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • working holiday maker program
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • workplace relations
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
    • environment
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • disability services
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
    • international day of people with disability
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • coal-fired power stations
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
    • south korea: transport industry
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
  •   questions without notice
    • murray-darling basin (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • working holiday maker program (Bushby, Sen David)
    • employment (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • great barrier reef (Waters, Sen Larissa)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • education (Duniam, Sen Jonathon)
    • health care (Griff, Sen Stirling)
    • dairy industry (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • regulation of therapeutic goods (Leyonhjelm, Sen David)
    • attorney-general (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • international development assistance (Back, Sen Chris)
    • attorney-general (Dastyari, Sen Sam)
    • business (Paterson, Sen James)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • disability support pension
      • Brandis, Sen George
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • murray-darling basin plan, employment
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Carr, Sen Kim
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
    • great barrier reef
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • PRESIDENT, The
    • presentation
    • postponement
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   motions
    • great barrier reef
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • dental services
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • chemical contamination: firefighting foams
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • select committee on the exposure draft of the marriage amendment (same-sex marriage) bill
      • appointment
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • reference
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   motions
    • parliament house: catering
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • australian ambassador for women and girls
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • parliament house: security
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   documents
    • attorney-general
      • order for the production of documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • division
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • appointment
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   matters of public importance
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
    • Back, Sen Chris
    • McAllister, Sen Jenny
    • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • Dastyari, Sen Sam
    • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • joint standing committee on treaties
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • education and employment references committee
      • report
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • joint standing committee on treaties
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • community affairs references committee
      • report
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Moore, Sen Claire
      • report
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   committees
    • government response to report
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • government response to report
        • Back, Sen Chris
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   bills
    • corporations amendment (life insurance remuneration arrangements) bill 2016
      • first reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • second reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   committees
    • national broadband network - joint standing
      • membership
  •   bills
    • superannuation (excess transfer balance tax) imposition bill 2016, treasury laws amendment (fair and sustainable superannuation) bill 2016, counter-terrorism legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2016
      • assent
    • fair work amendment (gender pay gap) bill 2015
      • report of legislation committee
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • interactive gambling amendment bill 2016
      • report of legislation committee
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • vet student loans bill 2016, vet student loans (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2016, vet student loans (charges) bill 2016
      • in committee
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • division
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • division
      • third reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • vet student loans (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2016, vet student loans (charges) bill 2016
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
  •   adjournment
    • Reynolds, Sen Linda (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • castro, mr fidel alejandro
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
    • timor-leste
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
    • roads: westconnex, animal welfare
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling

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