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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • parliamentary joint committee on human rights
      • meeting
  •   documents
    • trade with china
      • order for the production of documents
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
  •   bills
    • social security (administration) amendment (continuation of cashless welfare) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Walsh, Sen Jess
        • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
        • Green, Sen Nita
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
  •   statements by senators
    • Polley, Sen Helen (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • australia
      • Rennick, Sen Gerard
    • welfare
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
    • victoria: forestry
      • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
    • gender dysphoria
      • Chandler, Sen Claire
    • china: human rights
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • electric vehicles
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
    • government procurement, australian broadcasting corporation, video games industry, australian defence force
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • aged care
      • Lines, Sen Susan
  •   questions without notice
    • welfare (McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri)
    • covid-19: small business (Rennick, Sen Gerard)
    • workplace relations (Sterle, Sen Glenn)
    • fraser island: bushfires (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • boosting female founders initiative (Chandler, Sen Claire)
    • workplace relations (Watt, Sen Murray)
    • forestry industry (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • royal commission of inquiry into the terrorist attack on christchurch masjidain on 15 march 2019 (Faruqi, Sen Mehreen)
    • vocational education and training (Urquhart, Sen Anne)
    • defence procurement (Hughes, Sen Hollie)
    • welfare (Dodson, Sen Patrick)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • welfare
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Matthew
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Chandler, Sen Claire
    • workplace relations
      • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
    • royal commission of inquiry into the terrorist attack on christchurch masjidain on 15 march 2019
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   petitions
    • medicare
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • presentation
    • postponement
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • reference
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (ten days paid domestic and family violence leave) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • domestic and family violence
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • division
    • covid-19: small business
      • Davey, Sen Perin
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (regional forest agreements) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • second reading
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
  •   motions
    • tasmanian handfish
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
    • queensland government: energy
      • Rennick, Sen Gerard
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • division
  •   documents
    • australian broadcasting corporation
      • order for the production of documents
        • Rennick, Sen Gerard
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • division
  •   motions
    • mckenzie, senator the hon. bridget
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • division
    • coronavirus supplement
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • division
    • climate ambition summit
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • division
  •   bills
    • fair work (registered organisations) amendment (withdrawal from amalgamations) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • division
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • division
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • division
  •   statements
    • defence procurement
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • scrutiny digest
        • Ciccone, Sen Raff
    • northern australia committee
      • report
        • Davey, Sen Perin
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
    • scrutiny of delegated legislation committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • parliamentary joint committee on human rights
      • report
        • Henderson, Sen Sarah
        • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
    • covid-19 select committee
      • report
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
    • national disability insurance scheme joint committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • pfas taskforce, australian taxation office
      • order for the production of documents
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • government response to report
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Brockman, Sen Slade
    • environment and communications references committee, rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • membership
        • Chandler, Sen Claire (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   bills
    • aged care amendment (aged care recipient classification) bill 2020, corporations amendment (corporate insolvency reforms) bill 2020, export market development grants legislation amendment bill 2020, health insurance amendment (compliance administration) bill 2020, immigration (education) amendment (expanding access to english tuition) bill 2020, treasury laws amendment (2020 measures no. 5) bill 2020, treasury laws amendment (2020 measures no. 6) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • territories legislation amendment bill 2020, bankruptcy (estate charges) amendment (norfolk island) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • financial sector reform (hayne royal commission response) bill 2020, corporations (fees) amendment (hayne royal commission response) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • australia's foreign relations (state and territory arrangements) bill 2020, foreign investment reform (protecting australia's national security) bill 2020
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • electoral matters committee
      • membership
  •   bills
    • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2020-2021, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2020-2021, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2020-2021
      • assent
  •   regulations and determinations
    • industry research and development (forestry recovery development fund program) instrument 2020
      • disallowance
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   bills
    • intelligence and security legislation amendment (implementing independent intelligence review) bill 2020
      • report from committee
        • Brockman, Sen Slade
    • social security (administration) amendment (continuation of cashless welfare) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Matthew
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Lines, Sen Susan
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • division
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
      • in committee
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
        • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
        • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • division
        • CHAIR, The
        • division
        • CHAIR, The
        • CHAIR, The
        • division
        • CHAIR, The
        • division
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The

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