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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • speaker's panel
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • agreement for members to contribute remotely to parliamentary proceedings
      • presentation
        • Porter, Christian, MP
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
  •   petitions
    • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • climate change
    • covid-19: australians overseas
    • members of parliament: conduct
    • australian republic
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • pensions and benefits
    • welfare
    • kurri kurri: gas plant
    • climate change
    • covid-19: vitamin d
    • covid-19: vitamin d
    • aged care
    • glenmorgan street: broadband
    • education
    • climate change
    • climate change: old growth forests
    • pensions and benefits
    • media
    • mental health: medicinal use of psychedelics
    • diabetes
    • ex-offenders: ban the box campaign
    • covid-19: australians overseas
    • covid-19: australians overseas
    • covid-19: quarantine
    • transport: noise pollution
    • national disability insurance scheme
    • social media
    • online shopping: country of origin
    • coeliac disease: availability of gluten free food
    • social media
    • members of parliament: conduct
    • covid-19: income support payments
    • united states presidential election, media
    • national anthem
    • immigration
    • covid-19: international students
    • national anthem
    • australian consumer law
    • australian parliament house petitions website
    • epilepsy
    • covid-19: australians overseas
    • renewable energy
    • commonwealth bank
    • united states presidential election, australian elections
    • royal commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability
    • covid-19: vaccination
    • covid-19: australians overseas
    • government accountability
    • social security arrangements between australia and france
    • stokes, mr kerry, ac, australian war memorial council
    • human rights
    • medicinal marijuana
    • tudge, hon. alan
    • australian defence force: reparation payments
    • covid-19: vaccination
    • climate change
    • members of parliament: entitlements
    • covid-19: vaccination
    • men's health and wellbeing
    • republic of artsakh
    • afghanistan
    • child support agency
    • parliament
    • national gold supply
    • veterans
    • land ownership
    • covid-19: vaccination
    • media
    • veterans
    • airport noise
    • taxation
    • waste management and recycling
    • climate change
    • gender based pronouns
    • southern moreton bay islands
    • ambulance services
    • graduate visas
    • tobacco taxation
    • covid-19: vaccination
    • diabetes
    • trade with china
    • climate change
    • covid-19: vaccination
    • vaccination
    • film industry
    • national security
    • covid-19: business
    • welfare
    • climate change
    • cybersecurity
    • medicinal marijuana
    • regional sponsored migration scheme
    • compulsory voting
    • covid-19: vaccination
    • fuel
    • parliamentarians' superannuation
    • citizenship
    • asylum seekers
    • covid-19: vaccination
    • medicare
    • sport
    • elections
    • sport
    • china: human rights
    • human rights: africa
    • fuel excise
    • china: human rights
    • compulsory voting
    • china: human rights
    • members of parliament: religious affiliation
    • herpes simplex virus
    • overseas students
    • australian public service
    • aged care
    • income tax
    • climate change
    • no call register
    • multiculturalism
    • energy
    • pharmaceutical benefits scheme
    • crohn's disease
    • aboriginal deaths in custody
    • defence (inquiry) regulations 2018
    • health care
    • falun gong
    • migration
    • covid-19: tourism
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • australia day
    • trade with china
    • climate change
    • united states of america
    • australian constitution
    • education
    • aboriginal deaths in custody
    • economy
    • e-cigarettes
    • royal commission: disability services
    • covid-19
    • death penalty
    • medicare
    • covid-19: education
    • australian red cross
    • legal industry, education
    • lebanon
    • covid-19: health care
    • family court
    • covid-19: vaccine
    • jobseeker payment, jobkeeper payment
    • employment
    • covid-19: hydroxychloroquine
    • covid-19: vaccine
    • australian republic
    • health care
    • covid-19: vaccine
    • environment
    • health care
    • covid-19: international travel
    • falun gong
    • australian flag
    • falun gong
    • falun gong
    • falun gong
    • aboriginal deaths in custody
    • human rights
    • murray-darling basin
    • newstart allowance
    • climate change
    • nuclear energy
    • australia day
    • child support scheme
    • transport industry
    • covid-19
    • pensions and benefits
    • covid-19: biosecurity
    • corruption
    • online travel agents
    • live animal exports
    • homebuilder
    • cryptocurrency
    • education
    • jobkeeper payment
    • australian defence force
    • taxation
    • azerbaijan, armenia
    • covid-19: international travel
    • covid-19: employment
    • covid-19: vaccine
    • consumer law
    • covid-19: hydroxychloroquine
    • bridging visas
    • parliamentary representation
    • health care
    • charitable organisations
    • temporary graduate visas
    • banking and financial services
    • disability support pension
    • marriage visas
    • covid-19: international students
    • environment
    • covid-19: business
    • covid-19: vaccine
    • veterans
    • covid-19: real estate
    • covid-19: state and territory border closures
    • covid-19
    • privacy law
    • australian currency
    • covid-19: vaccine
    • energy
    • freedom of information
    • tobacco regulation
    • mental health: youth
    • morrison government
    • covid-19
    • department of veterans' affairs
    • covid-19
    • environment
    • banking and financial services
    • covid-19: international travel
    • gambling
    • news media bargaining code
    • news media bargaining code
    • covid-19: international travel
    • environment
    • airport noise
    • covid-19: international travel
    • queensland: road infrastructure
    • covid-19: lockdowns
    • environment
    • general practice
    • commonwealth integrity commission
  •   bills
    • migration amendment (common sense for all visas) bill 2021
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Hill, Julian, MP
    • defence amendment (parliamentary approval of overseas service) bill 2021
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • national greenhouse and energy reporting amendment (transparency in carbon emissions accounting) bill 2021
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
  •   private members' business
    • social media platforms
      • Webster, Anne, MP
      • Husic, Ed, MP
      • Simmonds, Julian, MP
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • Christensen, George, MP
      • Templeman, Susan, MP
    • closing the gap
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Pearce, Gavin, MP
      • Burney, Linda, MP
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • Snowdon, Warren, MP
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • Stanley, Anne, MP
      • Leeser, Julian, MP
      • Allen, Katrina, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • apology to australia's indigenous peoples: 13th anniversary
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • Burney, Linda, MP
  •   motions
    • minister for home affairs
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • division
      • Marles, Richard, MP
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • division
    • crown resorts
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • division
  •   bills
    • financial sector reform (hayne royal commission response no. 2) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
  •   statements by members
    • lunar new year
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • rural and regional services: health
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
    • covid-19: arts and entertainment industry
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
    • chinese new year, china
      • Sharma, Dave, MP
    • veterans
      • Gosling, Luke, MP
    • bonner electorate: infrastructure
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • pearce, mr kevin, oam
      • McBride, Emma, MP
    • energy
      • Stevens, James, MP
    • indi electorate: people with disability
      • Haines, Helen, MP
    • board, ms jennifer
      • Thompson, Phillip, MP
    • eden-monaro electorate: tumbatrek
      • McBain, Kristy, MP
    • forde electorate: twin rivers community mallet sports club
      • van Manen, Bert, MP
    • covid-19
      • Burns, Josh, MP
    • anzac day
      • Simmonds, Julian, MP
    • etsy
      • Mitchell, Brian, MP
    • employment
      • Wallace, Andrew, MP
    • sexual harassment
      • Murphy, Peta, MP
    • food labelling
      • Webster, Anne, MP
    • morrison government
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
    • australian labor party
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • members of parliament: staff (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • covid 19: vaccinaton (Irons, Steve, MP)
    • workplace relations (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • covid 19: vaccination (Martin, Fiona, MP)
    • workplace relations (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • china (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • covid-19: vaccination (Gillespie, David, MP)
    • workplace relations (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • jobkeeper payment (Thompson, Phillip, MP)
    • workplace relations (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • covid-19: income support payments (Flint, Nicolle, MP)
    • workplace relations (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • covid-19: business (Zimmerman, Trent, MP)
    • workplace relations (Husic, Ed, MP)
    • covid-19: film industry (Bell, Angie, MP)
    • minister for home affairs (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • agriculture (Drum, Damian, MP)
    • safer communities fund (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • homebuilder grant (van Manen, Bert, MP)
    • safer communities fund (Mitchell, Brian, MP)
    • defence industry (Wicks, Lucy, MP)
    • minister for home affairs (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • resources industry (Christensen, George, MP)
  •   motions
    • minister for home affairs
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Butler, Mark, MP
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • division
      • Marles, Richard, MP
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • division
  •   questions without notice
    • apology to australia's indigenous peoples: 13th anniversary (Pearce, Gavin, MP)
  •   statement by the speaker
    • deputy clerk
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Porter, Christian, MP
  •   committees
    • corporations and financial services committee, mental health and suicide prevention select committee
      • membership
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
  •   bills
    • financial sector reform (hayne royal commission response no. 2) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Chalmers, Jim, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Murphy, Peta, MP
        • van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Coker, Elizabeth, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
        • division
        • Katter, Bob, MP
      • third reading
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
    • clean energy finance corporation amendment (grid reliability fund) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
  •   business
    • suspension of standing and sessional orders
      • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • Hamilton, Garth, MP
  •   bills
    • aged care legislation amendment (serious incident response scheme and other measures) bill 2020
      • returned from senate
    • royal commissions amendment (confidentiality protections) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • division
    • clean energy finance corporation amendment (grid reliability fund) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Goodenough, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Allen, Katrina, MP
        • Burns, Josh, MP
        • Sharma, Dave, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Vasta, Ross (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • national critical care and trauma response centre
      • Snowdon, Warren, MP
    • travel agents
      • Conaghan, Patrick, MP
    • paterson electorate: independent cinemas
      • Swanson, Meryl, MP
    • covid-19: business
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
    • werriwa electorate: aged care, liverpool city council: 2168 children's parliament, covid-19: australians overseas
      • Stanley, Anne, MP
    • bloom, ms sam
      • Falinski, Jason, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • st sava college
        • Stanley, Anne, MP
      • wentworth electorate: boosting female founders initiative
        • Sharma, Dave, MP
      • covid-19: income support payments
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • boothby electorate: australia day awards
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • western australia: bushfires
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • braddon electorate: wave energy
        • Pearce, Gavin, MP
      • aged care
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
      • food labelling
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
      • grech, mr charlie
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • lindsay electorate: manufacturing, hotel energy uplift program
        • McIntosh, Melissa, MP
    • private members' business
      • tourism industry
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • Conaghan, Patrick, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Drum, Damian, MP
      • australian centre to counter child exploitation
        • Simmonds, Julian, MP
        • Burns, Josh, MP
        • Young, Terry, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
        • Archer, Bridget, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
        • Conaghan, Patrick, MP
      • covid-19: economy
        • Murphy, Peta, MP
        • Allen, Katrina, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Hammond, Celia, MP
        • McBride, Emma, MP
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • covid-19: gambling
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
    • statements by members
      • mayo electorate: langhorne creek wine region
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
      • ivermectin
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • members of parliament: staff
        • Coker, Elizabeth, MP
      • redlands youth justice and ice forum
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • covid-19: vaccination
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • smith, mr lionel
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
      • india, myanmar
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
      • nicolas, mr james
        • Liu, Gladys, MP
      • moreton electorate: lunar new year
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • rosevear, mr patrick
        • Archer, Bridget, MP
      • macquarie electorate: broadband
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • lindsay electorate: sporting infrastructure
        • McIntosh, Melissa, MP
      • oxley electorate: oxley men's shed
        • Dick, Milton, MP
      • wide bay electorate: infrastructure
        • O'Brien, Llew, MP
      • tourism industry
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • fairfax electorate: school principals
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
      • tourism industry
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • climate change
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • chill out & look about
        • Murphy, Peta, MP
      • mcdonnell, mrs agnes mary (bub)
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
      • international day of women and girls in science
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • agriculture industry
        • Pearce, Gavin, MP
      • pathinathan, mr john, polvere, mr donato
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • working holiday maker program
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • paterson electorate: australian defence force
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
      • sydney jewish museum
        • Sharma, Dave, MP
      • gilmore electorate: volunteers
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP
      • ryan electorate: roads
        • Simmonds, Julian, MP
      • covid-19: travel agents
        • Burns, Josh, MP
      • marshall, ms isobel
        • Stevens, James, MP
    • private members' business
      • jobkeeper payment
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Bell, Angie, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Allen, Katrina, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
        • Haines, Helen, MP
      • horticulture industry
        • Drum, Damian, MP
        • Collins, Julie, MP
        • Webster, Anne, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
        • Liu, Gladys, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
      • paid parental leave
        • Steggall, Zali, MP
        • Simmonds, Julian, MP
        • Haines, Helen, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • order of australia honours
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
        • McIntosh, Melissa, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP
        • Simmonds, Julian, MP

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