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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on electoral matters
      • membership
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • biological control amendment bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • appropriation bill (no. 3) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 4) 2015-2016
      • second reading
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Whiteley, Brett, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • social services legislation amendment (family measures) bill 2015
      • consideration of senate message
    • tax laws amendment (implementation of the common reporting standard) bill 2015
      • consideration of senate message
    • omnibus repeal day (autumn 2015) bill 2015
      • consideration of senate message
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fletcher, Paul, MP
  •   bills
    • communications legislation amendment (deregulation and other measures) bill 2015
      • consideration of senate message
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Clare, Jason, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • division
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
    • appropriation bill (no. 3) 2015-2016, appropriation bill (no. 4) 2015-2016
      • second reading
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
  •   statements by members
    • turnbull government
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
    • gough, dr william j (bill)
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • turnbull government
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • menzies electorate: community groups
      • Andrews, Kevin, MP
    • indi electorate: telecommunications
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • paterson electorate: stronger communities program
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
    • turnbull government
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • broadband
      • Billson, Bruce, MP
    • turnbull government
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • veterans
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
    • taxation
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • taxation
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
    • taxation
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
    • defence white paper
      • Williams, Matt, MP
    • turnbull government
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • petrie electorate: moreton bay symphony orchestra
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
    • turnbull government
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • australian defence force
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
    • turnbull government
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
    • queensland government
      • Christensen, George, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • economy (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • defence white paper (Nikolic, Andrew, MP)
    • turnbull government (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • defence white paper (Williams, Matt, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • prime minister (Palmer, Clive, MP)
    • defence white paper (Sudmalis, Ann, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • defence white paper (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • australian defence force (Jones, Ewen, MP)
    • taxation (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • defence white paper (Wood, Jason, MP)
    • federal election (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • defence white paper (Price, Melissa, MP)
    • taxation (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • defence white paper (Griggs, Natasha, MP)
    • taxation (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • defence white paper (Markus, Louise, MP)
    • taxation (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • australian defence force (Buchholz, Scott, MP)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 23 of 2015-16
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • education
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Ellis, Kate, MP
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • Price, Melissa, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • Danby, Michael, MP
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • approval of work
        • Hendy, Peter, MP
      • approval of work
        • Hendy, Peter, MP
      • reference
        • Hendy, Peter, MP
      • reference
        • Hendy, Peter, MP
    • parliamentary joint committee on human rights
      • report
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • parliamentary friends of democratic renewal
      • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
    • calare electorate: forbes and parkes
      • Cobb, John, MP
    • tropical cyclone winston
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • taxation
      • Coleman, David, MP
    • animal welfare
      • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
    • education funding
      • Christensen, George, MP
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency questions
      • rethink the link, human rights: western australia
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • hume electorate: infrastructure
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • holt electorate: community spirit and leadership awards
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • macarthur electorate: campbelltown public school
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
      • franklin electorate: centrelink and medicare
        • Collins, Julie, MP
      • broadband
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
      • education funding
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • cowper electorate: port macquarie
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
      • marriage
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • lyons electorate: norske skog boyer mill
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
      • chifley electorate: bidwill shopping centre, chifley electorate: health care
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • page electorate: surf-lifesaving, grafton jacaranda festival
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • throsby electorate: national broadband network
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • petrie electorate: small business
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • tran minh nhat
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • solomon electorate
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • griffith electorate: australia day awards
        • Butler, Terri, MP
      • capricornia electorate: infrastructure
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • defence white paper
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • taxation
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • business
      • rearrangement
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • rearrangement
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • committees
      • joint select committee on northern australia
        • report
          • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • adjournment
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • education funding
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
      • capricornia electorate: cyclone marcia
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • mcewen electorate: mobile phone services, mcewen electorate: whittlesea cruise night
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
      • sydwest multicultural services
        • Scott, Fiona, MP
      • nuclear energy
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • swan electorate: infrastructure projects
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • asylum seekers
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • migrant communities
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • local government
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • mallee electorate
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • education funding
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • corangamite electorate: employment
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • brand electorate: instant asset write-off (question no. 734) (Gray, Gary, MP)
    • instant asset write-off (question no. 824) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • register of environmental organisations (question no. 1749) (Zappia, Tony, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: australian national maritime museum tender (question no. 1984) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • australian federal police: samuel smith & son pty ltd tender (question no. 1985) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • australian federal police: tyrrell's vineyards pty ltd tender (question no. 1986) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • australian federal police: carlton & united breweries pty ltd tender (question no. 1987) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • australian federal police: mcwilliam's wines pty ltd tender (question no. 1988) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • australian federal police: foster's australia limited tender (question no. 1989) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • australian federal police: tyrrell's vineyards pty ltd tender (question no. 1990) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • australian federal police: mcwilliam's wines pty ltd tender (question no. 1991) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • australian federal police: samuel smith & sons pty ltd tender (question no. 1992) (Conroy, Pat, MP)

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