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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   private members' business
    • private members' motions
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Burke, Anna, MP
  •   petitions
    • Murphy, John, MP
    • public holidays
    • marriage
    • australian army's history unit
    • disability services
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Murphy, John, MP
    • social security act
    • health insurance
    • fisheries
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Murphy, John, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • regional australia committee delegation to canada and mongolia
      • Windsor, Tony, MP
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • report
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Champion, Nick, MP
    • infrastructure and communications committee
      • Champion, Nick, MP
      • Neville, Paul, MP
    • gambling reform committee
      • report
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • reference to federation chamber
      • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
  •   bills
    • fair indexation of military superannuation entitlements bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Katter, Bob, MP
    • national electricity bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
    • public interest disclosure (whistleblower protection) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • public interest disclosure (whistleblower protection) (consequential amendments) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
  •   private members' business
    • disability services
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • Saffin, Janelle, MP
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
  •   bills
    • judges and governors-general legislation amendment (family law) bill 2012, social security legislation amendment (fair incentives to work) bill 2012, environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (independent expert scientific committee on coal seam gas and large coal mining development) bill 2012
    • law enforcement integrity legislation amendment bill 2012
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
    • crimes legislation amendment (serious drugs, identity crime and other measures) bill 2012, freedom of information amendment (parliamentary budget office) bill 2012
      • report from committee
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
  •   bills
    • superannuation laws amendment (capital gains tax relief and other efficiency measures) bill 2012, superannuation auditor registration imposition bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Elliot, Justine, MP
  •   bills
    • water amendment (long-term average sustainable diversion limit adjustment) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
  •   statements by members
    • macarthur electorate: juvenile diabetes
      • Matheson, Russell, MP
    • bass electorate: infrastructure
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • o'connor electorate: australia post
      • Crook, Tony, MP
    • greenway electorate: community forum
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
    • government spending
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • robertson electorate: bendigo bank public speaking competition
      • O'Neill, Deb, MP
    • world stroke day
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • vermont secondary college: 50th anniversary
      • Symon, Mike, MP
    • digital radio project
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
    • telstra business awards
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
  •   condolences
    • smith, corporal scott james
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Smith, Stephen, MP
      • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • united nations security council
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Gillard, Julia, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • asian century (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • asian century (Symon, Mike, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Truss, Warren, MP)
    • coal seam gas (Windsor, Tony, MP)
    • asian century (Perrett, Graham, MP)
    • union funds (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • asian century (Melham, Daryl, MP)
    • asylum seekers (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • murray-darling basin (Zappia, Tony, MP)
    • budget (Hockey, Joe, MP)
    • murray-darling basin (Rishworth, Amanda, MP)
  •   questions to the speaker
    • question time (Hockey, Joe, MP)
  •   personal explanations
    • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • parliamentary service commissioner report 2011-12
      • presentation
        • Burke, Anna, MP
    • access to committee documents
      • presentation
        • Burke, Anna, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 8 of 2012-13
      • Burke, Anna, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • a viable future for australia's pulp and paper industry
      • Combet, Greg, MP
      • Mirabella, Sophie, MP
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (clean building managed investment trust) bill 2012, personal liability for corporate fault reform bill 2012
      • report from committee
        • O'Neill, Deb, MP
    • superannuation laws amendment (capital gains tax relief and other efficiency measures) bill 2012, superannuation auditor registration imposition bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • superannuation auditor registration imposition bill 2012
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • water amendment (long-term average sustainable diversion limit adjustment) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
        • Windsor, Tony, MP
        • Mirabella, Sophie, MP
        • Briggs, Jamie, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • law enforcement integrity legislation amendment bill 2012
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Gray, Gary, MP
    • corporations legislation amendment (derivative transactions) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Hockey, Joe, MP
        • O'Neill, Deb, MP
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
      • third reading
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
    • tax laws amendment (2012 measures no. 5) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Smith, Tony, MP
    • wheat export marketing amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Schultz, Alby, MP
  •   private members' business
    • victims of terrorism
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • Bishop, Julie, MP
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
  •   adjournment
    • King, Catherine, MP
    • members of parliament: families
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
    • victorian cooperative on children's services for ethnic groups
      • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
    • bali: terrorist attacks
      • Gash, Joanna, MP
    • vietnam: human rights
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
    • cancer
      • Dutton, Peter, MP
    • blair electorate: performing arts centres
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • child sexual abuse
      • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • baby bonus and family tax benefit
      • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
    • higher education
      • Tudge, Alan, MP
    • police remembrance day
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • economy
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • day for daniel
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
    • ballarat electorate: vce exams
      • King, Catherine, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • mcpherson electorate: community groups
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
      • city of greater geelong council elections
        • Marles, Richard, MP
      • wright electorate: murphys and mates charity rugby league match
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • la trobe electorate: schools
        • Smyth, Laura, MP
      • bennelong electorate: multiculturalism
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • shortland electorate: employment
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • flynn electorate: employment
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • braddon electorate: results burnie
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
      • wannon electorate: portland men's shed
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
      • mcewen electorate: mount william axe quarry and sunbury earthen rings
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
    • private members' business
      • government investment in research
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
        • Washer, Dr Mal, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • code of conduct for members of parliament
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • penalty rates
        • Smyth, Laura, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Symon, Mike, MP
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
      • indigenous servicemen and servicewomen
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • bills
      • law enforcement integrity legislation amendment bill 2012
        • second reading
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Simpkins, Luke, MP
          • Hayes, Chris, MP
          • Clare, Jason, MP
    • condolences
      • penpraze, sapper jordan ronald
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Kelly, Mike, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • bali bombing: 10th anniversary
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Garrett, Peter, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • private members' business
      • indigenous servicemen and servicewomen
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Secker, Patrick, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • asylum seekers: sri lanka
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Randall, Don, MP
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
        • Moylan, Judi, MP
      • british pensions
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
      • meals on wheels
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • D'Ath, Yvette, MP
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
      • breast cancer awareness month
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
    • grievance debate
      • border protection
        • Secker, Patrick, MP
      • national broadband network
        • Symon, Mike, MP
      • forde electorate: young voice of forde
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • renewable energy target
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
      • australian political ideologies
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • problem gambling
        • Jenkins, Harry, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • diplomatic visas (question no. 1057) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • defence: budget cuts (question no. 1058) (Robert, Stuart, MP)
    • defence: personnel (question no. 1064) (Robert, Stuart, MP)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities: heritage (question no. 1069) (Hunt, Greg, MP)
    • digital switchover household assistance scheme (question no. 1079) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • treasury: overseas travel for departmental staff (question nos 1083 and 1106) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • home insulation program (question no. 1117) (Hunt, Greg, MP)
    • rio+20: united nations conference on sustainable development (question no. 1122) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • foreign aid (question no. 1126) (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • ausaid (question no. 1127) (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • ausaid (question no. 1128) (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • ausaid (question no. 1129) (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • ausaid (question no. 1130) (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • home insulation program (question no. 1134) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry (question no. 1135) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • australia's gas reserves (question no. 1157) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • australian conservation foundation (question no. 1162) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • australian conservation foundation (question no. 1174) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • australian conservation foundation (question no. 1181) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • asylum seekers (question no. 1192) (Morrison, Scott, MP)
    • australia post (question no. 1195) (Simpkins, Luke, MP)
    • resources and energy: emerging renewables program (question no. 1214) (Robert, Stuart, MP)
    • resources and energy (question no. 1215) (Robert, Stuart, MP)
    • commonwealth grants (question nos 1239 and 1262) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)

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