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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • selection committee
      • report
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • timor sea maritime boundaries treaty consequential amendments bill 2018
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
    • passenger movement charge amendment (timor sea maritime boundaries treaty) bill 2018
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
    • foreign influence transparency scheme legislation amendment bill 2018
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Porter, Christian, MP
    • australian citizenship amendment (strengthening the citizenship loss provisions) bill 2018
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Porter, Christian, MP
    • future drought fund bill 2018
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Littleproud, David, MP
    • future drought fund (consequential amendments) bill 2018
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Littleproud, David, MP
  •   regulations and determinations
    • health insurance (extended medicare safety net) amendment determination 2019
      • Tehan, Dan, MP
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (housing affordability) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Burney, Linda, MP
      • third reading
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
  •   committees
    • social policy and legal affairs committee, economics committee
      • membership
        • Mitchell, Rob (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (encouraging self-sufficiency for newly arrived migrants) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Burney, Linda, MP
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
        • Hart, Ross, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • division
      • consideration in detail
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
      • third reading
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
    • social services legislation amendment (housing affordability) bill 2017
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
    • higher education support amendment (vet fee-help student protection) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Aly, Anne, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
  •   statements by members
    • girls take over parliament
      • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
    • kelly, mr noel raymond, oam
      • Falinski, Jason, MP
    • lyons electorate: flight paths
      • Mitchell, Brian, MP
    • berowra electorate: maraylya public school
      • Leeser, Julian, MP
    • girls take over parliament
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • risdon, mr josh
      • Marino, Nola, MP
    • climate change
      • Kearney, Ged, MP
    • leeming senior high school education support centre
      • Morton, Ben, MP
    • victorian state election
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • australian labor party
      • O'Brien, Ted, MP
    • moreton-rankin unity shield
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
    • unicef australia young ambassadors
      • O'Brien, Llew, MP
    • moreton-rankin unity shield
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
    • budget
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
    • coalition government
      • Swanson, Meryl, MP
    • queensland: bushfires
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • coalition government
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • medicare
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
    • queensland: bushfires
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • hinkler electorate: regional deal
      • Pitt, Keith, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • australian natural disasters
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • domestic and family violence (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • economy (Vasta, Ross, MP)
    • coalition government (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • infrastructure (Laundy, Craig, MP)
    • g20 leaders summit (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • foreign investment (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • economy (Leeser, Julian, MP)
    • g20 leaders summit (Aly, Anne, MP)
    • energy (Van Manen, Bert, MP)
    • energy (Shorten, Bill, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • women's economic security (Flint, Nicolle, MP)
    • morrison government (Burney, Linda, MP)
    • drought (Joyce, Barnaby, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • energy (Butler, Mark, MP)
    • economy (Marino, Nola, MP)
    • national energy guarantee (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • pharmaceutical benefits scheme (Wilson, Tim, MP)
    • coalition government (Shorten, Bill, MP)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   questions to the speaker
    • questions in writing (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
  •   matters of public importance
    • energy
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Butler, Mark, MP
      • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • Owens, Julie, MP
      • Chester, Darren, MP
      • Lamb, Susan, MP
      • O'Brien, Ted, MP
      • Khalil, Peter, MP
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • australian parliamentary delegation to the 39th asean inter-parliamentary assembly general assembly
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
  •   bills
    • road vehicle standards bill 2018, road vehicle standards (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2018, road vehicle standards charges (imposition—general) bill 2018, road vehicle standards charges (imposition—customs) bill 2018, road vehicle standards charges (imposition—excise) bill 2018, aboriginal and torres strait islander amendment (indigenous land corporation) bill 2018, aboriginal and torres strait islander land and sea future fund bill 2018, aboriginal and torres strait islander land and sea future fund (consequential amendments) bill 2018, copyright amendment (online infringement) bill 2018
      • returned from senate
    • higher education support amendment (vet fee-help student protection) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Hart, Ross, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • third reading
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
    • aboriginal land rights (northern territory) amendment bill 2018
      • first reading
    • migration amendment (family violence and other measures) bill 2016
      • consideration of senate message
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • treasury laws amendment (strengthening corporate and financial sector penalties) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
        • Coleman, David, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • Hart, Ross, MP
        • Khalil, Peter, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Gorman, Patrick, MP
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • division
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • division
  •   adjournment
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • domestic and family violence
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
    • family responsibilities commission
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
    • prime minister
      • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
    • boothby electorate: volunteers
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
    • state emergency service
      • Gee, Andrew, MP
    • international day for the elimination of violence against women
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
  • notices
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • kingsford smith electorate: cruise ship terminal
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • newcastle permanent primary school mathematics competition, lyne electorate: arts
        • Gillespie, David, MP
      • macquarie electorate: schools
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • national integrity commission
        • O'Brien, Llew, MP
      • climate change
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • defence equipment
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • exports, broadband
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • murray electorate: agriculture
        • Drum, Damian, MP
      • paterson electorate: bushfires
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
      • centenary of armistice
        • Laundy, Craig, MP
    • condolences
      • mabo, dr bonita, ao
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
    • committees
      • social policy and legal affairs committee
        • report
          • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
          • Entsch, Warren, MP
          • Freelander, Mike, MP
          • Gillespie, David, MP
          • Husar, Emma, MP
          • Phelps, Kerryn, MP
      • joint standing committee on treaties
        • report
          • Wilson, Josh, MP
          • Alexander, John, MP
      • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
        • report
          • Wallace, Andrew, MP

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