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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   private members' business
    • private members' motions
      • reference to main committee
  •   bills
    • safety, rehabilitation and compensation amendment (fair protection for firefighters) bill 2011
      • reference to main committee
  •   petitions
    • Murphy, John, MP
    • marriage
    • alpine national park
    • easter sunday
    • dairy industry
    • potato imports
    • palestine
    • live animal exports
    • child soldiers
    • medicare: bone densitometry
    • marriage
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Murphy, John, MP
    • marriage
    • bat nha monastery
    • constitution
    • easter sunday
    • dairy industry
    • potato imports
    • plain packaging
    • malabar headland
    • ahrens, dr christoph
    • aged care
    • battery hens
    • aviation
    • national disability insurance scheme
    • national disability insurance scheme
    • apple imports
    • turkey
    • halal food
    • statements
      • Murphy, John, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary delegation to denmark, sweden and greece
      • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
  •   bills
    • livestock export (animal welfare conditions) bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • air services (aircraft noise) amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Moylan, Judi, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Smyth, Laura, MP
        • Randall, Don, MP
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
  •   private members' business
    • victorian certificate of applied learning
      • Smyth, Laura, MP
      • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • Cheeseman, Darren, MP
      • Tehan, Dan, MP
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
      • Forrest, John, MP
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 6) bill 2011, banking amendment (covered bonds) 2011, customs amendment (anti-dumping measures) bill 2011, customs amendment (anti-dumping improvements) 2011, business names registration bill 2011, business names registration (transitional and consequential provisions) bill 2011, business names registration (fees) bill 2011
      • returned from senate
    • national vocational education and training regulator amendment bill 2011
      • first reading
      • reference to main committee
        • Butler, Mark, MP
    • superannuation legislation amendment (early release of superannuation) bill 2011, national health reform amendment (national health performance authority) bill 2011, offshore petroleum (royalty) amendment bill 2011, offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage (registration fees) amendment bill 2011, offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage amendment (national regulator) bill 2011, offshore resources legislation amendment (personal property securities) bill 2011, offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage regulatory levies legislation amendment (2011 measures no. 2) bill 2011, horse disease response levy bill 2011, horse disease response levy collection bill 2011, horse disease response levy (consequential amendments) bill 2011, inspector-general of intelligence and security amendment bill 2011, australian energy market amendment (national energy retail law) bill 2011, family assistance legislation amendment (child care financial viability) bill 2011, migration amendment (complementary protection) bill 2011, schools assistance amendment bill 2011, customs amendment (anti-dumping improvements) bill 2011, customs amendment (anti-dumping measures) bill 2011, banking amendment (covered bonds) bill 2011
      • assent
    • social security amendment (student income support reforms) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
        • Cobb, John, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
  •   statements by members
    • ryan electorate: naplan testing
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • launceston football club
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • bennelong electorate: young achievers in sport
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • australian rugby choir
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • melbourne cup 2011
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • commonwealth youth forum
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • small business
      • Billson, Bruce, MP
    • jolly, mr bruce
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • sids and kids northern territory
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
    • wadley, ms deanna
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
  •   condolences
    • birt, corporal ashley, duffy, captain bryce, gavin, lance corporal luke
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
    • reference to main committee
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Gillard, Julia, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • qantas (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • qantas (Champion, Nick, MP)
    • qantas (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • qantas (Rishworth, Amanda, MP)
    • qantas (Abbott, Tony, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Jenkins, Harry, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • qantas (Bandt, Adam, MP)
    • qantas (Cheeseman, Darren, MP)
    • qantas (Hockey, Joe, MP)
    • qantas (Murphy, John, MP)
    • qantas (Truss, Warren, MP)
    • qantas (Burke, Anna, MP)
    • qantas (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • qantas (Saffin, Janelle, MP)
    • qantas (Truss, Warren, MP)
    • qantas (Sidebottom, Sid, MP)
    • qantas (Pyne, Christopher, MP)
    • workplace relations (Brodtmann, Gai, MP)
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
  •   questions to the speaker
    • questions in writing
      • Bishop, Julie, MP
  •   documents
    • department of parliamentary services, department of house of representatives, parliamentary service commissioner
      • presentation
        • Jenkins, Harry, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 9 of 2011-12
      • Jenkins, Harry, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • social security amendment (student income support reforms) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Scott, Bruce, MP
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
        • Secker, Patrick, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Neville, Paul, MP
        • Windsor, Tony, MP
        • Garrett, Peter, MP
      • third reading
        • Garrett, Peter, MP
    • territories self-government legislation amendment (disallowance and amendment of laws) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Keenan, Michael, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Crean, Simon, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • national health reform amendment (independent hospital pricing authority) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
  •   business
    • days and hours of meeting
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • national vocational education and training regulator amendment bill 2011
      • report from main committee
      • third reading
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
    • national health reform amendment (independent hospital pricing authority) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • territories self-government legislation amendment (disallowance and amendment of laws) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • division
  •   private members' business
    • bombing of darwin
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • Danby, Michael, MP
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • Griffin, Alan, MP
    • taxation
      • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
      • Tehan, Dan, MP
      • Owens, Julie, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Slipper, Peter, MP
    • bonner electorate: community forums
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • royal life saving society of australia
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
    • qantas
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • millennium development goals
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • clean energy finance corporation
      • Fletcher, Paul, MP
    • coptic christians in egypt
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • brisbane electorate: home insulation program, brisbane electorate: solar energy
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
    • melbourne brain centre
      • Danby, Michael, MP
    • hasluck electorate: green map
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • Smyth, Laura, MP
    • building the education revolution program
      • Randall, Don, MP
    • hunter electorate: rail infrastructure
      • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
    • riverina electorate: horse racing
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
  •   main committee
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • solomon electorate: health services
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • windale community information and assistance expo
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • longman electorate: disability services
        • Roy, Wyatt, MP
      • braddon electorate: local council elections
        • Sidebottom, Sid, MP
      • byrne, mr john
        • Neville, Paul, MP
      • holman, mr keith
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • higgins electorate
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • glenelg bus routes
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • forde electorate: community events
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • parramatta electorate: diwali
        • Owens, Julie, MP
    • private members' business
      • fair work act
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Briggs, Jamie, MP
        • Haase, Barry, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • israel
        • Bishop, Julie, MP
        • Danby, Michael, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Murphy, John, MP
    • bills
      • safety, rehabilitation and compensation amendment (fair protection for firefighters) bill 2011
        • consideration in detail
          • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
          • Bandt, Adam, MP
          • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
          • McCormack, Michael, MP
          • Bandt, Adam, MP
          • Neville, Paul, MP
          • Parke, Melissa, MP
          • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • national vocational education and training regulator amendment bill 2011
        • second reading
          • Garrett, Peter, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
          • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
          • Andrews, Karen, MP
          • Jones, Stephen, MP
          • Hayes, Chris, MP
          • Cheeseman, Darren, MP
          • Garrett, Peter, MP
      • safety, rehabilitation and compensation amendment (fair protection for firefighters) bill 2011
        • consideration in detail
          • Hunt, Greg, MP
          • Smyth, Laura, MP
          • Tehan, Dan, MP
          • Owens, Julie, MP
          • Simpkins, Luke, MP
          • O'Neill, Deb, MP
    • private members' business
      • dairy industry
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
        • Cheeseman, Darren, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
      • child care
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Cheeseman, Darren, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • harkin-engel protocol
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
    • grievance debate
      • southern cross kids camps
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
      • road safety
        • Murphy, John, MP
      • mcpherson electorate: employment
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
      • medical workforce
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • mining
        • Crook, Tony, MP
      • defence personnel
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • mental health
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • bilson, mr tony (question no. 204) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • asylum seekers: education services (question no. 234) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • foreign affairs and trade: social media (question no. 331) (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • ausaid: papua new guinea (question no. 339) (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • murray electorate: youth allowance (question no. 398) (Stone, Dr Sharman, MP)
    • murray electorate: youth allowance (question no. 399) (Stone, Dr Sharman, MP)
    • murray electorate: rent assistance (question no. 400) (Stone, Dr Sharman, MP)
    • pacific seasonal worker pilot scheme (question no. 458) (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • carbon pricing (question no. 464) (Hockey, Joe, MP)
    • hip replacement operations (question no. 465) (Christensen, George, MP)
    • hicks, mr david (question no. 471) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • resources, energy and tourism: tourism division (question no. 472) (Baldwin, Bob, MP)
    • resources, energy and tourism: tourism division (question no. 473) (Baldwin, Bob, MP)
    • resources, energy and tourism: tourism division (question no. 474) (Baldwin, Bob, MP)
    • home insulation program (question no. 489) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • home insulation program (question no. 494) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • home insulation program (question no. 495) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • home insulation program (question no. 496) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • home insulation program (question no. 497) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • clean energy plan (question no. 503) (Baldwin, Bob, MP)
    • clean energy plan (question no. 505) (Baldwin, Bob, MP)
    • farm exit grant package (question no. 511) (Forrest, John, MP)
    • prime minister and cabinet: senior executive service (question no. 559) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • finance and deregulation: senior executive service (question no. 570) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • education, employment and workplace relations: senior executive service (question nos 571, 579 and 580) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • innovation, industry, science and research: senior executive service (question no. 572) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • attorney-general: senior executive service (question no. 573) (Briggs, Jamie, MP)
    • renewable energy certificates (question no. 610) (Forrest, John, MP)
    • mcewen highway (question no. 662) (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • radioactive waste management facility (question no. 688) (Forrest, John, MP)

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