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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
  •   petitions
    • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • hastings: medical centre
    • great barrier reef
    • dental health
    • legal drinking age
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • aged care
    • climate change
    • animal welfare
    • immigration detention
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • climate change
    • northern rivers rail trail
    • climate change
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • military pensions
    • climate change
    • former child migrants
    • national broadband network
    • paid parental leave
    • food labelling
    • food certification
    • citizenship
    • citizenship
    • citizenship
    • citizenship
    • postcode allocation
    • citizenship
    • development assistance
    • assange, mr julian
    • citizenship
    • islam
    • saudi arabia
    • climate change
    • veterans
    • mobile black spot program
    • development assistance
    • senators and members: code of conduct
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
  •   bills
    • coal-fired power funding prohibition bill 2017 [no. 2]
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • national integrity commission bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
  •   motions
    • white ribbon day
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • Dick, Milton, MP
      • Alexander, John, MP
      • Butler, Terri, MP
      • Wallace, Andrew, MP
      • Keogh, Matt, MP
      • Crewther, Chris, MP
      • Husar, Emma, MP
      • Gee, Andrew, MP
    • kosciuszko, general tadeusz andrezei bonawentura
      • Falinski, Jason, MP
      • Kelly, Mike, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • Champion, Nick, MP
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • report
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • McVeigh, John, MP
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (better targeting student payments) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Porter, Christian, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Porter, Christian, MP
    • treasury laws amendment (improving accountability and member outcomes in superannuation measures no. 2) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Coleman, David, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • third reading
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
    • medicare levy amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, fringe benefits tax amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, income tax rates amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, superannuation (excess non-concessional contributions tax) amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, superannuation (excess untaxed roll-over amounts tax) amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, income tax (tfn withholding tax (ess)) amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, family trust distribution tax (primary liability) amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, taxation (trustee beneficiary non-disclosure tax) (no. 1) amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, taxation (trustee beneficiary non-disclosure tax) (no. 2) amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (untainting tax) (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, nation-building funds repeal (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
  •   statements by members
    • petition: international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • cyclone debbie
      • Christensen, George, MP
    • walsh, ms deborah margaret
      • King, Madeleine, MP
    • banks electorate: local government
      • Coleman, David, MP
    • whitlam, hon. edward gough, ac, qc
      • Stanley, Anne, MP
    • boothby electorate: somerton surf life saving club
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
    • broadband
      • Hart, Ross, MP
    • rural and regional health services
      • Drum, Damian, MP
    • energy supplement
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • defence equipment
      • Evans, Trevor, MP
    • burma: rohingya people
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
    • barker electorate: relay for life
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
    • petition: rohingya people
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
    • rohingya people
    • dunkley electorate: small business
      • Crewther, Chris, MP
    • broadband
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • westcourt wines, melbourne cup: westcourt
      • Gee, Andrew, MP
    • walk together
      • Aly, Anne, MP
    • moore electorate: joondalup health campus
      • Goodenough, Ian, MP
    • upper murray 2030 vision plan
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • broadband (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • energy (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
    • broadband (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • energy (Wilson, Tim, MP)
    • broadband (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • asylum seekers (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • energy (Evans, Trevor, MP)
    • broadband (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • energy (Littleproud, David, MP)
    • broadband (Chesters, Lisa, MP)
    • energy (Flint, Nicolle, MP)
    • energy (Butler, Mark, MP)
    • energy (Price, Melissa, MP)
    • energy (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • energy (Broad, Andrew, MP)
    • turnbull government (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • national security (Hastie, Andrew, MP)
    • government grants (Jones, Stephen, MP)
    • national security (Coleman, David, MP)
    • flood mitigation (Clare, Jason, MP)
    • second battle of el alamein: 75th anniversary, battle of beersheba: 100th anniversary (Leeser, Julian, MP)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • medicare levy amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, fringe benefits tax amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, income tax rates amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, superannuation (excess non-concessional contributions tax) amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, superannuation (excess untaxed roll-over amounts tax) amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, income tax (tfn withholding tax (ess)) amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, family trust distribution tax (primary liability) amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, taxation (trustee beneficiary non-disclosure tax) (no. 1) amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, taxation (trustee beneficiary non-disclosure tax) (no. 2) amendment (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (untainting tax) (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017, nation-building funds repeal (national disability insurance scheme funding) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
  •   adjournment
    • workplace relations
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
    • schools
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • broadband
      • Freelander, Mike, MP
    • bonner electorate: bonner seniors expo
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • inter-parliamentary union
      • Wilson, Josh, MP
    • mental health
      • Wallace, Andrew, MP
    • robertson electorate: energy
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • broadband
        • Dick, Milton, MP
      • goldstein electorate: connor's run 2017
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • luciano, mr michael
        • Clare, Jason, MP
      • sunset soaring club, eryldene foundation and trust
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
      • industrial foundation for accident prevention, headspace fremantle
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • life expectancy
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • national week of deaf people
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • calare electorate: lions clubs
        • Gee, Andrew, MP
      • australian federal police bravery awards
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • australian defence force parliamentary program
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
    • private members' business
      • endometriosis
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
        • Keay, Justine, MP
        • McVeigh, John, MP
      • new colombo plan
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
        • Banks, Julia, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • immigration detention
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • O'Brien, Llew, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn ban
        • Wood, Jason, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Banks, Julia, MP
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
      • schools
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
        • McVeigh, John, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
    • statements by members
      • remembrance day
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • calare electorate: mullion creek public school
        • Gee, Andrew, MP
      • petition: climate change
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • murray electorate: energy
        • Drum, Damian, MP
      • braddon electorate: burnie ten
        • Keay, Justine, MP
      • schools
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • workplace relations
        • Khalil, Peter, MP
      • brisbane electorate: palliative care
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
      • werriwa electorate: carers
        • Stanley, Anne, MP
      • swan electorate: mincon
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • fenner electorate: belconnen magpies
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • veterans
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • cambodia
        • Butler, Mark, MP
      • dunkley electorate: gretals australia pty ltd
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
      • wrap with love
        • Dick, Milton, MP
      • marriage
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • asylum seekers
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • boothby electorate: brighton calisthenics club
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • hunter electorate: schools
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
      • page electorate: infrastructure
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • alta-1 college
        • Aly, Anne, MP
      • redcliffe city junior cricket club
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • beattie, ms linda ann, yallop, ms neta may, oam
        • Burney, Linda, MP
      • baha'i faith
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • north queensland cowboys
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • mckay, mr brett
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • preston, mr neil
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
      • baha'i faith
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
      • climate change
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
    • private members' business
      • holden
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • McVeigh, John, MP
        • Feeney, David, MP
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
        • Gee, Andrew, MP
        • Butler, Mark, MP
      • women's leadership initiative
        • Banks, Julia, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • King, Madeleine, MP
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
        • Banks, Julia, MP
      • national carers week
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
      • illicit drugs
        • Morton, Ben, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • water (question no. 792) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)

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