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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   statements on indulgence
    • covid-19: parliamentary procedure
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   statement by the speaker
    • covid-19: parliamentary procedure
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   motions
    • covid-19: parliamentary procedure
      • Porter, Christian, MP
      • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • speaker's panel
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   committees
    • selection committee
      • report
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Porter, Christian, MP
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
  •   petitions
    • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • murray-darling basin
    • murray-darling basin
    • animal welfare
    • covid-19: economy
    • covid-19
    • trade with china
    • covid-19: international students
    • telecommunications
    • telecommunications
    • australia post
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • vaccination
    • national rental affordability scheme
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • services australia
    • teachers
    • australian security intelligence organisation amendment bill 2020
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • visas
    • visas
    • pensions and benefits
    • child care
    • medicare
    • climate change
    • food labelling
    • teachers
    • visas
    • teachers
    • telecommunications
    • teachers
    • employment
    • climate change
    • facial recognition technology
    • carers allowance
    • online travel agents
    • family law
    • covid-19: small business
    • higher education
    • qantas
    • teachers: mental health
    • united states of america
    • live animal exports
    • covid-19: taiwan
    • indigenous australians
    • hong kong
    • hearing health
    • charitable organisations
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • aboriginal deaths in custody
    • teachers
    • teachers
    • australian constitution
    • taxation
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • minister for men
    • gambling
    • film industry
    • australian bushfires
    • australian flag
    • qualifications of members
    • economy
    • energy
    • telecommunications
    • taxation
    • department of infrastructure, transport, regional development and communications
    • arts
    • defence facilities
    • water
    • online gambling
    • water
    • cybersafety
    • water
    • epilepsy
    • education
    • banking and financial services
    • telecommunications
    • roads
    • national disability insurance scheme
    • autism
    • work-life balance
    • covid-19
    • services australia
    • indigenous health
    • climate change
    • reserve bank of australia
    • indigenous australians
    • nuclear waste
    • air travel
    • superannuation
    • promotional toys
    • covid-19
    • broadband
    • domestic and family violence
    • e-cigarettes
    • women in sport
    • age pension
    • road safety
    • covid-19: schools
    • environment
    • taxation
    • covid-19: economy
    • covid-19: economy
    • covid-19: sports
    • covid-19: biosecurity
    • covid-19: economy
    • beechworth principles
    • business investment
    • covid-19
    • domestic and family violence
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • covid-19: hospitals
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • covid-19
    • foreign investment
    • covid-19: employment
    • vaccination
    • covid-19: taxation
    • covid-19
    • charitable organisations
    • covid-19
    • organic food
    • space industry
    • covid-19
    • covid-19: health care
    • vaccination
    • all-terrain vehicles
    • covid-19: health care
    • covid-19: pensions and benefits
    • covid-19: biosecurity
    • covid-19
    • family law
    • vaccination
    • covid-19
    • vaccination
    • tourism
    • banking and financial services
    • kashmir
    • falun gong
    • newstart allowance
    • falun gong
    • corruption
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
  •   private members' business
    • social housing
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Conaghan, Patrick, MP
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • Steggall, Zali, MP
      • Hill, Julian, MP
      • Murphy, Peta, MP
      • Payne, Alicia, MP
      • Phillips, Fiona, MP
    • arts, tourism
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • Hammond, Celia, MP
      • Payne, Alicia, MP
      • Allen, Katrina, MP
      • Wells, Anika, MP
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • Watts, Tim, MP
      • Archer, Bridget, MP
      • Templeman, Susan, MP
  •   committees
    • agriculture and water resources committee
      • membership
        • Morton, Ben, MP
  •   bills
    • australian prudential regulation authority amendment (apra industry funding) bill 2020, authorised deposit-taking institutions supervisory levy imposition amendment bill 2020, authorised non-operating holding companies supervisory levy imposition amendment bill 2020, general insurance supervisory levy imposition amendment bill 2020, life insurance supervisory levy imposition amendment bill 2020, retirement savings account providers supervisory levy imposition amendment bill 2020, superannuation supervisory levy imposition amendment bill 2020, treasury laws amendment (2020 measures no. 3) bill 2020, education legislation amendment (2020 measures no. 1) bill 2020, great barrier reef marine park amendment (coronavirus economic response package) bill 2020, treasury laws amendment (2019 measures no. 3) bill 2019, commonwealth registers bill 2019, business names registration (fees) amendment (registries modernisation) bill 2019, corporations (fees) amendment (registries modernisation) bill 2019, national consumer credit protection (fees) amendment (registries modernisation) bill 2019, treasury laws amendment (registries modernisation and other measures) bill 2019, crimes legislation amendment (sexual crimes against children and community protection measures) bill 2019, migration amendment (regulation of migration agents) bill 2019, migration agents registration application charge amendment (rates of charge) bill 2019, export control legislation amendment (certification of narcotic exports) bill 2020, health insurance amendment (continuing the office of the national rural health commissioner) bill 2020, therapeutic goods amendment (2020 measures no. 1) bill 2020
      • assent
    • health insurance amendment (continuing the office of the national rural health commissioner) bill 2020, treasury laws amendment (2020 measures no. 3) bill 2020
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • northern australia committee
      • membership
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • national skills commissioner bill 2020
      • consideration of senate message
        • Morton, Ben, MP
        • Haines, Helen, MP
    • family assistance legislation amendment (improving assistance for vulnerable and disadvantaged families) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Wells, Anika, MP
        • Bell, Angie, MP
        • Murphy, Peta, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Aly, Anne, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP
  •   statements by members
    • liberal party of australia: indian australians
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
    • boothby electorate: recycling
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
    • northern territory election
      • Snowdon, Warren, MP
    • lyne electorate: men's sheds
      • Gillespie, David, MP
    • garritty, mr patrick (paddy)
      • Watts, Tim, MP
    • western australia: infrastructure
      • Goodenough, Ian, MP
    • macquarie electorate: telecommunications
      • Templeman, Susan, MP
    • flynn electorate: health services
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • indi electorate: bushfire recovery
      • Haines, Helen, MP
    • financial adviser standards and ethics authority
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • liberal party
      • Wells, Anika, MP
    • women in parliament
      • Martin, Fiona, MP
    • democracy
      • Payne, Alicia, MP
    • lindsay electorate: manufacturing
      • McIntosh, Melissa, MP
    • prime minister
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • covid-19: parliamentary procedure
      • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • prime minister
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
    • covid-19: state and territory border closures
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
    • morrison government
      • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
    • braddon electorate: central coast
      • Pearce, Gavin, MP
  •   parliamentary representation
    • members sworn
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   condolences
    • johnston, mr james roger
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   shadow ministerial arrangements
    • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • covid-19
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Morrison, Scott, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • covid-19: aged care (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • covid-19 (Wilson, Tim, MP)
    • covid-19: aged care (Marles, Richard, MP)
    • covid-19: economy (Connelly, Vince, MP)
    • covid-19: aged care (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • covid-19: state and territory border closures (Haines, Helen, MP)
    • covid-19 relief and recovery fund (Webster, Anne, MP)
    • covid-19: aged care (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • covid-19: economy (Vasta, Ross, MP)
    • aged care (Collins, Julie, MP)
    • covid-19: aged care (Broadbent, Russell, MP)
    • covid-19: aged care (Templeman, Susan, MP)
    • covid-19: vaccine (Allen, Katrina, MP)
    • covid-19: aged care (Collins, Julie, MP)
    • covid-19 (Bell, Angie, MP)
    • covid-19: aged care (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • covid-19: people with disability (Flint, Nicolle, MP)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Porter, Christian, MP
    • presentation
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • reports nos 42 to 48 of 2019-20 and nos 1 to 3 of 2020-21
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • family assistance legislation amendment (improving assistance for vulnerable and disadvantaged families) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
        • Steggall, Zali, MP
        • Thwaites, Kate, MP
        • Coker, Elizabeth, MP
        • Burns, Josh, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Kearney, Ged, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
        • division
      • consideration in detail
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
      • third reading
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
    • primary industries (customs) charges amendment (dairy cattle export charge) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP
        • Gillespie, David, MP
        • Morton, Ben, MP
      • third reading
        • Morton, Ben, MP
    • norfolk island amendment (supreme court) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Clare, Jason, MP
        • Webster, Anne, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
      • third reading
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
    • product stewardship (oil) amendment bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Goodenough, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • beirut: explosion
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
    • kokoda track memorial walkway
      • Martin, Fiona, MP
    • heritage listing
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • lindsay electorate: roads
      • McIntosh, Melissa, MP
    • beirut: explosion
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
    • flynn electorate: covid-19
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • paradise dam
      • Pitt, Keith, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • tasmanian whisky week
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
      • member for mcpherson: 10th anniversary
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
      • greenway electorate: community services
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • covid-19: state and territory borders
        • Webster, Anne, MP
      • kingston electorate: aged care
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • brooks, mr malcolm
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • higher education
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • moncrieff electorate: reimagine jobs, skills and industry forum
        • Bell, Angie, MP
      • gilmore electorate
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP
      • brisbane electorate: music industry
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
    • private members' business
      • renewable energy
        • Haines, Helen, MP
        • Allen, Katrina, MP
        • Steggall, Zali, MP
        • Webster, Anne, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • census
        • Connelly, Vince, MP
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
        • Stevens, James, MP
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
      • superannuation
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Wells, Anika, MP
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
      • roads to recovery program
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
        • Simmonds, Julian, MP
        • Haines, Helen, MP
        • Conaghan, Patrick, MP
      • health care
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
        • Martin, Fiona, MP
        • Hammond, Celia, MP
    • statements by members
      • st augustine's college
        • Dick, Milton, MP
      • mcdermott, mr michael: debut novel
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
      • kingston electorate: winter appeal
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • stirling electorate: infrastructure
        • Connelly, Vince, MP
      • jobseeker payment
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • saunders, dr norman (sandy)
        • Conaghan, Patrick, MP
      • media
        • Murphy, Peta, MP
      • qscan radiology clinics
        • van Manen, Bert, MP
      • media
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • bass electorate: community organisations
        • Archer, Bridget, MP
      • scullin electorate: aged care
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • higgins electorate: aged care
        • Allen, Katrina, MP
      • macquarie electorate: australiana pioneer village
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • azerbaijan
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
      • covid-19: state and territory border closures
        • King, Madeleine, MP
      • goldstein electorate: queen's birthday honours
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • shortland electorate: queen's birthday honours
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • robertson electorate: covid economy
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • indigenous heritage protection
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • mallee electorate: covid restrictions
        • Webster, Anne, MP
      • warringah electorate: oil and gas exploration
        • Steggall, Zali, MP
      • bonner electorate: carina state school
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
      • bruce electorate: aged care
        • Hill, Julian, MP
      • gold coast community fund
        • Bell, Angie, MP
      • covid-19: aged care
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • defence industry
        • Stevens, James, MP
      • higher education
        • Gorman, Patrick, MP
      • ryan electorate: baby give back
        • Simmonds, Julian, MP
      • greenway electorate: festival of mahavir jayanti
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • wentworth electorate: travel industry
        • Sharma, Dave, MP
    • private members' business
      • tourism
        • Gorman, Patrick, MP
        • Haines, Helen, MP
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
    • statements by members
      • mallee electorate: covid restrictions
        • Webster, Anne, MP
    • private members' business
      • pacific maritime security program
        • Pearce, Gavin, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Connelly, Vince, MP
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
        • Simmonds, Julian, MP
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
      • covid-19: women's economic security
        • Collins, Julie, MP
        • Allen, Katrina, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Bell, Angie, MP
        • McBride, Emma, MP
        • Webster, Anne, MP
        • Payne, Alicia, MP
        • Haines, Helen, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • environment
        • McIntosh, Melissa, MP
        • Payne, Alicia, MP
        • Martin, Fiona, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Simmonds, Julian, MP
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP

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