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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   notices
    • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
  •   petitions
    • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • sara karimi haghighi
    • helium balloons
    • newstart
    • parental leave
    • former member entitlements
    • data matching compliance
    • pensions
    • refugees
    • returned services entitlements
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse
    • department of human services: service centres
    • persecution of christians in the middle east
    • andrew watt family permanent residence
    • pharmaceutical benefits scheme: access to pembrolizumab
    • cost of private health insurance
    • mobile black spots: funding to improve
    • national capital plan: amendment to replace west basin precinct code
    • halal certification
    • cashless debit card
    • gambling: prevention of advertising
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
  •   committees
    • environment and energy committee
      • report
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
  •   bills
    • parliamentary entitlements amendment (ending the rorts) bill 2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
  •   private members' business
    • higher education
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • Wallace, Andrew, MP
      • Butler, Terri, MP
      • Andrews, Karen, MP
      • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Wood, Jason, MP
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
    • national stronger regions fund and victoria
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • McVeigh, John, MP
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • O'Brien, Ted, MP
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • Keay, Justine, MP
  •   committees
    • joint select committee on government procurement
      • membership
        • Broadbent, Russell (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   bills
    • parliamentary entitlements legislation amendment bill 2017, independent parliamentary expenses authority bill 2017, independent parliamentary expenses authority (consequential amendments) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (bourke street fund) bill 2017
      • returned from senate
    • building and construction industry (improving productivity) amendment 2017, independent parliamentary expenses authority 2017, independent parliamentary expenses authority (consequential amendments) 2017, parliamentary entitlements legislation amendment 2017, competition and consumer amendment (country of origin) 2017, corporations amendment (life insurance remuneration arrangements) 2017, corporations amendment (professional standards of financial advisers) 2017, hazardous waste (regulation of exports and imports) amendment 2017, hazardous waste (regulation of exports and imports) levy 2017, migration amendment (character cancellation consequential provisions) 2017, offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage amendment (petroleum pools and other measures) 2017, privacy amendment (notifiable data breaches) 2017, statute update (a.c.t. self-government (consequential provisions) regulations) 2017
      • assent
  •   business
    • suspension of standing and sessional orders
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
      • division
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (omnibus savings and child care reform) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Ellis, Kate, MP
  •   statements by members
    • attorney-general
      • Keogh, Matt, MP
    • petrie electorate: broadband
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
    • warlike service
      • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • swan electorate: barbecure
      • Irons, Steve, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Husar, Emma, MP
    • youth jobs path program
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Templeman, Susan, MP
    • schools
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Freelander, Mike, MP
    • capricornia electorate: commonwealth bridges renewal program
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • berowra electorate: northconnex, mates in construction
      • Leeser, Julian, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • maranoa electorate: longreach state high school
      • Littleproud, David, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • groom electorate: defence housing
      • McVeigh, John, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Hammond, Tim, MP
    • tangney electorate: willetton basketball stadium
      • Morton, Ben, MP
    • workplace relations
      • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
    • flynn electorate: bruce highway
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • workplace relations (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • australia-indonesia relationship, australia-israel relationship (Morton, Ben, MP)
    • workplace relations (O'Connor, Brendan, MP)
    • energy (Irons, Steve, MP)
    • workplace relations (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • workplace relations (Bandt, Adam, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • economy (Price, Melissa, MP)
    • workplace relations (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • dairy industry (Drum, Damian, MP)
    • workplace relations (O'Toole, Cathy, MP)
    • energy (Pasin, Tony, MP)
    • workplace relations (King, Catherine, MP)
    • energy (Marino, Nola, MP)
    • workplace relations (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • energy (Crewther, Chris, MP)
    • workplace relations (Keogh, Matt, MP)
    • energy (Flint, Nicolle, MP)
    • housing affordability, workplace relations (O'Connor, Brendan, MP)
    • migration (Van Manen, Bert, MP)
  •   statements on indulgence
    • essendon air crash
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 39 of 2016-2017
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   business
    • orders of the day
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
    • leave of absence
      • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   committees
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Hill, Julian, MP
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (omnibus savings and child care reform) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Ellis, Kate, MP
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Price, Melissa, MP
        • Kelly, Mike, MP
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Keay, Justine, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Burney, Linda, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
        • Hart, Ross, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
  •   adjournment
    • brand electorate: southern communities advocacy legal and education service
      • King, Madeleine, MP
    • western australian regional liberals
      • Price, Melissa, MP
    • homelessness, housing affordability
      • Aly, Anne, MP
    • grey electorate: nonning outback ball
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Danby, Michael, MP
    • women and girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • statements by members
      • centrelink
        • Ellis, Kate, MP
      • migration settlement services
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
      • herbert electorate: water security
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • chisholm electorate: leadership awards
        • Banks, Julia, MP
      • isaacs electorate: broadband
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • mcmillan electorate: west gippsland arts centre
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • northern tasmania: health care
        • Hart, Ross, MP
      • migration
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • kingston electorate: christmas appeal
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • bennelong electorate: schools
        • Alexander, John, MP
    • private members' business
      • victoria: rail
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Drum, Damian, MP
      • eu-australia leadership forum
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • automotive industry
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • McVeigh, John, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
      • national stronger regions fund
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
        • Price, Melissa, MP
        • Aly, Anne, MP
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • poverty
        • Hart, Ross, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
    • statements by members
      • citizenship
        • Hill, Julian, MP
      • banks electorate: carlton south public school
        • Coleman, David, MP
      • western australian state election
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
      • calare electorate: rural fire service
        • Gee, Andrew, MP
      • young endeavour
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • melanoma
        • Drum, Damian, MP
      • greek orthodox community of melbourne and victoria
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • greek orthodox community of melbourne and victoria
        • Banks, Julia, MP
      • dobell electorate: merry makers
        • McBride, Emma, MP
      • wimmera machinery field days
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • oxley electorate spirit of anzac award
        • Dick, Milton, MP
      • mcmillan electorate: roads
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • parramatta electorate: refugees
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • domestic and family violence
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • somalia: drought
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • bennelong electorate: north epping sports centre
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • merriang special developmental school
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • foreign affairs and aid sub-committee
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
      • medicare
        • Keay, Justine, MP
      • north queensland sugar industry
        • Christensen, George, MP
      • macquarie electorate: freemans reach public school 150th anniversary
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • cairns regional hockey academy singapore development tour
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • moreton electorate: member of parliament for a day competition
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • qimr berghofer medical research institute
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
      • national multicultural festival
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • lang, mr john, oam
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
      • workplace relations
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • boothby electorate: australia day awards
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • great barrier reef
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • private members' business
      • international development assistance
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • disability services
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
        • Keay, Justine, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
      • queensland working women's service
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • remembrance day
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • schools
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Stanley, Anne, MP
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • cradle mountain master plan (question no. 48) (Keay, Justine, MP)
    • illicit drugs (question no. 51) (Keay, Justine, MP)
    • venue hire by the minister (question no. 60) (Keogh, Matt, MP)
    • national plan to reduce violence against women and their children (question no. 578) (Butler, Terri, MP)
    • national plan to reduce violence against women and their children (question no. 579) (Butler, Terri, MP)

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