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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   petitions
    • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • climate change
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • genetically modified crops
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   committees
    • education and employment committee
      • report
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
  •   bills
    • gambling harm reduction (protecting problem gamblers and other measures) bill 2014
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • tax laws amendment (tax transparency) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
  •   private members' business
    • east west link
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • Burke, Anna, MP
      • Tehan, Dan, MP
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • domestic violence
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
      • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
      • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
  •   bills
    • dental benefits legislation amendment bill 2014, counter-terrorism legislation amendment (foreign fighters) bill 2014, albury-wodonga development corporation (abolition) bill 2014, marine safety (domestic commercial vessel) national law amendment bill 2014
      • assent
  •   committees
    • joint select committee on trade and investment growth
      • membership
        • Broadbent, Russell (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   bills
    • social services and other legislation amendment (2014 budget measures no. 6) bill 2014, australian sports anti-doping authority amendment bill 2014, australian education amendment bill 2014, private health insurance amendment bill (no. 1) 2014
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • electoral matters committee
      • report
        • Smith, Tony, MP
    • standing committee on tax and revenue
      • report
        • Alexander, John, MP
  •   bills
    • counter-terrorism legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2014
      • report from committee
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
    • carbon farming initiative amendment bill 2014
      • consideration of senate message
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Butler, Mark, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
    • australian citizenship and other legislation amendment bill 2014
      • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
      • division
      • third reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • crimes legislation amendment (psychoactive substances and other measures) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Feeney, David, MP
        • Price, Melissa, MP
  •   statements by members
    • budget
      • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
    • solomon electorate: endeavour scholarship and fellowship program
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
    • australasian hellenic educational progressive association
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • centenary of anzac
      • Wilson, Rick, MP
    • budget
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • dobell electorate: nathan connor
      • McNamara, Karen, MP
    • budget
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • hughes electorate: janine balding
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • budget
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • centenary of anzac
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • rankin electorate: world game multicultural festival
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
    • domestic violence
      • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
    • relationships australia
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • bass electorate: scotch oakburn college, address by the president of the people's republic of china
      • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
    • australian broadcasting corporation
      • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
    • berowra electorate: hornsby aquatic centre
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
    • small business
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • boothby electorate: local government
      • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
    • australian broadcasting corporation
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
  •   condolences
    • withers, rt hon reginald 'reg' greive
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
    • goss, hon. wayne
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • prime minister (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • trade with china (Tehan, Dan, MP)
    • prime minister (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • trade with china (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
    • fuel prices (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • special broadcasting service (Wilkie, Andrew, MP)
    • trade with china (Landry, Michelle, MP)
    • health care (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • trade with china (Broad, Andrew, MP)
    • australian broadcasting corporation, special broadcasting service (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • trade with china (Broadbent, Russell, MP)
    • australian broadcasting corporation, special broadcasting service (Shorten, Bill, MP)
  •   motions
    • prime minister
      • attempted censure
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
        • Clare, Jason, MP
        • division
  •   personal explanations
    • Parke, Melissa, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   documents
    • parliamentary service commissioner
      • presentation
        • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • norfolk island legislative assembly
      • presentation
        • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   condolences
    • whitlam, hon. edward gough, ac, qc
      • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • asean-australia-new zealand free trade area
      • Robb, Andrew, MP
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
  •   bills
    • health and other services (compensation) care charges (amendment) bill 2014, aged care and other legislation amendment bill 2014
      • returned from senate
    • crimes legislation amendment (psychoactive substances and other measures) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Price, Melissa, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
        • Feeney, David, MP
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
      • third reading
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • intellectual property laws amendment bill 2014
      • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • Coleman, David, MP
      • Husic, Ed, MP
      • Scott, Fiona, MP
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
      • third reading
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
  •   committees
    • intelligence and security committee
      • membership
        • Griggs, Natasha (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   bills
    • crimes legislation amendment (psychoactive substances and other measures) bill 2014
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Tudge, Alan, MP
  •   bills
    • safety, rehabilitation and compensation legislation amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
    • new south wales: environment
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
    • budget
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • australian broadcasting corporation, illawarra people for peace
      • Bird, Sharon, MP
    • carbon pricing
      • Pitt, Keith, MP
    • higher education
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • bennelong electorate
      • Alexander, John, MP
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • statements
      • federation chamber: 20th anniversary
        • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • constituency statements
      • climate change
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • souris, hon. george
        • Hockey, Joe, MP
      • yula-punaal aboriginal education and healing centre, whitlam, hon. edward gough ac, qc
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • paterson electorate: television reception
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
      • blair electorate: employment
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • dobell electorate: narara public school
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • vietnamese community in australia
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • hume electorate: broadband
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • chifley electorate: health services
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • mallee electorate: cancer
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
    • private members' business
      • education funding
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • dung beetles
        • Randall, Don, MP
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • early childhood education
        • Ellis, Kate, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Williams, Matt, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • great barrier reef marine park
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Butler, Mark, MP
    • statements by members
      • run for your lifeline canberra 2014
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • white ribbon day
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • australian broadcasting corporation
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • capricornia electorate: cathedral college boarding facility
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • banking: remittance services
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • moorambilla voices
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
      • cunningham electorate: fifty plus
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
      • dawson electorate: coal industry
        • Christensen, George, MP
      • such, hon. dr robert bruce 'bob'
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • new south wales central coast
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • australian broadcasting corporation
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • deakin electorate: community cup
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • bendigo electorate: youth choir
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • domestic violence
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
      • australian broadcasting corporation, special broadcasting service
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • page electorate: st mary's church centenary
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • indi electorate: yea community garden
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • calare electorate: schools
        • Cobb, John, MP
      • makin electorate: croatian festa
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • bennelong electorate: camp quality
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • shortland electorate: northlakes public school
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • mallee electorate: australian broadcasting corporation
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • dawson, ms liz, oam
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • pamela hergenhan exhibition
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
      • bendigo electorate: mount alexander solar homes
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • lyne electorate: agriculture
        • Gillespie, David, MP
      • indi electorate: into our hands foundation
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • australian broadcasting corporation
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • northern women's health centre
        • Hall, Jill, MP
    • grievance debate
      • Randall, Don (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • rail infrastructure
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
      • national security
        • Hendy, Peter, MP
      • australian broadcasting corporation
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • rural and regional australia
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • goss, hon. wayne, brown, mr keith
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
      • competition policy
        • Brough, Mal, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • infrastructure projects (question no. 228) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • building multicultural communities program (question no. 255) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • sinodinos, senator arthur (question no. 265) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • crime statistics (question no. 270) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • assistant treasurer (question no. 271) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • acting assistant treasurer (question no. 272) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • department of social services: grant processing (question no. 280) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • building multicultural communities program (question no. 281) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • sydney airport: company tax (question no. 292) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • tourism demand driver infrastructure program (question no. 296) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • cadbury chocolate factory funding (question no. 297) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • survey of tourist accommodation funding (question no. 298) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • tourism australia funding (question no. 299) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • building multicultural communities program (question no. 320) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • building multicultural communities program (question no. 323) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • minister for tourism (question no. 324) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • bureau of statistics: survey of tourist accommodation (question no. 325) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • tourism industry regional fund (question no. 326) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • australian bureau of statistics (question no. 327) (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • department of the treasury: drinks cabinet for ministers (question no. 334) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: hospitality (question no. 350) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of human services: hospitality (question no. 359) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of the environment: hospitality (question no. 362) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general's department: secondments (question no. 368) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of defence: secondments (question no. 369) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: secondments (question no. 371) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of industry: secondments (question no. 375) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • media monitoring and clipping services (question no. 397) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • westernport: shapiro report (question no. 405) (Burke, Anna, MP)
    • automotive industry (question no. 407) (Zappia, Tony, MP)
    • department of foreign affairs: commonwealth grants (question no. 416) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of agriculture: commonwealth grants (question no. 421) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • commonwealth grants (question no. 422) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: commonwealth grants (question no. 427) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of the treasury: staff overseas travel (question no. 437) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of employment: staff overseas travel (question no. 441) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: staff overseas travel (question no. 445) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of the environment: staff overseas travel (question no. 447) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of the treasury: corporate credit cards (question no. 456) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of agriculture: corporate credit cards (question no. 458) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of industry: corporate credit cards (question no. 461) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: corporate credit cards (question no. 464) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of health: corporate credit cards (question no. 465) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • national broadband network (question no. 474) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • national broadband network (question no. 475) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • national broadband network (question no. 476) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • national broadband network (question no. 477) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • mobile black spot program (question no. 480) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • surrogacy (question no. 493) (MacTiernan, Alannah, MP)
    • river red gum protected areas (question no. 494) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • river red gum protected areas (question no. 495) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • river red gum protected areas (question no. 496) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • department of employment: executive training (question no. 511) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: executive training (question no. 518) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of defence: consultants (question no. 526) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of finance: consultants (question no. 528) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of agriculture: consultants (question no. 529) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of employment: consultants (question no. 531) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of the environment: consultants (question no. 537) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: consultants (question no. 538) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • 457 visas (question no. 562) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)

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