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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   petitions
    • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • australian school curriculum: science
    • cigarette smoking
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • centrelink privatisation
    • laos monarchy
    • family law act
    • craigieburn post office
    • forster keys
    • west new guinea
    • temporary community broadcasting licence
    • general practitioner shortage
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   committees
    • law enforcement committee
      • report
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
  •   private members' business
    • national stroke week
      • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • Hall, Jill, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Clare, Jason, MP
      • Williams, Matt, MP
      • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • Alexander, John, MP
      • Champion, Nick, MP
    • broadband
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
      • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • Clare, Jason, MP
      • Gillespie, David, MP
    • tourism and small business
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • Snowdon, Warren, MP
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • Christensen, George, MP
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (small business measures no. 3) bill 2015, migration amendment (strengthening biometrics integrity) bill 2015, medical research future fund bill 2015, medical research future fund (consequential amendments) bill 2015
      • assent
  •   committees
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
  •   bills
    • australian citizenship amendment (allegiance to australia) bill 2015
      • report from committee
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
  •   committees
    • intelligence and security committee
      • report
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
  •   bills
    • australian citizenship amendment (allegiance to australia) bill 2015
      • report from committee
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
    • asian infrastructure investment bank bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • third reading
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
    • banking laws amendment (unclaimed money) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
  •   statements by members
    • abbott government
      • Clare, Jason, MP
    • redfest, universities of the future
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • petition: caged chickens
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • capricornia electorate: sarina office
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
    • public transport
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • reid electorate: santa sabina college
      • Laundy, Craig, MP
    • adult learners' week
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
    • harvey bulls football club
      • Marino, Nola, MP
    • school lawyer project
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • great blue mountains trail
      • Markus, Louise, MP
    • canberra electorate: legacy week
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • macarthur electorate: 100th anniversary of women in the new south wales police force
      • Matheson, Russell, MP
    • bendigo electorate: eat.drink.shop bendigo
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • dobell electorate: spotgo
      • McNamara, Karen, MP
    • canning electorate: roads
      • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
    • landsdale primary school
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
    • randwick boys high school, randwick girls high school
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • flynn electorate: mining
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • nasheed, mr mohamed
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • barker electorate: small business
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • asylum seekers: europe
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • cummings, mr james bartholomew (bart) am
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
    • darling, mr leonard gordon ac cmg
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • asylum seekers (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • trade with china (Marino, Nola, MP)
    • syria (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • trade with china (Entsch, Warren, MP)
    • employment (Shorten, Bill, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • syria (Bandt, Adam, MP)
    • trade with china (Wilson, Rick, MP)
    • shipping (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • trade with china (Scott, Fiona, MP)
  • distinguished visitors
  •   questions without notice
    • employment (MacTiernan, Alannah, MP)
    • trade with china (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • employment (Jones, Stephen, MP)
    • trade with china (Wicks, Lucy, MP)
  •   statements on indulgence
    • world war ii
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
      • Snowdon, Warren, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
      • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • Danby, Michael, MP
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Hawke, Alex (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • Chester, Darren, MP
  •   bills
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2015 measures no. 2) bill 2015
      • returned from senate
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Chester, Darren, MP
  •   committees
    • constitutional recognition of atsip
      • report
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
  •   bills
    • banking laws amendment (unclaimed money) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Whiteley, Brett, MP
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
      • third reading
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
    • omnibus repeal day (autumn 2015) bill 2015, amending acts 1980 to 1989 repeal bill 2015, statute law revision bill (no. 2) 2015
      • second reading
        • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   adjournment
    • charlton electorate: communications
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
    • social welfare
      • Coleman, David, MP
    • lalor electorate
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • parkes electorate
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
    • rankin electorate: logan city hip hop collective
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
    • national stroke week
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • richmond electorate: health
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • queensland country women's association
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • forgotten australians and former child migrants
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • hunt, mr greg
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
      • blair electorate
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • cummings, mr james bartholomew
        • Scott, Fiona, MP
      • national flag day
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • hume electorate: wollondilly shire
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • shortland electorate: sport
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • bennelong electorate: macquarie park, north ryde fun run
        • Alexander, John, MP
    • private members' business
      • heavy schoolbags
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • students with disabilities
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Laundy, Craig, MP
      • small business
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
        • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
    • private members' business
      • rio 2016 paralympic games
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Landry, Michelle (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
      • china-australia free trade agreement
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Williams, Matt, MP
        • Chalmers, Jim, MP
      • perth freight link
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • bills
      • marriage legislation amendment bill 2015
        • second reading
          • Butler, Terri, MP
          • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
    • constituency statements
      • road infrastructure
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • berowra electorate: northern suburbs football association inaugural girls and women's football shield
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
      • richmond electorate: tweed valley banana festival
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • fisher electorate: startup weekend youth sunshine coast 2015
        • Brough, Mal, MP
      • shortland electorate: valentine bowling club
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • banks electorate: blakehurst baptist church
        • Coleman, David, MP
      • this is not a 'wife beater' campaign
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • salvation army
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • asylum seekers: europe
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • corangamite electorate
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • south asian food festival and india day
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • macquarie electorate: anzac day schools' awards
        • Markus, Louise, MP
      • shortland electorate: australian red cross
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • petrie electorate: green army
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
      • indi electorate: telecommunications
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • lyons electorate: forums
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
      • gellibrand electorate: australia-turkey relations
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • capricornia electorate: health
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • fisher, ms joyce
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • reid electorate: write for reid
        • Laundy, Craig, MP
      • shortland electorate: st brigid's catholic college
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • campbell-smith, mrs mollie
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
      • petition: internet at allans flat
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • employment
        • Roy, Wyatt, MP
      • barossa and light herald
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • carers
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
      • shortland electorate: lake haven ymca
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • blakeway, miss heather
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • grievance debate
      • employment
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • senior australians
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • bowman electorate: capalaba sports club
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • schools
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
      • defence procurement
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
      • mobile black spot program
        • Champion, Nick, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • medicare benefits schedule: podiatric surgeons (question no. 801) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • official development assistance (question no. 814) (Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP)
    • coffey projects (australia) pty limited (question no. 815) (Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP)
    • malabar headland: lot 301 (question no. 816) (Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP)
    • bjorn lomborg consensus centre (question no. 827) (MacTiernan, Alannah, MP)
    • deloitte touche tohmatsu (question no. 838) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • deloitte touche tohmatsu (question no. 839) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of agriculture: training (question no. 840) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: staff contracts (question no. 863) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of employment: casual staff contracts (question no. 871) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of employment: contracted services payments (question no. 889) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of employment: offices efficiency upgrades (question no. 925) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of employment: office equipment expenses (question no. 1015) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: staffing (question no. 1109 interim) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of employment: redundancies (question no. 1121) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of the environment: redundancies (question no. 1133) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: ministerial office staffing (question no. 1161 interim) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of employment: lost and stolen equipment replacement costs (question nos 1195 and 1196) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of the environment: training (question no. 1289) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: ministerial staff training (question no. 1317 interim) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • samsung c&t corporation (question no. 1484) (MacTiernan, Alannah, MP)

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