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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Smith, Stephen, MP
  •   bills
    • criminal code amendment (cluster munitions prohibition) bill 2010
      • returned from senate
    • crimes legislation amendment (slavery, slavery-like conditions and people trafficking) bill 2012
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • aviation legislation amendment (liability and insurance) bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   committees
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Jenkins, Harry, MP
  •   bills
    • veterans' affairs legislation amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
    • superannuation legislation amendment (mysuper core provisions) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • O'Neill, Deb, MP
        • Melham, Daryl, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Grierson, Sharon, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • division
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
      • third reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • health insurance amendment (extended medicare safety net) bill 2012
      • returned from senate
    • greenhouse and energy minimum standards bill 2012, greenhouse and energy minimum standards (registration fees) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • Cheeseman, Darren, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
  •   statements by members
    • mccaffery, mayor genia
      • Hockey, Joe, MP
    • bass electorate: department of human services
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • harvey, mr david
      • Irons, Steve, MP
    • trans-tasman travel arrangement
      • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
    • iran
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
    • women in business
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • forde electorate: boral ormeau quarry
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • homelessness
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
    • ryan electorate: community service
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • D'Ath, Yvette, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • economy (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   questions without notice
    • economy (Hockey, Joe, MP)
    • australian defence force (Saffin, Janelle, MP)
    • electricity prices (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • renewable energy (Windsor, Tony, MP)
    • economy (Cheeseman, Darren, MP)
    • electricity prices (Roy, Wyatt, MP)
    • health (D'Ath, Yvette, MP)
  • distinguished visitors
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Stone, Dr Sharman, MP)
    • families (Hayes, Chris, MP)
  • distinguished visitors
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Cobb, John, MP)
    • schools (Owens, Julie, MP)
    • union funds (Pyne, Christopher, MP)
    • national broadband network (Brodtmann, Gai, MP)
    • union funds (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • mental health (Mitchell, Rob, MP)
  •   personal explanations
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
    • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
    • Hockey, Joe, MP
    • Pyne, Christopher, MP
    • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
    • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • smith, mr greg
      • King, Catherine, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • Hockey, Joe, MP
    • Robb, Andrew, MP
    • Cobb, John, MP
  •   questions to the speaker
    • disruptive conduct (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   committees
    • selection committee
      • report
        • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   matters of public importance
    • cost of living
      • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Emerson, Craig, MP
      • Hockey, Joe, MP
      • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
      • Chester, Darren, MP
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • marriage amendment bill 2012
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
    • greenhouse and energy minimum standards bill 2012, greenhouse and energy minimum standards (registration fees) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • third reading
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
    • greenhouse and energy minimum standards (registration fees) bill 2012
      • second reading
      • consideration in detail
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • third reading
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
    • customs amendment (smuggled tobacco) bill 2012
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
  •   bills
    • statute law revision bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Keenan, Michael, MP
        • Rowland, Michelle, MP
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
        • Melham, Daryl, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
      • third reading
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
    • cybercrime legislation amendment bill 2011
      • consideration of senate message
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
    • international monetary agreements amendment (loans) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Bradbury, David, MP
      • third reading
        • Bradbury, David, MP
    • electoral and referendum amendment (improving electoral procedure) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Neville, Paul, MP
        • Melham, Daryl, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • local government super
      • Fletcher, Paul, MP
    • employment, queensland economy
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • afghanistan
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • telstra
      • Saffin, Janelle, MP
    • biosecurity
      • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
    • united nations relief and works agency
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • treloar, mr john, am
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • national broadband network
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
    • bruce highway
      • Christensen, George, MP
    • film screening
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
    • northern territory election
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
    • kite, mrs delcia
      • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • carbon pricing
        • Cobb, John, MP
      • bielski, ms joan margaret, ao
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • lifeline australia
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • deakin electorate: taralye
        • Symon, Mike, MP
      • battle of long tan
        • Markus, Louise, MP
      • indigenous employment: australian public service
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • road infrastructure: roe highway
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
      • corio electorate: railway station
        • Marles, Richard, MP
      • swan electorate: roads
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • china
        • Danby, Michael, MP
    • bills
      • customs amendment (smuggled tobacco) bill 2012
        • second reading
          • Keenan, Michael, MP
          • Georganas, Steve, MP
          • Tehan, Dan, MP
          • Zappia, Tony, MP
          • Entsch, Warren, MP
          • Livermore, Kirsten, MP
          • Roxon, Nicola, MP
    • statements on indulgence
      • operations of bomber command: 70th anniversary
        • Markus, Louise, MP
      • montevideo maru
        • Garrett, Peter, MP
        • Forrest, John, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • defence (question no. 1061) (Robert, Stuart, MP)

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