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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   statements on indulgence
    • member for gorton
      • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
  •   bills
    • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2017-2018, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2017-2018, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2017-2018, major bank levy bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (major bank levy) bill 2017, national vocational education and training regulator amendment (annual registration charge) bill 2017, national vocational education and training regulator (charges) amendment (annual registration charge) bill 2017, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas management legislation amendment bill 2017, superannuation amendment (pssap membership) bill 2016, foreign acquisitions and takeovers fees imposition amendment (fee streamlining and other measures) bill 2017, health insurance amendment (national rural health commissioner) bill 2017, medicare guarantee bill 2017, medicare guarantee (consequential amendments) bill 2017, passports legislation amendment (overseas travel by child sex offenders) bill 2017, social services legislation amendment (queensland commission income management regime) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (2017 measures no. 3) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (gst integrity) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (gst low value goods) bill 2017, australian education amendment bill 2017
      • assent
    • telecommunications and other legislation amendment bill 2016
      • report from committee
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
  •   committees
    • joint select committee on government procurement
      • report
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
  •   bills
    • excise tariff amendment (tobacco duty harmonisation) bill 2017, customs tariff amendment (tobacco duty harmonisation) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Mitchell, Rob (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • third reading
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
    • customs tariff amendment (tobacco duty harmonisation) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • third reading
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
    • education legislation amendment (provider integrity and other measures) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
  •   statements by members
    • goods and services tax
      • Keogh, Matt, MP
    • cuthbert, ms elizabeth alyse 'betty', am, mbe
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • chisholm electorate: education
      • Banks, Julia, MP
    • lalor electorate: werribee hockey club
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • mallee electorate: homelessness
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
    • canberra electorate: broadband
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • mcmillan electorate: latrobe leisure moe newborough
      • Broadbent, Russell, MP
    • lindsay electorate: nepean hospital
      • Husar, Emma, MP
    • heart disease
      • Andrews, Kevin, MP
    • paterson electorate: lakeside learning community
      • Swanson, Meryl, MP
    • wright electorate: youth
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
    • grayndler electorate: reclink community cup
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • cyclone debbie
      • Christensen, George, MP
    • marriage
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • small business
      • Coleman, David, MP
    • higher education
      • Butler, Terri, MP
    • dunkley electorate: empire mall
      • Crewther, Chris, MP
    • donations to political parties
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
    • murray-darling basin
      • Drum, Damian, MP
  •   condolences
    • yunupingu, dr g
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • lester, mr kunmanara, oam
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • marriage (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • national security (Howarth, Luke, MP)
    • marriage (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • national security (Crewther, Chris, MP)
    • marriage (Shorten, Bill, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • immigration detention (Bandt, Adam, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • national security (Zimmerman, Trent, MP)
    • banking and financial services (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • economy (Ramsey, Rowan, MP)
    • economy (Butler, Terri, MP)
    • taxation (Wicks, Lucy, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • taxation (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • agriculture industry (Littleproud, David, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • trade unions (Wallace, Andrew, MP)
    • murray-darling basin (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • energy (Flint, Nicolle, MP)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • reports nos 58 to 62 of 2016-17, reports nos 1 to 5 of 2017-18
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • speaker's panel
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • taxation
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Bowen, Chris, MP
      • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
      • Gee, Andrew, MP
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • O'Brien, Ted, MP
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • Coleman, David, MP
      • Aly, Anne, MP
      • Wallace, Andrew, MP
  •   committees
    • law enforcement committee
      • report
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
  •   bills
    • education legislation amendment (provider integrity and other measures) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • Hart, Ross, MP
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
      • third reading
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
    • prime minister and cabinet legislation amendment (2017 measures no. 1) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • third reading
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
    • customs tariff amendment (incorporation of proposal and other measures) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • third reading
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
    • australian immunisation register and other legislation amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • King, Catherine, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Hastie, Andrew (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • broadband
      • Hammond, Tim, MP
    • berowra electorate
      • Leeser, Julian, MP
    • centrelink
      • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • middle east
      • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • travers, mrs rita, travers, mr peter
      • Keogh, Matt, MP
    • maranoa electorate: building better regions fund
      • Littleproud, David, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • braddon electorate: blueberry industry
        • Keay, Justine, MP
      • deakin electorate: deakin community awards
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • richmond electorate: northern rivers rail trail
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • hume electorate
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • marriage
        • Marles, Richard, MP
      • broadband
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
      • aged care
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • forde electorate: local security, forde electorate: tour de logan
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • dobell electorate: broadband
        • McBride, Emma, MP
      • fisher electorate
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
      • solomon electorate: higher education
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
      • page electorate: st mary's catholic college, page electorate: tuckwell scholarship
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • western sydney airport
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • goldstein electorate: community events
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • scullin electorate: employment
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
    • ministerial statements
      • indigenous referendum: 50th anniversary, mabo native title decision: 25th anniversary
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • business
      • rearrangement
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
    • committees
      • joint standing committee on trade and investment growth
        • report
          • Hill, Julian, MP
          • McVeigh, John, MP
          • Clare, Jason, MP
          • Wilson, Josh, MP
    • grievance debate
      • hindmarsh electorate: infrastructure
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • energy
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • australian community
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • australian defence force parliamentary program
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
      • murray-darling basin
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • department of employment: dentsu mitchell media australia (question no. 62) (Keogh, Matt, MP)
    • nbn (question no. 688) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • nbn (question no. 689) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • nbn co (question no. 692) (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • mobile black spots program (question no. 696) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • mobile black spot program (question no. 697) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • mobile black spot program (question no. 699) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • tasmanian sewerage (question no. 708) (Hart, Ross, MP)
    • tasmanian sewerage (question no.709) (Hart, Ross, MP)
    • tasmanian sewerage (question no. 710) (Hart, Ross, MP)
    • road safety (question no. 715) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • perth freight link (question no. 720) (Wilson, Josh, MP)
    • special disability trusts (question no. 721) (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
    • budget (question no. 724) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • disability services (question no. 725) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • disability services (question no. 726) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • centrelink (question no. 728) (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • poly-fluoroalkyl substances (question no. 731) (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • pension (question no. 732) (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • drones (question no. 739) (Georganas, Steve, MP)
    • adelaide airport (question no. 740) (Georganas, Steve, MP)
    • holden (question no. 743) (Champion, Nick, MP)
    • holden (question no. 744) (Champion, Nick, MP)
    • department of human services: holden workers (question no. 745) (Champion, Nick, MP)
    • unemployment (question no. 754) (King, Madeleine, MP)
    • closing the gap (question no. 761) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)

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