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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
  •   petitions
    • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • falun gong
    • department of veterans' affairs
    • pharmaceutical benefits scheme
    • common informers (parliamentary disqualifications) act 1975
    • asylum seekers
    • health care
    • broadband
    • taxation
    • higher education
    • taxation
    • asylum seekers
    • taxation
    • parliament house
    • health care
    • west papua
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • paid parental leave
    • vietnam
    • vietnam
    • industrial chemicals
    • mining
    • mining
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • australian parliamentary delegation to greece and turkey
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
  •   bills
    • higher education support amendment (national regional higher education strategy) bill 2018
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (better work/life balance) bill 2018
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • fair work amendment (tackling job insecurity) bill 2018
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
  •   private members' business
    • gold coast commonwealth games
      • Husar, Emma, MP
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
      • Lamb, Susan, MP
      • Wallace, Andrew, MP
    • israel
      • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • Kelly, Mike, MP
      • Irons, Steve, MP
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • Dick, Milton, MP
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • deputy speaker
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Drum, Damian, MP
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • Gillespie, David, MP
      • Burke, Tony, MP
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
  •   bills
    • therapeutic goods amendment (2017 measures no. 1) bill 2017, therapeutic goods (charges) amendment bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (banking measures no. 1) bill 2017, financial sector legislation amendment (crisis resolution powers and other measures) bill 2017, broadcasting legislation amendment (digital radio) bill 2017, great barrier reef marine park amendment (authority governance and other matters) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (putting consumers first—establishment of the australian financial complaints authority) bill 2017
      • assent
  •   committees
    • committee on constitutional recognition relating to aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples
      • appointment
        • Goodenough, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • Goodenough, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   bills
    • appropriation bill (no. 3) 2017-2018, appropriation bill (no. 4) 2017-2018, veterans' affairs legislation amendment (veteran-centric reforms no. 1) bill 2018, treasury laws amendment (income tax consolidation integrity) bill 2018, social services legislation amendment (14-month regional independence criteria) bill 2018, treasury laws amendment (national housing and homelessness agreement) bill 2018, proceeds of crime amendment (proceeds and other matters) bill 2017, imported food control amendment (country of origin) bill 2017
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Goodenough, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • select committee on regional development and decentralisation
      • membership
        • Goodenough, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Gillespie, David, MP
    • committee on constitutional recognition relating to aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples
      • membership
        • Gillespie, David, MP
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (welfare reform) bill 2017
      • consideration of senate message
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Burney, Linda, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
    • treasury laws amendment (junior minerals exploration incentive) bill 2017
      • consideration of senate message
        • Gillespie, David, MP
  •   committees
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • privileges and members' interests committee
      • report
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
  •   bills
    • higher education support legislation amendment (student loan sustainability) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
  •   statements by members
    • environmental conservation
      • Burke, Tony, MP
    • fuel
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • makin electorate: pooraka cricket club
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • climate change
      • Christensen, George, MP
    • butorac, mrs hazel dawn, oam
      • Hammond, Tim, MP
    • meningococcal disease
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
    • vizovitis, ms georgia
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • apy art centre collective
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
    • pensions and benefits
      • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • fadden electorate: schools
      • Robert, Stuart, MP
    • petitions: seismic testing
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • gilmore electorate: relay for life
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
    • lalor electorate: flinders street station
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • logan house fire support network
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • western australia: prosh
      • King, Madeleine, MP
    • bonner electorate: community projects
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • solomon electorate: cyclone nora
      • Gosling, Luke, MP
    • fisher electorate: fisher community awards
      • Wallace, Andrew, MP
    • coalition government
      • Mitchell, Brian, MP
  •   parliamentary representation
    • members sworn
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   party office holders
    • the nationals
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • taxation (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • taxation (Sudmalis, Ann, MP)
    • taxation (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • dividend imputation (Banks, Julia, MP)
    • dividend imputation (Chalmers, Jim, MP)
    • renewable energy (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • taxation (Flint, Nicolle, MP)
    • taxation (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • economy (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • taxation (Andrews, Kevin, MP)
    • pensions and benefits (Elliot, Justine, MP)
    • infrastructure (Broad, Andrew, MP)
    • pensions and benefits (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
    • defence procurement (O'Brien, Ted, MP)
    • pensions and benefits (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
    • energy (Wicks, Lucy, MP)
    • minister for home affairs (Neumann, Shayne, MP)
    • western sydney (Kelly, Craig, MP)
    • broadband (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • natural disasters (Entsch, Warren, MP)
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   questions to the speaker
    • billson, mr bruce (Burke, Tony, MP)
  •   personal explanations
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • reports nos 31 and 32 of 2017-18
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • speaker's panel
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Chester, Darren, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • timor-leste, trade
      • Bishop, Julie, MP
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
  •   committees
    • constitutional recognition of atsip
      • membership
        • Andrews, Kevin (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Chester, Darren, MP
  •   bills
    • security of critical infrastructure bill 2017
      • report from committee
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
  •   delegation reports
    • australian parliamentary delegation to the 26th asia-pacific parliamentary forum
      • Hammond, Tim, MP
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
  •   bills
    • higher education support legislation amendment (student loan sustainability) bill 2018
      • second reading
        • Andrews, Kevin (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • King, Madeleine, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
        • Morton, Ben, MP
        • McBride, Emma, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Vasta, Ross (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • whitlam electorate: railways
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • cricket
      • Broadbent, Russell, MP
    • braddon electorate: electoral boundaries
      • Keay, Justine, MP
    • dividend imputation
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
    • wills electorate: infrastructure
      • Khalil, Peter, MP
    • north queensland: insurance
      • Christensen, George, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • turnbull government
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • carrick, lady diana margaret 'angela', ao
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
      • east turkestan
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • cricket, south africa
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
      • schools
        • Butler, Terri, MP
      • queensland: indigenous affairs
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • cambodia: human rights
        • Butler, Mark, MP
      • pharmaceutical benefits scheme
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
      • barton electorate: save marrickville south, barton electorate: f6 action, barton electorate: bay community garden
        • Burney, Linda, MP
      • mackellar electorate: south narrabeen surf life saving club
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
    • private members' business
      • international women's day
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Banks, Julia, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • world tuberculosis day
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • age pension
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • defence industry
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • Keay, Justine, MP
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
    • statements by members
      • indi electorate: renewable energy
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • calare electorate: cumnock show
        • Gee, Andrew, MP
      • early childhood education
        • Lamb, Susan, MP
      • fish creek rsl memorial garden
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • petitions: gambling
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
      • gambling
      • gambling
      • gambling
      • gambling
      • chisholm electorate: harmony day
        • Banks, Julia, MP
      • forman, mr oscar
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • beaudesert state high school
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • member for batman
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • dividend imputation
        • Christensen, George, MP
      • conti, ms monique
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • clean up australia day
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
      • national day of action against bullying and violence
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • bourchier, sir murray william james, cmg, dso, vd
        • Drum, Damian, MP
      • climate change, taxation
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • hinton, ms betty
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
      • defence facilities: chemical contamination
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
      • dividend imputation
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
      • south asian public affairs council
        • Hill, Julian, MP
      • austin cove baptist college
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • parramatta electorate: newroz
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • kennedy, mr robert 'bob'
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • darwin: fuel
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
      • school chaplaincy program
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • dragons abreast
        • Keay, Justine, MP
      • immigration
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • cooper, professor david, ao
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • armenian genocide
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • moreton electorate: broadband
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
    • bills
      • national consumer credit protection amendment (small amount credit contract and consumer lease reforms) bill 2018
        • second reading
          • Gosling, Luke, MP
          • Chalmers, Jim, MP
          • Lamb, Susan, MP
          • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • private members' business
      • israel
        • Danby, Michael, MP
      • national partnership on remote housing
        • Burney, Linda, MP
        • Husar, Emma, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • thinkuknow
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Aly, Anne, MP
      • gold coast commonwealth games
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • King, Madeleine, MP
        • Gee, Andrew, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • australian taxation office (question no. 820) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • defence sites (question no. 894) (Georganas, Steve, MP)
    • road safety (question no. 909) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • therapeutic goods administration complaints resolution panel (question no. 912) (Zappia, Tony, MP)
    • health (question no. 913) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • national sport plan (question no. 916) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • ministerial offices (question no. 917) (Keogh, Matt, MP)
    • ministerial offices (question no. 918) (Keogh, Matt, MP)
    • parliamentary offices (question no. 919) (Keogh, Matt, MP)
    • ministerial offices (question no. 920) (Keogh, Matt, MP)
    • ministerial offices (question no. 921) (Keogh, Matt, MP)
    • parliamentary offices (question no. 922) (Keogh, Matt, MP)
    • parliamentary offices (question no. 923) (Keogh, Matt, MP)
    • government procurement (question no. 925) (Zappia, Tony, MP)

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