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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   statement by the speaker
    • parliamentary commission of inquiry
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
  •   petitions
    • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • belmont medicare and centrelink office
    • superannuation complaints tribunal
    • optional protocol to the convention against torture
    • strategies to stop violence against women
    • constitutional recognition of indigenous people
    • refugee and asylum seeker processing and resettlement
    • live animal export
    • persecution of falun gong
    • manus island and nauru detention centres
    • australian ownership of land
    • carbon fee and dividend policy
    • christians in the middle east
    • mandatory immigration detention for children
    • permanent residency application
    • citizenship of the member for warringah
    • persecution of falun gong
    • persecution of falun gong
    • health care card for chronic illnesses
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • permanent residency
    • children in detention
    • children in detention
    • asylum seekers
    • professional year program
    • permanent residency
    • permanent residency
    • refugee settlement
    • asylum seeker policy
    • asylum seeker policy
    • medical treatment visas
    • permanent residency
    • hinkler electorate: mobile coverage
    • children in detention
    • animal research
    • children in detention
    • visitor visas
    • department of immigration and border protection
    • manus regional processing centre
    • asylum seeker policy
    • meningococcal b vaccine
    • asylum seekers
    • children in detention
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
  •   bills
    • foreign acquisitions and takeovers amendment (strategic assets) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Katter, Bob, MP
    • banking commission of inquiry bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Katter, Bob, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Katter, Bob, MP
    • rearrangement
      • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
    • rearrangement
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   motions
    • domestic violence and technology facilitated abuse
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • Burney, Linda, MP
      • Alexander, John, MP
      • Butler, Terri, MP
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • vietnam veterans day
      • Watts, Tim, MP
      • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
      • Drum, Damian, MP
  •   bills
    • commonwealth electoral amendment (foreign political donations) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
    • aged care (living longer living better) amendment (review) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Collins, Julie, MP
    • budget savings (omnibus) bill 2016
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • primary industries levies and charges collection amendment bill 2016, registration of deaths abroad amendment bill 2016, budget savings (omnibus) bill 2016, corporations amendment (auditor registration) bill 2016, customs tariff amendment (tobacco) bill 2016, excise tariff amendment (tobacco) bill 2016, statute update bill 2016
      • assent
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Tehan, Dan, MP
  •   motions
    • equal rights
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   bills
    • treasury laws amendment (income tax relief) bill 2016
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Gillespie, David, MP
    • migration amendment (character cancellation consequential provisions) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
      • third reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
  •   motions
    • health care
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • King, Catherine, MP
      • division
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
    • rearrangement
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   governor-general's speech
    • address-in-reply
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Swanson, Meryl, MP
  •   statements by members
    • diggeress cup
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • canning electorate: waroona agricultural show and karragullen expo
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
    • rio de janeiro paralympic games
      • Hill, Julian, MP
    • corangamite electorate: ford, workplace relations
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
    • newcastle electorate: sporting achievements
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • page electorate: palmers island public school
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
    • indi electorate: schools
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • queensland government
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
    • australian football league: western bulldogs
      • Watts, Tim, MP
    • forrestfield airport rail link
      • Irons, Steve, MP
  •   condolences
    • peres, mr shimon
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • procedural text
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • medicare (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • workplace relations (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
    • medicare (King, Catherine, MP)
    • economy (Gee, Andrew, MP)
    • automotive industry: victoria (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • automotive industry (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
  • distinguished visitors
  •   questions without notice
    • renewable energy (Flint, Nicolle, MP)
    • renewable energy (Butler, Mark, MP)
    • defence industry (Vasta, Ross, MP)
    • renewable energy (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • exports (Crewther, Chris, MP)
    • banking and financial services (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • national security (Howarth, Luke, MP)
    • attorney-general (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • infrastructure (Christensen, George, MP)
    • attorney-general (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • afghanistan (Hastie, Andrew, MP)
    • attorney-general (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • mental health (Leeser, Julian, MP)
  •   condolences
    • peres, mr shimon
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • reports nos 17 to 19 of 2016-17
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • commonwealth ombudsman
      • presentation
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   business
    • days and hours of meeting
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2016-2017, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2016-2017, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2016-2017
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Marino, Nola, MP
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   governor-general's speech
    • address-in-reply
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Keogh, Matt, MP
  •   bills
    • migration amendment (family violence and other measures) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
      • third reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
  •   governor-general's speech
    • address-in-reply
      • Pitt, Keith (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • Lamb, Susan, MP
  •   bills
    • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2016-2017, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2016-2017, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2016-2017
      • second reading
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Keenan, Michael, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Ellis, Kate, MP
        • Collins, Julie, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Mitchell, Rob, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • mcewen electorate: sunbury neighbourhood kitchen
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
    • broken hill: heritage city week
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
    • national police remembrance day
      • Byrne, Anthony, MP
    • banks electorate: community organisations
      • Coleman, David, MP
    • hindmarsh electorate: infrastructure
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
    • wright electorate: broadband, wright electorate: infrastructure, working holiday maker program
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • greyhound racing
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • o'connor electorate: wellness and respite centre
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • steel industry
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
      • canta, mr dan, robert connor dawes foundation
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • employment, csl brisbane
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • mobile black spot program
        • Wood, Jason, MP
      • lowles, mr charlie
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • republic of armenia
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
      • workplace relations
        • King, Catherine, MP
      • bennelong electorate: eureka prizes
        • Alexander, John, MP
    • motions
      • international day of the girl child
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
        • Banks, Julia, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • anti-poverty week
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
        • Hill, Julian, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Feeney, David, MP
      • national police remembrance day
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Wood, Jason, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Drum, Damian, MP
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
        • McVeigh, John, MP
      • defence personnel
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Falinski, Jason, MP
        • Gosling, Luke, MP
    • statements by members
      • indi electorate: lake hume
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • mental health week
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • calwell electorate: ford australia
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • grains industry
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • stay smart online week
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • north sydney electorate: lane cove village fair
        • Zimmerman, Trent, MP
      • indi electorate: wangaratta show
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • la trobe electorate: south belgrave football club
        • Wood, Jason, MP
      • el-iman, sheikh fehmi naji
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • goldstein electorate: sailing
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • myrtleford farmers market
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • emergency services
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
      • doar, mr manni
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • moore electorate: youthcare
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • asylum seekers
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • mallee electorate
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • parramatta electorate: australian goalball championships
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • dawson electorate: mental health week
        • Christensen, George, MP
      • fremantle electorate: infrastructure
        • Wilson, Josh, MP
      • world mental health day
        • Crewther, Chris, MP
      • indi electorate: ben dean
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • banks electorate: kingsgrove community aid centre
        • Coleman, David, MP
      • canberra electorate: bisonhome
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • wright electorate: beaudesert show
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • patsikatheodorou, councillor helen
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • murray electorate: dairy farmers' big day out
        • Drum, Damian, MP
      • forde electorate: football
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • brisbane 2022 new world city action plan
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
    • private members' business
      • victims of family violence and court proceedings
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
        • Burney, Linda, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • bruce highway
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
      • penalty rates
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • higher education
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
        • Littleproud, David, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Price, Melissa, MP
      • world mental health day
        • Collins, Julie, MP
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • tweed coast: koala habitat (question no. 11) (Elliot, Justine, MP)

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