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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   petitions
    • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • onshore abattoirs
    • australian constitution section 116
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • asylum seekers
    • broadband, queensland seafood industry
    • 410 visa holders
    • halal certification
    • mohamad ali taheri
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   committees
    • standing committee on social policy and legal affairs
      • report
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Christensen, George, MP
    • intelligence and security committee
      • report
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
  •   private members' business
    • taxation
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Laundy, Craig, MP
    • racial discrimination act 1975
      • Watts, Tim, MP
      • Laundy, Craig, MP
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • Alexander, John, MP
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • Danby, Michael, MP
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
    • small business
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • O'Neil, Clare, MP
    • united nations charter: 70th anniversary
      • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade
      • report
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (fair and sustainable pensions) bill 2015
      • consideration in detail
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Palmer, Clive, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • medical research future fund bill 2015
      • consideration in detail
        • Broadbent, Russell (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • Burke, Anna, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
        • division
        • Butler, Mark, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
        • division
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
  •   statements by members
    • australian vietnamese community
      • Clare, Jason, MP
    • ridge, mr drew
      • McNamara, Karen, MP
    • defence procurement
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • flynn electorate: purcell's engineering
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • renewable energy
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • hinkler electorate: hervey bay hockey association
      • Pitt, Keith, MP
    • scullin electorate: italian chamber of commerce and industry in australia
      • Giles, Andrew, MP
    • page electorate: alstonville's 150th anniversary
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
    • throsby electorate: employment
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • durack electorate: geraldton hospital
      • Price, Melissa, MP
    • reclink australia
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • renewable energy
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
    • indi electorate: lake eildon geotour
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • canning electorate: broadband
      • Randall, Don, MP
    • perth electorate: morley senior high school
      • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
    • cowan electorate: kingsway football and sporting club
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
    • climate change
      • Burke, Anna, MP
    • australian security medals foundation
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
    • canberra electorate: broadband
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • australian labor party
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • malaysia airlines flight mh17
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • education funding (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • trade (Marino, Nola, MP)
    • education funding (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • northern australia (Griggs, Natasha, MP)
  • distinguished visitors
  •   questions without notice
    • education funding (Butler, Mark, MP)
    • national security: citizenship (Palmer, Clive, MP)
    • budget (Cobb, John, MP)
    • education funding (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • budget (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • education funding (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • pharmaceutical benefits scheme (Laundy, Craig, MP)
    • education funding (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • asylum seekers (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
    • education funding (Butler, Mark, MP)
    • workplace relations (Hawke, Alex, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • education funding (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • asylum seekers (Hogan, Kevin, MP)
    • education funding (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • pensions and benefits (Howarth, Luke, MP)
  •   questions to the speaker
    • questions in writing (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   bills
    • private health insurance (prudential supervision) bill 2015, private health insurance (prudential supervision) (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2015, private health insurance supervisory levy imposition bill 2015, private health insurance (risk equalisation levy) amendment bill 2015, private health insurance (collapsed insurer levy) amendment bill 2015, energy grants and other legislation amendment (ethanol and biodiesel) bill 2015
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • approval of work
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
    • public works committee
      • approval of work
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
    • public works committee
      • approval of work
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • reference
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • reference
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
  •   bills
    • social services and other legislation amendment (seniors supplement cessation) bill 2014
      • consideration of senate message
        • Briggs, Jamie, MP
    • medical research future fund bill 2015
      • consideration in detail
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
        • Butler, Mark, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
      • third reading
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • medical research future fund (consequential amendments) bill 2015
      • second reading
      • consideration in detail
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
      • third reading
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • social services legislation amendment (youth employment and other measures) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Price, Melissa, MP
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Williams, Matt, MP
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
    • tax laws amendment (small business measures no. 1) bill 2015, tax laws amendment (small business measures no. 2) bill 2015
      • assent
    • law enforcement legislation amendment (powers) bill 2015, copyright amendment (online infringement) bill 2015
      • returned from senate
  •   committees
    • parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security
      • membership
        • Jones, Ewen (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   bills
    • excise tariff amendment (ethanol and biodiesel) bill 2015
      • consideration of senate message
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
    • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2015-2016
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
    • appropriation bill (no. 2) 2015-2016
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
    • appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2015-2016
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
    • appropriation bill (no. 5) 2014-2015
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
    • appropriation bill (no. 6) 2014-2015
      • report from federation chamber
      • third reading
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Andrews, Karen, MP
  •   motions
    • centenary of anzac
      • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
    • disability services
      • O'Neil, Clare, MP
    • aged care
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • parkes, sir henry
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
    • crews, reverend william david, am
      • Laundy, Craig, MP
    • middle east
      • Griffin, Alan, MP
    • northern australia
      • Price, Melissa, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • apprenticeships
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
      • monash freeway
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
      • bunting, mrs margaret
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • superannuation
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • asylum seekers
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • hughes electorate: macedonian community
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • shortland electorate: dental services
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • forde electorate: roads
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • pensions and benefits
        • Danby, Michael, MP
      • domestic violence
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • bills
      • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2015-2016
        • consideration in detail
          • Jones, Stephen, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
          • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
          • Jones, Stephen, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
          • Griggs, Natasha, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
          • Champion, Nick, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
          • Irons, Steve, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
          • Jones, Stephen, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
          • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
          • Jones, Stephen, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
          • Gillespie, David, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
          • Jones, Stephen, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
          • Jones, Stephen, MP
          • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • committees
      • standing committee on procedure
        • report
          • Randall, Don, MP
          • Danby, Michael, MP
    • private members' business
      • regional businesses and industries
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Cobb, John, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
    • statements by members
      • pizarro, ms lorena
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • international yoga day
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • calwell electorate: assyrian community
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • morocco
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • health
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • defence force
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • thompson, mr harry
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • sporting schools
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • broadband
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • braddon electorate: wynyard men's shed
        • Whiteley, Brett, MP
      • wb yeats poetry prize for australia
        • Collins, Julie, MP
      • sporting schools
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • lipoedema month
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • bonner electorate: minnippi parklands
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
      • shortland electorate: grandparents
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • o'connor electorate: albany community care centre
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • disability services
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
      • tasmania: innovation
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
      • canberra electorate: radio 1rph
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • forrest electorate: busselton regional airport
        • Marino, Nola, MP
      • franklin electorate: dover cenotaph
        • Collins, Julie, MP
      • wright electorate: faith lutheran college
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • same-sex relationships
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • parkes electorate: maverick biosciences
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
      • bahtabah local aboriginal land council
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • vogels, ms joan, oam
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • canberra electorate: international yoga day
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • alcorn, mr kenneth john
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • bendigo electorate: kyneton primary school
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • hindmarsh electorate: greek community
        • Williams, Matt, MP
    • private members' business
      • vietnamese-australian community
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • imported products
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • australian defence force and humanitarian aid missions
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
      • budget
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • Burke, Anna, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
    • bills
      • marriage amendment (marriage equality) bill 2015
        • second reading
          • Perrett, Graham, MP
          • Jensen, Dennis, MP
      • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2015-2016
        • consideration in detail
          • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Griggs, Natasha, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Prentice, Jane, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Prentice, Jane, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Jones, Ewen, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Feeney, David, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Hogan, Kevin, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
          • Feeney, David, MP
          • Andrews, Kevin, MP
      • appropriation bill (no. 2) 2015-2016
        • second reading
      • appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2015-2016
        • second reading
      • appropriation bill (no. 5) 2014-2015
        • second reading
      • appropriation bill (no. 6) 2014-2015
        • second reading
    • grievance debate
      • education funding
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • forde electorate: beenleigh pcyc
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • people with disability
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • wright electorate
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • education funding, health funding, infrastructure
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • youth employment
        • Price, Melissa, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • department of the treasury: commonwealth grants (question no.725) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • brisbane tender cn2797262 (question no. 747) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • banks and lenders: confidentiality clauses (question no.758) (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • hepatitis a virus outbreak (question no. 763) (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • brisbane event tender cn2949242 (question no. 764) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • farmed deer industry in victoria (question no. 777) (McGowan, Cathy, MP)

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