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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   business
    • speaker's procession
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   statements
    • parliament
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   committees
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • membership
        • Slipper, Peter, MP
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • membership
        • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 9) bill 2011
      • report from committee
        • Owens, Julie, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
  •   bills
    • telecommunications universal service management agency bill 2011, telecommunications legislation amendment (universal service reform) bill 2011, telecommunications (industry levy) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Adams, Dick, MP
  •   business
    • standing and sessional orders
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
      • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
      • Jenkins, Harry, MP
      • Katter, Bob, MP
      • Neville, Paul, MP
      • Randall, Don, MP
  •   bills
    • telecommunications universal service management agency bill 2011, telecommunications legislation amendment (universal service reform) bill 2011, telecommunications (industry levy) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
        • Lyons, Geoff, MP
        • Neville, Paul, MP
    • appropriation bill (no. 3) 2011-2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • appropriation bill (no. 4) 2011-2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
    • telecommunications universal service management agency bill 2011, telecommunications legislation amendment (universal service reform) bill 2011, telecommunications (industry levy) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Scott, Bruce, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
  •   statements by members
    • young, mr lamert
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
    • towns, mr zac
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • kerr, ms nicole
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
    • reid, ms valerie
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • gold coast airport
      • Andrews, Karen, MP
    • automotive industry
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • ovarian cancer
      • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
    • o'connor electorate
      • Crook, Tony, MP
    • surf lifesavers
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • macarthur electorate: christmas for the troops
      • Matheson, Russell, MP
    • twenty20 cricket
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
  •   condolences
    • cowen, sir zelman, ak, gcmg, gcvo, qc
      • report from main committee
        • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • australian natural disasters
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • automotive industry (Champion, Nick, MP)
    • employment (Hockey, Joe, MP)
    • broadband (Bird, Sharon, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • economy (Symon, Mike, MP)
    • member for dobell (Ley, Sussan, MP)
    • economy (Katter, Bob, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • manufacturing (Jones, Stephen, MP)
    • prime minister (Wyatt, Ken, MP)
    • economy (Vamvakinou, Maria, MP)
    • prime minister (Bishop, Bronwyn, MP)
    • broadband (Rishworth, Amanda, MP)
    • prime minister (Pyne, Christopher, MP)
    • education (Neumann, Shayne, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • prime minister (Pyne, Christopher, MP)
    • employment (Thomson, Kelvin, MP)
    • prime minister (Pyne, Christopher, MP)
  •   motions
    • prime minister
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
      • Gillard, Julia, MP
      • division
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   committees
    • selection committee
      • report
        • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 24 of 2011-12
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
  •   committees
    • economics committee
      • membership
        • Slipper, Peter, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • tobacco advertising prohibition amendment bill 2010
      • returned from senate
  •   personal explanations
    • Jones, Ewen, MP
  •   bills
    • nuclear terrorism legislation amendment bill 2011
      • reference to main committee
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • natural disaster relief
      • Slipper, Peter, MP
      • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
      • McClelland, Robert, MP
      • Scott, Bruce, MP
      • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
      • Windsor, Tony, MP
      • Saffin, Janelle, MP
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
      • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • defence security authority vetting
      • Smith, Stephen, MP
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
  •   bills
    • telecommunications universal service management agency bill 2011, telecommunications legislation amendment (universal service reform) bill 2011, telecommunications (industry levy) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Randall, Don, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • third reading
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • telecommunications legislation amendment (universal service reform) bill 2011
      • second reading
      • consideration in detail
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • third reading
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • telecommunications (industry levy) bill 2011
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
    • national health amendment (fifth community pharmacy agreement initiatives) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
  •   committees
    • selection committee
      • report
        • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   adjournment
    • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • queensland floods
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
    • holt electorate: australia day awards
      • Byrne, Anthony, MP
    • foreign investment
      • Marino, Nola, MP
    • lyons electorate: cricket
      • Adams, Dick, MP
    • member for bass
      • Mirabella, Sophie, MP
    • manufacturing
      • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
    • murray-darling basin
      • Secker, Patrick, MP
    • fremantle electorate: community events, gender equity
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • cowen, sir zelman, ak, gcmg, gcvo, qc
      • Neville, Paul, MP
    • dental health
      • Melham, Daryl, MP
    • dickson community awards
      • Dutton, Peter, MP
    • australian year of the farmer
      • Crook, Tony, MP
  • notices
  •   main committee
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • regional development australia
        • Cobb, John, MP
      • east ringwood clinic
        • Symon, Mike, MP
      • latrobe regional hospital
        • Chester, Darren, MP
      • kingston electorate: local sporting champions program
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • fiscal policy
        • Robb, Andrew, MP
      • melbourne electorate: education
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • hasluck electorate: roads
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • fowler electorate: australia day awards
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • cowan electorate: vietnamese community
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • fraser electorate: australian public service
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
    • condolences
      • cowen, sir zelman, ak, gcmg, gcvo, qc
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
        • Robb, Andrew, MP
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • veness, mr peter
        • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Rudd, Kevin, MP
        • Briggs, Jamie, MP
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Cobb, John, MP
    • motions
      • queen elizabeth ii: diamond jubilee
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
    • condolences
      • veness, mr peter
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
    • motions
      • queen elizabeth ii: diamond jubilee
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
        • Truss, Warren, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Scott, Bruce, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Irons, Steve, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
        • Neville, Paul, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • committees
      • corporations and financial services committee
        • report
          • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • report
          • Fletcher, Paul, MP
      • national broadband network committee
        • report
          • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
          • Husic, Ed, MP
          • Secker, Patrick, MP
          • O'Neill, Deb, MP
          • Fletcher, Paul, MP
          • McCormack, Michael, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • manning rivermouth (question no. 701) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • digital switchover household assistance scheme (question no. 702) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • immigration programs (question no. 703) (Morrison, Scott, MP)
    • bowen airport: weather station (question no. 705) (Christensen, George, MP)
    • home insulation program (question no. 707) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • digital switchover household assistance scheme (question no. 709) (Christensen, George, MP)
    • nation building program (question no. 711) (Truss, Warren, MP)
    • foreign affairs and trade: travel warnings (question no. 712) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • foreign affairs and trade: travel warnings (question no. 713) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • pharmaceutical benefits scheme (question no. 714) (Dutton, Peter, MP)
    • pharmaceutical items (question no. 715) (Dutton, Peter, MP)
    • health and ageing: employment termination (question no. 717) (Dutton, Peter, MP)
    • health and ageing: union funding (question no. 718) (Dutton, Peter, MP)
    • health and ageing: governing board (question no. 719) (Dutton, Peter, MP)
    • health and ageing: advisory boards and committees (question no. 720) (Dutton, Peter, MP)
    • broadband (question no. 721) (Christensen, George, MP)
    • australian national preventive health agency (question no. 722) (Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP)
    • personally controlled electronic health records (question no. 723) (Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP)
    • healthcare identifier service (question no. 724) (Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP)
    • national e-health transition authority (question no. 726) (Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP)
    • burdekin community association: funding (question no. 727) (Christensen, George, MP)
    • export market development grants (question no. 732) (Baldwin, Bob, MP)

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