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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   bills
    • maritime legislation amendment bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Briggs, Jamie, MP
  •   committees
    • standing committee on the environment
      • membership
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
  •   bills
    • water amendment bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Gillespie, David, MP
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Cobb, John, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Scott, Bruce, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
      • third reading
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
    • banking laws amendment (unclaimed money) bill 2015
      • returned from senate
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (standing) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Price, Melissa, MP
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Gillespie, David, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
  •   statements by members
    • gilmore electorate: government contracts
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
    • blaxland electorate: bankstown talent advancement program
      • Clare, Jason, MP
    • deakin electorate: employment
      • Sukkar, Michael, MP
    • bonner electorate: nbn rollout
      • Vasta, Ross, MP
    • asylum seekers
      • Howarth, Luke, MP
    • trade with china
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • ozhelp foundation
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
    • asylum seekers
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • merchant mariners day
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
    • greenway electorate: domestic and family violence
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
    • barton electorate: bethany college
      • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
    • hebert electorate: safer streets program
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • trade with china
      • Whiteley, Brett, MP
    • trade with china
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
    • sunshine coast-mooloolaba marathon
      • Brough, Mal, MP
    • trade with china
      • Roy, Wyatt, MP
    • rural and regional news services
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • o'connor electorate: health services
      • Wilson, Rick, MP
    • bendigo electorate: broadband
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
  •   statements on indulgence
    • asylum seekers, iraq and syria
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • trade with china (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • trade with china (Landry, Michelle, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • trade with china (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • trade with china (Whiteley, Brett, MP)
    • mining (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • economy (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • trade with china (Wyatt, Ken, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • economy (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • trade with china (Pitt, Keith, MP)
    • economy (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • trade with china (Kelly, Craig, MP)
    • economy (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • trade with china (Alexander, John, MP)
    • perth freight link (MacTiernan, Alannah, MP)
    • trade with china (Howarth, Luke, MP)
  •   statements on indulgence
    • queen elizabeth ii
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • reference to federation chamber
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   committees
    • selection committee
      • report
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • syria
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • Bishop, Julie, MP
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
      • Marles, Richard, MP
      • Gillespie, David, MP
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
  •   bills
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (primary television broadcasting service) bill 2015
      • returned from senate
  •   ministerial statements
    • global economic outlook
      • Hockey, Joe, MP
      • Bowen, Chris, MP
  •   committees
    • education and employment committee
      • membership
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (standing) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Robb, Andrew, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Whiteley, Brett, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • indigenous advancement strategy
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • asylum seekers
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
    • asylum seekers: europe, iraq and syria
      • Danby, Michael, MP
    • iraq and syria
      • Hawke, Alex, MP
    • abbott government
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • moore electorate
      • Goodenough, Ian, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • sydney electorate: immigration legal services
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • maranoa electorate: inborn error of metabolism
        • Scott, Bruce, MP
      • scullin electorate: wattle festival
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • where's william?
        • Gillespie, David, MP
      • syria
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • hindmarsh electorate: domestic violence
        • Williams, Matt, MP
      • lilley electorate: golden circle cannery
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • swan electorate: swan-canning river recovery program
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • abbott government
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • mcmillan electorate: scouts
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • arts funding
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
      • anzac day schools awards
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
      • defence personnel
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • stronger communities program
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • charlton electorate: schools
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • barton electorate: macquarie university greek association
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • nabarula, ms bunny
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
      • gilmore electorate: operation hercules
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
      • wakefield electorate: swanborough, mr reg
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • depp, mr johnny
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
    • statements on indulgence
      • cummings, mr james bartholomew (bart) am
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
        • Williams, Matt, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Henderson, Sarah (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • darling, mr leonard gordon, ac, cmg
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • private health insurance administration council and the australian prudential regulatory authority (question no. 820) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (better targeting the income tax transparency laws) bill 2015: consultations (question no. 825) (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • pilbara energy infrastructure project (question no. 832) (MacTiernan, Alannah, MP)
    • department of communications: casual staff contracts (question no. 881) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: contracted services payments (question no. 899) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: offices efficiency upgrades (question no. 935) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: office equipment (question no. 1025) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: departmental staff redundancies (question no. 1131) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of education and training: ministerial staff lost and stolen equipment (question no. 1205) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: minister and ministerial staff domestic and international travel costs (question no. 1235) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: minister and ministerial staff domestic and international travel costs (question no. 1265 interim) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: departmental staff training (question no. 1287) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of education and training: departmental media events (question no. 1309) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of infrastructure and regional development: ministerial conferences (question no. 1400) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: ministerial conferences (question no. 1421) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: departmental hospitality (question no. 1443) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of communications: ministerial hospitality (question no. 1473) (Conroy, Pat, MP)

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