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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   bills
    • business services wage assessment tool payment scheme bill 2014
      • consideration of senate message
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
    • australian small business and family enterprise ombudsman bill 2015, australian small business and family enterprise ombudsman (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
        • Randall, Don, MP
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
      • third reading
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
    • australian small business and family enterprise ombudsman (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2015
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
    • export charges (imposition—general) bill 2015, export charges (imposition—customs) bill 2015, export charges (imposition—excise) bill 2015, export charges (collection) bill 2015
      • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
      • Cobb, John, MP
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • Katter, Bob, MP
      • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
      • third reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • export charges (imposition—customs) bill 2015
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • export charges (imposition—excise) bill 2015
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • export charges (collection) bill 2015
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • imported food charges (imposition—general) bill 2015, imported food charges (imposition—customs) bill 2015, imported food charges (imposition—excise) bill 2015, imported food charges (collection) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
  •   statements by members
    • powerhouse youth theatre
      • Bowen, Chris, MP
    • herbert electorate: green army
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • employment
      • Burke, Anna, MP
    • the torch
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • barnardos beach bolt
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • national security: citizenship
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • lalor electorate: wyndham city swimming club
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • parkes electorate: schools
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
    • newcastle electorate: camplify
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • australian local government association
      • Laundy, Craig, MP
    • forrest electorate: illicit drugs
      • Marino, Nola, MP
    • kingston electorate: australia's biggest morning tea
      • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
    • price, mr stephen
      • Markus, Louise, MP
    • freedom of information
      • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
    • boardman, mr victor maxwell
      • Matheson, Russell, MP
    • parliament house midwinter ball
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • new south wales federation of community language schools
      • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
    • asylum seekers
      • Feeney, David, MP
    • housing affordability
      • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
    • defence procurement
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
  •   condolences
    • johnson, hon. leslie royston, am
      • report from federation chamber
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
    • clarke, mr ron, ao mbe
      • Abbott, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • trade (Landry, Michelle, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • pensions (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • trade (Hutchinson, Eric, MP)
    • superannuation (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
    • biofuels (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • trade (Ruddock, Philip, MP)
    • age pension (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • budget (Scott, Bruce, MP)
    • age pension (Macklin, Jenny, MP)
    • budget (Nikolic, Andrew, MP)
    • asylum seekers (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • workplace relations (Smith, Tony, MP)
    • asylum seekers (Marles, Richard, MP)
    • asylum seekers (McNamara, Karen, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • asylum seekers (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • superannuation (Howarth, Luke, MP)
  •   committees
    • selection committee
      • report
        • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • china-australia free trade agreement
      • Robb, Andrew, MP
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
  •   bills
    • labor 2013-14 budget savings (measures no. 1) bill 2014, tax and superannuation laws amendment (2015 measures no. 1) bill 2015
      • returned from senate
    • biosecurity bill 2014, biosecurity (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2014, judiciary amendment bill 2015
      • assent
  •   matters of public importance
    • pensions and benefits
      • Bishop, Bronwyn, MP
      • Macklin, Jenny, MP
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • Cobb, John, MP
      • Butler, Terri, MP
      • Brough, Mal, MP
  •   bills
    • national water commission (abolition) bill 2015, governance of australian government superannuation schemes legislation amendment bill 2015
      • assent
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • reference
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • reference
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • reference
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • reference
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • reference
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
  •   bills
    • imported food charges (imposition—general) bill 2015, imported food charges (imposition—customs) bill 2015, imported food charges (imposition—excise) bill 2015, imported food charges (collection) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
      • third reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • imported food charges (imposition—customs) bill 2015
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • imported food charges (imposition—excise) bill 2015
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • imported food charges (collection) bill 2015
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2015 measures no. 3) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
        • division
      • third reading
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
    • social services legislation amendment (fair and sustainable pensions) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Macklin, Jenny, MP
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
        • Roy, Wyatt, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
    • refugee week
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
    • community services
      • Markus, Louise, MP
    • national security
      • Byrne, Anthony, MP
    • magna carta: 800th anniversary
      • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
    • aged care
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • bowman electorate
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • asylum seekers
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • cowper electorate: employment
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
      • bowell, elizabeth
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • mildura: media
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • transgender children
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • rare cancers
        • Brough, Mal, MP
      • james, thomas alfred, major (rtd), rfd llb
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
      • citizenship
        • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
      • kingston electorate: essentials 4 women adelaide
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
      • swan electorate: belmont toy library, grayden, mr bill
        • Irons, Steve, MP
    • bills
      • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2015-2016
        • consideration in detail
          • Macfarlane, Ian, MP
          • Zappia, Tony, MP
          • Porter, Christian, MP
          • Chalmers, Jim, MP
          • Porter, Christian, MP
          • Griggs, Natasha, MP
          • Porter, Christian, MP
          • procedural text
          • Porter, Christian, MP
          • Chalmers, Jim, MP
          • Porter, Christian, MP
          • Chalmers, Jim, MP
          • Porter, Christian, MP
          • Chalmers, Jim, MP
          • Porter, Christian, MP
          • Chalmers, Jim, MP
          • Porter, Christian, MP
          • Chalmers, Jim, MP
          • Porter, Christian, MP
          • Coulton, Mark, MP
          • Tudge, Alan, MP
          • Neumann, Shayne, MP
          • Tudge, Alan, MP
          • Neumann, Shayne, MP
          • Tudge, Alan, MP
          • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
          • Tudge, Alan, MP
          • Snowdon, Warren, MP
          • Tudge, Alan, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Macklin, Jenny, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Scott, Fiona, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Chesters, Lisa, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Laundy, Craig, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Neumann, Shayne, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Hogan, Kevin, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Butler, Terri, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Neumann, Shayne, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Matheson, Russell, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Chesters, Lisa, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Morrison, Scott, MP
          • Jones, Ewen, MP
          • Pyne, Christopher, MP
          • Butler, Mark, MP
          • Pyne, Christopher, MP
          • Marino, Nola, MP
          • Pyne, Christopher, MP
          • Husic, Ed, MP
          • Pyne, Christopher, MP
          • Prentice, Jane, MP
          • Pyne, Christopher, MP
          • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
          • Pyne, Christopher, MP
          • Wyatt, Ken, MP
          • Pyne, Christopher, MP
          • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
          • Pyne, Christopher, MP
          • Scott, Fiona, MP
          • Pyne, Christopher, MP
          • Ryan, Joanne, MP
          • Pyne, Christopher, MP
          • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
          • Pyne, Christopher, MP
          • Hunt, Greg, MP
          • Butler, Mark, MP
          • Hunt, Greg, MP
          • Jones, Ewen, MP
          • Hunt, Greg, MP
          • Butler, Mark, MP
          • Hunt, Greg, MP
          • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
          • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
          • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
          • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
          • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
          • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
          • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
          • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
          • Coulton, Mark, MP
          • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
          • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
          • Joyce, Barnaby, MP

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