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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • parliament house
      • presentation
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   committees
    • petitions committee
      • report
        • O'Brien, Llew, MP
  •   petitions
    • O'Brien, Llew, MP
    • death penalty
    • migraine
    • indigenous health
    • temporary protection visas
    • broadband
    • china: organ transplants
    • china: organ transplants
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • O'Brien, Llew, MP
    • telecommunications
    • qualifications of members
    • australian constitution
    • taxation
    • disability support pension
    • infant formula
    • energy
    • royal commission into misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services industry
    • consumer goods: planned obsolescence
    • assange, mr julian
    • general practice
    • private health insurance
    • income tax
    • q fever
    • banking and financial services
    • climate change
    • banking and financial services
    • foreign investment
    • child care
    • parliamentary privileges act 1987
    • fair work act 2009
    • infrastructure: bradfield scheme
    • indigenous australians
    • political parties: campaign policies
    • commonwealth electoral system
    • climate change
    • commonwealth electoral system
    • members of parliament: allegiance
    • member for new england
    • climate change
    • australian constitution
    • commonwealth electoral act
    • taxation
    • bruce highway
    • television
    • mining
    • mining
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • O'Brien, Llew, MP
  •   bills
    • refugee protection bill 2019
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • Haines, Helen, MP
    • commonwealth electoral amendment (lowering voting age and increasing voter participation) bill 2019
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
  •   private members' business
    • climate change
      • Butler, Mark, MP
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • Conaghan, Patrick, MP
      • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • Pitt, Keith, MP
      • Kearney, Ged, MP
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • Burns, Josh, MP
      • van Manen, Bert, MP
      • Payne, Alicia, MP
    • education
      • Hammond, Celia, MP
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • Alexander, John, MP
      • Haines, Helen, MP
      • Gillespie, David, MP
      • Phillips, Fiona, MP
      • Leeser, Julian, MP
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
      • Wallace, Andrew, MP
  •   bills
    • national housing finance and investment corporation amendment bill 2019
      • assent
    • paid parental leave amendment (work test) bill 2019, treasury laws amendment (2019 measures no. 2) bill 2019
      • returned from senate
    • emergency response fund bill 2019
      • consideration of senate message
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Wyatt, Ken, MP
  •   bills
    • customs amendment (growing australian export opportunities across the asia-pacific) bill 2019, customs tariff amendment (growing australian export opportunities across the asia-pacific) bill 2019
      • second reading
        • King, Madeleine, MP
        • Sharma, Dave, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Marles, Richard, MP
        • Keogh, Matt, MP
  •   statements by members
    • gilmore electorate: prosperity in the park
      • Phillips, Fiona, MP
    • carroll, mr dave
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
    • lyons electorate: prison
      • Mitchell, Brian, MP
    • berowra electorate: the children's bookshop
      • Leeser, Julian, MP
    • media
      • Watts, Tim, MP
    • my first speech competition
      • Hammond, Celia, MP
    • bruce electorate: sikh community
      • Hill, Julian, MP
    • drought
      • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • fcj college benalla, sacred heart college yarrawonga
      • Haines, Helen, MP
    • banking and financial services
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • the bower reuse and repair centre
      • Owens, Julie, MP
    • canning electorate: infrastructure
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
    • chifley electorate: infrastructure
      • Husic, Ed, MP
    • chisholm electorate: headland machinery
      • Liu, Gladys, MP
    • goods and services tax
      • Gorman, Patrick, MP
    • aged care, fleming, mr tom
      • Martin, Fiona, MP
    • bendigo electorate: infrastructure
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • lindsay electorate: employment, duffy, professor alan
      • McIntosh, Melissa, MP
    • macquarie electorate: energy efficient communities program
      • Templeman, Susan, MP
    • groom electorate: oakey health and wellbeing expo
      • McVeigh, John, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Morrison, Scott, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • drought (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • morrison government (Wicks, Lucy, MP)
    • media (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • infrastructure (Webster, Elizabeth, MP)
    • economy (Chalmers, Jim, MP)
    • foodbank (Steggall, Zali, MP)
    • economy (Falinski, Jason, MP)
    • roads (King, Catherine, MP)
    • economy (Simmonds, Julian, MP)
    • roads (Thwaites, Kate, MP)
    • energy (Pasin, Tony, MP)
    • queensland: roads (Dick, Milton, MP)
    • workplace relations (Stevens, James, MP)
    • infrastructure
      • Payne, Alicia, MP
      • procedural text
    • defence industry (Thompson, Phillip, MP)
    • infrastructure (Albanese, Anthony, MP)
    • drought (Drum, Damian, MP)
    • kakadu national park (Snowdon, Warren, MP)
    • pharmaceutical benefits scheme (Flint, Nicolle, MP)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • kakadu national park
      • Morrison, Scott, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Porter, Christian, MP
  •   bills
    • customs amendment (growing australian export opportunities across the asia-pacific) bill 2019, customs tariff amendment (growing australian export opportunities across the asia-pacific) bill 2019
      • second reading
        • Smith, Tony, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
        • Chalmers, Jim, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Khalil, Peter, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Wood, Jason, MP
        • division
      • consideration in detail
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Wood, Jason, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • division
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Wood, Jason, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Wood, Jason, MP
      • third reading
        • Wood, Jason, MP
    • customs tariff amendment (growing australian export opportunities across the asia-pacific) bill 2019
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Wood, Jason, MP
    • australian veterans' recognition (putting veterans and their families first) bill 2019
      • second reading
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Khalil, Peter, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Mitchell, Brian, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • waste management and recycling
      • Wilson, Josh, MP
    • liberal party of australia: 75th anniversary, morrison government
      • McIntosh, Melissa, MP
    • murray-darling basin
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • reid electorate: sports infrastructure
      • Martin, Fiona, MP
    • cowan electorate: pensions and benefits
      • Aly, Anne, MP
    • chisholm electorate: diwali
      • Liu, Gladys, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • collins, mr bert, quilts of valour australia
        • Clare, Jason, MP
      • city of mandurah returned and services league of australia sub-branch
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • media
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • new, associate professor elizabeth
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • graham, mr david, bmx sports western australia, city of rockingham pioneers' luncheon
        • King, Madeleine, MP
      • stirling electorate: transport
        • Connelly, Vince, MP
      • ballarat international foto biennale
        • King, Catherine, MP
      • northern tasmania: tourism
        • Archer, Bridget, MP
      • dobell electorate: aged care
        • McBride, Emma, MP
      • robertson electorate: jdrf one walk
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
    • motions
      • discrimination
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Stanley, Anne, MP
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
        • Aly, Anne, MP
        • van Manen, Bert, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Liu, Gladys, MP
      • peacekeeping operations
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • Stevens, James, MP
        • Connelly, Vince, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
    • motions
      • aged care
        • Owens, Julie, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Dick, Milton, MP
        • Conaghan, Patrick, MP
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP
        • Haines, Helen, MP
        • Collins, Julie, MP
      • world suicide prevention day
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Allen, Katrina, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Bell, Angie, MP
        • Murphy, Peta, MP
        • Leeser, Julian, MP
        • Conaghan, Patrick, MP
      • national relay service
        • Steggall, Zali, MP
      • workplace safety
        • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
      • marek edelman centenary lecture
        • Burns, Josh, MP
      • tasmanian senior australian of the year
        • Pearce, Gavin, MP
      • independence day of cambodia
        • Butler, Mark, MP
      • hinkler electorate: bundaberg christian college
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
      • griffith electorate: stones corner post office
        • Butler, Terri, MP
      • clean seas seafood
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • holt electorate: local sporting champions
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • crisman, dr robin
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • fraser electorate: we are brimbank awards 2019
        • Mulino, Daniel, MP
      • australian army: 7th brigade
        • Simmonds, Julian, MP
      • health care: diabetes
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • st peter's girls school: 125th anniversary
        • Stevens, James, MP
      • national disability insurance scheme
        • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • queensland government
        • Thompson, Phillip, MP
      • bean electorate: farrer nature play space
        • Smith, David, MP
      • forde electorate: sikh community
        • van Manen, Bert, MP
      • strachan, mr peter
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
      • boothby electorate: infrastructure
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • werriwa electorate: the shepherd centre
        • Stanley, Anne, MP
      • fisher electorate: defence industry
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
      • paterson electorate: bringing the bonnets home
        • Swanson, Meryl, MP
      • mallee electorate: drought communities program
        • Webster, Elizabeth, MP
      • morrison government
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
      • wentworth electorate: holy cross catholic primary school
        • Sharma, Dave, MP
      • kingsford smith electorate: little bay development
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • national regional, rural and remote tertiary education strategy
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • fraser electorate: djerriwarrh community and education services
        • Mulino, Daniel, MP
      • oppenheim, dr jane
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
    • private members' business
      • international labour organization: 100th anniversary
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
        • Kearney, Ged, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
        • Pitt, Keith, MP
    • private members' business
      • black spot program
        • O'Brien, Llew, MP
        • Haines, Helen, MP
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
        • Phillips, Fiona, MP
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
        • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
        • Simmonds, Julian, MP
    • private members' business
      • pharmaceutical benefits scheme
        • McBride, Emma, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Murphy, Peta, MP
        • Gillespie, David, MP
        • Freelander, Mike, MP
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • national broadband network
        • Flint, Nicolle, MP
        • Stanley, Anne, MP
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • men's sheds (question no. 156) (Sharkie, Rebekha, MP)
    • aesbestos (question no. 187) (Zappia, Tony, MP)

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