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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • selection committee
      • report
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Dutton, Peter, MP
  •   bills
    • civil nuclear transfers to india bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Bishop, Julie, MP
    • safety, rehabilitation and compensation legislation amendment (defence force) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
    • export finance and insurance corporation amendment (support for commonwealth entities) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Ciobo, Steven, MP
  •   condolences
    • peres, mr shimon
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • Danby, Michael, MP
      • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • Kelly, Mike, MP
      • Hastie, Andrew, MP
      • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade, joint standing committee on treaties
      • membership
        • Mitchell, Rob (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   bills
    • water legislation amendment (sustainable diversion limit adjustment) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Burke, Tony, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
      • third reading
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • migration legislation amendment (regional processing cohort) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Khalil, Peter, MP
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
  •   statements by members
    • braddon electorate: agriculture industry
      • Keay, Justine, MP
    • outback queensland tourism awards
      • Littleproud, David, MP
    • reclaim the night march
      • Templeman, Susan, MP
    • bennelong cup
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • mayo electorate: youth forums
      • Sharkie, Rebekha, MP
    • groom electorate: highfields
      • McVeigh, John, MP
    • sally fitzgibbons foundation
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • racial discrimination act 1975, member for barton
      • Morton, Ben, MP
    • lindsay electorate: bushfires
      • Husar, Emma, MP
    • flynn electorate: infrastructure
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • burt electorate: armadale police station
      • Keogh, Matt, MP
    • fairfax electorate: sunshine coast business awards
      • O'Brien, Ted, MP
    • national library of australia: trove, leigh, acting sub-lieutenant kristy
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • tourette syndrome
      • Crewther, Chris, MP
    • turnbull government
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • barker electorate: mid murray council
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
    • dobell electorate: carers
      • McBride, Emma, MP
    • durack electorate: road infrastructure
      • Price, Melissa, MP
    • remembrance day
      • Gosling, Luke, MP
    • western australia: dairy industry
      • Marino, Nola, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • attorney-general (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • national security (Kelly, Craig, MP)
    • attorney-general (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • immigration (Price, Melissa, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • attorney-general (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • racial discrimination act 1975 (Bandt, Adam, MP)
    • immigration (Coleman, David, MP)
    • day, mr bob, ao (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • employment (Broad, Andrew, MP)
    • day, mr bob, ao (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • budget (Pasin, Tony, MP)
    • day, mr bob, ao (Shorten, Bill, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • working holiday maker program (O'Dowd, Ken, MP)
    • day, mr bob, ao (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • registered organisations (Wallace, Andrew, MP)
    • economy (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • perth airport (Irons, Steve, MP)
    • minister for agriculture and water resources (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • energy security (Broadbent, Russell, MP)
    • minister for agriculture and water resources (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
    • hazelwood power station and mine (Wood, Jason, MP)
  •   statement by the speaker
    • parliamentary language
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report nos 24 and 25 of 2016-17
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • rural and regional communities
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • Pitt, Keith, MP
      • Swanson, Meryl, MP
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
      • Mitchell, Brian, MP
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • Wilson, Rick, MP
  •   committees
    • parliamentary joint committee on human rights
      • report
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
  •   bills
    • superannuation (objective) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • treasury laws amendment (fair and sustainable superannuation) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • superannuation (excess transfer balance tax) imposition bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • migration legislation amendment (regional processing cohort) bill 2016
      • second reading
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
        • O'Brien, Ted, MP
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • Albanese, Anthony, MP
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
        • Katter, Bob, MP
        • Butler, Terri, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Coulton, Mark, MP
    • united states elections
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • goldmining
      • Price, Melissa, MP
    • communications
      • Rowland, Michelle, MP
    • remembrance day
      • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
    • national broadband network
      • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
    • asian forum of parliamentarians on population and development
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • comprehensive cambodian peace agreement
        • Butler, Mark, MP
      • capricornia electorate: rookwood weir
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • local council elections: new south wales north coast
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • hume electorate: camden
        • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • shortland electorate: broadband
      • shortland electorate: telecommunications
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
      • petition: telecommunications
        • Wilson, Rick, MP
      • melbourne electorate: muslim schoolchildren
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • australian food allergy foundation, watts, mrs margaret, sandringham foreshore association
        • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • turnbull government
        • O'Toole, Cathy, MP
      • friendship
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • wakefield electorate: wine industry
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • brisbane electorate: infrastructure planning
        • Evans, Trevor, MP
      • perth electorate: small business
        • Hammond, Tim, MP
      • sunshine coast infrastructure
        • Wallace, Andrew, MP
      • dairy industry
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • corangamite electorate: national redress scheme
        • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • western sydney airport
        • Templeman, Susan, MP
      • chisholm electorate: cultural diversity
        • Banks, Julia, MP
      • bendigo electorate: city of greater bendigo
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
      • forde electorate: beenleigh town square
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • purchase of s. kidman & co (question no. 37) (Katter, Bob, MP)

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