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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • speaker's panel
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   register of members' interests
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • military commemorations
      • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • Katter, Bob, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   motions
    • banking and financial services
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • Katter, Bob, MP
      • Christensen, George, MP
      • Irons, Steve, MP
      • division
      • Burke, Tony, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Burke, Tony, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • division
  •   statement by the speaker
    • standing orders
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   motions
    • turnbull government
      • Bowen, Chris, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Burke, Tony, MP
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
      • division
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • division
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (respect for emergency services volunteers) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
    • building and construction industry (improving productivity) bill 2013
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
    • building and construction industry (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2013
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
    • fair work (registered organisations) amendment bill 2014
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
    • primary industries levies and charges collection amendment bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
        • Ellis, Kate, MP
    • budget savings (omnibus) bill 2016
      • first reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
      • second reading
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
    • excise tariff amendment (tobacco) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
    • customs tariff amendment (tobacco) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
    • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2016-2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Chester, Darren, MP
    • appropriation bill (no. 2) 2016-2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Chester, Darren, MP
    • appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2016-2017
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Chester, Darren, MP
    • national cancer screening register bill 2016
      • first reading
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
      • second reading
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • national cancer screening register (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • national disability insurance scheme savings fund special account bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Porter, Christian, MP
    • transport security amendment (serious or organised crime) bill 2016
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Chester, Darren, MP
  •   motions
    • standing and sessional orders
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   committees
    • selection committee
      • meeting
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
    • treaties committee
      • appointment
        • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   business
    • suspension of standing and sessional orders
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   governor-general's speech
    • address-in-reply
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Flint, Nicolle, MP
      • O'Brien, Ted, MP
  •   statements by members
    • member for dawson
      • Watts, Tim, MP
    • international overdose awareness day
      • Alexander, John, MP
    • member of parliament staff
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • joondalup health campus
      • Goodenough, Ian, MP
    • federal election
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • isolated children's parents' association of australia
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
    • turnbull government
      • Butler, Terri, MP
    • mallee electorate: leadership programs
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
    • marriage
      • Feeney, David, MP
    • banks electorate
      • Coleman, David, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • banking and financial services (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • budget (Vasta, Ross, MP)
    • medicare (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • turnbull government (Landry, Michelle, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • superannuation (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • north queensland (Katter, Bob, MP)
    • economy (Howarth, Luke, MP)
    • economy (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • dairy industry (Drum, Damian, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • turnbull government (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • climate change (Banks, Julia, MP)
    • turnbull government (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • defence industry (Hastie, Andrew, MP)
    • turnbull government (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • medicare (Alexander, John, MP)
    • turnbull government (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • south australia: electricity prices (Ramsey, Rowan, MP)
    • racial discrimination act 1975 (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • workplace relations (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
    • racial discrimination act 1975 (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • tourism (Laming, Andrew, MP)
    • turnbull government (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • telecommunications (O'Dowd, Ken, MP)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • reports nos 1 to 9 of 2016-17
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • prime minister
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • Taylor, Angus, MP
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • Bowen, Chris, MP
      • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • Burke, Tony, MP
      • Coleman, David, MP
      • King, Catherine, MP
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
  •   governor-general's speech
    • address-in-reply
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Burney, Linda, MP
      • Wallace, Andrew, MP
  •   bills
    • budget savings (omnibus) bill 2016
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
  •   governor-general's speech
    • address-in-reply
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Gosling, Luke, MP
      • Wilson, Tim, MP
      • Hammond, Tim, MP
      • Irons, Steve, MP
      • Georganas, Steve, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • moreton electorate: tarragindi bowls club
      • Perrett, Graham, MP
    • leichhardt electorate: cairns hockey association
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
    • lalor electorate: broadband
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • la trobe electorate: crime
      • Wood, Jason, MP
    • blair electorate: ipswich motorway
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • working holiday maker program
      • Wilson, Rick, MP
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