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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   bills
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (primary television broadcasting service) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Turnbull, Malcolm, MP
    • social security legislation amendment (debit card trial) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • reference
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • reference
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • reference
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • reference
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • report
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
  •   bills
    • australian defence force superannuation bill 2015, australian defence force cover bill 2015, defence legislation amendment (superannuation and adf cover) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Scott, Fiona, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Markus, Louise, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
        • Entsch, Warren, MP
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • third reading
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
    • australian defence force cover bill 2015
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
    • defence legislation amendment (superannuation and adf cover) bill 2015
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
    • acts and instruments (framework reform) (consequential provisions) bill 2015
      • returned from senate
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2015 measures no. 2) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
      • third reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
    • gene technology amendment bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • Broadbent, Russell, MP
  •   statements by members
    • marriage
      • Elliot, Justine, MP
    • environment: mining
      • Christensen, George, MP
    • renewable energy
      • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
    • calare electorate: industry skills fund
      • Cobb, John, MP
    • australian public service
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • banks electorate: st george athletics
      • Coleman, David, MP
    • environment: mining
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • parkes electorate: local sporting champions
      • Coulton, Mark, MP
    • indi electorate: government programs
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • leichhardt electorate: small business
      • Entsch, Warren, MP
    • rankin electorate: calamvale special school
      • Chalmers, Jim, MP
    • brisbane electorate: school events
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
    • lalor electorate: eid celebration
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • tyrell, mr william
      • Gillespie, David, MP
    • workplace relations
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
    • moore electorate: lake joondalup baptist college sports centre
      • Goodenough, Ian, MP
    • women in science
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • trade
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
    • trade unions
      • Hawke, Alex, MP
    • trade unions
      • Chesters, Lisa, MP
  •   statement by the speaker
    • schultz, mr albert 'alby' john
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • abbott government (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • china-australia free trade agreement (Taylor, Angus, MP)
    • china-australia free trade agreement (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • china-australia free trade agreement (Ramsey, Rowan, MP)
    • employment (Shorten, Bill, MP)
    • mental health (Wilkie, Andrew, MP)
    • china-australia free trade agreement (Howarth, Luke, MP)
    • employment (Bowen, Chris, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • china-australia free trade agreement (Hogan, Kevin, MP)
    • mining (Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • trade (Wyatt, Ken, MP)
    • royal commission into trade union governance and corruption (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • economy (Price, Melissa, MP)
    • royal commission into trade union governance and corruption (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • infrastructure (Wilson, Rick, MP)
    • royal commission into trade union governance and corruption (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • 457 visas (Jones, Ewen, MP)
    • royal commission into trade union governance and corruption (Burke, Tony, MP)
    • shipbuilding industry (Simpkins, Luke, MP)
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • speaker's panel
      • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   committees
    • selection committee
      • report
        • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Andrews, Kevin, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
  •   matters of public importance
    • employment
      • Smith, Tony, MP
      • Shorten, Bill, MP
      • Ciobo, Steven, MP
      • Champion, Nick, MP
      • O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • Christensen, George, MP
      • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
      • Varvaris, Nickolas, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • export market development grants scheme
      • Robb, Andrew, MP
      • Scott, Bruce (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
      • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
  •   bills
    • gene technology amendment bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Gillespie, David, MP
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
      • third reading
        • Ley, Sussan, MP
    • passports legislation amendment (integrity) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Laming, Andrew, MP
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
      • third reading
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
    • omnibus repeal day (spring 2014) bill 2014
      • consideration of senate message
    • asian infrastructure investment bank bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Bowen, Chris, MP
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
        • Chalmers, Jim, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
  •   adjournment
    • Smith, Tony, MP
    • australian hearing
      • Champion, Nick, MP
    • randall, mr donald james
      • Broadbent, Russell, MP
    • women: science, technology, engineering and mathematics
      • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
    • mallee electorate: refugees
      • Broad, Andrew, MP
    • shortland electorate: mental health
      • Hall, Jill, MP
    • vietnam veterans day
      • Brough, Mal, MP
  • notices
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • statements by members
      • women in policing
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • men's sheds
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
      • vietnam war 40th anniversary
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • cowan electorate: kingsway regional sporting complex
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • denison electorate: arts funding
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • solomon electorate: local sporting champions
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • national science week
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • robertson electorate: medical research future fund
        • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • lalor electorate: centenary of anzac
        • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • kokoda challenge
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • throsby electorate: steel industry
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
      • deakin electorate: east west link
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • national science week
        • Swan, Wayne, MP
      • environment: mining
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
      • hurndell, mr cecil henry
        • Husic, Ed, MP
      • hindmarsh electorate: community events
        • Williams, Matt, MP
      • gomboc, mr ron
        • MacTiernan, Alannah, MP
      • riverina electorate: debutante balls
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • film and television industry
        • Plibersek, Tanya, MP
      • inborn error of metabolism program
        • Markus, Louise, MP

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