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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • economics references committee, rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • customs amendment (china-australia free trade agreement implementation) bill 2015, customs tariff amendment (china-australia free trade agreement implementation) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Sinodinos, Sen Arthur
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • division
      • in committee
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Brandis, Sen George
  •   questions without notice
    • goods and services tax (Cameron, Sen Doug)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • economy (Edwards, Sen Sean)
    • goods and services tax (Ketter, Sen Christopher)
    • trade (Back, Sen Chris)
    • goods and services tax (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • registered organisations (Lindgren, Sen Joanna)
    • christmas island (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • broadband (Reynolds, Sen Linda)
    • defence procurement (Conroy, Sen Stephen)
    • vocational education and training (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • broadband (O'Neill, Sen Deb)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • christmas island
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   privilege
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • Gallacher, Sen Alex
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • reporting date
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • marine reserves
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   committees
    • education and employment references committee
      • reference
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   motions
    • world polio day
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • tasmania: budget
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • division
    • freedom of speech
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • goods and services tax
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Lindgren, Sen Joanna
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
  •   documents
    • consideration
      • Edwards, Sen Sean (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • environment
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   bills
    • education services for overseas students amendment (streamlining regulation) bill 2015, education services for overseas students (registration charges) amendment (streamlining regulation) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • social services legislation amendment (no jab, no pay) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • superannuation legislation amendment (trustee governance) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • tax laws amendment (combating multinational tax avoidance) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • treasury legislation amendment (small business and unfair contract terms) bill 2015
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • membership
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • economics legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   bills
    • customs amendment (china-australia free trade agreement implementation) bill 2015, customs tariff amendment (china-australia free trade agreement implementation) bill 2015
      • in committee
        • Edwards, Sen Sean (The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN)
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • division
      • third reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
    • education legislation amendment (overseas debt recovery) bill 2015, student loans (overseas debtors repayment levy) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Simms, Sen Robert
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
      • in committee
        • Seselja, Sen Zed (The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN)
        • Simms, Sen Robert
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Simms, Sen Robert
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Simms, Sen Robert
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Simms, Sen Robert
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Simms, Sen Robert
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Simms, Sen Robert
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Simms, Sen Robert
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Simms, Sen Robert
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
      • third reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
    • tax laws amendment (combating multinational tax avoidance) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   adjournment
    • Williams, Sen John (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • boothby electorate
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • sri lanka: political prisoners
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • tasmania: defence industry
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • order for the production of documents
  •   committees
    • report

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