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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   parliamentary representation
    • tasmania
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   parliamentary office holders
    • temporary chairs of committees
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   committees
    • intelligence and security committee
      • membership
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   statement by the president
    • parliamentary computing network
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • murray-darling basin
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
      • Storer, Sen Timothy
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   questions without notice
    • royal commission into misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services industry (Keneally, Sen Kristina)
    • national security (Sinodinos, Sen Arthur)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • royal commission into misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services industry (O'Neill, Sen Deb)
    • climate change (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • pet food industry (Griff, Sen Stirling)
    • minister for small and family business, skills and vocational education (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • national security (Stoker, Sen Amanda)
    • child sexual abuse (Hinch, Sen Derryn)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • minister for small and family business, skills and vocational education (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • queensland: floods (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
    • minister for small and family business, skills and vocational education (Watt, Sen Murray)
    • al-araibi, mr hakeem (McGrath, Sen James)
  •   motions
    • minister for small and family business, skills and vocational education
      • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • royal commission into misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services industry, minister for small and family business, skills and vocational education
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Hume, Sen Jane
      • Watt, Sen Murray
    • climate change
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   condolences
    • scholes, hon. gordon glen denton, ao
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • cooney, mr bernard cornelius 'barney'
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Carr, Sen Kim
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
      • Stoker, Sen Amanda
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • PRESIDENT, The
    • neville, paul christopher
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee, legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   motions
    • queensland: floods
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   bills
    • ministers of state (checks for security purposes) bill 2019
      • first reading
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
      • second reading
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
    • banking system reform (separation of banks) bill 2019
      • first reading
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • second reading
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
    • broadcasting services amendment (audio description) bill 2019
      • first reading
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
      • second reading
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
  •   documents
    • universal service obligation
      • order for the production of documents
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • national rental affordability scheme
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
    • dugongs and sea turtles
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
    • united nations youth representative program
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • fishing industry
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • president of the republic of the maldives
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • competition and consumer amendment (prevention of exploitation of indigenous cultural expressions) bill 2019
      • first reading
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • second reading
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   documents
    • complementary medicines industry
      • order for the production of documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • poverty
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • national security
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • division
    • family law
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • division
    • child support
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • division
    • great australian bight
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • division
    • queensland: crocodiles
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
    • donations to political parties
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • division
    • parliamentarians' entitlements
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • donations to political parties
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • division
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • reference
        • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
  •   motions
    • in home care program
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • division
    • queensland agricultural training colleges
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • division
    • united nations global compact on refugees
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
    • cambodia
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • paris agreement
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
  •   matters of public importance
    • banking and financial services
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Anning, Sen Fraser
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Hume, Sen Jane
      • Georgiou, Sen Peter
      • Georgiou, Sen Peter
      • Georgiou, Sen Peter
      • Williams, Sen John
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • select committee on electric vehicles
      • report
        • Storer, Sen Timothy
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • report
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   adjournment
    • Bernardi, Sen Cory (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • ovarian cancer
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • shark bay
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • government
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • australian public service
      • Storer, Sen Timothy
    • petrie electorate
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • australia day honours
      • Hume, Sen Jane
    • murray-darling basin
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
    • hillier, mr gavin maxwell
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • members of parliament: conduct
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
    • international year of indigenous languages
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • china
      • Burston, Sen Brian
    • tasmania: bushfires, climate change
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • private health insurance
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
    • neville, mr paul christopher
      • Stoker, Sen Amanda
    • murray-darling basin
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
    • coal seam gas mining
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
    • sex discrimination amendment (removing discrimination against students) bill 2018, environment
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • kerin, professor paul
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • building and construction industry
      • Watt, Sen Murray
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • tabling

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