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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee, rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • meeting
  •   parliamentary zone
    • approval of works
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • a new tax system (goods and services tax) amendment (make electricity gst free) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • division
    • aged care amendment (ratio of skilled staff to care recipients) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Gichuhi, Sen Lucy
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Williams, Sen John
    • withdrawal
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • community affairs references committee
      • reporting date
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • regional forest agreements legislation (repeal) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Rice, Sen Janet
      • second reading
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   parliamentary zone
    • approval of works
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • consideration of legislation
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   committees
    • select committee into the political influence of donations
      • appointment
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   motions
    • child care
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
    • rohingya people
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
    • national threatened species day
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • division
    • world suicide prevention day
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   documents
    • drug and alcohol services
      • order for the production of documents
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   motions
    • domestic and family violence
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • rohingya people
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • polio
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   bills
    • education services for overseas students (tps levies) amendment bill 2017, education services for overseas students amendment bill 2017
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • third reading
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • safety, rehabilitation and compensation legislation amendment (defence force) bill 2017
      • in committee
        • TEMPORARY CHAIR, The
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • third reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
    • liquid fuel emergency amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   questions without notice
    • deputy leader of the nationals (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • trade unions (Duniam, Sen Jonathon)
    • new england electorate: roads (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • climate change (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • new england electorate: roads (McAllister, Sen Jenny)
    • temporary work visas (Hanson, Sen Pauline)
    • marriage (Paterson, Sen James)
    • health care (Griff, Sen Stirling)
    • community development grants program (O'Neill, Sen Deb)
    • marriage (Paterson, Sen James)
    • o'sullivan, senator barry (Chisholm, Sen Anthony)
    • broadband (Brockman, Sen Slade)
    • building and construction industry (Carr, Sen Kim)
    • energy (Williams, Sen John)
    • marriage (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • education (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • community development grants program
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • deputy leader of the nationals, new england electorate: roads, community development grants program
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • climate change
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   committees
    • law enforcement committee
      • report
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • joint standing committee on treaties
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   committees
    • select committee into the political influence of donations
      • membership
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   documents
    • future frigate program, cashless debit card
      • order for the production of documents
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   motions
    • clean energy target
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
  •   personal explanations
    • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • government response to report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   bills
    • electoral and other legislation amendment bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • second reading
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • product emissions standards bill 2017, product emissions standards (excise) charges bill 2017, product emissions standards (customs) charges bill 2017, product emissions standards (consequential provisions) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • second reading
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • export finance and insurance corporation amendment (support for commonwealth entities) bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   documents
    • tabling

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