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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade, joint standing committee on migration
      • meeting
  •   parliamentary representation
    • south australia
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • senators sworn
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Lindgren, Sen Joanna
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
        • Johnston, Sen David
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
      • in committee
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • division
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Brandis, Sen George
    • Wong, Sen Penny
    • Brandis, Sen George
  •   questions without notice
    • murray-darling basin (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • trans-pacific partnership agreement (Lindgren, Sen Joanna)
    • arts funding (Collins, Sen Jacinta)
    • trans-pacific partnership agreement (Reynolds, Sen Linda)
    • asylum seekers (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • employment (Edwards, Sen Sean)
    • donations to political parties (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • infrastructure (Canavan, Sen Matthew)
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation act 1999 (Singh, Sen Lisa)
    • indigenous health (Seselja, Sen Zed)
    • australian water holdings (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • defence procurement (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • murray-darling basin
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • asylum seekers
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   condolences
    • whan, mr robert bruce, am
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   privilege
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Williams, Sen John
    • presentation
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • economics legislation committee, environment and communications legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • division
  •   motions
    • environment
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • perth freight link
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • division
    • trade with china
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
        • Muir, Sen Ricky
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • workplace relations
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • Day, Sen Bob
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Madigan, Sen John
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
  •   documents
    • nbn co
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • intelligence and security committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • intelligence and security committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • amending acts 1980 to 1989 repeal bill 2015, statute law revision bill (no. 2) 2015
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • omnibus repeal day (autumn 2015) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • membership
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee, community affairs legislation committee, economics legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment bill 2014
      • in committee
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Muir, Sen Ricky
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Muir, Sen Ricky
        • Muir, Sen Ricky
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • central coast: australian taxation office
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • infrastructure
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • tabling

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