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  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   personal explanations
    • media
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   bills
    • water amendment bill 2015
      • in committee
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
      • third reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
    • treasury legislation amendment (small business and unfair contract terms) bill 2015
      • report of legislation committee
        • Bushby, Sen David
      • second reading
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • in committee
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Day, Sen Bob
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Day, Sen Bob
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • division
        • Day, Sen Bob
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
      • third reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • civil law and justice (omnibus amendments) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brandis, Sen George
      • third reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Brandis, Sen George
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (bilateral agreement implementation) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   questions without notice
    • prime minister (Sterle, Sen Glenn)
    • trade with china (Back, Sen Chris)
    • fair work commission (Conroy, Sen Stephen)
    • trade with china (Sinodinos, Sen Arthur)
    • climate change (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • asylum seekers (Reynolds, Sen Linda)
    • mantach, mr damien (McKim, Sen Nicholas)
    • trade with china (Canavan, Sen Matthew)
    • climate change (Peris, Sen Nova)
    • trade with china (Johnston, Sen David)
    • telecommunications (Conroy, Sen Stephen)
    • trade with china (Edwards, Sen Sean)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • prime minister
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   petitions
    • same-sex relationships
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • community affairs references committee
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   matters of public importance
    • prime minister
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Fawcett, Sen David
      • Madigan, Sen John
      • Peris, Sen Nova
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   documents
    • centrepay
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (standing) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2015 measures no. 4) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • australian defence force cover bill 2015, australian defence force superannuation bill 2015, defence legislation amendment (superannuation and adf cover) bill 2015, gene technology amendment bill 2015, passports legislation amendment (integrity) bill 2015, australian small business and family enterprise ombudsman bill 2015, australian small business and family enterprise ombudsman (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2015, australian radiation protection and nuclear safety amendment bill 2015, acts and instruments (framework reform) (consequential provisions) bill 2015
      • assent
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (bilateral agreement implementation) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2015 measures no. 3) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   adjournment
    • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • member for wentworth
      • Lines, Sen Susan
    • economy
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
    • sugar industry
      • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
    • climate change
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • tabling

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