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  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (broadcasting reform) bill 2017, commercial broadcasting (tax) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • Hinch, Sen Derryn
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Reynolds, Sen Linda
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   questions without notice
    • newlands civil construction: senator o'sullivan (Farrell, Sen Don)
    • north korea (Hume, Sen Jane)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • murray-darling basin (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • energy (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • energy (McAllister, Sen Jenny)
    • energy (Duniam, Sen Jonathon)
    • higher education (Lambie, Sen Jacqui)
    • energy (Ketter, Sen Christopher)
    • registered organisations (Bushby, Sen David)
    • aged care (Polley, Sen Helen)
    • resources sector (O'Sullivan, Sen Barry)
    • energy (Carr, Sen Kim)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • disability support pension: transvaginal mesh
      • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • aged care, energy
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • higher education
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   petitions
    • live animal exports
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • economics references committee, environment and communications references committee
      • reporting date
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   motions
    • great barrier reef
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • parliamentary business resources amendment (voluntary opt-out) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • second reading
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
  •   motions
    • fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • medicinal cannabis legislation amendment (securing patient access) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   motions
    • coal-fired power
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
  •   documents
    • defence procurement
      • order for the production of documents
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • energy
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • arthur-pieman conservation area
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
      • division
    • renewable energy
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • bondi pavilion
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • nuclear weapons
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   matters of public importance
    • environment
      • Williams, Sen John (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • national capital and external territories committee
      • report
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • report
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • community affairs references committee
      • government response to report
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   bills
    • australian border force amendment (protected information) bill 2017, social services legislation amendment (welfare reform) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • second reading
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • treasury laws amendment (2017 enterprise incentives no. 2) bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   bills
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (broadcasting reform) bill 2017, commercial broadcasting (tax) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
  •   adjournment
    • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • parliamentary friends of the rspca
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • medicinal cannabis legislation amendment (securing patient access) bill 2017
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • housing affordability
      • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
    • child sexual abuse
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
    • australian labor party
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • gambling
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
    • climate science
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • reid, mr don
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
    • cape york
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
    • wilson, mr alexander rodney lockie 'rod', pensions and benefits
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
    • dementia awareness month
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • higher education
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • rohingya people
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
    • rohingya people, china: human rights, local government elections
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling

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