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  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   committees
    • economics legislation committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • asian infrastructure investment bank bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   statements by senators
    • economy
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
  •   questions without notice
    • prime minister (Conroy, Sen Stephen)
    • trade with china (Bushby, Sen David)
    • turnbull government (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • climate change (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • economy (Back, Sen Chris)
    • climate change (Ketter, Sen Christopher)
    • trade with china (Lindgren, Sen Joanna)
      • Lindgren, Sen Joanna
      • procedural text
    • broadcasting legislation (Muir, Sen Ricky)
    • turnbull government (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • trade with china (Sinodinos, Sen Arthur)
    • turnbull government (Carr, Sen Kim)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
  •   petitions
    • australian flag
    • marriage
    • marriage
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • reporting date
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • sport: matildas
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   documents
    • department of infrastructure and regional development
      • order for the production of documents
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
  •   motions
    • infrastructure
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • domestic violence
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • competition policy
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • economy
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Bullock, Sen Joseph
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
  •   committees
    • law enforcement committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • joint standing committee on treaties
      • report
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   ministerial statements
    • ministerial investment statement
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   bills
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (better targeting the income tax transparency laws) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • aged care amendment (independent complaints arrangements) bill 2015, civil law and justice (omnibus amendments) bill 2015
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   bills
    • asian infrastructure investment bank bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Sinodinos, Sen Arthur
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
        • division
      • in committee
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • third reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   bills
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (2015 measures no. 4) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   adjournment
    • australian flag
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • davies, mr peter lloyd
      • Peris, Sen Nova
    • marine sanctuaries
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • property investment industry
      • Williams, Sen John
    • western australia: agriculture
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • western australia: australian football league
      • Johnston, Sen David
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • marine sanctuaries, uranium exports
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • domestic violence
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • australian parliamentary delegation to the pacific
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • mantach, mr damien
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • adult literacy
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • employment
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • motorcycle safety
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • girl guides
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • prime minister, animal welfare
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • renewable energy
      • Madigan, Sen John
    • turnbull government, royal commission into trade union governance and corruption
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling

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