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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   bills
    • aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples recognition bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Crossin, Sen Trish
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   questions without notice
    • western australia (Back, Sen Chris)
    • literacy and numeracy (Furner, Sen Mark)
    • economy (Joyce, Sen Barnaby)
    • james price point (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • victoria: hospitals (Ryan, Sen Scott)
    • victoria: hospitals (Marshall, Sen Gavin)
    • broadband (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • education funding (Wright, Sen Penny)
    • migration (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
  •   answers to questions on notice
    • question no. 2006
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • western australia
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • Eggleston, Sen Alan
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • james price point
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   condolences
    • child, hon. gloria joan liles, ao
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   notices
    • standing order 111: marine safety (domestic commercial vessel) national law amendment bill 2013
      • presentation
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations references committee
      • reporting date
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • cyber-safety committee
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reporting date
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • constitutional recognition of atsi peoples committee: joint
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • law enforcement committee
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade committee: joint
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • community affairs references committee
      • reporting date
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • treaties committee
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Brown, Sen Carol
    • gambling reform committee
      • meeting
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   motions
    • whaling
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • flying foxes
      • Williams, Sen John
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • Milne, Sen Christine
  •   bills
    • criminal code amendment (misrepresentation of age to a minor) bill 2013
      • first reading
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • second reading
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   matters of public importance
    • government policy
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • Furner, Sen Mark
      • Sinodinos, Sen Arthur
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Faulkner, Sen John
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report nos 23 and 24 of 2012-13
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   documents
    • board of taxation
      • order for the production of documents
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • tabling
  •   bills
    • aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples recognition bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Madigan, Sen John
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
        • Eggleston, Sen Alan
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
        • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   documents
    • department of education, employment and workplace relations: fair work australia
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • department of education, employment and workplace relations: fair work australia, report into the operation of the provisions of the national employment standards
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • Bishop, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • tasmanian bushfires
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • ovarian cancer
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • coal seam gas
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
    • early childhood education
      • Thorp, Sen Lin
    • western australia state election
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • bonacina, mrs giulia, bem, oam
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • security research institute, edith cowan university
      • Bishop, Sen Mark
    • access to justice
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • international development assistance
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • women in sport
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • nudge economics (Sinodinos, Sen Arthur)
    • federal election
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • hollows, professor frederick cossom, ac
      • Faulkner, Sen John
    • palestine
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • sexual health and family planning australia
      • Moore, Sen Claire
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • indexed lists of departmental and agency files
      • tabling
    • departmental and agency contacts
      • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • finance and deregulation: stakeholder consultations (question no. 2247) (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • financial management and accountability (question no. 2253) (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • financial management and accountability (question no. 2260) (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • veterans' affairs: stakeholders (question no. 2266) (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • financial management and accountabililty (question no. 2270) (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • financial management and accountability (question nos 2336, 2365 and 2369) (Ryan, Sen Scott)
    • financial management and accountability (question no. 2338) (Ryan, Sen Scott)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2606) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2607) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2608) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2609) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2610) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2611) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2612) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2613) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2614) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2615) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2616) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2617) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2618) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence materiel (question no. 2619) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • australian submarine corporation pty ltd (question no. 2620) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • australian submarine corporation pty ltd (question no. 2621) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • finance and deregulation (question no. 2622) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • finance and deregulation (question no. 2623) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • australian submarine corporation pty ltd (question no. 2624) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • australian submarine corporation pty ltd (question no. 2625) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • australian submarine corporation pty ltd (question no. 2626) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • australian submarine corporation pty ltd (question no. 2627) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • australian submarine corporation pty ltd (question no. 2628) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • finance and deregulation (question no. 2629) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • finance and deregulation (question no. 2630) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • national native title tribunal (question no. 2631) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • national culinary herb and spice industry levy consultation (question no. 2633) (Ronaldson, Sen Michael)
    • treasury (question no. 2637) (Ronaldson, Sen Michael)
    • employment and workplace relations: staffing (question no. 2638) (Ronaldson, Sen Michael)
    • infrastructure and transport (question no. 2639) (Ronaldson, Sen Michael)
    • illegal trade in wildlife (question no. 2641) (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: greyhound exports (question no. 2649) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • fair work act 2009 (question no. 2650) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • global microcredit summit (question no. 2656) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • myanmar: development assistance (question no. 2657) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • ausaid: agent orange (question no. 2658) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • manus island (question no. 2659) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • live animal exports (question no. 2660) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • medicare (question no. 2662) (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • franklin electorate: north bruny community centre (question no. 2663) (Bushby, Sen David)
    • 2012-13 budget (question no. 2666) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • biosecurity (question no. 2669) (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry (question no. 2670) (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • australian quarantine and inspection service (question no. 2671) (Milne, Sen Christine)

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