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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • australia fund establishment
      • meeting
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • fair trade (australian standards) bill 2013
      • second reading
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • racial discrimination amendment bill 2014
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Day, Sen Bob
  •   documents
    • fluffy owners residents action group
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • consideration of legislation
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • community affairs legislation committee, rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   regulations and determinations
    • corporations amendment (streamlining future of financial advice) regulations 2014
      • disallowance
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   motions
    • newcastle rail line
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   bills
    • family tax benefit (tighter income test) bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • second reading
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • australian broadcasting corporation amendment (local content) bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Madigan, Sen John
      • second reading
        • Madigan, Sen John
  •   motions
    • great barrier reef
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • division
    • whaling
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • radioactive material
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • animal welfare
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   bills
    • regulator of medicinal cannabis bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   motions
    • agricultural exports
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   documents
    • homelessness
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • trade with china
      • order for the production of documents
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   bills
    • parliamentary service amendment bill 2014
      • first reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
      • second reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   documents
    • homelessness
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   bills
    • customs amendment bill 2014, safety, rehabilitation and compensation legislation amendment bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • export finance and insurance corporation amendment (direct lending and other measures) bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • higher education and research reform amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Lines, Sen Susan
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • customs amendment (japan-australia economic partnership agreement implementation) bill 2014, customs tariff amendment (japan-australia economic partnership agreement implementation) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • australian war memorial amendment bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
  •   questions without notice
    • minister for defence (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • budget (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • minister for defence (Conroy, Sen Stephen)
    • health care (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
  • distinguished visitors
  •   questions without notice
    • financial services (O'Neill, Sen Deb)
    • queensland: mining (Lazarus, Sen Glenn)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • workplace relations (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • great barrier reef (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • income tax (Day, Sen Bob)
    • broadband (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • minister for defence (McEwen, Sen Anne)
    • higher education (Seselja, Sen Zed)
    • budget (Brown, Sen Carol)
  •   documents
    • asylum seekers
      • order for the production of documents
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • health care
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   committees
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   budget
    • portfolio additional estimates statements
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   documents
    • abbot point
      • order for the production of documents
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   committees
    • membership
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   bills
    • carbon farming initiative amendment bill 2014, australian education amendment bill 2014, australian sports anti-doping authority amendment bill 2014, social services and other legislation amendment (2014 budget measures no. 6) bill 2014, private health insurance amendment bill (no. 1) 2014
      • assent
  •   motions
    • government spending
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
      • Day, Sen Bob
      • Sinodinos, Sen Arthur
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • Carr, Sen Kim
  •   documents
    • national blood authority
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • professional services review
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • national mental health commission
      • McLucas, Sen Jan
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • australia's food processing sector committee
      • report
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • indigenous affairs
      • Lines, Sen Susan
    • indigenous affairs
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • cystic fibrosis
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • queensland gulf country
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • employment
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
    • defence personnel
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • government spending
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
    • flanagan, mr richard
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • education
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • infrastructure, renewable energy target, australian defence force
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
    • media
      • Madigan, Sen John
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling

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