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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • transport security amendment (serious crime) bill 2020
      • in committee
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   questions without notice
    • pensions and benefits (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • global security (Paterson, Sen James)
    • covid-19: vaccination (Watt, Sen Murray)
    • asylum seekers (McKim, Sen Nicholas)
    • covid-19: quarantine (O'Neill, Sen Deb)
    • law enforcement (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • defence personnel (Lambie, Sen Jacqui)
    • covid-19: vaccination (Pratt, Sen Louise)
    • national disability insurance scheme (Askew, Sen Wendy)
    • prime minister (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • domestic, family and sexual violence (Hughes, Sen Hollie)
    • community sport infrastructure grant program (Farrell, Sen Don)
  •   answers to questions on notice
    • question no. 3572
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • question no. 3359
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
      • Payne, Sen Marise
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
      • Watt, Sen Murray
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • covid-19: vaccination, covid-19: quarantine
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Small, Sen Benjamin
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • McMahon, Sen Sam
      • Smith, Sen Marielle
    • asylum seekers
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • education and employment legislation committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • reporting date
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • australia's family law system joint select committee
      • reporting date
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
  •   motions
    • domestic and family violence
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
  •   committees
    • privileges committee
      • reference
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • division
  •   motions
    • legal aid
      • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • jobkeeper payment
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • division
    • child care
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • division
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • division
    • gender dysphoria
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • division
  •   matters of urgency
    • gas industry
      • Brown, Sen Carol (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Rennick, Sen Gerard
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • McMahon, Sen Sam
      • Green, Sen Nita
      • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
      • division
  •   documents
    • australian human rights commission
      • consideration
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • community affairs legislation committee, community affairs references committee, legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • additional information
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • consideration
    • membership
      • McLachlan, Sen Andrew (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   bills
    • financial regulator assessment authority bill 2021, financial regulator assessment authority (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2021
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • tertiary education quality and standards agency (charges) bill 2021, tertiary education quality and standards agency amendment (cost recovery) bill 2021
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (2021 measures no. 1) bill 2021
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • competition and consumer amendment (motor vehicle service and repair information sharing scheme) bill 2021, higher education support amendment (extending the student loan fee exemption) bill 2021, private health insurance amendment (income thresholds) bill 2021, sydney harbour federation trust amendment bill 2021, treasury laws amendment (2021 measures no. 3) bill 2021, water legislation amendment (inspector-general of water compliance and other measures) bill 2021, treasury laws amendment (your future, your super) bill 2021
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • special recreational vessels amendment bill 2021, northern australia infrastructure facility amendment (extension and other measures) bill 2021
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • joint select committee on road safety
      • membership
  •   bills
    • archives and other legislation amendment bill 2021, migration amendment (clarifying international obligations for removal) bill 2021, migration amendment (tabling notice of certain character decisions) bill 2021, appropriation bill (no. 3) 2020-2021, appropriation bill (no. 4) 2020-2021, education legislation amendment (2021 measures no. 1) bill 2021, health insurance amendment (prescribed fees) bill 2021, northern australia infrastructure facility amendment (extension and other measures) bill 2021, social services and other legislation amendment (student assistance and other measures) bill 2021, special recreational vessels amendment bill 2021
      • assent
    • transport security amendment (serious crime) bill 2020
      • in committee
        • TEMPORARY CHAIR, The
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
  •   adjournment
    • Brockman, Sen Slade (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • china
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • far north queensland
      • Green, Sen Nita
    • pensions and benefits
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • medicare
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
    • chau, mr van kham
      • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
    • liberal party of south australia: membership
      • Antic, Sen Alexander
    • regional australia
      • Davey, Sen Perin
    • asylum seekers
      • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
    • agricultural shows
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
    • asylum seekers
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
    • indigenous australians
      • McMahon, Sen Sam
    • asylum seekers
      • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
    • dante alighieri
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • victoria: floods, australian defence force parliamentary program
      • Ciccone, Sen Raff
    • oil and gas exploration
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • south australia: aquaculture industry
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
    • ipswich events centre
      • Scarr, Sen Paul
    • human rights
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • workplace relations: mining industry, asylum seekers
      • Watt, Sen Murray
    • covid-19
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm

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