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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   governor-general's speech
    • address-in-reply
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   committees
    • aboriginal and torres strait islander affairs committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   bills
    • social security legislation amendment (increased employment participation) bill 2014
      • in committee
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • third reading
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   committees
    • economics legislation committee
      • report
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, income tax rates amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, family trust distribution tax (primary liability) amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, fringe benefits tax amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, income tax (bearer debentures) amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, income tax (first home saver accounts misuse tax) amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, income tax (tfn withholding tax (ess)) amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, superannuation (departing australia superannuation payments tax) amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, superannuation (excess non-concessional contributions tax) amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, superannuation (excess untaxed roll-over amounts tax) amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, taxation (trustee beneficiary non-disclosure tax) (no. 1) amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, taxation (trustee beneficiary non-disclosure tax) (no. 2) amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, tax laws amendment (interest on non-resident trust distributions) (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, tax laws amendment (untainting tax) (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014, trust recoupment tax amendment (temporary budget repair levy) bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Thorp, Sen Lin
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • budget (Back, Sen Chris)
    • budget (Sterle, Sen Glenn)
    • age pension (Seselja, Sen Zed)
    • environment (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • indigenous communities (Eggleston, Sen Alan)
    • budget (McLucas, Sen Jan)
    • defence: naval vessels (Kroger, Sen Helen)
    • defence procurement (Conroy, Sen Stephen)
    • higher education: research funding (Boyce, Sen Sue)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • budget
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   governor-general's speech
    • address-in-reply
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • budget
      • Thorp, Sen Lin
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reporting date
        • Thorp, Sen Lin
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • postponement
  •   documents
    • order for the production of documents
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Eggleston, Sen Alan
  •   motions
    • diplomatic relations
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • higher education funding
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • division
  •   documents
    • note printing australia
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • world heritage committee
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • budget
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Furner, Sen Mark
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Furner, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee, economics references committee
      • reporting date
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • consideration
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • responses to senate resolutions
      • tabling
        • Furner, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • detention of people with a cognitive impairment
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • northern beef cattle industry
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • national close the gap day
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • queensland
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • reports nos 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 40 of 2013-14
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   committees
    • appropriations and staffing committee
      • report
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   documents
    • order for the production of documents
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
  •   committees
    • joint select committee on northern australia
      • report
        • Eggleston, Sen Alan
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee, economics legislation committee, finance and public administration legislation committee, community affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • Fawcett, Sen David
    • joint select committee on northern australia
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary delegation to the philippines, malaysia and brunei
      • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
  •   bills
    • excise tariff amendment (product stewardship for oil) bill 2014, customs tariff amendment (product stewardship for oil) bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • second reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • export legislation amendment bill 2014, export inspection (quantity charge) amendment bill 2014, export inspection (service charge) amendment bill 2014, export inspection (establishment registration charges) amendment bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • second reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • agricultural and veterinary chemicals legislation amendment (removing re-approval and re-registration) bill 2014, australian national preventive health agency (abolition) bill 2014, energy efficiency opportunities (repeal) bill 2014, environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (cost recovery) bill 2014, health workforce australia (abolition) bill 2014, migration amendment (offshore resources activity) repeal bill 2014, paid parental leave amendment bill 2014, railway agreement (western australia) amendment bill 2014, student identifiers bill 2014, tax and superannuation laws amendment (2014 measures no. 2) bill 2014, tax and superannuation laws amendment (2014 measures no. 3) bill 2014, tax laws amendment (implementation of the fatca agreement) bill 2014, textile, clothing and footwear investment and innovation programs amendment bill 2014, veterans' affairs legislation amendment (mental health and other measures) bill 2014, public governance, performance and accountability amendment bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • second reading
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
    • amending acts 1901 to 1969 repeal bill 2014, major sporting events (indicia and images) protection bill 2014, migration amendment bill 2013, statute law revision bill (no. 1) 2014, tax bonus for working australians repeal bill 2013, telecommunications legislation amendment (submarine cable protection) bill 2013
      • assent
  •   regulations and determinations
    • export market development grants (extended lodgement and consultant quality incentive) determination 2012
      • disallowance
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
    • australian meat and live-stock industry (export of live-stock to egypt) repeal order 2014
      • disallowance
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   adjournment
    • Ruston, Sen Anne (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • budget
      • Eggleston, Sen Alan
    • middle east
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • aboriginal deaths in custody
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • national broadband network
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • order for the production of documents
    • departmental and agency appointments and vacancies
    • departmental and agency grants

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