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  • start of business
  •   parliamentary representation
    • western australia
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • meeting
        • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   motions
    • national apology for forced adoptions
      • Milne, Sen Christine
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment bill 2013
      • first reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Conroy, Sen Stephen
  •   questions without notice
    • carbon pricing (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • budget (Bilyk, Sen Catryna)
    • budget (Brandis, Sen George)
    • great barrier reef world heritage area (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • economy (Joyce, Sen Barnaby)
    • national disability insurance scheme (Singh, Sen Lisa)
    • budget (Sinodinos, Sen Arthur)
    • literacy and numeracy (Wright, Sen Penny)
    • asylum seekers (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • water
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • Lundy, Sen Kate
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • budget, carbon pricing, economy
      • Humphries, Sen Gary
      • Furner, Sen Mark
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • literacy and numeracy
      • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   condolences
    • oldmeadow, mr maxwell wilkinson, wilson, hon. ian bonython cameron, am
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   petitions
    • chronic venous leg ulcers
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • leave of absence
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   matters of public importance
    • climate change
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Boyce, Sen Sue (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   committees
    • environment and communications legislation committee, rural and regional affairs and transport references committee, finance and public administration references committee, finance and public administration legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Polley, Sen Helen
    • consideration
      • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Boyce, Sen Sue (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   committees
    • cyber-safety committee
      • report
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
  •   documents
    • national close the gap day
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • peacekeepers
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • fires and floods
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • container deposit scheme
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   committees
    • national capital and external territories committee
      • report
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • Furner, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   committees
    • privileges committee
      • report
        • Humphries, Sen Gary
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   committees
    • publications joint committee
      • report
        • Polley, Sen Helen
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • documents
        • Polley, Sen Helen
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • additional information
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • community affairs references committee
      • additional information
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Furner, Sen Mark (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   bills
    • superannuation legislation amendment (reform of self managed superannuation funds supervisory levy arrangements) bill 2013
      • first reading
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
      • second reading
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • national disability insurance scheme bill 2013, royal commissions amendment bill 2013
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • membership
  •   bills
    • maritime powers bill 2013, maritime powers (consequential amendments) bill 2013, agriculture, fisheries and forestry legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2013, international tax agreements amendment bill 2013, aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples recognition bill 2013, electoral and referendum amendment (improving electoral procedure) bill 2013, national disability insurance scheme bill 2013, appropriation bill (no. 3) 2012-2013, appropriation bill (no. 4) 2012-2013, higher education support amendment (further streamlining and other measures) bill 2013, royal commissions amendment bill 2013, television licence fees amendment bill 2013, electoral and referendum amendment (improving electoral administration) bill 2013, fisheries legislation amendment bill (no. 1) 2013, australian capital territory (self-government) amendment bill 2013, broadcasting legislation amendment (convergence review and other measures) bill 2013, export finance and insurance corporation amendment (finance) bill 2013, completion of kakadu national park (koongarra project area repeal) bill 2013, customs amendment (anti-dumping commission) bill 2013, customs amendment (miscellaneous measures) bill 2013
      • assent
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations references committee
      • report
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Wright, Sen Penny
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (countering tax avoidance and multinational profit shifting) bill 2013
      • report of legislation committee
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • asbestos safety and eradication agency bill 2013
      • report of legislation committee
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • fair work amendment bill 2013
      • report of legislation committee
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   budget
    • statement and documents
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
    • proposed expenditure
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
    • portfolio budget statements
      • Parry, Sen Stephen (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
  •   adjournment
    • Parry, Sen Stephen (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • domestic violence
      • Thorp, Sen Lin
    • national apology for forced adoptions
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • cybersecurity
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • ready flowers
      • Furner, Sen Mark
    • international conference on population development
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • timor-leste
      • Madigan, Sen John
    • institute of public affairs 70th anniversary, thatcher, baroness margaret
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • chisholm electorate
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • new south wales labor government
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • malaysia
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • discrimination
      • Eggleston, Sen Alan
    • defence reserves: employer support payment scheme
      • Feeney, Sen David
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling

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