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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   parliamentary representation
    • queensland
      • PRESIDENT, The
    • senators sworn
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (small business measures no. 1) bill 2015, tax laws amendment (small business measures no. 2) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • in committee
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • third reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • governance of australian government superannuation schemes legislation amendment bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • in committee
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • third reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • business services wage assessment tool payment scheme bill 2014, business services wage assessment tool payment scheme (consequential amendments) bill 2014
      • in committee
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • division
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • division
    • business services wage assessment tool payment scheme (consequential amendments) bill 2014
      • third reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
    • renewable energy (electricity) amendment bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Brandis, Sen George
  •   questions without notice
    • sydney: martin place siege (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • national security (Lindgren, Sen Joanna)
    • sydney: martin place siege (Collins, Sen Jacinta)
    • economy (Bushby, Sen David)
    • asylum seekers (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • pensions and benefits (Seselja, Sen Zed)
    • taxation (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • food labelling (Williams, Sen John)
    • asylum seekers (Carr, Sen Kim)
    • vocational education and training (Edwards, Sen Sean)
    • legal aid (Ketter, Sen Christopher)
    • migration, workplace relations (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • australian human rights commission (McEwen, Sen Anne)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Edwards, Sen Sean
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • asylum seekers
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   condolences
    • johnson, hon. leslie royston, am
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • reporting date
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • select committee on the regional processing centre in nauru
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   motions
    • magna carta: 800th anniversary
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • forestry
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • racial discrimination act 1975
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Wright, Sen Penny
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
  •   documents
    • consideration
      • Smith, Sen Dean (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • mental health
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • supertrawlers
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   documents
    • consideration
    • legislative assembly of norfolk island: remonstrance
      • tabling
        • Smith, Sen Dean (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Smith, Sen Dean (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   bills
    • law enforcement legislation amendment (powers) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • safety, rehabilitation and compensation amendment (improving the comcare scheme) bill 2015, tax and superannuation laws amendment (employee share schemes) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • communications legislation amendment (sbs advertising flexibility and other measures) bill 2015, defence legislation (enhancement of military justice) bill 2015, social services legislation amendment bill 2015, tax and superannuation laws amendment (medicare levy and medicare levy surcharge) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
    • judiciary amendment bill 2015, national water commission (abolition) bill 2015
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • seafarers rehabilitation and compensation and other legislation amendment bill 2015
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • reference
    • parliamentary joint committee on human rights
      • membership
  •   bills
    • australian border force bill 2015, customs and other legislation amendment (australian border force) bill 2015, customs amendment (anti-dumping measures) bill (no. 1) 2015, customs tariff (anti-dumping) amendment bill 2015, limitation of liability for maritime claims amendment bill 2015, construction industry amendment (protecting witnesses) bill 2015, defence legislation amendment (military justice enhancements—inspector-general adf) bill 2014, quarantine charges (imposition—customs) amendment bill 2014, quarantine charges (imposition—excise) amendment bill 2014, quarantine charges (imposition—general) amendment bill 2014, health insurance (approved pathology specimen collection centres) tax amendment (norfolk island) bill 2015, seafarers rehabilitation and compensation and other legislation amendment bill 2015, a new tax system (medicare levy surcharge—fringe benefits) amendment bill 2015, tax and superannuation laws amendment (norfolk island reforms) bill 2015, health and other services (compensation) care charges amendment (norfolk island) bill 2015, aged care (accommodation payment security) levy amendment (norfolk island) bill 2015, private health insurance (risk equalisation levy) amendment (norfolk island) bill 2015, private health insurance amendment bill (no. 1) 2014, health insurance (pathology) (fees) amendment (norfolk island) bill 2015, norfolk island legislation amendment bill 2015, tribunals amalgamation bill 2015
      • assent
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration legislation committee, community affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • economics legislation committee, community affairs legislation committee, legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   bills
    • renewable energy (electricity) amendment bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Wright, Sen Penny
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   adjournment
    • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • magna carta: 800th anniversary
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • kirner, ms joan elizabeth, ac
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • magna carta: 800th anniversary
      • Milne, Sen Christine
    • housing affordability
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • report

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