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  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • racial discrimination amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Lines, Sen Susan
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • commonwealth grants commission amendment (gst distribution) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Wang, Sen Zhenya
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Back, Sen Chris
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • meeting
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   notices
    • postponement
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • crimes legislation amendment (harming australians) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
  •   business
    • withdrawal
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   motions
    • world food day
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • westconnex
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • division
  •   documents
    • nous group
      • order for the production of documents
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • division
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on electoral matters
      • reference
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   motions
    • west gate bridge
      • Carr, Sen Kim
  •   documents
    • disability support program
      • order for the production of documents
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • food standards australia new zealand
      • order for the production of documents
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • division
  •   motions
    • reefblitz
      • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • coal seam gas
      • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
      • division
    • oil exploration
      • Simms, Sen Robert
      • division
  •   bills
    • customs depot licensing charges amendment bill 2015, customs amendment (fees and charges) bill 2015, import processing charges amendment bill 2015
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • australian immunisation register bill 2015, australian immunisation register (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • social services legislation amendment (cost of living concession) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • amending acts 1980 to 1989 repeal bill 2015, statute law revision bill (no. 2) 2015
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (better targeting the income tax transparency laws) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • third reading
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • social services legislation amendment (low income supplement) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   questions without notice
    • broadband (McAllister, Sen Jenny)
    • trans-pacific partnership agreement (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • broadband (Singh, Sen Lisa)
    • pensions and benefits (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • water (McEwen, Sen Anne)
    • indo-pacific region (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
    • industrial relations (Johnston, Sen David)
    • trade (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • australian public service: workplace relations (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • national broadband network (Williams, Sen John)
    • prime minister (Collins, Sen Jacinta)
  •   answers to questions on notice
    • question nos 2467, 2475 to 2477, 2483, 2484, 2487, 2492, 2549 to 2551 and 2564 to 2569
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Lindgren, Sen Joanna
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • pensions and benefits
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   documents
    • nous group
      • order for the production of documents
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Brandis, Sen George
  •   statements
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (better targeting the income tax transparency laws) bill 2015
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   delegation reports
    • official visit to canada and united states of america
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   committees
    • publications committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • joint select committee on trade and investment growth
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • education and employment references committee
      • report
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • health legislation amendment (ehealth) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • food standards australia new zealand amendment (forum on food regulation and other measures) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • education legislation amendment (overseas debt recovery) bill 2015, student loans (overseas debtors repayment levy) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • shipping legislation amendment bill 2015
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • aged care amendment (independent complaints arrangements) bill 2015, civil law and justice (omnibus amendments) bill 2015, water amendment bill 2015, asian infrastructure investment bank bill 2015, tax and superannuation laws amendment (2015 measures no. 4) bill 2015
      • assent
  •   motions
    • infrastructure
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Fawcett, Sen David
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • select committee on the regional processing centre in nauru
      • report
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • environment and communications references committee
      • report
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
  •   committees
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • innovation: regional australia
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • national security
      • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • order for the production of documents

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