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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   statement by the president
    • standing orders
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • division
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • division
  •   bills
    • minerals resource rent tax repeal and other measures bill 2014
      • second reading
        • division
      • reference to committee
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • division
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
  •   ministerial statements
    • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   questions without notice
    • economy (McEwen, Sen Anne)
    • mining (Edwards, Sen Sean)
    • employment (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • russia (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • national security (Back, Sen Chris)
    • budget (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse (Ruston, Sen Anne)
    • constitution (Lambie, Sen Jacqui)
    • deregulation (Sterle, Sen Glenn)
    • education (Seselja, Sen Zed)
    • superannuation (Bullock, Sen Joesph)
    • australian public service (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • employment (Brown, Sen Carol)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • russia
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • economy, employment, deregulation, australian public service
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
    • budget
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • reference
        • Heffernan, Sen Bill
    • select committee on health
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • economics references committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • joint committee of public accounts and audit
      • meeting
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reporting date
        • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   bills
    • corporations amendment (financial advice) bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • second reading
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   motions
    • carnaby's cockatoo
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • child labour
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • renewable energy target
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   matters of public importance
    • budget
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   first speech
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
  •   bills
    • minerals resource rent tax repeal and other measures bill 2014
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Payne, Sen Marise
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • departmental and agency contracts
      • tabling
  •   committees
    • select committee on health
      • membership
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   bills
    • australian renewable energy agency (repeal) bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • military rehabilitation and compensation amendment bill 2014
      • first reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • report
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • community affairs references committee
      • report
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brown, Sen Carol
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • social security legislation amendment (stronger penalties for serious failures) bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • dupagne, ms tanya, lefroy, mr timothy
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • tobacco
      • Faulkner, Sen John
    • taiji dolphin hunt
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • falls, miss claire, steel, mr kurt
      • Lundy, Sen Kate
    • montara oil spill
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • iraq and syria
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • bell, associate professor erica
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • nuclear energy
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • overseas aid
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • renewable energy
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • pharmacies
      • Williams, Sen John
    • gorgon gas project
      • Lines, Sen Susan
    • speech pathology
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • renewable energy target
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • renewable energy target
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • higher education
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • steel, mr kurt
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
    • education funding
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • departmental and agency contracts
    • departmental and agency files

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