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  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • marriage amendment (definition and religious freedoms) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
        • Burston, Sen Brian
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Brandis, Sen George
      • in committee
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • division
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • division
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   statement by the president
    • parliamentary language
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • broadband (O'Neill, Sen Deb)
    • schools (Williams, Sen John)
  • distinguished visitors
  •   questions without notice
    • queensland state election (Watt, Sen Murray)
    • international day of people with disability (Steele-John, Sen Jordon)
    • western australia: goods and services tax (Gichuhi, Sen Lucy)
    • banking and financial services (Ketter, Sen Christopher)
    • medicare (Duniam, Sen Jonathon)
    • national disability insurance scheme (Hinch, Sen Derryn)
    • queensland state election (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (Paterson, Sen James)
    • women's world cup (Farrell, Sen Don)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • queensland state election
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • international day of people with disability
      • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
  •   condolences
    • hearn, mrs jean margaret
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • electoral matters committee
      • meeting
        • Bushby, Sen David
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reporting date
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • international day for the elimination of violence against women
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • donatelife thank you day
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • international day for the elimination of violence against women
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • select committee on red tape
      • reporting date
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
  •   motions
    • myanmar
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • international day for the elimination of violence against women
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • immigration detention
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • division
    • telecommunications
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   notices
    • postponement
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   motions
    • indigenous affairs
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   regulations and determinations
    • operation of certain unmanned aircraft
      • disallowance
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   documents
    • commonwealth ombudsman
      • consideration
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • cancer funding
      • report
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • report
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
    • economics references committee
      • consideration
  •   documents
    • order for the production of documents
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee, select committee on red tape, rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • membership
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • marriage amendment (definition and religious freedoms) bill 2017
      • in committee
        • TEMPORARY CHAIR, The
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • division
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • division
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • division
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • division
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • division
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • division
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling

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