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  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • customs amendment (anti-dumping measures) bill (no. 1) 2015, customs tariff (anti-dumping) amendment bill 2015
      • in committee
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • third reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • biosecurity bill 2014, biosecurity (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2014, quarantine charges (imposition—general) amendment bill 2014, quarantine charges (imposition—customs) amendment bill 2014, quarantine charges (imposition—excise) amendment bill 2014
      • second reading
        • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • in committee
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   questions without notice
    • budget (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • centenary of anzac (Johnston, Sen David)
    • liberal party leadership (Carr, Sen Kim)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • national security (Wright, Sen Penny)
    • illicit drugs (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • veterans (McLucas, Sen Jan)
    • construction, forestry, mining and energy union (McGrath, Sen James)
    • renewable energy (Muir, Sen Ricky)
    • defence procurement (Conroy, Sen Stephen)
    • second sydney airport (Sinodinos, Sen Arthur)
    • economy (Ketter, Sen Christopher)
    • new south wales and queensland storms (Williams, Sen John)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Fawcett, Sen David
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Edwards, Sen Sean
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • national security
      • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   condolences
    • walsh, hon. peter alexander, ao
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • Day, Sen Bob
    • mackellar, hon. michael john randal, am
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
  •   petitions
    • internet services
    • tax avoidance
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • reporting date
      • PRESIDENT, The
    • national capital and external territories committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • treaties committee
      • meeting
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   motions
    • mental health
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • wool industry
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • office of the gene technology regulator
      • order for the production of documents
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   bills
    • international aid (promoting gender equality) bill 2015
      • reference to committee
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   committees
    • wind turbines select committee
      • appointment
        • Madigan, Sen John
  •   motions
    • excise tariff proposal (no. 1) 2014, customs tariff proposal (no. 1) 2014
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • division
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • kangaroo meat exports
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   matters of public importance
    • abbott government
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   documents
    • consideration
      • Williams, Sen John (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • mental health
      • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   documents
    • consideration
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • electoral matters committee
      • corrigenda to report
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • intelligence and security committee
      • government response to report
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • economics references committee
      • report
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   budget
    • statement and documents
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • proposed expenditure
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • portfolio budget statements
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • goninon, mr don, clarke, mrs noreen
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • geraldton regional aboriginal medical services
      • Lines, Sen Susan
    • beef australia 2015
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
    • penguin district school
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • mental health
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • housing affordability
      • Day, Sen Bob
    • budget
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • centenary of anzac
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
    • live animal exports, western australia: kimberley region
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • jackson, mr ray, bahrain
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • tabling

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