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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (repeal of 4 yearly reviews and other measures) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
  •   questions to the president
    • parliament house: security
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment (repeal of 4 yearly reviews and other measures) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Lines, Sen Susan
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   questions without notice
    • qualifications of senators (Bilyk, Sen Catryna)
    • economy (Brockman, Sen Slade)
    • deputy leader of the nationals (Collins, Sen Jacinta)
    • immigration detention (McKim, Sen Nicholas)
    • workplace relations (Bushby, Sen David)
    • deputy leader of the nationals (Pratt, Sen Louise)
    • energy (Smith, Sen Dean)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • disability support pension: transvaginal mesh (Hinch, Sen Derryn)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • newlands civil construction: senator o'sullivan (Chisholm, Sen Anthony)
    • defence infrastructure (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
    • deputy leader of the nationals (Kitching, Sen Kimberley)
    • northern australia (O'Sullivan, Sen Barry)
    • deputy leader of the nationals (O'Neill, Sen Deb)
    • higher education (Reynolds, Sen Linda)
  •   answers to questions on notice
    • question nos 298, 300, 301, 312, 313, 342, 357, 359, 365
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • deputy leader of the nationals
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • immigration detention
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   condolences
    • bourchier, mr john william
  •   petitions
    • refugees
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   documents
    • indigenous affairs
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   petitions
    • abc and sbs: funding
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • australian grape and wine authority amendment (wine australia) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   motions
    • senator brockman: first speech
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • small amount credit contracts
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   documents
    • defence procurement
      • order for the production of documents
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • murray-darling basin
      • order for the production of documents
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   motions
    • australian national flag day
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • whaling
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • richardson, ms fiona
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • youth jobs path program
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • lai, dr pansy
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
  •   bills
    • a new tax system (goods and services tax) amendment (make electricity gst free) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • second reading
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
  •   motions
    • energy
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • defence facilities: chemical contamination
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Burston, Sen Brian
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • division
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • division
    • international overdose awareness day
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • economy
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
      • Hume, Sen Jane
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Paterson, Sen James
      • Burston, Sen Brian
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • joint committee of public accounts and audit
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • joint standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade
      • report
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee, public works committee
      • government response to report
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • cashless debit card
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • select committee into the political influence of donations
      • membership
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • safety, rehabilitation and compensation legislation amendment (defence force) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • competition and consumer amendment (abolition of limited merits review) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • australian citizenship legislation amendment (strengthening the requirements for australian citizenship and other measures) bill 2017
      • report of legislation committee
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • fair work amendment (repeal of 4 yearly reviews and other measures) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   adjournment
    • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • hurley surfing australia high performance centre, mercer, mr dean paul, oam, morphett, mr andrew kenneth 'drew', oam
      • Williams, Sen John
    • australian antarctic program
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • aged care
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • trade
      • Paterson, Sen James
    • local council elections: new south wales
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • qualifications of members and senators
      • Burston, Sen Brian
    • indigenous literacy day
      • Kakoschke-Moore, Sen Skye
    • australian competitiveness
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
    • birdsville races
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
    • cape york
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
    • wilson, mr rod
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • teen challenge tasmania: home of hope, hillwood berry farm
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • equal pay day
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • automotive industry
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
    • cyclone debbie
      • Ketter, Sen Christopher
    • australian taxation office
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • national child protection week
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
    • wildlife diplomacy
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • dorevitch pathology
      • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
    • platypus conservation
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
    • united nations
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • defence procurement, aged care, turnbull government
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling

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