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  • start of business
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment bill 2013
      • in committee
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • division
        • division
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • division
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • division
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • division
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • division
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • division
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • division
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
      • third reading
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • constitution alteration (local government) 2013
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   matters of public interest
    • McKenzie, Sen Bridget (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • literacy skills
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • australian securities and investments commission
      • Johnston, Sen David
    • refugees
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
    • anzac day remembrance tour
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
    • parliamentary privilege
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
  •   questions without notice
    • asylum seekers (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • older australians (Polley, Sen Helen)
    • asylum seekers (Ronaldson, Sen Michael)
    • parent and community engagement program (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • budget, asylum seekers (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • education (Crossin, Sen Trish)
    • television sports broadcasts (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • mt gellibrand wind farm (Madigan, Sen John)
    • farm finance (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • human rights (Moore, Sen Claire)
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • broadband
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • farm finance
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • parent and community engagement program
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • withdrawal
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • treaties committee
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • human rights: iran
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
    • foreign affairs
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • iraq
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • indigenous affairs
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • health
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
    • tibet
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • constitutional recognition of local government
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • Madigan, Sen John
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Furner, Sen Mark
  •   committees
    • house committee
      • report
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • parliamentary joint committee on human rights
      • report
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no.48 of 2012-13, independent auditor's report
      • Fawcett, Sen David (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • disabilitycare australia
      • membership
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
    • broadcasting legislation committee
      • membership
  •   bills
    • charities bill 2013, charities (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2013
      • consideration of house of representatives message
      • first reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
      • second reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
    • customs amendment (anti-dumping measures) bill 2013, customs tariff (anti-dumping) amendment bill 2013
      • returned from the house of representatives
      • first reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
      • second reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
    • marriage amendment (celebrant administration and fees) bill 2013, marriage (celebrant registration charge) bill 2013
      • returned from the house of representatives
      • first reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
      • second reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
    • australian capital territory water management legislation amendment bill 2013, crimes legislation amendment (law enforcement integrity, vulnerable witness protection and other measures) bill 2013, migration amendment (offshore resources activity) bill 2013, public governance, performance and accountability bill 2013, social security legislation amendment (public housing tenants' support) bill 2013, therapeutic goods amendment (2013 measures no. 1) bill 2013
      • returned from the house of representatives
      • first reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
      • second reading
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
    • marriage amendment (celebrant administration and fees) bill 2013, marriage (celebrant registration charge) bill 2013, student identifiers bill 2013
      • report of legislation committee
        • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • reporting date
        • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   bills
    • constitution alteration (local government) 2013
      • second reading
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Eggleston, Sen Alan
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Back, Sen Chris
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • report
        • Back, Sen Chris
  •   adjournment
    • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • renewable energy
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • committee reports: government responses
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • whistleblowers
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • rogers, mr gregory
      • Moore, Sen Claire
  •   documents
    • tabling

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