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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • meeting
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • division
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • division
  •   bills
    • migration amendment (regional processing arrangements) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • division
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Lines, Sen Susan
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • division
      • in committee
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   committees
    • membership
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • defence legislation (enhancement of military justice) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • export charges (imposition—general) bill 2015, export charges (imposition—customs) bill 2015, export charges (imposition—excise) bill 2015, export charges (collection) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • imported food charges (imposition—general) bill 2015, imported food charges (imposition—customs) bill 2015, imported food charges (imposition—excise) bill 2015, imported food charges (collection) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • tax and superannuation laws amendment (employee share schemes) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • third reading
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • division
        • Wright, Sen Penny
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • division
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • economics references committee
      • reference
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
  •   regulations and determinations
    • federal courts legislation amendment (fees) regulation 2015
      • disallowance
        • Wright, Sen Penny
        • division
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   parliamentary zone
    • approval of works
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • civil law and justice (omnibus amendments) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   committees
    • select committee on families
      • appointment
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
        • division
  •   questions without notice
    • attorney-general (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • trade unions (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • attorney-general, minister for foreign affairs (Collins, Sen Jacinta)
    • trans-pacific partnership agreement (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • national security (Conroy, Sen Stephen)
    • shipbuilding industry (Madigan, Sen John)
    • building and construction industry (Edwards, Sen Sean)
    • national security: citizenship (Wright, Sen Penny)
    • health funding (McLucas, Sen Jan)
    • construction, forestry, mining and energy union (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • procedural text
    • ayers rock resort (Peris, Sen Nova)
    • budget (Canavan, Sen Matthew)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • attorney-general
      • Brandis, Sen George
    • health funding
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   motions
    • dissent from ruling
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • attorney-general, national security
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • trans-pacific partnership agreement
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   documents
    • parliament house
      • tabling
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary delegation to the 132nd inter-parliamentary union conference
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • constitutional recognition of atsip
      • report
        • Peris, Sen Nova
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • report
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • education and employment legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • publications committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • finance and public administration legislation committee
      • report
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   bills
    • regulator of medicinal cannabis bill 2014
      • report of legislation committee
        • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   committees
    • senators' interests committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Madigan, Sen John
        • Rice, Sen Janet
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade references committee
      • report
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • australia fund establishment committee
      • report
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
  •   documents
    • headspace
      • order for the production of documents
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   bills
    • fair work (registered organisations) amendment bill 2014 [no. 2], social services legislation amendment (youth employment and other measures) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • social services legislation amendment (youth employment and other measures) bill 2015
      • first reading
        • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • fair work (registered organisations) amendment bill 2014 [no. 2]
      • first reading
        • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • PRESIDENT, The
    • migration amendment (regional processing arrangements) bill 2015
      • in committee
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • division
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Seselja, Sen Zed (The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN)
        • division
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • division
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • division
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Brandis, Sen George
      • third reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • division
  •   committees
    • membership
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   bills
    • civil law and justice legislation amendment bill 2014
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security, joint standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade
      • membership
  •   adjournment
    • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
  •   committees
    • constitutional recognition of atsip
      • report
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • northern australia, albany community care centre
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • education
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
  •   documents
    • tabling

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