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  • start of business
  •   parliamentary representation
    • south australia
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • aviation transport security amendment (screening) bill 2012, second reading
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Fawcett, Sen David
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Carr, Sen Kim
      • in committee
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • division
        • CHAIRMAN, The
      • third reading
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • division
    • higher education support amendment (student contribution amounts and other measures) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Mason, Sen Brett
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
  •   matters of public interest
    • Boyce, Sen Sue (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • australian broadcasting corporation
      • Faulkner, Sen John
    • defence budget
      • Johnston, Sen David
    • environment
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
    • volunteering
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • renewable energy
      • Back, Sen Chris
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • defence budget (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
    • afghanistan (Stephens, Sen Ursula)
    • budget (Joyce, Sen Barnaby)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • asylum seekers (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • carbon pricing (Brandis, Sen George)
    • broadband (Bilyk, Sen Catryna)
    • carbon pricing (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • supermarkets (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • james price point
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • defence budget
      • Johnston, Sen David
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Fawcett, Sen David
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • division
  •   motions
    • london olympic games
      • Lundy, Sen Kate
  •   committees
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • environment and communications legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • electoral matters committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • australian commission for law enforcement integrity committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • community affairs references committee
      • meeting
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • community affairs references committee
      • reporting date
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   motions
    • homelessness
      • Wright, Sen Penny
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   motions
    • forestry
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • division
    • surveillance
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • minerals resource rent tax
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • division
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Milne, Sen Christine
    • world war ii
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   matters of public importance
    • asylum seekers
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Furner, Sen Mark
      • Humphries, Sen Gary
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Eggleston, Sen Alan
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
  •   first speech
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • Thorp, Sen Lin
  •   matters of public importance
    • asylum seekers
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   documents
    • presiding officers of australian parliaments
      • tabling
        • Moore, Sen Claire (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary delegation to the united kingdom, spain, germany and the united states of america
      • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   petitions
    • kanwal village post box
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   condolences
    • adams, senator judith anne
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee
      • report
        • Polley, Sen Helen
    • environment and communications legislation committee
      • report
        • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   bills
    • migration legislation amendment (regional processing and other measures) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • second reading
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
  •   adjournment
    • australian national internship program
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • marine sanctuaries
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • education funding
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • homeless persons week
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1558) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • education, employment and workplace relations (question no. 1809) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australia post (question no. 1866) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian security intelligence organisation (question no. 1870) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • australian security intelligence organisation (question no. 1871) (Rhiannon, Sen Lee)
    • families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs (question no. 1872) (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • tertiary education, skills, science and research (question no. 1874) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • world health organisation (question no. 1879) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • health and ageing (question no. 1881) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities, agriculture, fisheries and forestry (question nos 1886 and 1887) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • treasury (question no. 1888) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • resources and energy (question no. 1889) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry (question no. 1897) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • climate change (question no. 1902) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian national university student union (question no. 1903) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work australia (question no. 1905) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1907) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1910) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1911) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work australia (question no. 1914) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • building and construction industry improvement amendment (transition to fair work) bill 2012 (question no. 1916) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1921) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no, 1922) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • employment and workplace relations (question no. 1923) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • fair work australia (question no. 1924) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry (question no. 1925) (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • immigration and citizenship (question no. 1928) (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • defence: procurement (question no. 1934) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: heavy landing incident (question no. 1936) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • prime minister and cabinet (question no. 1951) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian radiation protection and nuclear safety agency (question no. 1952) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • health and ageing (question no. 1953) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • burma (question no. 1954) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • resources and energy and tourism (question no. 1955) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • immigration and citizenship (question no. 1957) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • minister for foreign affairs: statement of interests (question no. 1958) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian fisheries management authority (question no. 1962) (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • australian fisheries management authority (question no. 1963) (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • australian fisheries management authority (question no. 1964) (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • resources and energy (question no. 1966) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)

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