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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   bills
    • fair work amendment bill 2012
      • in committee
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Wright, Sen Penny
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • division
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • division
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • division
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Wright, Sen Penny
        • division
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • division
      • third reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • wheat export marketing amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
  •   matters of public interest
    • McKenzie, Sen Bridget (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • workplace relations
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
    • anzac centenary
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
    • australian peacekeepers
      • Wright, Sen Penny
    • workplace relations
      • Brandis, Sen George
    • georgia
      • Williams, Sen John
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • middle east (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • economy (Thorp, Sen Lin)
    • middle east (Joyce, Sen Barnaby)
    • climate change (Milne, Sen Christine)
    • defence equipment (Nash, Sen Fiona)
    • automotive industry (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • national disability insurance scheme (Fifield, Sen Mitch)
    • cooperatives (Madigan, Sen John)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • middle east, national disability insurance scheme
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • Sinodinos, Sen Arthur
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • climate change
      • Milne, Sen Christine
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • postponement
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • parliamentary service amendment bill 2012
      • first reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
      • second reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations references committee
      • reference
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • division
  •   motions
    • uranium mining
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • asylum seekers
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • community affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   bills
    • biosecurity bill 2012, inspector-general of biosecurity bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • second reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   motions
    • african anti-homosexuality legislation
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
  •   motions
    • australian peacekeepers
      • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • finance and public administration legislation committee
      • report
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Faulkner, Sen John
    • economics references committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Eggleston, Sen Alan
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • report
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
    • law enforcement committee
      • report
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Williams, Sen John
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Williams, Sen John
    • community affairs legislation committee, environment and communications legislation committee, foreign affairs, defence and trade joint committee, public accounts and audit committee, public works committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   documents
    • media related activity in parliament house and its precincts
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • responses to senate resolutions
      • tabling
    • world sight day
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • report no. 11 of 2012-13
  •   committees
    • government response to report
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
    • treaties committee
      • government response to report
        • Evans, Sen Christopher
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary delegation to the inter-parliamentary union assembly in bern and bilateral visits to germany and austria
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
    • parliamentary delegation to the people's republic of china and the republic of indonesia
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • parliamentary delegation to the solomon islands and samoa
      • Polley, Sen Helen
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • constitutional recognition of local government committee
      • membership
        • Boyce, Sen Sue (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Feeney, Sen David
  •   bills
    • treasury legislation amendment (unclaimed money and other measures) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • second reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • customs amendment (malaysia-australia free trade agreement implementation and other measures) bill 2012, customs tariff amendment (malaysia-australia free trade agreement implementation) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • second reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • health and other legislation amendment bill 2012, migration amendment (reform of employer sanctions) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
      • second reading
        • Feeney, Sen David
    • fair work amendment (transfer of business) bill 2012, higher education support amendment (streamlining and other measures) bill 2012, migration legislation amendment (student visas) bill 2012, superannuation legislation amendment (mysuper core provisions) bill 2012
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • constitutional recognition of local government committee, public works committee
      • membership
    • constitutional recognition of aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples committee
      • appointment
        • Boyce, Sen Sue (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Feeney, Sen David
  •   regulations and determinations
    • murray-darling basin plan
      • disallowance
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Feeney, Sen David
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • division
        • division
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • gietzelt, mr ray, ao
      • Faulkner, Sen John
    • rural and regional family support services
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • australian republican movement
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • economy
      • Humphries, Sen Gary
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • the lodge and kirribilli house: costings (question no. 2138) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • financial management and accountability (question no. 2367) (Ryan, Sen Scott)

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