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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • Wong, Sen Penny
    • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   motions
    • covid-19: parliamentary procedure
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   statement by the president
    • committees
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • national consumer credit protection amendment (small amount credit contract and consumer lease reforms) bill 2019 (no. 2)
      • second reading
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Scarr, Sen Paul
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Bragg, Sen Andrew J
    • social security amendment (covid-19 supplement) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Hughes, Sen Hollie
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
    • economic recovery package (jobmaker hiring credit) amendment bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
      • second reading
        • Payne, Sen Marise
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
        • Henderson, Sen Sarah
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Paterson, Sen James
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Chandler, Sen Claire
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
  •   questions without notice
    • trade with china (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • australia-united states of america relationship (Fawcett, Sen David)
    • abetz, senator eric (Ayres, Sen Timothy)
    • covid-19: small business (McGrath, Sen James)
    • climate change (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • foreign interference (Keneally, Sen Kristina)
    • employment (Hanson, Sen Pauline)
    • covid-19: pensions and benefits (Davey, Sen Perin)
    • trade with china (Watt, Sen Murray)
    • covid-19: infrastructure (Askew, Sen Wendy)
    • australian national audit office (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • defence (Molan, Sen Jim)
    • aged care (Walsh, Sen Jess)
  •   answers to questions on notice
    • question no. 48 (Ayres, Sen Timothy)
      • Ayres, Sen Timothy
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • abetz, senator eric, trade with china
      • Ayres, Sen Timothy
      • Stoker, Sen Amanda
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Antic, Sen Alexander
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • climate change
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • leave of absence
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   motions
    • aviation
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • jobseeker payment
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • withdrawal
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
  •   motions
    • domestic and family violence
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
    • china
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
      • division
    • national integrity commission bill 2018 (no. 2)
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • division
    • national consumer credit protection act 2009
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • division
    • assange, mr julian
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • division
    • maritime industry
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • reference
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   matters of urgency
    • united states presidential election
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
      • Bragg, Sen Andrew J
      • Walsh, Sen Jess
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   ministerial statements
    • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • developing northern australia
      • Dodson, Sen Patrick
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • energy
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
    • rural and regional budget outcomes
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
    • manufacturing
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
  •   bills
    • aged care legislation amendment (improved home care payment administration no. 1) bill 2020, fair work amendment (improving unpaid parental leave for parents of stillborn babies and other measures) bill 2020, native title amendment (infrastructure and public facilities) bill 2020, transport security amendment (serious crime) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • national disability insurance scheme amendment (strengthening banning orders) bill 2020, services australia governance amendment bill 2020, social services and other legislation amendment (coronavirus and other measures) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • national commissioner for defence and veteran suicide prevention bill 2020, national commissioner for defence and veteran suicide prevention (consequential amendments) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • recycling and waste reduction bill 2020, recycling and waste reduction (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2020, recycling and waste reduction charges (general) bill 2020, recycling and waste reduction charges (customs) bill 2020, recycling and waste reduction charges (excise) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • competition and consumer amendment (australian consumer law—country of origin representations) bill 2020, electoral legislation amendment (miscellaneous measures) bill 2020
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • higher education support amendment (job-ready graduates and supporting regional and remote students) bill 2020
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • national broadband network committee
      • reporting date
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   bills
    • payment times reporting bill 2020, treasury laws amendment (a tax plan for the covid-19 economic recovery) bill 2020, higher education support amendment (job-ready graduates and supporting regional and remote students) bill 2020
      • assent
  •   regulations and determinations
    • social security (coronavirus economic response—2020 measures no. 14) determination 2020
      • Dodson, Sen Patrick
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Carr, Sen Kim
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • division
  •   bills
    • economic recovery package (jobmaker hiring credit) amendment bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • McDonald, Sen Susan
        • Scarr, Sen Paul
  •   adjournment
    • Askew, Sen Wendy (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • harrison, mr neven maxwell (max), oam
      • Payne, Sen Marise

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