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  • start of business
  •   committees
    • economics legislation committee
      • meeting
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • meeting
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (digital radio) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • third reading
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • crimes legislation amendment (proceeds of crime and other measures) bill 2015
      • in committee
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • division
        • Edwards, Sen Sean (The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN)
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • division
      • third reading
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
    • tax laws amendment (implementation of the common reporting standard) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   questions without notice
    • taxation (Urquhart, Sen Anne)
    • middle east: maritime security (Back, Sen Chris)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • taxation (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
  • distinguished visitors
  •   questions without notice
    • taxation (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • building and construction industry (Johnston, Sen David)
    • workplace relations (Sterle, Sen Glenn)
    • queensland: drought (O'Sullivan, Sen Barry)
    • motor vehicles (Muir, Sen Ricky)
    • australian defence force (Conroy, Sen Stephen)
    • child care (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • vocational education and training (Carr, Sen Kim)
    • petrol sniffing (Smith, Sen Dean)
  •   documents
    • defence procurement
      • order for the production of documents
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Payne, Sen Marise
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • taxation
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Williams, Sen John
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Lines, Sen Susan
    • housing affordability
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   petitions
    • safe schools coalition australia
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   committees
    • foreign affairs, defence and trade legislation committee
      • meeting
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Ryan, Sen Scott
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   motions
    • tasmania: bushfires
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • gambling
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
    • queensland: meat industry
      • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
    • schools
      • Lindgren, Sen Joanna
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • Simms, Sen Robert
    • telecommunications
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • division
    • nuclear weapons
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   matters of public importance
    • election of senators
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Day, Sen Bob
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
      • Conroy, Sen Stephen
      • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   documents
    • consideration
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   committees
    • regional telecommunications independent review committee
      • government response to report
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • joint committee of public accounts and audit
      • government response to report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • joint statutory committee on public works
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • joint standing committee on treaties
      • report
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
    • joint select committee on northern australia
      • report
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
    • joint committee of public accounts and audit, law enforcement committee
      • government response to report
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   bills
    • offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage amendment bill 2016, tax laws amendment (small business restructure roll-over) bill 2016
      • first reading
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • second reading
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   regulations and determinations
    • social security (administration) (trial area – ceduna and surrounding region) determination 2015
      • disallowance
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • division
  •   bills
    • tax laws amendment (implementation of the common reporting standard) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • in committee
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Dastyari, Sen Sam
  •   adjournment
    • Ketter, Sen Christopher (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • joan nicoll tennis centre
      • Williams, Sen John
    • workplace relations
      • Lines, Sen Susan
    • world's greatest shave
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • taxation
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
    • jones, mr steve
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
    • tasmania: bushfires
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
    • financial services
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
    • schools: safe schools coalition australia
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • workplace relations
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • environment
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
    • ovarian cancer, tasmania: centrelink and medicare
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • centrelink
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • tasmania: centrelink and medicare
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • south australia: nuclear energy
      • Simms, Sen Robert
    • climate change
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
    • extradition law
      • Madigan, Sen John
    • new south wales: brigid awards
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • centre for peace and conflict studies, international development assistance, work health and safety
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • small business
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • tabling

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