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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • parliamentary joint committee on corporations and financial services, joint standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • social services legislation amendment (no jab, no pay) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • in committee
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Moore, Sen Claire
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • third reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
    • migration and maritime powers amendment bill (no. 1) 2015
      • second reading
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • division
      • in committee
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • division
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher (The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN)
        • division
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • division
      • third reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • foreign acquisitions and takeovers legislation amendment bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   statements
    • france: terrorist attacks
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • Xenophon, Sen Nick
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Brandis, Sen George
  •   questions without notice
    • defence: water supplies (McAllister, Sen Jenny)
    • national security (Johnston, Sen David)
    • child care (Dastyari, Sen Sam)
    • g20 finance ministers meeting (Edwards, Sen Sean)
    • climate change (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • defence procurement (Fawcett, Sen David)
    • asylum seekers (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • trade with indonesia (Canavan, Sen Matthew)
    • minister for trade and investment (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • child care (Lindgren, Sen Joanna)
    • vocational education and training (Carr, Sen Kim)
    • broadband (Smith, Sen Dean)
      • Brandis, Sen George
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • answers to questions
      • Dastyari, Sen Sam
      • Back, Sen Chris
      • Lines, Sen Susan
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
    • climate change
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   petitions
    • asylum seeker children
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • leave of absence
      • Bushby, Sen David
  •   committees
    • joint standing committee on national capital and external territories
      • meeting
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • reporting date
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   motions
    • government advertising: regional and community media
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • climate change
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
    • united nations security council resolution 1325
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • employment: older australians' workforce participation
      • Day, Sen Bob
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • health and wellbeing
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   matters of public importance
    • arts funding
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Smith, Sen Dean
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Brown, Sen Carol
      • Reynolds, Sen Linda
  •   documents
    • consideration
    • perth freight link project
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • membership
      • Back, Sen Chris (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • crimes legislation amendment (harming australians) bill 2015
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • australian immunisation register bill 2015, australian immunisation register (consequential and transitional provisions) bill 2015, customs depot licensing charges amendment bill 2015, customs amendment (fees and charges) bill 2015, social services legislation amendment (cost of living concession) bill 2015, social services legislation amendment (low income supplement) bill 2015, social security legislation amendment (debit card trial) bill 2015, statute law revision bill (no. 2) 2015, amending acts 1980 to 1989 repeal bill 2015, treasury legislation amendment (small business and unfair contract terms) bill 2015, import processing charges amendment bill 2015, tax and superannuation laws amendment (better targeting the income tax transparency laws) bill 2015
      • assent
    • health insurance amendment (safety net) bill 2015
      • report of legislation committee
        • Fawcett, Sen David
    • foreign acquisitions and takeovers legislation amendment bill 2015
      • second reading
      • in committee
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Madigan, Sen John
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Lazarus, Sen Glenn
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • division
        • division
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn (The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN)
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • division
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • division
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • division
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • division
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • division
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Day, Sen Bob
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • third reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • migration amendment (charging for a migration outcome) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   adjournment
    • Edwards, Sen Sean (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • bourke, dr james raymond, mg, am
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
    • western sydney airport: draft environmental impact statement
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
    • royal australian air force base williamtown
      • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
    • drought: queensland
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • tabling

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