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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
  •   statement by the president
    • senate committees: 50th anniversary
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   bills
    • paid parental leave amendment (flexibility measures) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Rennick, Sen Gerard
        • Walsh, Sen Jess
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • McLachlan, Sen Andrew
        • Henderson, Sen Sarah
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • division
      • in committee
        • TEMPORARY CHAIR, The
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • division
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
      • third reading
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • australian sports anti-doping authority amendment (enhancing australia's anti-doping capability) bill 2019
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
  •   statements by senators
    • Gallacher, Sen Alex (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • covid-19, infrastructure, taxation
      • Rennick, Sen Gerard
    • road safety
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
    • human rights: black lives matter movement
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
    • women in parliament
      • Hume, Sen Jane
    • pensions and benefits
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • springbank secondary college, smith, ms ann marie
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
    • tasmania: covid-19
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • jobkeeper payment
      • Green, Sen Nita
  •   questions without notice
    • pensions and benefits (Keneally, Sen Kristina)
    • covid-19: economy (Brockman, Sen Slade)
    • pensions and benefits (Kitching, Sen Kimberley)
    • covid-19: health care (Chandler, Sen Claire)
    • gambling (Griff, Sen Stirling)
    • jobkeeper payment (Green, Sen Nita)
    • arts (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • covid-19: economy (Roberts, Sen Malcolm)
    • jobkeeper payment (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • australia-india relationship (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian bushfires (Watt, Sen Murray)
    • trade with india (Canavan, Sen Matthew)
    • pensions and benefits (Wong, Sen Penny)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • pensions and benefits
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Stoker, Sen Amanda
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Matthew
      • Green, Sen Nita
    • arts
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • presentation
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • presentation
    • postponement
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   statements
    • discovery of formal business
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
  •   bills
    • electoral legislation amendment (miscellaneous measures) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   documents
    • sheean, ordinary seaman edward (teddy)
      • order for the production of documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • division
  •   motions
    • sheean, ordinary seaman edward (teddy)
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • covid-19: black lives matter movement
      • Rennick, Sen Gerard
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
    • australian broadcasting corporation
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • division
    • australia: black lives matter movement
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
    • queensland: covid-19
      • Scarr, Sen Paul
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • division
    • juukan gorge
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • division
  •   business
    • withdrawal
      • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   motions
    • covid-19: arts and entertainment industry
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • human rights
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • division
  •   documents
    • commonwealth integrity commission
      • order for the production of documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   motions
    • covid-19: carers
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
    • medically supervised injecting rooms
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • division
    • australian broadcasting corporation
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • division
    • pensions and benefits
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • division
    • aboriginal deaths in custody
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • forestry
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • division
    • defence procurement
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • world tuberculosis day
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • pensions and benefits
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • pancreatic cancer
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
  •   documents
    • warning labels on packaged alcohol
      • order for the production of documents
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • smith, ms anne marie
      • order for the production of documents
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   motions
    • brisbane sikh temple
      • Scarr, Sen Paul
    • world ms day
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • royal commission into misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services industry
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   documents
    • building landcare community and capacity program
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ciccone, Sen Raff
  •   motions
    • her majesty queen elizabeth ii
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • road safety
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • smith, ms ann marie
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   bills
    • coronavirus economic support and recovery (no one left behind) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • second reading
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   motions
    • covid-19: pensions and benefits
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
  •   documents
    • jobkeeper payment
      • order for the production of documents
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   committees
    • northern australia committee
      • reference
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   bills
    • commonwealth electoral amendment (ensuring fair representation of the northern territory) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
      • second reading
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
  •   motions
    • domestic and family violence
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • pensions and benefits
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   matters of public importance
    • child care
      • Chandler, Sen Claire (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Walsh, Sen Jess
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Hughes, Sen Hollie
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Rennick, Sen Gerard
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • joint standing committee on trade and investment growth
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   bills
    • national skills commissioner bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • paid parental leave amendment (flexibility measures) bill 2020
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • australian sports anti-doping authority amendment (enhancing australia's anti-doping capability) bill 2019
      • second reading
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • in committee
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • third reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
    • commonwealth registers bill 2019, treasury laws amendment (registries modernisation and other measures) bill 2019, business names registration (fees) amendment (registries modernisation) bill 2019, corporations (fees) amendment (registries modernisation) bill 2019, national consumer credit protection (fees) amendment (registries modernisation) bill 2019
      • second reading
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   adjournment
    • australian captial territory: covid-19
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • covid-19: arts
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • steel industry
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
    • indigenous australians
      • Bragg, Sen Andrew J
    • australian bushfires
      • Watt, Sen Murray
    • juukan gorge
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • victorian government
      • Henderson, Sen Sarah
    • superannuation
      • Ayres, Sen Timothy

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