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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   parliamentary representation
    • victoria
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • senators sworn
  •   motions
    • covid-19: parliamentary procedure
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   statement by the president
    • covid-19: parliamentary procedure
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • higher education support amendment (job-ready graduates and supporting regional and remote students) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Matthew
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Rennick, Sen Gerard
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Davey, Sen Perin
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   questions without notice
    • covid-19: aged care (Sheldon, Sen Anthony)
    • budget (Rennick, Sen Gerard)
    • aged care (Keneally, Sen Kristina)
    • jobseeker payment (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • domestic and family violence (Askew, Sen Wendy)
    • australian bushfires (Watt, Sen Murray)
    • modern manufacturing strategy (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • national commissioner for defence and veteran suicide prevention (Lambie, Sen Jacqui)
    • covid-19: aged care (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • northern territory: australian defence force (McMahon, Sen Sam)
  •   committees
    • community affairs references committee
      • government response to report
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • aged care, covid-19: aged care
      • Keneally, Sen Kristina
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
      • Stoker, Sen Amanda
      • Smith, Sen Marielle
    • jobseeker payment
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   petitions
    • south australia-new south wales interconnector project
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • leave of absence
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • leave of absence
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • royal commissions amendment (confidentiality protections) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • second reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   motions
    • australian packaging covenant
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
  •   committees
    • select committee on tobacco harm reduction
      • appointment
        • Hughes, Sen Hollie
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Griff, Sen Stirling
  •   bills
    • judges' pensions amendment (pension not payable for misconduct) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
      • second reading
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
  •   motions
    • australia post
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • renewable energy
      • Rennick, Sen Gerard
  •   documents
    • commonwealth scientific and industrial research organisation
      • order for the production of documents
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
  •   motions
    • covid-19: manufacturing
      • Davey, Sen Perin
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • budget
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Keneally, Sen Kristina
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • division
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • reference
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • division
  •   motions
    • queensland state election
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • division
    • covid-19: state and territory border closures
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • covid-19: repatriation
      • Keneally, Sen Kristina
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • budget
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • Rennick, Sen Gerard
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • Scarr, Sen Paul
      • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • environment and communications references committee
      • government response to report
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Rice, Sen Janet
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • government response to report
        • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
    • human rights committee
      • report
        • Henderson, Sen Sarah
  •   committees
    • consideration
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   documents
    • centrelink
      • order for the production of documents
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   budget
    • statement and documents
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • proposed expenditure
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • portfolio budget statements
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   bills
    • defence legislation amendment (enhancement of defence force response to emergencies) bill 2020, environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (streamlining environmental approvals) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • payment times reporting bill 2020
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • australia's family law system joint select committee
      • membership
  •   bills
    • national skills commissioner bill 2020, national vocational education and training regulator amendment (governance and other matters) bill 2020, tertiary education quality and standards agency amendment (prohibiting academic cheating services) bill 2019, treasury laws amendment (2020 measures no. 2) bill 2020, treasury laws amendment (your superannuation, your choice) bill 2019, coronavirus economic response package (jobkeeper payments) amendment bill 2020, product stewardship (oil) amendment bill 2020, norfolk island amendment (supreme court) bill 2020, family assistance legislation amendment (improving assistance for vulnerable and disadvantaged families) bill 2020, excise tariff amendment bill 2020, superannuation amendment (pssap membership) bill 2020, aboriginal land rights (northern territory) amendment (jabiru) bill 2020, australian citizenship amendment (citizenship cessation) bill 2020, payment times reporting (consequential amendments) bill 2020, primary industries (customs) charges amendment (dairy cattle export charge) bill 2020
      • assent
  •   committees
    • membership
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • stillborn baby payment
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
    • coronavirus supplement
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • china: human rights
      • Antic, Sen Alexander
    • workplace safety
      • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
    • koalas
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
    • budget, queensland state election
      • Stoker, Sen Amanda
    • queensland state election
      • Green, Sen Nita
    • tasmania: health care
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • national commissioner for defence and veteran suicide prevention
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
    • tasmania: anti-discrimination act 1998
      • Chandler, Sen Claire
    • queensland: local government
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
    • queensland: ipswich region
      • Scarr, Sen Paul
    • china: human rights
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
    • budget
      • Henderson, Sen Sarah

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