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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (declared commercial fishing activities) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
        • Eggleston, Sen Alan
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Scullion, Sen Nigel
        • Boswell, Sen Ronald
        • division
        • division
  •   questions without notice
    • asylum seekers (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • queensland government (Moore, Sen Claire)
    • carbon pricing (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • hicks, mr david (Wright, Sen Penny)
    • budget (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • iran (Bishop, Sen Mark)
    • employment (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
    • science (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • employment (Edwards, Sen Sean)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • asylum seekers
      • Scullion, Sen Nigel
      • Furner, Sen Mark
      • Eggleston, Sen Alan
      • Bishop, Sen Mark
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • hicks, mr david
      • Wright, Sen Penny
  •   petitions
    • syria
    • syria
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • electricity prices committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • australian commission for law enforcement integrity committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • protests
      • Mason, Sen Brett
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • division
    • india: nuclear nonproliferation
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • environmental conservation
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • division
    • hicks, mr david
      • Wright, Sen Penny
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • privacy
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Wright, Sen Penny
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
      • Mason, Sen Brett
  •   documents
    • chronic disease dental scheme
      • tabling
        • Fawcett, Sen David
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Edwards, Sen Sean
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • report
        • Polley, Sen Helen
    • corporations and financial services committee
      • corrigenda to report
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • electricity prices committee
      • membership
        • Crossin, Sen Trish (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   bills
    • privacy amendment (enhancing privacy protection) bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (independent expert scientific committee on coal seam gas and large coal mining development) bill 2012
      • consideration of house of representatives message
    • consumer credit legislation amendment (enhancements) bill 2012
      • assent
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (declared commercial fishing activities) bill 2012
      • in committee
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • marriage amendment bill (no. 2) 2012
      • Faulkner, Sen John
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Wright, Sen Penny
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
  •   adjournment
    • Ludlam, Sen Scott (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • learn earn legend! program
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
    • football netball clubs
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • oxfam
      • Faulkner, Sen John
    • gov2.0
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • medical workforce
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
    • east timor
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • tenant advice and advocacy service
      • Moore, Sen Claire
    • foodbank western australia
      • Back, Sen Chris
    • global economy
      • Sinodinos, Sen Arthur
    • member for dobell
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling
    • indexed lists of departmental and agency files
      • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • captain paul watson (question no. 1999) (Wright, Sen Penny)
    • australian national university (question no. 2015) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • strategic reform program (question no. 2039) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: communications (question nos 2063 to 2065) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: hospitality (question nos 2066 to 2068) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 2082) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • strategic reform program (question no. 2086) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • force protection review (question no. 2087) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • tourism (question no. 2091) (Ronaldson, Sen Michael)
    • resources and energy (question no. 2092) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • defence: ipads and tablets (question no. 2100) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: iphones and ipads (question no. 2102) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: airline club memberships (question no. 2104) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: travel (question no. 2105) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: travel (question no. 2107) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 2108) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry (question no. 2112) (Edwards, Sen Sean)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry: staffing (question no. 2113) (Edwards, Sen Sean)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry (question no. 2114) (Edwards, Sen Sean)

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