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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • select committee on the murray-darling basin plan
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • division
    • consideration of legislation
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   statements
    • order of business
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
  •   bills
    • anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing and other legislation amendment bill 2019
      • second reading
        • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Brockman, Sen Slade
        • Henderson, Sen Sarah
        • Scarr, Sen Paul
        • McLachlan, Sen Andrew
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • in committee
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
      • third reading
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • corporations amendment (corporate insolvency reforms) bill 2020, financial sector reform (hayne royal commission response) bill 2020
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   bills
    • aged care amendment (aged care recipient classification) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Chandler, Sen Claire
        • Henderson, Sen Sarah
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • presentation
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • division
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
  •   notices
    • postponement
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
  •   bills
    • australian security intelligence organisation amendment bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • second reading
        • Colbeck, Sen Richard
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Thorpe, Sen Lidia
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
      • in committee
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
        • TEMPORARY CHAIR, The
      • third reading
        • Askew, Sen Wendy (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • division
    • aged care amendment (aged care recipient classification) bill 2020
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Askew, Sen Wendy (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • financial sector reform (hayne royal commission response) bill 2020, corporations (fees) amendment (hayne royal commission response) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Askew, Sen Wendy (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • third reading
        • Askew, Sen Wendy (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • treasury laws amendment (2020 measures no. 6) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Askew, Sen Wendy (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • third reading
        • Askew, Sen Wendy (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • export market development grants legislation amendment bill 2020
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • Askew, Sen Wendy (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • national emergency declaration bill 2020, national emergency declaration (consequential amendments) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • second reading
        • Askew, Sen Wendy (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • division
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
    • corporations amendment (corporate insolvency reforms) bill 2020
      • second reading
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
    • social services and other legislation amendment (extension of coronavirus support) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Matthew
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   questions without notice
    • workplace relations (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • morrison government (Paterson, Sen James)
    • workplace relations (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • assange, mr julian paul (Rice, Sen Janet)
    • papua new guinea: foreign investment (Patrick, Sen Rex)
    • economy (Van, Sen David)
    • covid-19: repatriation (Keneally, Sen Kristina)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • trade with china (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • workplace relations (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • agriculture industry (Davey, Sen Perin)
    • covid-19: aged care (Polley, Sen Helen)
  •   documents
    • australian competition and consumer commission
      • tabling
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   regulations and determinations
    • parliamentary services act 1999: determination no. 1 of 2020
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • workplace relations
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Davey, Sen Perin
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Rennick, Sen Gerard
      • Ayres, Sen Timothy
    • assange, mr julian paul
      • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   petitions
    • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   committees
    • electoral matters committee
      • report
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
    • privileges committee
      • report
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
    • national disability insurance scheme joint committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Davey, Sen Perin
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • government response to report
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee
      • report
        • Davey, Sen Perin
  •   bills
    • social services and other legislation amendment (extension of coronavirus support) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Askew, Sen Wendy
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • Seselja, Sen Zed
        • division
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
      • in committee
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • McAllister, Sen Jenny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Matthew
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • division
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • O'Sullivan, Sen Matthew
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • third reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • aviation legislation amendment (liability and insurance) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • third reading
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • immigration (education) amendment (expanding access to english tuition) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • third reading
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • territories legislation amendment bill 2020, bankruptcy (estate charges) amendment (norfolk island) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • third reading
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • treasury laws amendment (2020 measures no. 5) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
    • health insurance amendment (compliance administration) bill 2020
      • second reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   regulations and determinations
    • industry research and development (forestry recovery development fund program) instrument 2020
      • disallowance
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • division
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • coag reform fund amendment (no electric vehicle taxes) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Rice, Sen Janet
      • second reading
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   motions
    • nt independent
      • McMahon, Sen Sam
    • holiday period
      • Van, Sen David
    • murray-darling basin plan
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   committees
    • job security select committee
      • appointment
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   motions
    • covid-19: church services
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   committees
    • job security select committee
      • appointment
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   documents
    • climate ambition summit
      • order for the production of documents
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • division
    • climate change
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • workplace safety
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • division
  •   bills
    • social services and other legislation amendment (extension of coronavirus support) bill 2020
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Wong, Sen Penny
  •   ministerial statements
    • national disaster risk reduction framework
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   documents
    • australia's emissions projections, australian broadcasting corporation
      • order for the production of documents
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • pensions and benefits
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   documents
    • australian broadcasting corporation
      • order for the production of documents
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   ministerial statements
    • national disaster risk reduction framework
      • Davey, Sen Perin
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • McDonald, Sen Susan
  •   documents
    • australian broadcasting corporation
      • order for the production of documents
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • social services and other legislation amendment (extension of coronavirus support) bill 2020
      • consideration of house of representatives message
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
        • division
  •   statements
    • valedictory
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • crimes legislation amendment (economic disruption) bill 2020
      • first reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
    • financial sector reform (hayne royal commission response) bill 2020, social security (administration) amendment (continuation of cashless welfare) bill 2020
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • electoral amendment (territory representation) bill 2020, sport integrity australia amendment (world anti-doping code review) bill 2020, transport security amendment (testing and training) bill 2020, wine australia amendment (label directory) bill 2019
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   committees
    • membership
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The

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