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  • start of business
  •   bills
    • water amendment (long-term average sustainable diversion limit adjustment) bill 2012
      • in committee
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • division
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • division
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • Pratt, Sen Louise (The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN)
        • division
      • third reading
        • Conroy, Sen Stephen
        • division
    • higher education support amendment (streamlining and other measures) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Back, Sen Chris
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • in committee
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • division
      • third reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • crimes legislation amendment (serious drugs, identity crime and other measures) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Brandis, Sen George
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
      • third reading
        • Boyce, Sen Sue (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Lundy, Sen Kate
  •   matters of public interest
    • healthy body image
      • Polley, Sen Helen
    • prime minister
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
    • carr, senator bob
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
    • asian century white paper
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • leadbeater's possum
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   questions without notice
    • new south wales government
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • procedural text
    • broadband (Polley, Sen Helen)
    • docetaxel (Macdonald, Sen Ian)
    • asylum seekers (Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah)
    • asylum seekers (Brandis, Sen George)
    • middle east (Stephens, Sen Ursula)
    • marine sanctuaries (Boswell, Sen Ronald)
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • PRESIDENT, The
    • docetaxel (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • procedural text
    • economy (Back, Sen Chris)
    • anti-discrimination legislation (McEwen, Sen Anne)
  •   statements
    • convention against corruption
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • new south wales government
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Sterle, Sen Glenn
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
      • Thorp, Sen Lin
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   committees
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • reporting date
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • privileges committee
      • reference
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reference
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   motions
    • deepavali
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • white ribbon day
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • australian broadcasting corporation programming audio description trial
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • australian broadcasting corporation tasmania production unit closure
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Milne, Sen Christine
    • middle east
      • Ryan, Sen Scott
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • division
  •   committees
    • community affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Rhiannon, Sen Lee
        • division
  •   motions
    • seismic survey
      • Wright, Sen Penny
      • division
    • middle east
      • Milne, Sen Christine
      • division
  •   documents
    • nuclear waste
      • order for the production of documents
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   matters of public importance
    • environment
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Thorp, Sen Lin
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Furner, Sen Mark
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • Milne, Sen Christine
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • constitutional recognition of local government committee
      • membership
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   regulations and determinations
    • migration amendment regulation 2012 (no. 6)
      • disallowance
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
  •   bills
    • clean energy amendment (international emissions trading and other measures) bill 2012, clean energy (charges—excise) amendment bill 2012, clean energy (charges—customs) amendment bill 2012, excise tariff amendment (per-tonne carbon price equivalent) bill 2012, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (import levy) amendment (per-tonne carbon price equivalent) bill 2012, ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas (manufacture levy) amendment (per-tonne carbon price equivalent) bill 2012, clean energy (unit issue charge—auctions) amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • big steps campaign
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • middle east
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
    • bardenhagen, dr marita
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
    • international day for asbestos victims
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • health: financial management and accountability (question nos 2255, 2259 and 2268) (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • prime minister and cabinet (question no. 2330) (Ryan, Sen Scott)
    • social inclusion (question no. 2356) (Ryan, Sen Scott)
    • defence housing australia (question no. 2382) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • agriculture, fisheries and forestry (question no. 2394) (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)

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