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  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • environment and communications legislation committee
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   parliamentary representation
    • new south wales
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • senators sworn
  •   bills
    • treasury laws amendment (banking measures no. 1) bill 2017
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Ketter, Sen Christopher
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • third reading
        • Williams, Sen John (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • therapeutic goods amendment (2017 measures no. 1) bill 2017, therapeutic goods (charges) amendment bill 2017
      • second reading
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • in committee
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Polley, Sen Helen
      • third reading
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
    • migration amendment (skilling australians fund) bill 2018, migration (skilling australians fund) charges bill 2017
      • second reading
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   documents
    • special purpose flights
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   notices
    • presentation
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • Bushby, Sen David
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • leave of absence
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • allocation of departments and agencies
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • australian human rights commission repeal (duplication removal) bill 2018
      • first reading
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • second reading
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory
  •   motions
    • asylum seekers
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • division
    • newstart allowance
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • climate change
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
      • division
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • iraq and syria
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • membership
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   bills
    • treasury laws amendment (junior minerals exploration incentive) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
      • second reading
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • social services legislation amendment (cashless debit card) bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • great barrier reef marine park amendment (authority governance and other matters) bill 2017, treasury laws amendment (putting consumers first—establishment of the australian financial complaints authority) bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • migration amendment (skilling australians fund) bill 2018, migration (skilling australians fund) charges bill 2017
      • second reading
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • in committee
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
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        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
        • division
        • Anning, Sen Fraser
        • Cameron, Sen Doug
  •   questions without notice
    • payday lending (Marshall, Sen Gavin)
    • employment (Bushby, Sen David)
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • deputy prime minister (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • defence industry (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • deputy prime minister (Farrell, Sen Don)
    • murray-darling basin (Hanson, Sen Pauline)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • murray-darling basin (Fawcett, Sen David)
    • transurban group (Rice, Sen Janet)
    • tasmania: biosecurity (Urquhart, Sen Anne)
    • indigenous affairs (Gichuhi, Sen Lucy)
    • deputy prime minister (Polley, Sen Helen)
    • mining (Williams, Sen John)
    • deputy prime minister (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • pyeongchang winter olympic games (Brockman, Sen Slade)
  •   motions
    • deputy prime minister
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Barry
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • Hinch, Sen Derryn
      • division
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • division
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • division
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • payday lending
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • transurban group
      • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   committees
    • membership
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   documents
    • naval group australia, murray-darling basin, indigenous housing
      • order for the production of documents
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   committees
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • human rights committee, senate publications committee
      • report
        • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   budget
    • consideration by estimates committees
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   committees
    • community affairs legislation committee, environment and communications legislation committee
      • additional information
        • Smith, Sen Dean
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • scrutiny digest
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • select committee on red tape
      • report
        • Leyonhjelm, Sen David
  •   motions
    • advisory council on australian archives
      • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   bills
    • restoring territory rights (assisted suicide legislation) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Brockman, Sen Slade
  •   motions
    • schools: funding
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Ruston, Sen Anne
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
  •   bills
    • proceeds of crime amendment (proceeds and other matters) bill 2017
      • first reading
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • second reading
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
    • broadcasting legislation amendment (digital radio) bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
    • therapeutic goods amendment (2017 measures no. 1) bill 2017
      • returned from the house of representatives
  •   documents
    • australian human rights commission
      • consideration
        • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
    • director of national parks
      • consideration
        • Bartlett, Sen Andrew
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • finance and public administration references committee
      • report
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • national disability insurance scheme
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   committees
    • consideration
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • consideration
  •   adjournment
    • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
    • science meets parliament, molan, senator jim, burch, ms candice, mla
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
    • gold coast
      • Watt, Sen Murray
    • prisons
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • east perth jewish cemetery
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • gold coast commonwealth games
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
  •   documents
    • tabling
    • tabling

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