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  • start of business
  •   bills
    • fair entitlements guarantee bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Wright, Sen Penny
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • in committee
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
    • fair work amendment (transfer of business) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • Carr, Sen Kim
      • in committee
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott (The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN)
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
        • division
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • third reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • division
    • fair entitlements guarantee bill 2012
      • in committee
        • CHAIRMAN, The
        • division
        • division
      • third reading
        • Collins, Sen Jacinta
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
    • dental benefits amendment bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Boyce, Sen Sue
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • third reading
        • Fawcett, Sen David (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
    • 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
        • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
  •   questions without notice
    • asylum seekers (Cash, Sen Michaelia)
    • climate change (Milne, Sen Christine)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   questions without notice
    • economy (Bishop, Sen Mark)
    • budget (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • fisheries (Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter)
    • national broadband network (Cameron, Sen Doug)
    • national broadband network (McKenzie, Sen Bridget)
    • world population (Moore, Sen Claire)
    • national broadband network (Birmingham, Sen Simon)
    • automotive industry (Gallacher, Sen Alex)
    • budget (Sinodinos, Sen Arthur)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • asylum seekers, budget
      • Mason, Sen Brett
      • Marshall, Sen Gavin
      • Payne, Sen Marise
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • fisheries
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   condolences
    • riordan, hon. joseph martin, ao
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
      • Faulkner, Sen John
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
      • Collins, Sen Jacinta
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • economics references committee, finance and public administration references committee
      • meeting
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   notices
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs references committee
      • reference
        • Wright, Sen Penny
        • Humphries, Sen Gary
  •   motions
    • uk government pensions
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   bills
    • restoring territory rights (voluntary euthanasia legislation) bill 2012
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
  •   motions
    • ukraine famine
  •   committees
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • asylum seekers
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
      • division
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
      • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
  •   matters of public importance
    • registered organisations
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Stephens, Sen Ursula
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • Thistlethwaite, Sen Matt
  •   bills
    • national gambling reform bill 2012
      • report
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Thorp, Sen Lin
  •   committees
    • appropriations and staffing committee
      • report
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
  •   notices
    • standing committee on appropriations and staffing: 54th report
      • presentation
        • Feeney, Sen David
  •   parliamentary zone
    • proposal for works
      • Feeney, Sen David
  •   bills
    • law enforcement integrity legislation amendment bill 2012
      • explanatory memorandum
        • Feeney, Sen David
  •   delegation reports
    • parliamentary delegation to the 33rd general assembly of the asean inter-parliamentary assembly
      • Singh, Sen Lisa
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • education, employment and workplace relations legislation committee
      • report
        • Thorp, Sen Lin
  •   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
        • Singh, Sen Lisa
        • Eggleston, Sen Alan
        • Macdonald, Sen Ian
        • Boswell, Sen Ronald
        • Xenophon, Sen Nick
        • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • Kroger, Sen Helen
        • Williams, Sen John
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • division
      • in committee
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • procedural text
        • division
      • third reading
        • Ludwig, Sen Joe
        • division
  •   adjournment
    • PRESIDENT, The
    • micah challenge
      • Thorp, Sen Lin
    • white ribbon day
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • women in the workplace
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • regional australia, regional development and local government (question no. 2236) (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • arts (question no. 2237) (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • sport (question no. 2278) (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • financial transfers to australia from politically exposed persons (question no. 2391) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)

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