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  • start of business
  •   business
    • consideration of legislation
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Keneally, Sen Kristina
      • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Wong, Sen Penny
      • division
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • division
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • division
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • division
  •   bills
    • migration amendment (repairing medical transfers) bill 2019
      • second reading
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • division
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • division
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
        • division
      • third reading
        • PRESIDENT, The
        • division
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • autism select committee, northern australia agenda select committee
      • meeting
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • counter-terrorism legislation amendment (2019 measures no. 1) bill 2019
      • second reading
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • division
        • DEPUTY PRESIDENT, The
        • division
      • in committee
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
        • Watt, Sen Murray
      • third reading
        • Cash, Sen Michaelia
    • aged care legislation amendment (new commissioner functions) bill 2019
      • second reading
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   statements by senators
    • minister for energy and emissions reduction
      • Wong, Sen Penny
    • nuclear energy
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • energy
      • Van, Sen David
    • mining
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • asylum seekers
      • Rice, Sen Janet
    • western australia: community events
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • workplace safety
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
    • china
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
    • welfare reform
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Matthew
    • tasmania: emergency food relief
      • Brown, Sen Carol
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Cormann, Sen Mathias
  •   questions without notice
    • economy (Gallagher, Sen Katy)
    • pharmaceutical benefits scheme (Smith, Sen Dean)
    • immigration detention (Keneally, Sen Kristina)
    • immigration detention (Di Natale, Sen Richard)
    • agriculture industry (McMahon, Sen Sam)
    • economy (Walsh, Sen Jess)
    • gambling
      • Askew, Sen Wendy
      • procedural text
      • Askew, Sen Wendy
      • procedural text
      • Askew, Sen Wendy
      • procedural text
    • socialism (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • education (Pratt, Sen Louise)
    • infrastructure (Antic, Sen Alexander)
    • member for chisholm (Kitching, Sen Kimberley)
  •   personal explanations
    • Cormann, Sen Mathias
    • Wong, Sen Penny
    • Keneally, Sen Kristina
    • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • economy
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Scarr, Sen Paul
      • Pratt, Sen Louise
      • Hughes, Sen Hollie
      • Walsh, Sen Jess
    • immigration detention
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • withdrawal
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • presentation
    • postponement
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   bills
    • transport security amendment (testing and training) bill 2019, national vocational education and training regulator amendment bill 2019
      • first reading
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • second reading
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   motions
    • australian of the year awards
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • dairy industry
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   documents
    • education and employment references committee report: government response
      • order for the production of documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   motions
    • australian public service
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
  •   documents
    • royal commission into misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services industry
      • order for the production of documents
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • defence facilities: chemical contamination
      • order for the production of documents
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
  •   committees
    • northern australia agenda select committee
      • appointment
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Smith, Sen Dean
  •   documents
    • census: gender and sexuality questions
      • order for the production of documents
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   motions
    • immigration detention
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • domestic and family violence
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • medical workforce
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
    • department of home affairs: visa processing
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   bills
    • telecommunications amendment (repairing assistance and access) bill 2019
      • first reading
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • second reading
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
  •   motions
    • new skilled regional visas (consequential amendments) bill 2019
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • gambling
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • reference
        • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • division
  •   motions
    • pensions and benefits
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • queensland: urannah water scheme
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
    • forestry
      • Davey, Sen Perin
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
      • Rice, Sen Janet
      • division
    • budget: foreign aid
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • division
    • climate change: public health
      • Di Natale, Sen Richard
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • monetary policy
      • Fawcett, Sen David (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
      • Bragg, Sen Andrew J
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
  •   distinguished visitors
    • PRESIDENT, The
  •   parliamentary representation
    • valedictory
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Cormann, Sen Mathias
      • Farrell, Sen Don
      • McKenzie, Sen Bridget
      • Cash, Sen Michaelia
  •   matters of public importance
    • monetary policy
      • Brockman, Sen Slade
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
      • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
  •   notices
    • withdrawal
      • McMahon, Sen Sam
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   delegation reports
    • australian parliamentary delegation to the 141st inter-parliamentary union assembly
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   committees
    • scrutiny of delegated legislation committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • intelligence and security joint committee
      • report
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • intelligence and security joint committee
      • report
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • environment and communications references committee
      • report
        • Hanson-Young, Sen Sarah
        • Waters, Sen Larissa
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • McMahon, Sen Sam
    • public accounts and audit committee
      • report
        • Chandler, Sen Claire
  •   bills
    • australian institute of health and welfare amendment (assisted reproductive treatment statistics) bill 2019
      • report from committee
        • McGrath, Sen James
  •   committees
    • jobs for the future in regional areas select committee
      • report
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • McDonald, Sen Susan
        • Scarr, Sen Paul
        • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   documents
    • prime minister
      • order for the production of documents
        • Canavan, Sen Matthew
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • Abetz, Sen Eric
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
  •   adjournment
    • Kitching, Sen Kimberley (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
    • christmas
      • Antic, Sen Alexander
    • northern territory
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
    • racism
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
    • taxation
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
    • thailand: road safety
      • Gallacher, Sen Alex
    • gender equality
      • Hanson, Sen Pauline
    • queensland: fishing industry
      • Scarr, Sen Paul
    • australian natural disasters
      • Watt, Sen Murray

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