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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   committees
    • selection of bills committee
      • report
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   bills
    • higher education support amendment (no. 1) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Nash, Sen Fiona
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • third reading
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs and other legislation amendment (election commitments and other measures) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Fifield, Sen Mitch
        • McLucas, Sen Jan
      • third reading
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 2) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Milne, Sen Christine
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 3) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • tax laws amendment (2011 measures no. 4) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • tax laws amendment (medicare levy and medicare levy surcharge) bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • international tax agreements amendment bill (no. 1) 2011
      • second reading
        • Cormann, Sen Mathias
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
    • acts interpretation amendment bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Marshall, Sen Gavin
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   bills
    • product stewardship bill 2011
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Fisher, Sen Mary Jo
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • in committee
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Fisher, Sen Mary Jo
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Fisher, Sen Mary Jo
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Farrell, Sen Don
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • third reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
    • national radioactive waste management bill 2010
      • second reading
        • Ludlam, Sen Scott
        • Senator MINCHIN
        • Brown, Sen Bob
  •   matters of public interest
    • The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT
    • afghanistan
      • Furner, Sen Mark
    • gillard government
      • Ronaldson, Sen Michael
    • japanese natural disasters
      • Ludlam, Sen Scott
    • workplace relations
      • Cameron, Sen Doug
    • murray-darling basin
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
    • carbon pricing
      • Boswell, Sen Ronald
  •   questions without notice
    • live animal exports (Back, Sen Chris)
    • workplace relations (Senator HUTCHINS)
    • live animal exports (Colbeck, Sen Richard)
    • forestry (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • carbon pricing (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • mortgages (Senator HURLEY)
    • carbon pricing (Senator McGAURAN)
    • solar energy (Xenophon, Sen Nick)
    • carbon pricing (Humphries, Sen Gary)
    • broadband (Brown, Sen Carol)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • carbon pricing
      • Bushby, Sen David
      • Crossin, Sen Trish
      • Bernardi, Sen Cory
      • Bishop, Sen Mark
      • Kroger, Sen Helen
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   notices
    • presentation
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • legislation and joint committees
      • meeting
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
  •   committees
    • select and joint committees
      • meeting
        • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • reporting date
        • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Parry, Sen Stephen
  •   motions
    • dalai lama
      • Brown, Sen Bob
  •   bills
    • live animal export (slaughter) prohibition bill 2011
      • first reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • second reading
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
  •   motions
    • live animal exports
      • Parry, Sen Stephen
      • division
  •   bills
    • commonwealth electoral amendment (tobacco industry donations) bill 2011
      • Brown, Sen Bob
      • second reading
        • Brown, Sen Bob
  •   committees
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • Moore, Sen Claire
    • rural affairs and transport legislation committee
      • reporting date
        • McEwen, Sen Anne
    • rural affairs and transport references committee
      • reporting date
        • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • report
        • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • finance and public administration legislation committee
      • report
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
    • treaties committee
      • report
        • Parry, Sen Stephen
    • finance and public administration legislation committee
      • report
        • Stephens, Sen Ursula
  •   ministerial statements
    • rural research and development
      • Ludwig, Sen Joe
  •   documents
    • tabling
      • The DEPUTY PRESIDENT
    • responses to senate resolutions
      • tabling
        • The DEPUTY PRESIDENT
  •   auditor-general's reports
    • reports nos 43, 44, 45 and 46 of 2010-11 and independent performance audit
      • The DEPUTY PRESIDENT
  •   documents
    • department of the senate
      • tabling
        • The DEPUTY PRESIDENT
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • membership
        • The DEPUTY PRESIDENT
  •   parliamentary representation
    • valedictory
      • Senator TROETH
      • Senator BARNETT
      • Senator TROOD
      • Abetz, Sen Eric
      • Evans, Sen Christopher
      • Brandis, Sen George
      • Moore, Sen Claire
      • Fifield, Sen Mitch
      • Joyce, Sen Barnaby
      • Macdonald, Sen Ian
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
      • Eggleston, Sen Alan
      • Senator COONAN
      • Colbeck, Sen Richard
      • Senator FORSHAW
      • Boyce, Sen Sue
      • Humphries, Sen Gary
  •   committees
    • environment and communications legislation committee
      • report
        • Brown, Sen Carol
  • address by the prime minister of new zealand
  •   adjournment
    • mental health
      • Brown, Sen Carol
    • francis, mr charlie
      • Nash, Sen Fiona
    • hopak in the park
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • victorian bushfires
      • Senator FIELDING
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   questions on notice
    • taxation (question no. 423) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • taxation (question no. 424) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • taxation (question no. 425) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • taxation (question no. 426) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • taxation (question no. 427) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • taxation (question no. 428) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • taxation (question no. 429) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • finance and deregulation (question no. 430) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • taxation (question no. 438) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • nationwide house energy rating scheme (question no. 445) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • sustainability, environment, water, population and communities (question no. 447) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • olympic dam (question no. 448) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • superannuation (question no. 450) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)
    • soccer world cup (question no. 451) (Ronaldson, Sen Michael)
    • tasmanian wilderness world heritage area (question no. 453) (Brown, Sen Bob)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 454) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 455) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 457) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 458) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 459) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 460) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 461) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: staffing (question no. 462) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: strategic reform program (question no. 470) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: strategic reform program (question no. 474) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 484) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question nos 485 to 487) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question nos 488 to 490) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: overseas travel (question nos 494, 495 and 496) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: helicopters (question no. 505) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: reserves (question no. 518) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: hospitality (question no. 523) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: hospitality (question no. 524) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: hospitality (question no. 525) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: hospitality (question no. 526) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence: hospitality (question no. 527) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 528) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • defence (question no. 529) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • australian taxation office (question no. 533) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • national e-health transition authority (question no. 535) (Boyce, Sen Sue)
    • national heritage list (question no. 538) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • defence: special purpose aircraft (question no. 548) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • ausaid (question no. 555) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • foreign affairs (question no. 560) (Johnston, Sen David)
    • australian taxation office (question no. 561) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • climate change and energy efficiency (question no. 562) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • nuclear fuel australia (question no. 566) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • australian nuclear science and technology organisation (question no. 567) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • sustainable population strategy (question no. 570) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • housing (question no. 572) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • housing (question no. 573) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • homelessness (question no. 576) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (question no. 579) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (question no. 580) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (question no. 581) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (question no. 582) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (question no. 583) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (question no. 584) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (question no. 585) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (question no. 586) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • atm and eftpos fees (question no. 587) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • jandakot airport (question no. 588) (Siewert, Sen Rachel)
    • uranium mining (question no. 594) (Ludlam, Sen Scott)
    • human services (question no. 596) (Abetz, Sen Eric)
    • superannuation complaints tribunal (question no. 599) (Cormann, Sen Mathias)

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