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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   documents
    • tabling
  •   committees
    • meeting
      • PRESIDENT, The
  •   bills
    • fair work (registered organisations) amendment (ensuring integrity) bill 2019
      • second reading
        • Sterle, Sen Glenn
        • Ayres, Sen Timothy
        • Sheldon, Sen Anthony
        • Di Natale, Sen Richard
        • Wong, Sen Penny
        • Gallacher, Sen Alex
        • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
        • Watt, Sen Murray
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
        • Roberts, Sen Malcolm
        • Smith, Sen Marielle
  •   statements by senators
    • heart of australia
      • Rennick, Sen Gerard
    • queensland: goss government
      • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • australian broadcasting corporation
      • McGrath, Sen James
    • australian war memorial
      • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
    • workplace relations legislation
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Matthew
    • dubbo
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
    • boochani, mr behrouz
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
    • asbestos awareness week
      • Patrick, Sen Rex
    • violence against women
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
    • myanmar
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • carbon pollution reduction scheme bill 2009
      • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
  •   statement by the president
    • parliamentary behaviour
      • PRESIDENT, The
      • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
  •   questions without notice
    • prime minister (Wong, Sen Penny)
    • trade (Bragg, Sen Andrew J)
    • minister for energy and emissions reduction (O'Neill, Sen Deb)
    • climate change (Waters, Sen Larissa)
    • trade (Henderson, Sen Sarah)
    • my health record (Griff, Sen Stirling)
    • minister for energy and emissions reduction (Keneally, Sen Kristina)
    • sport australia (Bernardi, Sen Cory)
    • minister for energy and emissions reduction (McAllister, Sen Jenny)
    • national security (Stoker, Sen Amanda)
    • workplace relations (Sheldon, Sen Anthony)
    • defence (Scarr, Sen Paul)
    • minister for energy and emissions reduction (Chisholm, Sen Anthony)
  •   questions without notice: take note of answers
    • prime minister, minister for energy and emissions reduction
      • Kitching, Sen Kimberley
      • Seselja, Sen Zed
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
      • O'Sullivan, Sen Matthew
      • Ayres, Sen Timothy
    • climate change
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
  •   notices
    • presentation
      • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
    • presentation
    • withdrawal
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • postponement
  •   committees
    • economics references committee
      • reporting date
        • PRESIDENT, The
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   committees
    • public works committee
      • reference
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • report
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
        • Carr, Sen Kim
        • Ruston, Sen Anne
  •   documents
    • charity fundraising in the 21st century: select committee
      • order for the production of documents
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • mental health
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • grandparent of the year award
      • Smith, Sen Dean
    • australian public service
      • Gallagher, Sen Katy
    • visa processing
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   bills
    • commonwealth electoral amendment (transparency measures—real time disclosure) bill 2019
      • first reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
    • commonwealth electoral amendment (transparency measures—lowering the disclosure threshold) bill 2019
      • first reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
      • second reading
        • Farrell, Sen Don
  •   documents
    • religious discrimination legislation
      • order for the production of documents
        • Rice, Sen Janet
  •   motions
    • boochani, mr behrouz
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • anti-semitism
      • Griff, Sen Stirling
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • australian bushfires: insurance
      • Whish-Wilson, Sen Peter
      • Lambie, Sen Jacqui
    • pensions and benefits
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • domestic and family violence
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • stillbirth
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
  •   committees
    • autism select committee
      • appointment
        • Hughes, Sen Hollie
        • Steele-John, Sen Jordon
        • Gallagher, Sen Katy
  •   motions
    • asbestos
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • visa processing
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • transvaginal mesh
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
    • workplace gender equality
      • Waters, Sen Larissa
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • McAllister, Sen Jenny
  •   documents
    • pensions and benefits
      • order for the production of documents
        • Siewert, Sen Rachel
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • division
    • pensions and benefits
      • order for the production of documents
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
        • division
  •   motions
    • aged care
      • Urquhart, Sen Anne
      • Duniam, Sen Jonathon
      • division
    • paradise dam
      • McGrath, Sen James
      • division
  •   matters of public importance
    • pensions and benefits
      • Polley, Sen Helen
      • Davey, Sen Perin
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
      • Hughes, Sen Hollie
      • O'Neill, Sen Deb
      • Askew, Sen Wendy
  •   petitions
    • election advertising
      • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
    • welfare reform
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
    • immigration detention
      • McKim, Sen Nicholas
  •   documents
    • department of health
      • consideration
        • Polley, Sen Helen
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
    • innovation and science australia
      • consideration
        • Bilyk, Sen Catryna
  •   documents
    • consideration
  •   committees
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • additional information
        • McGrath, Sen James
    • community affairs legislation committee
      • additional information
        • McGrath, Sen James
        • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
        • Pratt, Sen Louise
        • Chisholm, Sen Anthony
    • rural and regional affairs and transport references committee
      • report
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
        • Faruqi, Sen Mehreen
    • scrutiny of bills committee
      • scrutiny digest
        • Urquhart, Sen Anne
    • regulations and ordinances committee
      • delegated legislation monitor
        • Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta
  •   delegation reports
    • australian parliamentary delegation to belgium and greece
      • McGrath, Sen James
  •   questions without notice: additional answers
    • health care, minister for energy and emissions reduction
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
  •   ministerial statements
    • northern australia
      • Canavan, Sen Matthew
      • Watt, Sen Murray
      • Siewert, Sen Rachel
      • Green, Sen Nita
      • McCarthy, Sen Malarndirri
  •   documents
    • franchising taskforce
      • order for the production of documents
        • O'Neill, Sen Deb
  •   committees
    • legal and constitutional affairs legislation committee
      • membership
        • Bernardi, Sen Cory (The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
  •   bills
    • australian research council amendment bill 2019, communications legislation amendment (deregulation and other measures) bill 2019, family assistance legislation amendment (building on the child care package) bill 2019, telecommunications (interception and access) amendment (assistance and access amendments review) bill 2019, treasury laws amendment (combating illegal phoenixing) bill 2019
      • first reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • treasury laws amendment (reducing pressure on housing affordability measures) bill 2019, foreign acquisitions and takeovers fees imposition amendment (near-new dwelling interests) bill 2019
      • first reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
      • second reading
        • Birmingham, Sen Simon
    • fair work (registered organisations) amendment (ensuring integrity) bill 2019
      • second reading
        • Smith, Sen Marielle
        • Patrick, Sen Rex
        • Dodson, Sen Patrick
        • Hanson, Sen Pauline
        • Keneally, Sen Kristina
        • Rice, Sen Janet
        • Payne, Sen Marise

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