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  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   petitions
    • Murphy, John, MP
    • marriage
    • tomaree peninsula: hydrotherapy facility
    • international development assistance
    • voting age
      • responses
        • Murphy, John, MP
    • marriage
    • aviation
    • petition: sri lanka
      • statements
        • Murphy, John, MP
  •   private members' business
    • reference to federation chamber
      • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   committees
    • climate change, environment and the arts committee
      • report
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Washer, Dr Mal, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • intelligence and security committee
      • report
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
      • report and reference to federation chamber
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • national integrity commissioner bill 2012
      • first reading
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
    • australian citizenship amendment (defence service requirement) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Robert, Stuart, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Morrison, Scott, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
        • Jones, Ewen, MP
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
  •   private members' business
    • newstart allowance
      • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • Briggs, Jamie, MP
      • Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP
      • Tudge, Alan, MP
      • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
  •   committees
    • economics committee
      • membership
        • Thomson, Kelvin (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
        • Collins, Julie, MP
  •   bills
    • shipping reform (tax incentives) bill 2012, shipping registration amendment (australian international shipping register) bill 2012, coastal trading (revitalising australian shipping) bill 2012, coastal trading (revitalising australian shipping) (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (shipping reform) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Truss, Warren, MP
        • Adams, Dick, MP
        • Mirabella, Sophie, MP
        • Smyth, Laura, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Christensen, George, MP
  •   statements by members
    • charity golf day
      • Matheson, Russell, MP
    • international day of united nations peacekeepers
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • brookfield show
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • sparks and spanners program
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • pacific island workers scheme
      • O'Dowd, Ken, MP
    • cullen, ms ningali
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • murray darling basin
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
    • ipswich performance space
      • Neumann, Shayne, MP
    • carbon pricing
      • Chester, Darren, MP
    • small business
      • D'Ath, Yvette, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • manufacturing (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Neumann, Shayne, MP)
    • enterprise migration agreements (Gambaro, Teresa, MP)
    • pensions and benefits (Jones, Stephen, MP)
    • enterprise migration agreements (Morrison, Scott, MP)
    • employment (Bandt, Adam, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   questions without notice
    • economy (D'Ath, Yvette, MP)
    • enterprise migration agreements (Macfarlane, Ian, MP)
    • carbon pricing (Ferguson, Laurie, MP)
    • enterprise migration agreements (Ley, Sussan, MP)
    • murray-darling basin (Champion, Nick, MP)
    • enterprise migration agreements (Hockey, Joe, MP)
    • shipping (Smyth, Laura, MP)
    • enterprise migration agreements (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • budget (Saffin, Janelle, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Burke, Anna (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)
  •   questions without notice
    • enterprise migration agreements (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • mature age workers (Leigh, Andrew, MP)
    • enterprise migration agreements (Abbott, Tony, MP)
    • square kilometre array project (Rishworth, Amanda, MP)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • Abbott, Tony, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • afghanistan
      • Smith, Stephen, MP
      • Robert, Stuart, MP
  •   bills
    • shipping registration amendment (australian international shipping register) bill 2012, coastal trading (revitalising australian shipping) bill 2012, coastal trading (revitalising australian shipping) (consequential amendments and transitional provisions) bill 2012, tax laws amendment (shipping reform) bill 2012, shipping reform (tax incentives) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Christensen, George, MP
        • Symon, Mike, MP
        • Fletcher, Paul, MP
        • Thomson, Kelvin, MP
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
        • Champion, Nick, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (independent expert scientific committee on coal seam gas and large coal mining development) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Perrett, Graham, MP
        • Markus, Louise, MP
  •   business
    • suspension of standing and sessional orders
      • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (independent expert scientific committee on coal seam gas and large coal mining development) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Windsor, Tony, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
  •   personal explanations
    • Albanese, Anthony, MP
  •   bills
    • environment protection and biodiversity conservation amendment (independent expert scientific committee on coal seam gas and large coal mining development) bill 2012
      • second reading
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Roy, Wyatt, MP
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • Ramsey, Rowan, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Cobb, John, MP
  •   private members' business
    • human rights: vietnam
      • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
      • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • Griffin, Alan, MP
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
  •   private members' business
    • ministerial conduct
      • Oakeshott, Robert, MP
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • human rights: bahrain
      • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • Jenkins, Harry, MP
      • Tehan, Dan, MP
  •   adjournment
    • presgrave, mr ross anthony
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
    • mongolia: human rights
      • Rudd, Kevin, MP
    • giese, mrs nancy, ao, obe, mbe
      • Griggs, Natasha, MP
    • media
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • juvenile diabetes
      • Moylan, Judi, MP
    • bowel cancer
      • Hall, Jill, MP
    • cycling
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • bullying
      • Lyons, Geoff, MP
    • private health insurance
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
    • humphreys, mr laurie
      • Parke, Melissa, MP
    • casey apprentice/trainee of the year awards
      • Smith, Tony, MP
    • national indigenous youth parliament
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • murray-darling basin
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
  • notices
  •   main committee
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • calare electorate: small business
        • Cobb, John, MP
      • osuch-helsham, ms nicole
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • mitchell electorate: hills relay for life 2012
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • oxley electorate: brisbane 2 ipswich challenge
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
      • live animal exports
        • Wilkie, Andrew, MP
      • corio electorate: mineral springs
        • Marles, Richard, MP
      • coolangatta surf life saving club
        • Andrews, Karen, MP
      • volunteers week
        • King, Catherine, MP
      • wright electorate: rathdowney state school and boonah show
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
      • shortland electorate: seniors forum
        • Hall, Jill, MP
    • private members' business
      • world no tobacco day
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Alexander, John, MP
        • Smyth, Laura, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
        • Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Simpkins, Luke, MP
      • gambling
        • Champion, Nick, MP
        • Tudge, Alan, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • aviation
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Saffin, Janelle, MP
        • Truss, Warren, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • national year of reading
        • Adams, Dick, MP
        • Hunt, Greg, MP
        • Griffin, Alan, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
    • bills
      • appropriation bill (no. 1) 2012-2013, appropriation bill (no. 2) 2012-2013, appropriation (parliamentary departments) bill (no. 1) 2012-2013, appropriation bill (no. 5) 2011-2012, appropriation bill (no. 6) 2011-2012
        • second reading
          • Grierson, Sharon, MP
          • Frydenberg, Josh, MP
          • Owens, Julie, MP
          • Andrews, Karen, MP
          • Adams, Dick, MP
          • Buchholz, Scott, MP
          • Champion, Nick, MP
          • Kelly, Craig, MP
          • Windsor, Tony, MP
          • Alexander, John, MP
    • private members' business
      • national year of reading
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Wyatt, Ken, MP
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Livermore, Kirsten, MP
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • renewable energy
        • Coulton, Mark, MP
        • Husic, Ed, MP
        • Scott, Bruce, MP
        • Zappia, Tony, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Owens, Julie, MP
      • autism spectrum disorders
        • Rishworth, Amanda, MP
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
        • Billson, Bruce, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Randall, Don, MP
      • motorcycle safety
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Gash, Joanna, MP
        • Murphy, John, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Ripoll, Bernie, MP
    • grievance debate
      • mobile phone services
        • Hartsuyker, Luke, MP
      • national disability insurance scheme
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
      • australian technical colleges
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • newcastle electorate
        • Grierson, Sharon, MP
      • carbon pricing
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • hindmarsh electorate
        • Georganas, Steve, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • australian competition and consumer commission (question no. 875) (Kelly, Craig, MP)
    • visas (question no. 888) (Morrison, Scott, MP)
    • migrant workers (question no. 894) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • infrastructure australia (question no. 896) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • infrastructure australia (question no. 897) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • asylum seekers (question nos 900 and 901) (Baldwin, Bob, MP)
    • postal services (question no. 903) (Haase, Barry, MP)
    • roads: pacific highway (question no. 937) (Andrews, Karen, MP)
    • australian permanent mission to the united nations: hospitality (question no. 960) (Bishop, Julie, MP)
    • foreign investment review board (question no. 966) (Fletcher, Paul, MP)
    • australian broadcasting corporation (question no. 968) (Oakeshott, Robert, MP)
    • infrastructure and transport: skills training australia pty ltd (question no. 978) (Ferguson, Laurie, MP)
    • attorney-general's, and emergency management: skills training australia pty ltd (question nos 979 and 980) (Ferguson, Laurie, MP)
    • resources and energy and tourism: skills training australia pty ltd (question nos 988 and 989) (Ferguson, Laurie, MP)

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