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General
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2001*
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2002
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2003
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2004*
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2005
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2006
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2007*
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2008
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2009
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2010*
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2011 |
| Number of questions placed on notice |
675
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1054
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1439
|
1000
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1149
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1497
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527
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1210
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1304
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837
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1132 |
| Number of questions without notice + |
1050
|
1236
|
1333
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1030
|
1069
|
1111
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737
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1050#
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1368
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1052
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1453 |
Question time held on
(number of sitting days) |
49
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54
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58
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47
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53
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56
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38
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51
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48
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37
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53 |
| Average daily number of questions without notice |
21.4
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22.9
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23
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21.9
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20.2
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19.8
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19.4
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20.6
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28.5
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28.4
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27.4 |
Questions without notice—by party
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2001*
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2002
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2003
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2004*
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2005
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2006
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2007*
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2008
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2009
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2010*
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2011 |
| Australian Democrats |
186
|
203
|
191
|
154
|
118
|
98
|
66
|
34
|
—
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—
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— |
| Australian Greens |
24
|
35
|
50
|
44
|
73
|
98
|
64
|
104
|
144
|
112
|
201 |
| Australian Labor Party |
598
|
719
|
765
|
594
|
603
|
600
|
390
|
249
|
426
|
332
|
427 |
| Coalition |
201
|
206
|
238
|
172
|
227
|
287
|
195
|
617
|
721
|
551
|
739 |
| Democratic Labour Party |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
27 |
| Family First |
—
|
—
|
—
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—
|
16
|
28
|
22
|
30
|
38
|
33
|
17 |
| One Nation |
16
|
20
|
16
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12
|
10
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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| Senator Harradine |
25
|
24
|
27
|
18
|
6
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
|
—
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| Senator Lees/Australian Progressive Alliance |
0
|
10
|
24
|
20
|
10
|
—
|
—
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—
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—
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—
|
—
|
| Senator Murphy |
—
|
19
|
22
|
16
|
6
|
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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| Senator Xenophon |
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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16
|
39
|
24
|
42 |
| Total |
1050
|
1236
|
1333
|
1030
|
1069
|
1111
|
737
|
1050#
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1368
|
1052
|
1453
|
Questions on notice—by party
|
2001*
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004*
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007*
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010*
|
2011 |
| Australian Democrats |
141
|
109
|
150
|
189
|
147
|
162
|
118
|
119
|
—
|
—
|
— |
| Australian Greens |
80
|
186
|
366
|
266
|
132
|
222
|
63
|
216
|
145
|
178
|
193 |
| Australian Labor Party |
443
|
728
|
886
|
529
|
848
|
1109
|
346
|
9
|
5
|
0
|
1 |
| Coalition |
0
|
2
|
7
|
6
|
17
|
3
|
0
|
866
|
1154
|
659
|
938 |
| Democratic Labour Party |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0 |
| Family First |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
| One Nation |
10
|
28
|
23
|
6
|
5
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
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| Senator Harradine |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
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| Senator Lees/Australian Progressive Alliance |
1
|
1
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Senator Murphy |
—
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Senator Xenophon |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
| Total |
675
|
1054
|
1439
|
1000
|
1149
|
1497
|
527
|
1210
|
1304
|
837
|
1132 |
* Indicates an election year
+ Includes supplementary questions
# On 24 November 2008 the format of question time was changed to allow 2 supplementaries per question
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