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- Start of Business
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BILLS
- Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements) Bill (No. 2) 2012, Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2012, Customs Tariff Amendment (Schedule 4) Bill 2012, Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2012
- Malabar Headland Protection Bill 2012
- Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review) Bill 2012
- Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review) Bill 2012
- Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge Bill 2012
- Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012
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Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (Schoolkids Bonus Budget Measures) Bill 2012
- First Reading
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Second Reading
- Macklin, Jenny, MP
- Andrews, Kevin, MP
- Hayes, Chris, MP
- Tudge, Alan, MP
- D'Ath, Yvette, MP
- Fletcher, Paul, MP
- Simpkins, Luke, MP
- Irons, Steve, MP
- Frydenberg, Josh, MP
- Roy, Wyatt, MP
- Symon, Mike, MP
- Andrews, Karen, MP
- Matheson, Russell, MP
- Briggs, Jamie, MP
- Katter, Bob, MP
- Kelly, Craig, MP
- Jones, Ewen, MP
- Prentice, Jane, MP
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STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
- Lakes Entrance Primary School, Parliamentary Guides
- Tasmania: GST Funding
- Anzac Day
- Petrie Electorate: Community Organisations
- McClintock, Mr John
- Gough, Mr David
- Surf Life Saving Northern Territory
- Hunter Electorate: Infrastructure
- 70th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea
- Roads: Ipswich Motorway
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Budget
(Abbott, Tony, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Budget
(Neumann, Shayne, MP, Swan, Wayne, MP) -
Budget
(Hockey, Joe, MP, Swan, Wayne, MP) -
Budget
(Smyth, Laura, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Budget
(Turnbull, Malcolm, MP, Swan, Wayne, MP) -
Budget
(Bandt, Adam, MP, Swan, Wayne, MP) -
Budget
(D'Ath, Yvette, MP, Macklin, Jenny, MP) - Budget
- Budget
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Budget
(Andrews, Kevin, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP)
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Budget
- DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
- DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Member for Dobell
(Pyne, Christopher, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Infrastructure
(Saffin, Janelle, MP, Albanese, Anthony, MP) -
Member for Dobell
(Pyne, Christopher, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Budget
(Jones, Stephen, MP, Plibersek, Tanya, MP) -
Member for Dobell
(Bishop, Bronwyn, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Budget
(Murphy, John, MP, Butler, Mark, MP)
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Member for Dobell
- MOTIONS
- DOCUMENTS
- COMMITTEES
- MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
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BILLS
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Disability Support Pension Participation Reforms) Bill 2012, Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support and Other Measures) Bill 2012, Corporations Amendment (Phoenixing and Other Measures) Bill 2012, Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
- Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements) Bill (No. 2) 2012
- Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2012
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Schedule 4) Bill 2012
- Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review) Bill 2012
- Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (Schoolkids Bonus Budget Measures) Bill 2012
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COMMITTEES
- Public Works Committee
- Public Works Committee
- Public Works Committee
- Infrastructure and Communications Committee
- Economics Committee
- Appropriations and Administration Committee
- BILLS
- ADJOURNMENT
- NOTICES
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Federation Chamber
- Start of Business
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CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS
- McPherson Electorate: Community Achiever Awards
- Isaacs Electorate: Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple, Isaacs Electorate: Dandenong Jobs and Skills Expo
- Dawson Electorate: Bruce Highway
- National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Third World Countries: Birthing Kits
- Wills Electorate: Alevi Community Council of Australia
- Solomon Electorate: Duke of Edinburgh Award, Solomon Electorate: Tahnee Afuhaamango
- Pacific Highway
- Lee, Mr Lawrence, Cream, Ms Sally
- Stirling Electorate: Australian Small Business Champion Awards
- BILLS
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- QUESTIONS IN WRITING
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Member for Dobell
Mrs BRONWYN BISHOP (Mackellar) (15:03): My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister recall her statement:
… question time is supposed to be one of our key accountability mechanisms. If there is a big scandal or a corruption allegation, you are supposed to be able to get to the matter in question time …
If the Prime Minister still believes in those principles, will she detail what events occurred between now and when parliament last met that caused her to accept the member for Dobell's offer to suspend himself from the caucus?
Ms GILLARD (Lalor—Prime Minister) (15:03): I certainly do recall that statement and I endorse that statement. It requires a competent opposition that can get their questions in order, but in a parliament where we had a competent opposition, that would be exactly how question time worked. In this parliament where we have an opposition that cannot sustain a debate on things like the budget then we get these kinds of questions.
In answer to the member's question, I detailed at the press conference that I conducted on a Sunday all the details about my discussions with the member for Dobell which led to him now sitting on the crossbenches. Those details are available and I will send the member the transcript.