← 26 March 2026 · Senate
Bills — Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026; Second Reading
PASSED40 Ayes · 5 Noes
AI Summary
The Senate voted on the Second Reading of three appropriation bills that allocate government funding for the 2025-2026 financial year. The bills passed with strong support (40 votes in favor, 5 against), allowing them to proceed to the next parliamentary stage.
Party breakdown
AYE 40
NOE 5
ALP24 aye
GRN10 aye
LIB3 aye
IND2 aye
AV1 aye
ON4 noe
UAP1 noe
Ayes (40)
ALP · 24
Malarndirri McCarthy
Varun Ghosh
Michelle Ananda-Rajah
Glenn Sterle
Anthony Chisholm
Tim Ayres
Jana Stewart
Josh Dolega
Carol Brown
Karen Grogan
Lisa Darmanin
Richard Dowling
Tony Sheldon
Nita Green
Helen Polley
Corinne Mulholland
Murray Watt
Charlotte Walker
Deborah O'Neill
Dorinda Cox
Ellie Whiteaker
Jenny McAllister
Jess Walsh
Marielle Smith
GRN · 10
Sarah Hanson-Young
Penny Allman-Payne
Peter Whish-Wilson
Barbara Pocock
Jordon Steele-John
Mehreen Faruqi
Steph Hodgins-May
David Shoebridge
Nick McKim
Larissa Waters
LIB · 3
James Paterson
Wendy Askew
Matt O'Sullivan
IND · 2
Tammy Tyrrell
David Pocock
AV · 1
Fatima Payman
Noes (5)
ON · 4
Malcolm Roberts
Tyron Whitten
Pauline Hanson
Sean Bell
UAP · 1
Ralph Babet