← 31 March 2026 · Senate
Bills — Copyright Amendment Bill 2026; Second Reading
DEFEATED16 Ayes · 26 Noes
AI Summary
The Senate voted on whether to proceed with the Second Reading stage of the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026, which is the main debate stage where the bill's general principles are discussed. The bill was defeated 16-26, meaning it will not advance further and the proposed copyright amendments will not proceed.
Party breakdown
AYE 16
NOE 26
GRN10 aye
ON4 aye
IND2 aye
ALP22 noe
LIB2 noe
DEPUTY1 noe
LNP1 noe
Ayes (16)
GRN · 10
Barbara Pocock
Steph Hodgins-May
Jordon Steele-John
Nick McKim
Mehreen Faruqi
David Shoebridge
Sarah Hanson-Young
Larissa Waters
Penny Allman-Payne
Peter Whish-Wilson
ON · 4
Tyron Whitten
Sean Bell
Pauline Hanson
Malcolm Roberts
IND · 2
Tammy Tyrrell
David Pocock
Noes (26)
ALP · 22
Tony Sheldon
Josh Dolega
Corinne Mulholland
Carol Brown
Nita Green
Malarndirri McCarthy
Helen Polley
Jenny McAllister
Glenn Sterle
Anthony Chisholm
Deborah O'Neill
Lisa Darmanin
Karen Grogan
Michelle Ananda-Rajah
Charlotte Walker
Varun Ghosh
Marielle Smith
Raff Ciccone
Dorinda Cox
Richard Dowling
Ellie Whiteaker
Jana Stewart
LIB · 2
Leah Blyth
Wendy Askew
DEPUTY · 1
Slade Brockman
LNP · 1
Matthew Canavan