← 31 March 2026 · Senate
Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference
DEFEATED19 Ayes · 41 Noes
AI Summary
The Senate voted on a motion to refer a matter to the Community Affairs References Committee. The motion was defeated 19-41, meaning the proposed referral to the committee will not proceed.
Party breakdown
AYE 19
NOE 41
LIB9 aye·6 noe
ON4 aye
LNP2 aye
NAT2 aye
CLP1 aye
UAP1 aye
ALP22 noe
GRN10 noe
IND2 noe
PRESID1 noe
Ayes (19)
LIB · 9
Matt O'Sullivan
Claire Chandler
Wendy Askew
Leah Blyth
Sarah Henderson
Michaelia Cash
Jonathon Duniam
Alex Antic
Jessica Collins
ON · 4
Pauline Hanson
Sean Bell
Tyron Whitten
Malcolm Roberts
LNP · 2
James McGrath
Matthew Canavan
NAT · 2
Bridget McKenzie
Susan McDonald
CLP · 1
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price
UAP · 1
Ralph Babet
Noes (41)
ALP · 22
Corinne Mulholland
Glenn Sterle
Anthony Chisholm
Nita Green
Jess Walsh
Varun Ghosh
Tony Sheldon
Michelle Ananda-Rajah
Charlotte Walker
Deborah O'Neill
Raff Ciccone
Carol Brown
Karen Grogan
Lisa Darmanin
Dorinda Cox
Richard Dowling
Ellie Whiteaker
Helen Polley
Malarndirri McCarthy
Marielle Smith
Jana Stewart
Josh Dolega
GRN · 10
Penny Allman-Payne
Larissa Waters
Jordon Steele-John
Sarah Hanson-Young
David Shoebridge
Barbara Pocock
Peter Whish-Wilson
Nick McKim
Mehreen Faruqi
Steph Hodgins-May
LIB · 6
Andrew McLachlan
Anne Ruston
Jane Hume
Richard Colbeck
Andrew Bragg
Maria Kovacic
IND · 2
David Pocock
Tammy Tyrrell
PRESID · 1
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