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14 May 2026 · Senate

Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference

DEFEATED23 Ayes · 30 Noes

AI Summary

The Senate voted on a proposal to refer a matter to the Economics References Committee for investigation. The motion was defeated, with 23 senators voting in favor and 30 opposed, meaning the proposed committee inquiry will not proceed.

Party breakdown

AYE 23
NOE 30
LIB13 aye
NAT3 aye
ON3 aye
UAP1 aye
CLP1 aye
DEPUTY1 aye
IND1 aye
ALP19 noe
GRN10 noe
PRESID1 noe

Ayes (23)

LIB · 13
James Paterson
Sarah Henderson
Leah Blyth
Andrew Bragg
Matt O'Sullivan
Kerrynne Liddle
Maria Kovacic
Jessica Collins
Dean Smith
Jonathon Duniam
Dave Sharma
Richard Colbeck
Anne Ruston
NAT · 3
Bridget McKenzie
Susan McDonald
Ross Cadell
ON · 3
Malcolm Roberts
Tyron Whitten
Sean Bell
UAP · 1
Ralph Babet
CLP · 1
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price
DEPUTY · 1
Slade Brockman
IND · 1
David Pocock

Noes (30)

ALP · 19
Charlotte Walker
Jana Stewart
Carol Brown
Tony Sheldon
Nita Green
Dorinda Cox
Jenny McAllister
Varun Ghosh
Corinne Mulholland
Ellie Whiteaker
Tim Ayres
Anthony Chisholm
Jess Walsh
Raff Ciccone
Lisa Darmanin
Josh Dolega
Karen Grogan
Marielle Smith
Deborah O'Neill
GRN · 10
Steph Hodgins-May
Peter Whish-Wilson
Barbara Pocock
David Shoebridge
Penny Allman-Payne
Mehreen Faruqi
Sarah Hanson-Young
Nick McKim
Jordon Steele-John
Larissa Waters
PRESID · 1
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