Committees — Directions to Committees

DEFEATED7 Ayes · 35 Noes

AI Summary

The Senate voted on a motion to give directions to parliamentary committees on 14 May 2026. The motion was defeated with only 7 senators voting in favour and 35 voting against, meaning the proposed directions to the committees were not adopted.

Party breakdown

AYE 7

NOE 35

ON4 aye

IND2 aye

UAP1 aye

ALP21 noe

GRN10 noe

LIB3 noe

PRESID1 noe

Ayes (7)

ON · 4

Pauline Hanson

Tyron Whitten

Sean Bell

Malcolm Roberts

IND · 2

David Pocock

Lidia Thorpe

UAP · 1

Ralph Babet

Noes (35)

ALP · 21

Helen Polley

Jenny McAllister

Malarndirri McCarthy

Tim Ayres

Marielle Smith

Dorinda Cox

Varun Ghosh

Ellie Whiteaker

Deborah O'Neill

Anthony Chisholm

Carol Brown

Michelle Ananda-Rajah

Corinne Mulholland

Lisa Darmanin

Karen Grogan

Glenn Sterle

Katy Gallagher

Jess Walsh

Josh Dolega

Charlotte Walker

Jana Stewart

GRN · 10

Sarah Hanson-Young

Mehreen Faruqi

Jordon Steele-John

Penny Allman-Payne

David Shoebridge

Peter Whish-Wilson

Nick McKim

Larissa Waters

Steph Hodgins-May

Barbara Pocock

LIB · 3

Wendy Askew

Matt O'Sullivan

Jessica Collins

PRESID · 1

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