Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Second Reading

DEFEATED27 Ayes · 34 Noes

Bill: Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Second Reading

AI Summary

The Senate voted on the Second Reading of the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026, which is the stage where the bill's general principles are debated and voted on. The bill was defeated with 27 senators voting in favor and 34 voting against, meaning it will not proceed further through the legislative process.

Party breakdown

AYE 27

NOE 34

LIB16 aye

ON3 aye

NAT3 aye

DEPUTY1 aye

UAP1 aye

CLP1 aye

IND1 aye

LNP1 aye

ALP23 noe

GRN10 noe

PRESID1 noe

Ayes (27)

LIB · 16

Alex Antic

Dave Sharma

Wendy Askew

Claire Chandler

Matt O'Sullivan

Leah Blyth

Maria Kovacic

Kerrynne Liddle

Jonathon Duniam

James Paterson

Anne Ruston

Sarah Henderson

Dean Smith

Jessica Collins

Jane Hume

Richard Colbeck

ON · 3

Malcolm Roberts

Sean Bell

Tyron Whitten

NAT · 3

Susan McDonald

Ross Cadell

Bridget McKenzie

DEPUTY · 1

Slade Brockman

UAP · 1

Ralph Babet

CLP · 1

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

IND · 1

David Pocock

LNP · 1

Matthew Canavan

Noes (34)

ALP · 23

Glenn Sterle

Deborah O'Neill

Anthony Chisholm

Raff Ciccone

Marielle Smith

Dorinda Cox

Jana Stewart

Charlotte Walker

Lisa Darmanin

Josh Dolega

Helen Polley

Nita Green

Jess Walsh

Tony Sheldon

Ellie Whiteaker

Varun Ghosh

Jenny McAllister

Malarndirri McCarthy

Tim Ayres

Carol Brown

Karen Grogan

Corinne Mulholland

Michelle Ananda-Rajah

GRN · 10

Mehreen Faruqi

Jordon Steele-John

Penny Allman-Payne

Peter Whish-Wilson

Nick McKim

Larissa Waters

Steph Hodgins-May

Sarah Hanson-Young

Barbara Pocock

David Shoebridge

PRESID · 1

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