Bills — Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) (Extending Support and Strengthening Safety) Bill 2026; Second Reading

DEFEATED12 Ayes · 25 Noes

Bill: Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) (Extending Support and Strengthening Safety) Bill 2026

AI Summary

The Senate voted on whether to proceed with the Second Reading of the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers Bill 2026, which would have established a special account to extend support and strengthen safety for early childhood education workers. The bill was defeated 12-25, meaning it will not advance to further debate and consideration in the Senate.

Party breakdown

AYE 12

NOE 25

GRN9 aye

IND2 aye

AV1 aye

ALP22 noe

LIB3 noe

Ayes (12)

GRN · 9

Vanessa Bleyer

Steph Hodgins-May

Nick McKim

David Shoebridge

Penny Allman-Payne

Larissa Waters

Sarah Hanson-Young

Barbara Pocock

Jordon Steele-John

IND · 2

David Pocock

Lidia Thorpe

AV · 1

Fatima Payman

Noes (25)

ALP · 22

Richard Dowling

Ellie Whiteaker

Tony Sheldon

Raff Ciccone

Don Farrell

Deborah O'Neill

Jess Walsh

Lisa Darmanin

Jana Stewart

Carol Brown

Murray Watt

Anthony Chisholm

Glenn Sterle

Josh Dolega

Varun Ghosh

Charlotte Walker

Marielle Smith

Nita Green

Malarndirri McCarthy

Jenny McAllister

Helen Polley

Michelle Ananda-Rajah

LIB · 3

Matt O'Sullivan

Jessica Collins

Leah Blyth