Bills — Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Amendment Bill 2026; Second Reading

PASSED31 Ayes · 18 Noes

Bill: Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Amendment Bill 2026

AI Summary

The Senate voted on whether to proceed with the Second Reading stage of the Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Amendment Bill 2026, which means debating and approving the bill's general principles before moving to detailed examination. The bill passed with 31 senators voting in favour and 18 against, allowing it to advance to the next parliamentary stage.

Party breakdown

AYE 31

NOE 18

ALP20 aye

GRN9 aye

IND1 aye

JLN1 aye

LIB13 noe

NAT2 noe

DEPUTY1 noe

UAP1 noe

AV1 noe

Ayes (31)

ALP · 20

Jess Walsh

Helen Polley

Josh Dolega

Charlotte Walker

Carol Brown

Tim Ayres

Raff Ciccone

Lisa Darmanin

Michelle Ananda-Rajah

Ellie Whiteaker

Nita Green

Jenny McAllister

Anthony Chisholm

Marielle Smith

Jana Stewart

Varun Ghosh

Richard Dowling

Glenn Sterle

Deborah O'Neill

Tony Sheldon

GRN · 9

Steph Hodgins-May

Sarah Hanson-Young

Jordon Steele-John

David Shoebridge

Larissa Waters

Barbara Pocock

Vanessa Bleyer

Nick McKim

Penny Allman-Payne

IND · 1

David Pocock

JLN · 1

Jacqui Lambie

Noes (18)

LIB · 13

Jessica Collins

James Paterson

Sarah Henderson

Chris Gatenby

Richard Colbeck

Andrew Bragg

Leah Blyth

Kerrynne Liddle

Alex Antic

Matt O'Sullivan

Maria Kovacic

Andrew McLachlan

Dean Smith

NAT · 2

Ross Cadell

Susan McDonald

DEPUTY · 1

Slade Brockman

UAP · 1

Ralph Babet

AV · 1

Fatima Payman