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

DEFEATED25 Ayes · 36 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 an amendment during the Committee stage of the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers Bill 2026. The amendment was defeated 25-36, meaning the proposed change did not pass and the bill continues through Parliament in its current form.

Party breakdown

AYE 25

NOE 36

LIB15 aye

ON4 aye

NAT2 aye

UAP1 aye

DEPUTY1 aye

LNP1 aye

CLP1 aye

ALP23 noe

GRN9 noe

JLN1 noe

AV1 noe

IND1 noe

PRESID1 noe

Ayes (25)

LIB · 15

Anne Ruston

Alex Antic

Richard Colbeck

Matt O'Sullivan

Leah Blyth

Jonathon Duniam

Sarah Henderson

Chris Gatenby

Andrew McLachlan

Kerrynne Liddle

Dean Smith

Jessica Collins

Jane Hume

Dave Sharma

Andrew Bragg

ON · 4

Tyron Whitten

Pauline Hanson

Sean Bell

Malcolm Roberts

NAT · 2

Bridget McKenzie

Susan McDonald

UAP · 1

Ralph Babet

DEPUTY · 1

Slade Brockman

LNP · 1

James McGrath

CLP · 1

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

Noes (36)

ALP · 23

Josh Dolega

Varun Ghosh

Richard Dowling

Jenny McAllister

Tim Ayres

Jana Stewart

Ellie Whiteaker

Anthony Chisholm

Glenn Sterle

Charlotte Walker

Nita Green

Don Farrell

Carol Brown

Tony Sheldon

Michelle Ananda-Rajah

Deborah O'Neill

Raff Ciccone

Lisa Darmanin

Malarndirri McCarthy

Marielle Smith

Helen Polley

Murray Watt

Jess Walsh

GRN · 9

Sarah Hanson-Young

Larissa Waters

Barbara Pocock

Penny Allman-Payne

Nick McKim

David Shoebridge

Vanessa Bleyer

Jordon Steele-John

Steph Hodgins-May

JLN · 1

Jacqui Lambie

AV · 1

Fatima Payman

IND · 1

David Pocock

PRESID · 1

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