Parliament of Australia · Senate · 31 July 2025
Committees: Environment and Communications References Committee
Voting yes supported a motion by Senators Babet and Roberts relating to the Environment and Communications References Committee, a procedural step about referring a matter to a Senate committee.
The question put
That general business of the Senate notice of motion No. 5, standing in the names of Senators Babet and Roberts, be agreed to.
Crossed the floor: Tammy Tyrrell (Labor, voted yes).
How each party voted
- LaborMostly no1 yes · 23 no
24 members
- YesTammy Tyrrell crossed the floor
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoKaty Gallagher
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
- LiberalAll yes17 yes · 0 no
17 members
- GreensAll no0 yes · 9 no
- Party not recordedSplit2 yes · 1 no
3 members
- YesWarwick Stacey
- YesWendy Askew
- NoPeter Stuart Whish-Wilson
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- NoLidia ThorpeIndependent
- YesMalcolm RobertsOne Nation
- YesTyron WhittenOne Nation
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesMatthew CanavanNationals
- YesRalph BabetUnited Australia Party
Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.
Source: Hansard, Parliament of Australia, read through the OpenAustralia Foundation's public Hansard data. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.