Parliament of Australia · Senate · 27 August 2025 · Other

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025: second reading

Voting yes supported making the second reading amendment moved by Senator Kovacic to the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025.

Defeated27 yes 33 no

The question put

That the second reading amendment moved by Senator Kovacic be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 23 no
23 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTim Ayres
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes14 yes · 0 no
14 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesClaire Chandler
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJessica Collins
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesSarah Henderson
GreensAll no0 yes · 9 no
9 members
- NoBarbara Pocock
- NoDavid Shoebridge
- NoJordon Steele-John
- NoLarissa Waters
- NoMehreen Faruqi
- NoNick McKim
- NoPenny Allman-Payne
- NoSarah Hanson-Young
- NoSteph Hodgins-May
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesPauline Hanson
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesBridget McKenzieNationals
- YesMatthew CanavanNationals
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- 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.