Parliament of Australia · Senate · 3 September 2025

Matters of Urgency: Australian National Flag

Voting yes supported the closure motion moved by Senator Chisholm, which ends debate on the Matter of Urgency about the Australian National Flag.

Passed31 yes 22 no

The question put

That the closure motion as moved by Senator Chisholm be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes22 yes · 0 no
22 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesCorinne Mulholland
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJess Walsh
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesSue Lines
- YesTammy Tyrrell
- YesTim Ayres
- YesVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 12 no
12 members
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoDave Sharma
- NoJane Hume
- NoJessica Collins
- NoJonathon Duniam
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
- NoRichard Colbeck
- NoSarah Henderson
- NoSlade Brockman
GreensAll yes8 yes · 0 no
8 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesJordon Steele-John
- YesLarissa Waters
- YesMehreen Faruqi
- YesNick McKim
- YesPenny Allman-Payne
- YesSarah Hanson-Young
- YesSteph Hodgins-May
NationalsAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
- NoBridget McKenzie
- NoMatthew Canavan
- NoRoss Cadell
One NationAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
- NoMalcolm Roberts
- NoPauline Hanson
- NoTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- NoWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoJames McGrathLNP
- NoRalph 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.