Parliament of Australia · Senate · 29 October 2025 · Transport and infrastructure

Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025: second reading

Voting yes supported the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 being read a second time, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

Passed30 yes 10 no

The question put

That the bill be now read a second time.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes22 yes · 0 no
22 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesCorinne Mulholland
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesDorinda Cox
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJess Walsh
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesTammy Tyrrell
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
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
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesAnne RustonLiberal
- YesJane HumeLiberal
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded

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.