Parliament of Australia · Senate · 30 October 2025

Motions: Questions Without Notice

Voting yes supported closing debate on the motion regarding questions without notice, which is a procedural step for moving to a vote.

Defeated25 yes 32 no

The question put

That the question be put.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes22 yes · 0 no
22 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCorinne Mulholland
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesDon Farrell
- YesDorinda Cox
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJess Walsh
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesKaty Gallagher
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMurray Watt
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesSue Lines
- YesTim Ayres
- YesTony Sheldon
LiberalAll no0 yes · 16 no
16 members
- NoAlex Antic
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoAndrew McLachlan
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoDave Sharma
- NoDean Smith
- NoJames Paterson
- NoJane Hume
- NoJessica Collins
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoLeah Blyth
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
- NoPaul Scarr
- NoRichard Colbeck
- NoSarah Henderson
GreensAll no0 yes · 8 no
8 members
- NoBarbara Pocock
- NoDavid Shoebridge
- NoJordon Steele-John
- NoMehreen Faruqi
- NoNick McKim
- NoPenny Allman-Payne
- NoSarah Hanson-Young
- NoSteph Hodgins-May
NationalsAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
- NoBridget McKenzie
- NoMatthew Canavan
- NoRoss Cadell
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- NoJames McGrathLNP
- NoSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoWendy AskewParty 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.