Parliament of Australia · Senate · 6 November 2025
Committees: Community Affairs References Committee
Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Ruston's motion on the Community Affairs References Committee, which concerns referring a matter to that committee for inquiry.
The question put
That business of the Senate notice of motion No. 3 standing in the name of Senator Ruston be agreed to.
Crossed the floor: Tammy Tyrrell (Labor, voted yes).
How each party voted
- LaborMostly no1 yes · 22 no
23 members
- YesTammy Tyrrell crossed the floor
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaty Gallagher
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTim Ayres
- NoVarun Ghosh
- LiberalAll yes17 yes · 0 no
17 members
- GreensAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
- One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- 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.