Parliament of Australia · Senate · 3 February 2026
Matters of Urgency: Cost of Living
Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the Matters of Urgency motion on the cost of living, as moved by Senator Paterson, which allows that topic to be debated urgently.
Passed37 yes 24 no
The question put
That the motion moved by Senator Paterson be agreed to.
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 24 no
24 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
- LiberalAll yes18 yes · 0 no
18 members
- GreensAll yes8 yes · 0 no
8 members
- One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesBridget McKenzieNationals
- YesMatthew CanavanNationals
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- 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.