--- title: "Documents: Minister for Communications: order for the production of documents (Senate, 4 February 2026) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported adding the amendment moved by Minister Gallagher to general business notice of motion 321 concerning the production of documents from the Minister for Communications. Defeated 23 to 38 in the Senate on 4 February 2026. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2026-02-04/12" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Senate](https://politics.computer/votes/senate) Parliament of Australia · Senate · 4 February 2026 # Documents: Minister for Communications: order for the production of documents Voting yes supported adding the amendment moved by Minister Gallagher to general business notice of motion 321 concerning the production of documents from the Minister for Communications. Defeated **23** yes **38** no The question put That the amendment as moved by Minister Gallagher to general business notice of motion 321 be agreed to. **Crossed the floor:** [Tammy Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/tammy-tyrrell) (Labor, voted no). ## How each party voted - Labor Mostly yes 23 yes · 1 no 24 members - Yes [Anthony Chisholm](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-chisholm) - Yes [Carol Brown](https://politics.computer/mp/carol-brown) - Yes [Charlotte Walker](https://politics.computer/mp/charlotte-walker) - Yes [Corinne Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/corinne-mulholland) - Yes [Deborah O'Neill](https://politics.computer/mp/deborah-o-neill) - Yes [Dorinda Cox](https://politics.computer/mp/dorinda-cox) - Yes [Ellie Whiteaker](https://politics.computer/mp/ellie-whiteaker) - Yes [Glenn Sterle](https://politics.computer/mp/glenn-sterle) - Yes [Helen Polley](https://politics.computer/mp/helen-polley) - Yes [Jana Stewart](https://politics.computer/mp/jana-stewart) - Yes [Jenny McAllister](https://politics.computer/mp/jenny-mcallister) - Yes [Jess Walsh](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-walsh) - Yes [Josh Dolega](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-dolega) - Yes [Katy Gallagher](https://politics.computer/mp/katy-gallagher) - Yes [Malarndirri McCarthy](https://politics.computer/mp/malarndirri-mccarthy) - Yes [Marielle Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/marielle-smith) - Yes [Michelle Ananda-Rajah](https://politics.computer/mp/michelle-ananda-rajah) - Yes [Nita Green](https://politics.computer/mp/nita-green) - Yes [Raff Ciccone](https://politics.computer/mp/raff-ciccone) - Yes [Richard Dowling](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-dowling) - Yes [Sue Lines](https://politics.computer/mp/sue-lines) - Yes [Tony Sheldon](https://politics.computer/mp/tony-sheldon) - Yes [Varun Ghosh](https://politics.computer/mp/varun-ghosh) - No [Tammy Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/tammy-tyrrell) crossed the floor - Liberal All no 0 yes · 17 no 17 members - No [Alex Antic](https://politics.computer/mp/alex-antic) - No [Andrew Bragg](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-bragg) - No [Anne Ruston](https://politics.computer/mp/anne-ruston) - No [Claire Chandler](https://politics.computer/mp/claire-chandler) - No [Dave Sharma](https://politics.computer/mp/dave-sharma) - No [James Paterson](https://politics.computer/mp/james-paterson) - No [Jane Hume](https://politics.computer/mp/jane-hume) - No [Jessica Collins](https://politics.computer/mp/jessica-collins) - No [Jonathon Duniam](https://politics.computer/mp/jonathon-duniam) - No [Kerrynne Liddle](https://politics.computer/mp/kerrynne-liddle) - No [Leah Blyth](https://politics.computer/mp/leah-blyth) - No [Maria Kovacic](https://politics.computer/mp/maria-kovacic) - No [Matt O'Sullivan](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-o-sullivan) - No [Paul Scarr](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-scarr) - No [Richard Colbeck](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-colbeck) - No [Sarah Henderson](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-henderson) - No [Slade Brockman](https://politics.computer/mp/slade-brockman) - Greens All no 0 yes · 8 no 8 members - No [Barbara Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/barbara-pocock) - No [David Shoebridge](https://politics.computer/mp/david-shoebridge) - No [Larissa Waters](https://politics.computer/mp/larissa-waters) - No [Mehreen Faruqi](https://politics.computer/mp/mehreen-faruqi) - No [Nick McKim](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mckim) - No [Penny Allman-Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/penny-allman-payne) - No [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-hanson-young) - No [Steph Hodgins-May](https://politics.computer/mp/steph-hodgins-may) - One Nation All no 0 yes · 3 no 3 members - No [Malcolm Roberts](https://politics.computer/mp/malcolm-roberts) - No [Sean Bell](https://politics.computer/mp/sean-bell) - No [Tyron Whitten](https://politics.computer/mp/tyron-whitten) - Smaller parties and independents - No [David Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/david-pocock) Independent - No [Lidia Thorpe](https://politics.computer/mp/lidia-thorpe) Independent - No Peter Stuart Whish-Wilson Party not recorded - No Wendy Askew Party not recorded - No [Fatima Payman](https://politics.computer/mp/fatima-payman) Australia's Voice - No [Jacinta Nampijinpa Price](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-nampijinpa-price) CLP - No [James McGrath](https://politics.computer/mp/james-mcgrath) LNP - No [Matthew Canavan](https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-canavan) Nationals - No [Ralph Babet](https://politics.computer/mp/ralph-babet) United Australia Party Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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