Parliament of Australia · Senate · 4 February 2026

Documents: Minister for Communications: order for the production of documents

Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Payman's motion for the production of documents from the Minister for Communications, which the Senate passed 38 to 23.

Passed38 yes 23 no

The question put

That general business notice of motion No. 321 standing in the name of Senator Payman be agreed to.

Crossed the floor: Tammy Tyrrell (Labor, voted yes).

How each party voted

LaborMostly no1 yes · 23 no
24 members
- YesTammy Tyrrell crossed the floor
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaty Gallagher
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes17 yes · 0 no
17 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesAnne Ruston
- YesClaire Chandler
- YesDave Sharma
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJane Hume
- YesJessica Collins
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSarah Henderson
- YesSlade Brockman
GreensAll yes8 yes · 0 no
8 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesLarissa Waters
- YesMehreen Faruqi
- YesNick McKim
- YesPenny Allman-Payne
- YesSarah Hanson-Young
- YesSteph Hodgins-May
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesLidia ThorpeIndependent
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- 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.