Parliament of Australia · Senate · 2 March 2026
Committees: Economics References Committee
Voting yes supported agreeing to a Senate motion to refer a matter to the Economics References Committee for inquiry, as set out in notice of motion No. 2 by Senator Canavan.
The question put
That business of the Senate notice of motion No. 2, standing in the name of Senator Canavan, be agreed to.
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 26 no
26 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
- NoSue Lines
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
- LiberalAll yes15 yes · 0 no
15 members
- GreensAll no0 yes · 8 no
- NationalsAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
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.