Parliament of Australia · Senate · 3 March 2026

Motions: Australian Defence Force

Voting yes supported suspending the Senate's normal standing orders so Senator Lambie's motion on the Australian Defence Force could be moved, which is a procedural step rather than a policy position.

Defeated15 yes 30 no

The question put

That the suspension motion moved by Senator Lambie 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
- NoDon Farrell
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoKaty Gallagher
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
GreensAll yes7 yes · 0 no
7 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesMehreen Faruqi
- YesNick McKim
- YesPenny Allman-Payne
- YesSarah Hanson-Young
- YesSteph Hodgins-May
LiberalAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
- NoJames Paterson
- NoJessica Collins
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoSlade Brockman
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesLidia ThorpeIndependent
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded

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.