Parliament of Australia · Senate · 4 March 2026 · Defence and foreign affairs

Matters of Urgency: Middle East

Voting yes supported the urgency motion moved by Senator Shoebridge on the Middle East being agreed to, which would have given the matter priority debate time in the Senate.

Defeated11 yes 28 no

The question put

That the urgency motion moved by Senator Shoebridge be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 22 no
22 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- 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
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
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
LiberalAll no0 yes · 5 no
5 members
- NoClaire Chandler
- NoDean Smith
- NoJessica Collins
- NoJonathon Duniam
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
Smaller parties and independents
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- NoWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesDavid 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.