Parliament of Australia · Senate · 4 March 2026 · Cost of living
Motions: Cost of Living
Voting yes supported the motion on cost of living, which passed with 36 ayes to 23 noes; the motion's wording is not provided.
Passed36 yes 23 no
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 23 no
23 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoKaty Gallagher
- NoLisa Darmanin
- 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
- GreensAll yes8 yes · 0 no
8 members
- One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesMatthew CanavanNationals
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- 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.