Parliament of Australia · Senate · 5 March 2026

Business: Rearrangement

Voting yes supported the motion to close debate on the business of the Senate, allowing the Senate to move on without further discussion of the item.

Passed32 yes 25 no

The question put

That the motion as moved by Minister Watt to close debate be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes23 yes · 0 no
23 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesCorinne Mulholland
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesDorinda Cox
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesMurray Watt
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesSue Lines
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 14 no
14 members
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoClaire Chandler
- NoDean Smith
- NoJames Paterson
- NoJane Hume
- NoJessica Collins
- NoJonathon Duniam
- NoLeah Blyth
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
- NoMichaelia Cash
- NoSarah Henderson
- NoSlade 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
NationalsAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
- NoBridget McKenzie
- NoMatthew Canavan
- NoRoss Cadell
One NationAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
- NoMalcolm Roberts
- NoSean Bell
- NoTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- NoWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoJames McGrathLNP

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.