Parliament of Australia · Senate · 5 March 2026

Committees: Selection of Bills Committee: report

Voting yes supported agreeing to part (a) of the amendment moved by Minister Gallagher to the Selection of Bills Committee report, which concerns how bills are chosen for committee inquiry.

Passed35 yes 25 no

The question put

That part (a) of the amendment as moved by Minister Gallagher be agreed to.

Crossed the floor: Tammy Tyrrell (Labor, voted no).

How each party voted

LaborMostly yes25 yes · 1 no
26 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
- YesKaty Gallagher
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesMurray Watt
- YesNita Green
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesSue Lines
- YesTim Ayres
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
- NoTammy Tyrrell crossed the floor
LiberalAll no0 yes · 18 no
18 members
- NoAlex Antic
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoAndrew McLachlan
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoClaire Chandler
- NoDave Sharma
- NoDean Smith
- NoJames Paterson
- NoJessica Collins
- NoJonathon Duniam
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoLeah Blyth
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
- NoPaul Scarr
- NoRichard Colbeck
- 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
Smaller parties and independents
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- NoWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoMatthew CanavanNationals
- NoRalph 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.