Parliament of Australia · Senate · 10 March 2026
Motions: Middle East
Voting yes supported suspending standing orders so Senator Shoebridge's motion on the Middle East could be considered immediately, which is a procedural step rather than a position on the policy itself.
The question put
That the motion moved by Senator Shoebridge to suspend standing orders be agreed to.
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 24 no
24 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDon Farrell
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoKaty Gallagher
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
- GreensAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesLidia ThorpeIndependent
- NoClaire ChandlerLiberal
- NoPaul ScarrLiberal
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- 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.