Parliament of Australia · Senate · 11 March 2026 · First Peoples

Matters of Urgency: National Anti-Racism Framework

Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the motion moved by Senator Thorpe on the National Anti-Racism Framework as a matter of urgency. The motion was defeated.

Defeated13 yes 26 no

The question put

That the motion moved by Senator Thorpe be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 22 no
22 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDon Farrell
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTim Ayres
- NoVarun Ghosh
GreensAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesJordon Steele-John
- YesLarissa Waters
- YesMehreen Faruqi
- YesNick McKim
- YesPenny Allman-Payne
- YesSarah Hanson-Young
- YesSteph Hodgins-May
LiberalAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
- NoDean Smith
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoSlade Brockman
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesLidia ThorpeIndependent
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoMalcolm RobertsOne Nation
- 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.