Parliament of Australia · Senate · 11 March 2026 · Immigration
Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026: first reading
Voting yes supported the Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 being introduced and moving to first reading, which is a formal step without a debated policy position.
The question put
That the motion moved by Senator Chisholm 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
- YesDon Farrell
- YesDorinda Cox
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJess Walsh
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesMurray Watt
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesTim Ayres
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
- NoTammy Tyrrell crossed the floor
- GreensAll no0 yes · 8 no
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoLidia ThorpeIndependent
- YesJonathon DuniamLiberal
- YesSlade BrockmanLiberal
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJames 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.