Parliament of Australia · Senate · 12 March 2026
Committees: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
Voting yes supported agreeing to the Senate motion on the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, a reference to a committee for inquiry.
The question put
That business of the Senate No. 1, standing in the name of Senator McKenzie and others, be agreed to.
Crossed the floor: Tammy Tyrrell (Labor, voted yes).
How each party voted
- LaborMostly no1 yes · 21 no
22 members
- YesTammy Tyrrell crossed the floor
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoKaty Gallagher
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
- LiberalAll yes15 yes · 0 no
15 members
- GreensAll no0 yes · 9 no
- One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- YesRoss CadellNationals
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.