Parliament of Australia · Senate · 12 March 2026

Motions: Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion

Voting yes supported suspending the standing orders so Senator Cash's motion on a Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion could be moved, which would bypass normal procedure.

Defeated26 yes 33 no

The question put

That the motion moved by Senator Cash to suspend standing orders be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 23 no
23 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes14 yes · 0 no
14 members
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesAnne Ruston
- YesClaire Chandler
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJane Hume
- YesJessica Collins
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesMichaelia Cash
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSlade Brockman
GreensAll no0 yes · 9 no
9 members
- NoBarbara Pocock
- NoDavid Shoebridge
- NoJordon Steele-John
- NoLarissa Waters
- NoMehreen Faruqi
- NoNick McKim
- NoPenny Allman-Payne
- NoSarah Hanson-Young
- NoSteph Hodgins-May
One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesPauline Hanson
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesBridget McKenzieNationals
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent

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.