Parliament of Australia · Senate · 12 March 2026

Business: Consideration of Legislation

Voting yes supported the motion moved by Senator Watt on the order of business for considering legislation, which sets how the Senate handles its agenda rather than a policy change.

Passed33 yes 26 no

The question put

That the motion moved by Senator Watt be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes23 yes · 0 no
23 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesCorinne Mulholland
- YesDorinda Cox
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesMurray Watt
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesSue Lines
- YesTammy Tyrrell
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 14 no
14 members
- NoAndrew McLachlan
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoClaire Chandler
- NoDave Sharma
- NoDean Smith
- NoJames Paterson
- NoJane Hume
- NoJessica Collins
- NoJonathon Duniam
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoMichaelia Cash
- NoPaul Scarr
- NoRichard Colbeck
- NoSlade Brockman
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
One NationAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
- NoMalcolm Roberts
- NoPauline Hanson
- NoSean Bell
- NoTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- NoJames McGrathLNP
- NoSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoBridget McKenzieNationals
- NoRoss CadellNationals
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- NoWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid 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.