Parliament of Australia · Senate · 23 March 2026

Business: Consideration of Legislation

Voting yes supported suspending the standing orders so the Senate could consider legislation out of its usual order of business.

Passed31 yes 26 no

The question put

That the motion to suspend standing orders be agreed to.

Crossed the floor: Tammy Tyrrell (Labor, voted no).

How each party voted

LaborMostly yes21 yes · 1 no
22 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesCorinne Mulholland
- YesDorinda Cox
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJess Walsh
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesSue Lines
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
- NoTammy Tyrrell crossed the floor
LiberalAll no0 yes · 13 no
13 members
- NoAlex Antic
- NoAndrew McLachlan
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoClaire Chandler
- NoDave Sharma
- NoDean Smith
- NoJames Paterson
- NoJessica Collins
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoLeah Blyth
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoMichaelia Cash
- NoSarah Henderson
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
NationalsAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
- NoBridget McKenzie
- NoMatthew Canavan
- NoRoss Cadell
One NationAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
- NoMalcolm Roberts
- NoSean Bell
- NoTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- NoWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoRalph BabetUnited Australia Party

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.