Parliament of Australia · Senate · 24 March 2026 · Defence and foreign affairs

Matters of Urgency: Sovereign Capability

Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the urgency motion moved by Senator O'Sullivan on sovereign capability, which lets that matter be debated ahead of other business.

Passed37 yes 22 no

The question put

That the urgency motion as moved by Senator O'Sullivan be agreed to.

Crossed the floor: Tammy Tyrrell (Labor, voted yes).

How each party voted

LaborMostly no1 yes · 22 no
23 members
- YesTammy Tyrrell crossed the floor
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTony Sheldon
LiberalAll yes13 yes · 0 no
13 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesAnne Ruston
- YesClaire Chandler
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJessica Collins
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSlade 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
NationalsAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesBridget McKenzie
- YesMatthew Canavan
- YesRoss Cadell
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesRalph 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.