Parliament of Australia · Senate · 26 March 2026 · Housing

Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025: second reading

Voting yes supported the Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025 passing its second reading, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

Passed36 yes 25 no

The question put

That the second reading be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 24 no
24 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes18 yes · 0 no
18 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesClaire Chandler
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJane Hume
- YesJessica Collins
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSarah Henderson
- 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
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesBridget McKenzieNationals
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta 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.