Parliament of Australia · Senate · 26 March 2026 · Economy and tax
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026: second reading
Voting yes supported Senator Allman-Payne's amendment to the second reading of the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026, which would have changed the bill's second reading motion; the amendment was defeated.
The question put
That the second reading amendment as moved by Senator Allman-Payne be agreed to.
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 26 no
26 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDon Farrell
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoKaty Gallagher
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
- GreensAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- NoDave SharmaLiberal
- NoJames McGrathLNP
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
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.