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title: "Copyright Amendment Bill 2026: second reading (Senate, 31 March 2026) | Politics Computer"
description: "Voting yes supported making the second reading amendment moved by Senator Shoebridge to the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026. Defeated 16 to 26 in the Senate on 31 March 2026. How every member voted."
url: "https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2026-03-31/14"
---

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Parliament of Australia · Senate · 31 March 2026 · [Other](https://politics.computer/votes/senate?topic=other) 

# Copyright Amendment Bill 2026: second reading

Voting yes supported making the second reading amendment moved by Senator Shoebridge to the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026.

Defeated **16** yes **26** no 

The question put

That the second reading amendment moved by Senator Shoebridge be agreed to.

**Crossed the floor:** [Tammy Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/tammy-tyrrell) (Labor, voted yes).

## How each party voted

- Labor Mostly no 1 yes · 22 no  
23 members

  - Yes [Tammy Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/tammy-tyrrell)  crossed the floor
  - No [Anthony Chisholm](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-chisholm)
  - No [Carol Brown](https://politics.computer/mp/carol-brown)
  - No [Charlotte Walker](https://politics.computer/mp/charlotte-walker)
  - No [Corinne Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/corinne-mulholland)
  - No [Deborah O'Neill](https://politics.computer/mp/deborah-o-neill)
  - No [Dorinda Cox](https://politics.computer/mp/dorinda-cox)
  - No [Ellie Whiteaker](https://politics.computer/mp/ellie-whiteaker)
  - No [Glenn Sterle](https://politics.computer/mp/glenn-sterle)
  - No [Helen Polley](https://politics.computer/mp/helen-polley)
  - No [Jana Stewart](https://politics.computer/mp/jana-stewart)
  - No [Jenny McAllister](https://politics.computer/mp/jenny-mcallister)
  - No [Josh Dolega](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-dolega)
  - No [Karen Grogan](https://politics.computer/mp/karen-grogan)
  - No [Lisa Darmanin](https://politics.computer/mp/lisa-darmanin)
  - No [Malarndirri McCarthy](https://politics.computer/mp/malarndirri-mccarthy)
  - No [Marielle Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/marielle-smith)
  - No [Michelle Ananda-Rajah](https://politics.computer/mp/michelle-ananda-rajah)
  - No [Nita Green](https://politics.computer/mp/nita-green)
  - No [Raff Ciccone](https://politics.computer/mp/raff-ciccone)
  - No [Richard Dowling](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-dowling)
  - No [Tony Sheldon](https://politics.computer/mp/tony-sheldon)
  - No [Varun Ghosh](https://politics.computer/mp/varun-ghosh)
- Greens All yes 9 yes · 0 no  
9 members

  - Yes [Barbara Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/barbara-pocock)
  - Yes [David Shoebridge](https://politics.computer/mp/david-shoebridge)
  - Yes [Jordon Steele-John](https://politics.computer/mp/jordon-steele-john)
  - Yes [Larissa Waters](https://politics.computer/mp/larissa-waters)
  - Yes [Mehreen Faruqi](https://politics.computer/mp/mehreen-faruqi)
  - Yes [Nick McKim](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mckim)
  - Yes [Penny Allman-Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/penny-allman-payne)
  - Yes [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-hanson-young)
  - Yes [Steph Hodgins-May](https://politics.computer/mp/steph-hodgins-may)
- One Nation All yes 4 yes · 0 no  
4 members

  - Yes [Malcolm Roberts](https://politics.computer/mp/malcolm-roberts)
  - Yes [Pauline Hanson](https://politics.computer/mp/pauline-hanson)
  - Yes [Sean Bell](https://politics.computer/mp/sean-bell)
  - Yes [Tyron Whitten](https://politics.computer/mp/tyron-whitten)
- Smaller parties and independents

  - No [Leah Blyth](https://politics.computer/mp/leah-blyth) Liberal
  - No [Slade Brockman](https://politics.computer/mp/slade-brockman) Liberal
  - Yes Peter Stuart Whish-Wilson Party not recorded
  - No Wendy Askew Party not recorded
  - Yes [David Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/david-pocock) Independent
  - No [Matthew Canavan](https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-canavan) Nationals

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.

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Source: [Hansard, Parliament of Australia](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;orderBy=%5Ffragment%5Fnumber,doc%5Fdate-rev;page=0;query=Dataset%3Ahansards,hansards80%20Date%3A31%2F3%2F2026;rec=0;resCount=Default), read through [the OpenAustralia Foundation's public Hansard data](https://data.openaustralia.org.au/). The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.

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