Parliament of Australia · Senate · 23 June 2026
Committees: Economics References Committee
Voting yes supported agreeing to the Senate business motion moved by Senator Askew, which concerns the Economics References Committee and does not set out a policy subject.
The question put
That business of the Senate 1, standing in the name of Senator Dean Smith and moved by Senator Askew, be agreed to.
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 23 no
23 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- 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
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoSue Lines
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
- LiberalAll yes16 yes · 0 no
16 members
- GreensAll no0 yes · 9 no
- One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesMatthew CanavanNationals
- 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.