Parliament of Australia · Senate · 23 June 2026

Committees: Community Affairs Legislation Committee: reporting date

Voting yes supported suspending the standing orders so the Senate could consider the report of the Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the day it was presented.

Passed38 yes 29 no

The question put

That the suspension motion as moved by Senator Steele-John be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes27 yes · 0 no
27 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesCorinne Mulholland
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesDon Farrell
- YesDorinda Cox
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesKaty Gallagher
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesMurray Watt
- YesNita Green
- YesPenny Wong
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesSue Lines
- YesTammy Tyrrell
- YesTim Ayres
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 19 no
19 members
- NoAlex Antic
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoAndrew McLachlan
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoClaire Chandler
- NoDean Smith
- NoJames Paterson
- NoJane Hume
- NoJessica Collins
- NoJonathon Duniam
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoLeah Blyth
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
- NoMichaelia Cash
- NoPaul Scarr
- NoRichard Colbeck
- NoSarah Henderson
- NoSlade 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 no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
- NoMalcolm Roberts
- NoPauline Hanson
- NoSean Bell
- NoTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- NoMatthew CanavanNationals
- NoRoss CadellNationals
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- NoWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- NoSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoRalph 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.