Parliament of Australia · Senate · 29 June 2026

Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

Voting yes supported limiting debate so that the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026 could proceed to its second reading, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

Passed32 yes 25 no

The question put

That this bill be now read a second time.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes22 yes · 0 no
22 members
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesDorinda Cox
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJess Walsh
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesKaty Gallagher
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesMurray Watt
- YesNita Green
- YesSue Lines
- YesTammy Tyrrell
- YesTim Ayres
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 15 no
15 members
- NoAlex Antic
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoAndrew McLachlan
- NoClaire Chandler
- NoDean Smith
- NoJames Paterson
- NoJane Hume
- NoJonathon Duniam
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoLeah Blyth
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
- NoPaul Scarr
- NoRichard Colbeck
- 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
- NoDavid 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.