Parliament of Australia · Senate · 30 June 2026 · Gender and identity
Anti-Discrimination Legislation Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics Discrimination Commissioner) Bill 2026: first reading
Voting yes supported the Anti-Discrimination Legislation Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics Discrimination Commissioner) Bill 2026 being introduced, which is the first step of a bill's passage through the Senate.
The question put
That the motion as moved by Senator McKim be agreed to.
Crossed the floor: Alex Antic (Liberal, voted no).
How each party voted
- LaborAll yes20 yes · 0 no
20 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
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesSue Lines
- YesTammy Tyrrell
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
- GreensAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
- LiberalMostly yes3 yes · 1 no
4 members
- NoAlex Antic crossed the floor
- One NationAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- NoSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoMatthew CanavanNationals
- 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.