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 before its main idea is debated.
The question put
That the motion 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
- 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.