Parliament of Australia · Senate · 1 July 2026 · Gender and identity

Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Common Sense and Recognising Biological Sex) Bill 2026: first reading

Defeated21 yes 30 no

The question put

That the motion as moved by Senator Cash be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 19 no
19 members
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoSue Lines
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes13 yes · 0 no
13 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesAnne Ruston
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesMichaelia Cash
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSarah Henderson
- YesSlade Brockman
GreensAll no0 yes · 9 no
9 members
- NoBarbara Pocock
- NoDavid Shoebridge
- NoJordon Steele-John
- NoLarissa Waters
- NoMehreen Faruqi
- NoNick McKim
- NoPenny Allman-Payne
- NoSarah Hanson-Young
- NoSteph Hodgins-May
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- 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.