--- title: "Documents: Renewable Energy, Climate Change: order for the production of documents (Senate, 18 August 2026) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to general business notices of motion Nos 611 to 615, which call for the production of documents on renewable energy and climate change. Defeated 24 to 32 in the Senate on 18 August 2026. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2026-08-18/11" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Senate](https://politics.computer/votes/senate) Parliament of Australia · Senate · 18 August 2026 # Documents: Renewable Energy, Climate Change: order for the production of documents Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to general business notices of motion Nos 611 to 615, which call for the production of documents on renewable energy and climate change. Defeated **24** yes **32** no The question put That general business notices of motion Nos 611, 612, 613, 614 and 615 standing in the name of Senator Henderson and moved by Senator Kovacic be agreed to. ## How each party voted - Labor All no 0 yes · 23 no 23 members - No [Anthony Chisholm](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-chisholm) - No [Carol Brown](https://politics.computer/mp/carol-brown) - No [Charlotte Walker](https://politics.computer/mp/charlotte-walker) - No [Deborah O'Neill](https://politics.computer/mp/deborah-o-neill) - No [Dorinda Cox](https://politics.computer/mp/dorinda-cox) - No [Ellie Whiteaker](https://politics.computer/mp/ellie-whiteaker) - No [Glenn Sterle](https://politics.computer/mp/glenn-sterle) - No [Helen Polley](https://politics.computer/mp/helen-polley) - No [Jana Stewart](https://politics.computer/mp/jana-stewart) - No [Jess Walsh](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-walsh) - No [Josh Dolega](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-dolega) - No [Karen Grogan](https://politics.computer/mp/karen-grogan) - No [Lisa Darmanin](https://politics.computer/mp/lisa-darmanin) - No [Marielle Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/marielle-smith) - No [Michelle Ananda-Rajah](https://politics.computer/mp/michelle-ananda-rajah) - No [Nita Green](https://politics.computer/mp/nita-green) - No [Raff Ciccone](https://politics.computer/mp/raff-ciccone) - No [Richard Dowling](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-dowling) - No [Sue Lines](https://politics.computer/mp/sue-lines) - No [Tammy Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/tammy-tyrrell) - No [Tim Ayres](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-ayres) - No [Tony Sheldon](https://politics.computer/mp/tony-sheldon) - No [Varun Ghosh](https://politics.computer/mp/varun-ghosh) - Liberal All yes 17 yes · 0 no 17 members - Yes [Alex Antic](https://politics.computer/mp/alex-antic) - Yes [Andrew Bragg](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-bragg) - Yes [Andrew McLachlan](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-mclachlan) - Yes [Anne Ruston](https://politics.computer/mp/anne-ruston) - Yes [Chris Gatenby](https://politics.computer/mp/chris-gatenby) - Yes [Claire Chandler](https://politics.computer/mp/claire-chandler) - Yes [Dave Sharma](https://politics.computer/mp/dave-sharma) - Yes [James Paterson](https://politics.computer/mp/james-paterson) - Yes [Jessica Collins](https://politics.computer/mp/jessica-collins) - Yes [Kerrynne Liddle](https://politics.computer/mp/kerrynne-liddle) - Yes [Leah Blyth](https://politics.computer/mp/leah-blyth) - Yes [Maria Kovacic](https://politics.computer/mp/maria-kovacic) - Yes [Matt O'Sullivan](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-o-sullivan) - Yes [Paul Scarr](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-scarr) - Yes [Richard Colbeck](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-colbeck) - Yes [Sarah Henderson](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-henderson) - Yes [Slade Brockman](https://politics.computer/mp/slade-brockman) - Greens All no 0 yes · 9 no 9 members - No [Barbara Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/barbara-pocock) - No [David Shoebridge](https://politics.computer/mp/david-shoebridge) - No [Jordon Steele-John](https://politics.computer/mp/jordon-steele-john) - No [Larissa Waters](https://politics.computer/mp/larissa-waters) - No [Mehreen Faruqi](https://politics.computer/mp/mehreen-faruqi) - No [Nick McKim](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mckim) - No [Penny Allman-Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/penny-allman-payne) - No [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-hanson-young) - No [Steph Hodgins-May](https://politics.computer/mp/steph-hodgins-may) - One Nation All yes 3 yes · 0 no 3 members - Yes [Malcolm Roberts](https://politics.computer/mp/malcolm-roberts) - Yes [Sean Bell](https://politics.computer/mp/sean-bell) - Yes [Tyron Whitten](https://politics.computer/mp/tyron-whitten) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes [Bridget McKenzie](https://politics.computer/mp/bridget-mckenzie) Nationals - Yes [Ross Cadell](https://politics.computer/mp/ross-cadell) Nationals - Yes [Jacqui Lambie](https://politics.computer/mp/jacqui-lambie) Jacqui Lambie Network - Yes [Susan McDonald](https://politics.computer/mp/susan-mcdonald) LNP Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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