Parliament of Australia · Senate · 19 August 2026

Matters of Urgency: Veterans

Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the motion moved by Senator Cash on a matter of urgency concerning veterans, which the result shows passed 32 to 21.

Passed32 yes 21 no

The question put

That the motion moved by Senator Cash be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 21 no
21 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoPenny Wong
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes14 yes · 0 no
14 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesChris Gatenby
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJessica Collins
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesMichaelia Cash
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesSarah Henderson
- YesSlade 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 yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesPauline Hanson
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesBridget McKenzieNationals
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- YesDavid PocockIndependent

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.