Parliament of Australia · Senate · 19 August 2026

Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

Voting yes supported closing debate so the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 and two related bills proceed to a second reading vote.

Passed29 yes 13 no

The question put

That the bills be now read a second time.

Free vote. Liberal was split, which usually means members could vote their conscience, so nobody here is counted as voting against their party.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes21 yes · 0 no
21 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesDorinda Cox
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJess Walsh
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesSue Lines
- YesTammy Tyrrell
- YesTim Ayres
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
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
LiberalSplit3 yes · 2 no
5 members
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesSarah Henderson
- YesSlade Brockman
- NoAndrew McLachlan
- NoPaul Scarr
One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesPauline Hanson
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- YesRoss CadellNationals

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.