Parliament of Australia · Senate · 20 August 2026

Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026: limitation of debate

Voting yes supported limiting debate on the amendment on sheet AD128 to the Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026, so that the amendment could be agreed to.

Passed30 yes 9 no

The question put

That the amendment on sheet AD128 be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes26 yes · 0 no
26 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesDon Farrell
- YesDorinda Cox
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJess Walsh
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesKaty Gallagher
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesMurray Watt
- YesNita Green
- YesPenny Wong
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesSue Lines
- YesTammy Tyrrell
- 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
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- 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.