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title: "Documents: Capacity Investment Scheme, Cheaper Home Batteries Program, Rewiring the Nation, Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme: order for the production of documents (Senate, 20 August 2026) | Politics Computer"
description: "Documents: Capacity Investment Scheme, Cheaper Home Batteries Program, Rewiring the Nation, Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme: order for the production of documents. Defeated 25 to 34 in the Senate on 20 August 2026. How every member voted, by party."
url: "https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2026-08-20/7"
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Parliament of Australia · Senate · 20 August 2026

# Documents: Capacity Investment Scheme, Cheaper Home Batteries Program, Rewiring the Nation, Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme: order for the production of documents

Defeated **25** yes **34** no 

The question put

That general business notices of motion Nos 636, 637, 638, 639 and 640 standing in the name of Senator Henderson and moved by Senator Kovacic be agreed to.

## How each party voted

- Labor All no 0 yes · 24 no  
24 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 [Jenny McAllister](https://politics.computer/mp/jenny-mcallister)
  - 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 [Katy Gallagher](https://politics.computer/mp/katy-gallagher)
  - No [Lisa Darmanin](https://politics.computer/mp/lisa-darmanin)
  - No [Malarndirri McCarthy](https://politics.computer/mp/malarndirri-mccarthy)
  - 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 [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)
- Liberal All yes 18 yes · 0 no  
18 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 [Dean Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/dean-smith)
  - 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 4 yes · 0 no  
4 members

  - Yes [Malcolm Roberts](https://politics.computer/mp/malcolm-roberts)
  - Yes [Pauline Hanson](https://politics.computer/mp/pauline-hanson)
  - Yes [Sean Bell](https://politics.computer/mp/sean-bell)
  - Yes [Tyron Whitten](https://politics.computer/mp/tyron-whitten)
- Smaller parties and independents

  - Yes [James McGrath](https://politics.computer/mp/james-mcgrath) LNP
  - Yes [Susan McDonald](https://politics.computer/mp/susan-mcdonald) LNP
  - No [David Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/david-pocock) Independent
  - Yes [Ross Cadell](https://politics.computer/mp/ross-cadell) Nationals

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.

[Previous Vote 6 that day](https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2026-08-20/6) [All Senate votes](https://politics.computer/votes/senate) [Next Vote 8 that day](https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2026-08-20/8) 

Source: [Hansard, Parliament of Australia](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;orderBy=%5Ffragment%5Fnumber,doc%5Fdate-rev;page=0;query=Dataset%3Ahansards,hansards80%20Date%3A20%2F8%2F2026;rec=0;resCount=Default), read through [the OpenAustralia Foundation's public Hansard data](https://data.openaustralia.org.au/).

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