Parliament of Australia · Senate · 8 September 2026
Committees: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Shoebridge's motion on the Senate's business order, which relates to a referral to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee.
The question put
That business of the Senate No. 2 standing in the name of Senator Shoebridge be agreed to.
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 22 no
22 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDon Farrell
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
- LiberalAll yes14 yes · 0 no
14 members
- GreensAll yes10 yes · 0 no
10 members
- One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- NationalsAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesRalph BabetUnited Australia Party
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.