Parliament of Australia · Senate · 9 September 2026 · Integrity and democracy

Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026: second reading

Voting yes supported the Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026 passing its second reading, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

Passed31 yes 22 no

The question put

That this bill, the Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026, be read a second time.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes21 yes · 0 no
21 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesTim Ayres
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 11 no
11 members
- NoAlex Antic
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoAndrew McLachlan
- NoChris Gatenby
- NoDean Smith
- NoJessica Collins
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
- NoPaul Scarr
- NoSarah Henderson
- NoSlade Brockman
GreensAll yes8 yes · 0 no
8 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesJordon Steele-John
- YesLarissa Waters
- YesNick McKim
- YesSarah Hanson-Young
- YesSteph Hodgins-May
- YesVanessa Bleyer
One NationAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
- NoMalcolm Roberts
- NoPauline Hanson
- NoSean Bell
- NoTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- NoJames McGrathLNP
- NoSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoMatthew CanavanNationals
- NoRoss CadellNationals
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- NoRalph 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.