Parliament of Australia · Senate · 9 September 2026
Committees: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
Voting yes supported agreeing to a Senate motion from Senator Cadell concerning the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, a referral stage with no bill attached.
The question put
That business of the Senate motion No. 2 standing in the name of Senator Cadell be agreed to.
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 24 no
24 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoKaty Gallagher
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
- LiberalAll yes15 yes · 0 no
15 members
- GreensAll no0 yes · 8 no
- One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoLidia ThorpeIndependent
- YesMatthew CanavanNationals
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- 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.