Parliament of Australia · Senate · 9 September 2026

Matters of Urgency: Superannuation

Voting yes supported agreeing to the urgency motion moved by Senator Hanson on superannuation, which would have allowed the Senate to debate the matter as urgent business.

Defeated5 yes 36 no

The question put

That the urgency motion moved by Senator Hanson be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 20 no
20 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
GreensAll no0 yes · 8 no
8 members
- NoBarbara Pocock
- NoDavid Shoebridge
- NoJordon Steele-John
- NoLarissa Waters
- NoNick McKim
- NoSarah Hanson-Young
- NoSteph Hodgins-May
- NoVanessa Bleyer
LiberalAll no0 yes · 5 no
5 members
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoLeah Blyth
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
- NoPaul Scarr
One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesPauline Hanson
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- 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.