Parliament of Australia · Senate · 10 September 2026 · Defence and foreign affairs
Protecting Australians from Foreign Terrorist Fighters Bill 2026: second reading
Voting yes supported the Protecting Australians from Foreign Terrorist Fighters Bill 2026 passing its second reading, which agrees with the bill's main idea.
Defeated21 yes 32 no
The question put
That the bill be now read a second time.
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 20 no
20 members
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
- LiberalAll yes13 yes · 0 no
13 members
- GreensAll no0 yes · 10 no
- One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesBridget McKenzieNationals
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- YesJames McGrathLNP
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.