Parliament of Australia · Senate · 10 September 2026

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

Voting yes supported agreeing to opposition amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 4059 to the Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026, which would be added to the bill.

Defeated20 yes 30 no

The question put

That opposition amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 4059 be agreed to.

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
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes13 yes · 0 no
13 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesAnne Ruston
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJane Hume
- YesJessica Collins
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesSlade Brockman
GreensAll no0 yes · 10 no
10 members
- NoBarbara Pocock
- NoDavid Shoebridge
- NoJordon Steele-John
- NoLarissa Waters
- NoMehreen Faruqi
- NoNick McKim
- NoPenny Allman-Payne
- NoSarah Hanson-Young
- NoSteph Hodgins-May
- NoVanessa Bleyer
Smaller parties and independents
- YesMatthew CanavanNationals
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- 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.