Parliament of Australia · Senate · 10 September 2026 · Other

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

Voting yes supported the Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026 being agreed to as amended, which means passing the bill.

Passed32 yes 21 no

The question put

That the bill, as amended, be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes20 yes · 0 no
20 members
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJess Walsh
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesSue Lines
- YesTim Ayres
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 12 no
12 members
- NoAlex Antic
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoAndrew McLachlan
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoChris Gatenby
- NoDave Sharma
- NoDean Smith
- NoJames Paterson
- NoJessica Collins
- NoLeah Blyth
- NoPaul Scarr
- NoSlade Brockman
GreensAll yes10 yes · 0 no
10 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesJordon Steele-John
- YesLarissa Waters
- YesMehreen Faruqi
- YesNick McKim
- YesPenny Allman-Payne
- 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
- NoBridget McKenzieNationals
- NoRoss CadellNationals
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- NoJames 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.