Parliament of Australia · Senate · 14 September 2026 · Other

Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Amendment Bill 2026: second reading

Voting yes supported the Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Amendment Bill 2026 passing its second reading, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

Passed31 yes 18 no

The question put

That the second reading be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes20 yes · 0 no
20 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJess Walsh
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesTim Ayres
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 14 no
14 members
- NoAlex Antic
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoAndrew McLachlan
- NoChris Gatenby
- NoDean Smith
- NoJames Paterson
- NoJessica Collins
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoLeah Blyth
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
- NoRichard Colbeck
- NoSarah Henderson
- NoSlade Brockman
GreensAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesJordon Steele-John
- YesLarissa Waters
- YesNick McKim
- YesPenny Allman-Payne
- YesSarah Hanson-Young
- YesSteph Hodgins-May
- YesVanessa Bleyer
Smaller parties and independents
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- NoSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoRoss CadellNationals
- NoRalph 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.