--- title: "Documents: Trade Unions: order for the production of documents (Senate, 15 September 2026) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported agreeing to a Senate motion, General Business Notice of Motion No. 716 from Senator Hume, which orders the production of documents about trade unions. Passed 33 to 20 in the Senate on 15 September 2026. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2026-09-15/9" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Senate](https://politics.computer/votes/senate) Parliament of Australia · Senate · 15 September 2026 # Documents: Trade Unions: order for the production of documents Voting yes supported agreeing to a Senate motion, General Business Notice of Motion No. 716 from Senator Hume, which orders the production of documents about trade unions. Passed **33** yes **20** no The question put That general business motion No. 716 standing in the name of Senator Hume be agreed to. ## How each party voted - Labor All no 0 yes · 20 no 20 members - No [Anthony Chisholm](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-chisholm) - No [Carol Brown](https://politics.computer/mp/carol-brown) - No [Charlotte Walker](https://politics.computer/mp/charlotte-walker) - No [Deborah O'Neill](https://politics.computer/mp/deborah-o-neill) - No [Ellie Whiteaker](https://politics.computer/mp/ellie-whiteaker) - No [Glenn Sterle](https://politics.computer/mp/glenn-sterle) - No [Helen Polley](https://politics.computer/mp/helen-polley) - No [Jana Stewart](https://politics.computer/mp/jana-stewart) - No [Jess Walsh](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-walsh) - No [Josh Dolega](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-dolega) - No [Lisa Darmanin](https://politics.computer/mp/lisa-darmanin) - No [Marielle Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/marielle-smith) - No [Michelle Ananda-Rajah](https://politics.computer/mp/michelle-ananda-rajah) - No [Nita Green](https://politics.computer/mp/nita-green) - No [Raff Ciccone](https://politics.computer/mp/raff-ciccone) - No [Richard Dowling](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-dowling) - No [Sue Lines](https://politics.computer/mp/sue-lines) - No [Tim Ayres](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-ayres) - No [Tony Sheldon](https://politics.computer/mp/tony-sheldon) - No [Varun Ghosh](https://politics.computer/mp/varun-ghosh) - Liberal All yes 14 yes · 0 no 14 members - Yes [Alex Antic](https://politics.computer/mp/alex-antic) - Yes [Andrew McLachlan](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-mclachlan) - Yes [Chris Gatenby](https://politics.computer/mp/chris-gatenby) - Yes [Dave Sharma](https://politics.computer/mp/dave-sharma) - Yes [Dean Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/dean-smith) - Yes [Jessica Collins](https://politics.computer/mp/jessica-collins) - Yes [Jonathon Duniam](https://politics.computer/mp/jonathon-duniam) - Yes [Kerrynne Liddle](https://politics.computer/mp/kerrynne-liddle) - Yes [Leah Blyth](https://politics.computer/mp/leah-blyth) - Yes [Maria Kovacic](https://politics.computer/mp/maria-kovacic) - Yes [Matt O'Sullivan](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-o-sullivan) - Yes [Michaelia Cash](https://politics.computer/mp/michaelia-cash) - Yes [Richard Colbeck](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-colbeck) - Yes [Sarah Henderson](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-henderson) - Greens All yes 9 yes · 0 no 9 members - Yes [Barbara Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/barbara-pocock) - Yes [David Shoebridge](https://politics.computer/mp/david-shoebridge) - Yes [Jordon Steele-John](https://politics.computer/mp/jordon-steele-john) - Yes [Larissa Waters](https://politics.computer/mp/larissa-waters) - Yes [Nick McKim](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mckim) - Yes [Penny Allman-Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/penny-allman-payne) - Yes [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-hanson-young) - Yes [Steph Hodgins-May](https://politics.computer/mp/steph-hodgins-may) - Yes [Vanessa Bleyer](https://politics.computer/mp/vanessa-bleyer) - One Nation All yes 4 yes · 0 no 4 members - Yes [Malcolm Roberts](https://politics.computer/mp/malcolm-roberts) - Yes [Pauline Hanson](https://politics.computer/mp/pauline-hanson) - Yes [Sean Bell](https://politics.computer/mp/sean-bell) - Yes [Tyron Whitten](https://politics.computer/mp/tyron-whitten) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes [Matthew Canavan](https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-canavan) Nationals - Yes [Ross Cadell](https://politics.computer/mp/ross-cadell) Nationals - Yes [Fatima Payman](https://politics.computer/mp/fatima-payman) Australia's Voice - Yes [Jacinta Nampijinpa Price](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-nampijinpa-price) CLP - Yes [David Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/david-pocock) Independent - Yes [Ralph Babet](https://politics.computer/mp/ralph-babet) United Australia Party Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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