Parliament of Australia · Senate · 16 September 2026

Matters of Urgency: Migration

Voting yes supported the Senate treating the migration matter raised by Senator Hanson as a matter of urgency, which would allow it to be debated ahead of other business.

Defeated19 yes 30 no

The question put

That the urgency motion moved by Senator Hanson be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 18 no
18 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes12 yes · 0 no
12 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesAnne Ruston
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesJessica Collins
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSarah Henderson
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
One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesPauline Hanson
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoLidia ThorpeIndependent
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- YesRalph 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.