Parliament of Australia · Senate · 12 October 2026

Matters of Urgency: Small Business

Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the urgency motion moved by Senator Cash on small business, which allows the matter to be debated ahead of other business.

Passed32 yes 22 no

The question put

That the urgency motion as moved by Senator Cash be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 22 no
22 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes14 yes · 0 no
14 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesAnne Ruston
- YesChris Gatenby
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesMichaelia Cash
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSlade Brockman
GreensAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesJordon Steele-John
- YesMehreen Faruqi
- YesNick McKim
- YesPenny Allman-Payne
- YesSarah Hanson-Young
- YesSteph Hodgins-May
- YesVanessa Bleyer
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- 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.