Parliament of Australia · Senate · 13 October 2026 · Defence and foreign affairs

Motions: Middle East

Voting yes supported the motion moved by Senator Gallagher on the Middle East, which the Senate agreed to by 36 ayes to 12 noes.

Passed36 yes 12 no

The question put

That the motion put by Senator Gallagher be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes25 yes · 0 no
25 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesKaty Gallagher
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesMurray Watt
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesSue Lines
- YesTammy Tyrrell
- YesTim Ayres
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
GreensAll no0 yes · 9 no
9 members
- NoBarbara Pocock
- NoDavid Shoebridge
- NoJordon Steele-John
- NoMehreen Faruqi
- NoNick McKim
- NoPenny Allman-Payne
- NoSarah Hanson-Young
- NoSteph Hodgins-May
- NoVanessa Bleyer
LiberalAll yes6 yes · 0 no
6 members
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesAnne Ruston
- YesChris Gatenby
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesRichard Colbeck
One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesPauline Hanson
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoLidia ThorpeIndependent
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- 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.