Parliament of Australia · Senate · 13 October 2026

Matters of Urgency: Invasive Species Management

Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the urgency motion moved by Senator Pocock on invasive species management, which allows the matter to be debated as urgent business.

Passed30 yes 20 no

The question put

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

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 20 no
20 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDon Farrell
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes12 yes · 0 no
12 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesChris Gatenby
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSarah Henderson
GreensAll yes8 yes · 0 no
8 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesJordon Steele-John
- 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
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesLidia ThorpeIndependent
- YesMatthew CanavanNationals
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- YesJames McGrathLNP

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.