Parliament of Australia · Senate · 13 October 2026 · Health

Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026: second reading

Voting yes supported Senator Roberts's amendment to the second reading of the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026.

Defeated20 yes 36 no

The question put

That the second reading amendment as moved by Senator Roberts be agreed to.

Free vote. Liberal was split, which usually means members could vote their conscience, so nobody here is counted as voting against their party.

How each party voted

LaborMostly no1 yes · 18 no
19 members
- YesRaff Ciccone
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoKaty Gallagher
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoNita Green
- NoPenny Wong
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTim Ayres
LiberalSplit11 yes · 5 no
16 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJessica Collins
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesMichaelia Cash
- YesSarah Henderson
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoJane Hume
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoRichard Colbeck
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
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
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesMatthew CanavanNationals
- 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.