Parliament of Australia · Senate · 14 October 2026

Matters of Urgency: Taxation

Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the matter of urgency motion on taxation moved by Senator Hodgins-May, which is a motion to debate the subject as urgent, not a bill.

Defeated11 yes 34 no

The question put

That the motion as moved by Senator Hodgins-May be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 22 no
22 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
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
LiberalAll no0 yes · 6 no
6 members
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoDean Smith
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoMichaelia Cash
- NoSlade Brockman
One NationAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
- NoMalcolm Roberts
- NoPauline Hanson
- NoSean Bell
- NoTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- NoJames 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.