Parliament of Australia · Senate · 15 October 2026

Matters of Urgency: Taxation

Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to a motion moved by Senator McGrath on taxation, which the Senate debated as a matter of urgency; the motion was defeated.

Defeated17 yes 29 no

The question put

That the motion moved by Senator McGrath yesterday evening at 6:30 pm be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 20 no
20 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
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes10 yes · 0 no
10 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesChris Gatenby
- YesDave Sharma
- YesJessica Collins
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesRichard Colbeck
GreensAll no0 yes · 8 no
8 members
- NoBarbara Pocock
- NoDavid Shoebridge
- NoMehreen Faruqi
- NoNick McKim
- NoPenny Allman-Payne
- NoSarah Hanson-Young
- NoSteph Hodgins-May
- NoVanessa Bleyer
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- 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.