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Parliament of Australia

Procedure votes: Senate

688 procedural votes, newest first.

  1. Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026: in committee

    Voting yes supported agreeing to opposition amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 4059 to the Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026, which would be added to the bill.

    Defeated 20 to 30

  2. Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026: in committee

    Voting yes supported agreeing to government amendments (1) and (2) on sheet ST132 to the Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026 during the committee stage.

    Passed 33 to 23

  3. Matters of Urgency: Superannuation

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the urgency motion moved by Senator Hanson on superannuation, which would have allowed the Senate to debate the matter as urgent business.

    Defeated 5 to 36

  4. Matters of Urgency: Superannuation

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the closure motion moved by Senator Chisholm, which would have ended debate on the matter of urgency about superannuation.

    Defeated 21 to 34

  5. Documents: Taxation: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Bragg's motion No. 682 calling for the production of documents on taxation, which would have required the government to provide them to the Senate.

    Defeated 27 to 33

  6. Documents: Senate Estimates: Questions on Notice: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Payman's notice of motion No. 671 on the production of documents relating to Senate Estimates questions on notice.

    Passed 37 to 22

  7. Committees: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a Senate motion from Senator Cadell concerning the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, a referral stage with no bill attached.

    Defeated 23 to 35

  8. Committees: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee

    Voting yes supported the motion to agree to a reference to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, which asks that committee to inquire into a matter, so it is a procedural step rather than a policy decision.

    Passed 34 to 20

  9. Matters of Urgency: Veterans: Health Care

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the urgency motion on veterans' health care moved by Senator Cadell, which gives the matter priority debate time.

    Passed 36 to 21

  10. Documents: Housing: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a Senate motion, standing in Senator Bragg's name, for the production of documents on housing.

    Defeated 25 to 31

  11. Documents: Questacon: Sponsorship: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate ordering the production of documents about Questacon sponsorship, as set out in general business notice of motion 649.

    Defeated 17 to 22

  12. Committees: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Shoebridge's motion on the Senate's business order, which relates to a referral to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee.

    Passed 37 to 22

  13. Documents: Animal Welfare: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate motion for the production of documents on animal welfare, which would require the government to hand over those documents. Voting yes meant backing that motion.

    Defeated 13 to 25

  14. Business: Consideration of Legislation

    Voting yes supported suspending standing orders so the Senate could consider legislation out of the usual order, a procedural motion moved by Senator Bell.

    Defeated 25 to 33

  15. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes meant agreeing to limit debate on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 and agreeing to One Nation's amendment on sheet 3809, which was defeated.

    Defeated 26 to 36

  16. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported the United Australia Party's amendment on sheet 3788 being agreed to in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025.

    Defeated 3 to 37

  17. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported making the amendments on sheets 3795, 3798, 3799, 3800 and 3816 to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025, under a limitation of debate.

    Defeated 12 to 28

  18. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025, with specified parts of its schedules standing as printed.

    Passed 26 to 11

  19. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate on the amendment on sheet 3789 to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025, which would have set a time limit on consideration of that amendment.

    Defeated 12 to 27

  20. Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported ending debate on the Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026 and passing its remaining stages without further debate.

    Passed 30 to 9

  21. Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate on the amendment on sheet AD128 to the Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026, so that the amendment could be agreed to.

    Passed 30 to 9

  22. Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported closing debate on the amendment on sheet 3860 to the Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026 and agreeing to it, which would add that amendment to the bill.

    Defeated 27 to 36

  23. Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate so the remaining stages of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026 were agreed to and the bill passed without further debate.

    Passed 33 to 9

  24. Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate on schedule 2 of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026, so that schedule stands as printed.

    Passed 33 to 10

  25. Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the amendments on 3897 to the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026, with debate on the question limited.

    Defeated 25 to 35

  26. Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate on the amendments on sheet 3790 to the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026, which would have set a time limit on consideration of those amendments.

    Defeated 10 to 33

  27. News Journalism Payments Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported the Senate applying a time limit to debate on the News Journalism Payments Bill 2026 and related bills, which would have agreed to amendments moved by Senator Pocock.

    Defeated 10 to 33

  28. News Journalism Payments Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported keeping clauses 98 and 99 of the News Media Bargaining (Administration) Bill 2026 as printed, at the Limitation of Debate stage, which is a procedural step about how debate on the bill is run.

    Passed 33 to 10

  29. News Journalism Payments Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported agreeing to amendments on sheets 3999 and 4006 to the News Media Bargaining (Administration) Bill 2026 and News Journalism Payments Bill 2026, as part of a limitation of debate motion.

    Defeated 10 to 34

  30. News Journalism Payments Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported the opposition's amendments on sheet 4007 to the News Journalism Payments Bill 2026 being agreed to, during a limitation of debate motion. The motion was defeated.

    Defeated 23 to 35

  31. News Journalism Payments Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate on a second reading amendment to the News Media Bargaining (Administration) Bill 2026 and related bills, by agreeing that the amendment be agreed to.

    Defeated 13 to 29

  32. Documents: AdStop: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Hanson-Young's motion 641 calling for the production of documents relating to AdStop, a request for government papers rather than a change to any law.

    Defeated 14 to 26

  33. Documents: Capacity Investment Scheme, Cheaper Home Batteries Program, Rewiring the Nation, Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme: order for the production of documents

    Defeated 25 to 34

  34. Documents: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to general business notice of motion 619 by Senator Hodgins-May, which concerns ordering the production of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade documents.

    Defeated 14 to 27

  35. Committees: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a motion from Senator Bell, listed as business of the Senate No. 6, concerning the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee.

    Defeated 26 to 33

  36. Committees: Selection of Bills Committee: report

    Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by Senator McKim to the Selection of Bills Committee report, a procedural change to how the committee's report is handled.

    Passed 38 to 21

  37. Committees: Selection of Bills Committee: report

    Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by Minister Gallagher to the Selection of Bills Committee's report No. 10, which concerns how bills are scheduled for debate in the Senate.

    Passed 34 to 26

  38. Committees: Selection of Bills Committee: report

    Voting yes supported adding Senator Duniam's amendment to the Minister's amendment to the Selection of Bills Committee report No. 10, which concerns how the Senate schedules bills.

    Defeated 26 to 34

  39. Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported completing all remaining stages of the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026 and Interactive Gambling (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2026 and passing them now, under limited debate.

    Passed 37 to 13

  40. Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate on amendments to the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, so the listed amendments could be agreed to without further debate.

    Defeated 12 to 28