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Procedure votes: Senate

688 procedural votes, newest first.

  1. Committees: Productivity in Australia Select Committee: reporting date

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a Senate motion, moved by Senator Kovacic, on the reporting date for the Productivity in Australia Select Committee, a procedural matter about committee timing.

    Defeated 24 to 33

  2. Motions: National Security

    Voting yes supported suspending standing orders so the Senate could consider a national security motion out of its usual order, a procedural step rather than a policy position.

    Defeated 24 to 35

  3. Motions: National Security

    Voting yes supported closing debate on the National Security motion so the question could be put to a vote immediately.

    Passed 35 to 24

  4. Motions: Taxation

    Voting yes supported suspending the Senate's standing orders as moved by Senator Cash, so the Senate could consider a taxation motion out of its usual order. This is a procedural step rather than a vote on tax policy itself.

    Defeated 25 to 37

  5. Documents: Australian Defence Force: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Shoebridge's motion No. 563 for the production of documents relating to the Australian Defence Force.

    Defeated 15 to 24

  6. Documents: Personal Information and Privacy: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Shoebridge's motion for the production of documents on personal information and privacy, which the Senate passed.

    Passed 33 to 21

  7. Committees: Economics References Committee

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senate business notice No. 1 from Senator Bragg, which concerns a referral to the Economics References Committee, and that the Senate take up the matter as set out in the notice.

    Defeated 24 to 31

  8. Committees: Selection of Bills Committee: report

    Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by Senator McKim to the Selection of Bills Committee report.

    Passed 34 to 21

  9. Committees: Selection of Bills Committee: report

    Voting yes supported making the amendment to the Selection of Bills Committee report moved by Minister Gallagher.

    Passed 31 to 24

  10. Aged Care Amendment (Restoring Human Override for Aged Care Needs Assessments) Bill 2026: second reading

    Voting yes supported ending debate on the second reading of the Aged Care Amendment (Restoring Human Override for Aged Care Needs Assessments) Bill 2026, so the Senate could move straight to a vote on that reading.

    Passed 31 to 20

  11. Matters of Urgency: Cost of Living

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the urgency motion moved by Senator Bell on cost of living, which lets the matter be debated ahead of other business.

    Passed 21 to 19

  12. Business: Consideration of Legislation

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the government's motion on the order of business in the Senate, setting out how government business No. 2 is to be considered.

    Passed 32 to 20

  13. Business: Consideration of Legislation

    Voting yes supported adding Senator Henderson's amendment, as amended by Senator Hanson-Young's amendment, to the legislation under consideration.

    Passed 32 to 20

  14. Business: Consideration of Legislation

    Voting yes supported adding Senator Hanson-Young's amendment to Senator Henderson's amendment to the legislation under consideration.

    Passed 32 to 20

  15. Motions: Universal Periodic Review

    Voting yes supported suspending the standing orders to allow Senator Shoebridge's motion on the Universal Periodic Review to be moved, which is a procedural step rather than a policy position.

    Defeated 11 to 30

  16. Business: Rearrangement

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the procedural motion moved by Minister Gallagher to rearrange the order of business, which passed 25 to 11.

    Passed 25 to 11

  17. Business: Rearrangement

    Voting yes supported closing debate on the current item so the question could be put to a vote immediately.

    Passed 27 to 11

  18. Business: Rearrangement

    Voting yes supported Senator Gallagher's motion to suspend standing orders, which would let the Senate change its order of business for the day.

    Passed 26 to 11

  19. Business: Rearrangement

    Voting yes supported closing debate on the rearrangement of Senate business, so the question was put to an immediate vote without further discussion.

    Passed 26 to 11

  20. Budget: Consideration by Estimates Committees

    Voting yes supported ending debate on the motion about budget consideration by Estimates committees, so the question was put to an immediate vote.

    Passed 26 to 11

  21. Matters of Urgency: Senior Australians

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the matter of urgency motion on senior Australians, which is a motion for debate on that topic rather than a bill.

    Defeated 20 to 30

  22. Motions: One Nation

    Voting yes supported suspending the standing orders so that a motion moved by Senator McKim could be considered, which was not a policy position in itself.

    Defeated 10 to 28

  23. Motions: One Nation

    Voting yes supported closing debate on the motion so the question could be put to a vote immediately.

    Passed 28 to 11

  24. Documents: Superannuation: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Bragg's motion No. 545 seeking an order for the production of documents on superannuation, which the Senate was asked to pass.

    Defeated 24 to 30

  25. Documents: Department of the Treasury: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to general business notice No. 544 in the Senate, which calls for documents from the Department of the Treasury to be produced.

    Passed 34 to 20

  26. Documents: Clean Energy Finance Corporation: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to general business notice of motion No. 542, which calls for documents relating to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to be produced.

    Passed 34 to 20

  27. Committees: Corruption in the Construction Industry Select Committee: appointment

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the motion to appoint a Senate select committee on corruption in the construction industry, as set out in notice of motion No. 539.

    Defeated 24 to 30

  28. Documents: Metrea Australia: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate passing a motion ordering the production of documents relating to Metrea Australia, as set out in Senator Roberts's notice of motion No. 538.

    Passed 34 to 20

  29. Committees: Productivity in Australia Select Committee: reporting date

    Voting yes supported Senator Bragg's motion to extend the reporting date of the Productivity in Australia Select Committee, as set out in general business notice of motion No. 537.

    Defeated 24 to 30

  30. Committees: National Anti-Corruption Commission Joint Committee: direction to committee

    Voting yes supported a motion directing the Senate committee business to proceed with the National Anti-Corruption Commission Joint Committee, as set out in notice of motion No. 536.

    Passed 34 to 20

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

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a motion requiring the production of government documents relating to housing, as set out in notice of motion No. 535 in the name of Senator Bragg.

    Passed 35 to 21

  32. Documents: Economics References Committee: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Bragg's motion No. 534 for the production of documents relating to the Economics References Committee, which the Senate passed.

    Passed 33 to 21

  33. Parliamentary Zone: Proposed Works

    Voting yes supported agreeing to government business No. 1, which sets the order of business for the Senate's proposed works motion on the Parliamentary Zone.

    Passed 33 to 5

  34. Notices: Postponement

    Voting yes supported postponing business of the Senate No. 2 to a later time, which would delay the item on the notice paper.

    Defeated 11 to 24

  35. Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2026-2027: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the amendment on sheet 3858 to the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2026-2027, during a limitation of debate motion, which is a procedural step.

    Defeated 5 to 38

  36. Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2026-2027: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported adding the amendment on sheet 3861 to the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2026-2027 during a limitation of debate motion, which agrees to the amendment proposed to that bill.

    Defeated 10 to 33

  37. Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief No. 2) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported making the amendment on sheet 3907 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief No. 2) Bill 2026, during debate limitation.

    Defeated 11 to 31

  38. Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief No. 2) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported making the amendment on sheet 3906 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief No. 2) Bill 2026, under a limitation of debate motion.

    Defeated 5 to 38

  39. Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate so the remaining stages of the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026 could be agreed to and the bill passed.

    Passed 31 to 25

  40. Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported agreeing to amendments on sheet 3905 to the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026 during a limitation of debate motion, which is a procedural step.

    Defeated 24 to 32