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10 Mar 2026 · 4:47 PM · Division 12

National Security, Rifi, Dr Jamal

Order for the Production of Documents
Official title
Documents — National Security, Rifi, Dr Jamal; Order for the Production of Documents

Motion defeated

Aye
23
No
33
Not recorded voting
20

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.

What was decided

No plain-English summary has been written for this division yet. The result above is read from the question recorded in the chamber, shown below.

Text recorded with this division

Wendy Askew

At the request of Senator Duniam, I move general business notices of motion Nos 409, 410, 411 and 412 together:

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 409

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, by no later than 2 pm on Monday, 23 March 2026, all briefs and briefing notes, submissions, talking points, options papers and other departmental advice provided to the Minister for Home Affairs since 29 July 2024 specifically concerning options available to him to prevent individuals described in public reporting as 'ISIS brides' from returning to Australia.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 410

That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, by no later than 2 pm on Monday, 23 March 2026, all briefs and briefing notes, submissions, talking points, options papers and other departmental advice provided to her during her period as Minister for Foreign Affairs specifically concerning options available to her to prevent individuals described in public reporting as 'ISIS brides' from returning to Australia.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 411

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, by no later than 2 pm on Monday, 23 March 2026, all correspondence between the Department of Home Affairs and Dr Jamal Rifi from 29 July 2024 to the date on which the response to this order is provided, including letters, emails, file notes of meetings and telephone conversations, and any other records of communication.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 412

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, by no later than 2 pm on Monday, 23 March 2026:

(a) all written correspondence between the Minister for Home Affairs and Dr Jamal Rifi from 29 July 2024 to the day on which the response to this order is provided, including letters, emails, text messages and messages sent via encrypted messaging applications;

(b) all written correspondence between the Minister for Home Affairs' office and Dr Jamal Rifi from 29 July 2024 to the day on which the response to this order is provided;

(c) any telephone records or call logs evidencing communications between the Minister for Home Affairs and Dr Jamal Rifi from 29 July 2024 to the day on which the response to this order is provided; and

(d) any telephone records or call logs evidencing communications between the Minister for Home Affairs' office and Dr Jamal Rifi from 29 July 2024 to the day on which the response to this order is provided.

Sue Lines

The question is that general business notices of motion Nos 409, 410, 411 and 412, all standing in the name of Senator Duniam, be agreed to.

This is the question as put in the chamber, with the name of the member who spoke before the vote. It isn't a summary of the bill or motion.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
23
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party120
Liberal Party140
Australian Greens010
Liberal National Party20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent01
National Party10
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 23

No · 33

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