10 Mar 2026 · 4:47 PM · Division 12
National Security, Rifi, Dr Jamal
- 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
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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.
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 1 | 20 |
| Liberal Party | 14 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 10 |
| Liberal National Party | 2 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 2 | 0 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 1 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
| National Party | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia Party | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 23
- Tammy TyrrellTasmania · Labor
- Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceNT · CLP
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Alex AnticSA · Liberal
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Leah BlythSA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Jessica CollinsNSW · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- Maria KovacicNSW · Liberal
- Kerrynne LiddleSA · Liberal
- Andrew McLachlanSA · Liberal
- Matt O'SullivanWA · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Paul ScarrQueensland · Liberal
- Dave SharmaNSW · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Susan McDonaldQueensland · Nationals
- Sean BellNSW · One Nation
- Tyron WhittenWA · One Nation
- Ralph BabetVictoria · United Australia
No · 33
- Fatima PaymanWA · Australia's Voice
- Penny Allman-PayneQueensland · Greens
- Mehreen FaruqiNSW · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Steph Hodgins-MayVictoria · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Barbara PocockSA · Greens
- David ShoebridgeNSW · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Michelle Ananda-RajahVictoria · Labor
- Tim AyresNSW · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Lisa DarmaninVictoria · Labor
- Josh DolegaTasmania · Labor
- Richard DowlingTasmania · Labor
- Varun GhoshWA · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Karen GroganSA · Labor
- Corinne MulhollandQueensland · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Marielle SmithSA · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Jana StewartVictoria · Labor
- Charlotte WalkerSA · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
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