25 Mar 2026 · 10:38 AM · Division 1
National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026, National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026
Second ReadingAmendment
A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.
- Official title
- Bills — National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026, National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026; Second Reading
Senator Waters's amendment defeated
- Aye
- 13
- No
- 29
- Not recorded voting
- 34
“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
Glenn Sterle
The question is that the amendment moved by Senator Waters 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
Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
13
No
29
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 24 |
| Australian Greens | 10 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 2 |
| Australia's Voice | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 13
- 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
- David PocockACT · Independent
- Lidia ThorpeVictoria · Independent
No · 29
- Michelle Ananda-RajahVictoria · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Dorinda CoxWA · Labor
- Lisa DarmaninVictoria · Labor
- Josh DolegaTasmania · Labor
- Richard DowlingTasmania · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- Varun GhoshWA · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Karen GroganSA · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Corinne MulhollandQueensland · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Marielle SmithSA · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Jana StewartVictoria · Labor
- Charlotte WalkerSA · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
- Ellie WhiteakerWA · Labor
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- Pauline HansonQueensland · One Nation
- Malcolm RobertsQueensland · One Nation
- Tyron WhittenWA · One Nation
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