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12 May 2026 · 4:03 PM · Division 3

Matters of Urgency

Climate Change - Make polluters pay
Official title
Matters of Urgency - Climate Change - Make polluters pay

Noes in the majority

This says only which side won the vote, because what Aye and No meant here depends on the exact question put in the chamber.

Aye
9
No
28
Not recorded voting
39

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

What was decided

The majority voted against an urgency motion introduced by NSW Senator Mehreen Faruqi (Greens) on 1 April 2026, which means it failed.

Motion text

That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

That, in a cost of living crisis, and with climate-driven disasters rising in their frequency and severity, the government must make polluters pay to fund a transition, clean up the damage and lower the cost of insurance.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
9
No
28
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party022
Australian Greens90
Liberal Party03
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 9

No · 28

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