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1 July 2026 · 10:10 AM · Division 2

Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025

Second Reading
Official title
Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Second Reading

Ayes 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
33
No
19
Not recorded voting
24

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

What was decided

A small majority voted in favour of a motion introduced by Senator Anne Ruston (Liberal), which means it was successful.

Motion text

At the end of the motion, add “, but the Senate:

(a) notes:

(i) the Government commissioned a review into health professionals’ scope of practice,

(ii) the report, “Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce – Scope of Practice Review” was finalised and presented to the Government 18 months ago, and

(iii) not only has the Government failed to indicate when it will respond to this review, it has not even committed to providing a formal response; and

(b) calls on the Government to provide a comprehensive response to the 18 recommendations in the review as a matter of priority”.

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
33
No
19
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party018
Liberal Party130
Australian Greens100
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent10
Liberal National Party10
National Party10
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 33

No · 19

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