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29 June 2026 · 3:41 PM · Division 5

Consideration of Legislation

Procedural motion

A vote on how Parliament conducts its business, not on a law itself.

Official title
Business — Consideration of Legislation

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
25
No
32
Not recorded voting
19

“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 official title above is the most reliable description of the question.

Text recorded with this division

Pauline Hanson

I move:

(1) That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent this resolution having effect.

(2) That the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Acknowledging Biological Reality) Bill 2024 be restored to the Notice Paper and consideration of the bill resume at the first reading stage.

Matt O'Sullivan

I seek leave to make a very short statement.

Slade Brockman

Leave is granted for one minute.

Matt O'Sullivan

Voting against the restoration of a bill to the Notice Paper is extremely rare. Restoration of a private senator's bill is a routine and procedural step that should be respected. The coalition supports these established procedures, as we have on many occasions involving other private senator's bills that we have ultimately opposed. As in all cases, a vote to restore a bill to the Notice Paper is simply a vote to uphold the procedural rights of every duly elected senator.

Nick McKim

I seek leave to make a one-minute statement.

Leave not granted.

Slade Brockman

The question is that notice of motion No. 532, standing in the name of Senator Hanson, 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
25
No
32
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party022
Liberal Party150
Australian Greens010
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
National Party20
Deputy Senate President10
Independent10
Liberal National Party10
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 25

No · 32

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