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20 Aug 2026 · 11:55 AM · Division 8

Adstop

Order for the Production of Documents
Official title
Documents — Adstop; Order for the Production of Documents

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
14
No
26
Not recorded voting
36

“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 against a motion introduced by Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens), which means it was unsuccessful.

Motion text

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, by no later than 10 am on Friday, 21 August 2026:

(a) any documents, notes, briefings and correspondence from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts to the Minister for Communications and their office, and the Prime Minister and their office, relating to the Government's proposed AdStop register;

(b) all correspondence from the department showing any evidence that AdStop would work; and

(c) all correspondence from the department showing how AdStop will function.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
14
No
26
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party023
Australian Greens90
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
Liberal Party02
Independent10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 14

No · 26

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