Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill (No. 1) 2026

A small majority voted against a motion introduced by Senator Pauline Hanson (One Nation), which means it was unsuccessful.

Motion text

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

(a) notes that:

(i) the Australian timber market is becoming a dumping ground for inferior timber, often from China and containing Russian timber,

(ii) the timber industry is Australia's sixth largest manufacturing sector,

(iii) Australian timber jobs and businesses, primarily located in regional areas, are at risk from this dumping of inferior imported timber, and

(iv) Australia is in the middle of a housing crisis and COVID-19 showed that we cannot rely on imported timber, demonstrating the need for Australia to become self-sufficient in timber and wood products; and

(b) calls on the Government to:

(i) protect the Australian timber industry from dumped imports; and

(ii) introduce country of origin labelling so Australians can make an informed choice about where their timber comes from".