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5 Dec 2006 · 12:40 PM · Division 1

Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006

In Committee - Abolish the private health insurance rebate
Official title
Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 - In Committee - Abolish the private health insurance rebate

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
3
No
50
Not recorded voting
23

“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 amendments introduced by Greens Senator Kerry Nettle.

Senator Nettle explained that these amendments "abolish the private health insurance rebate". She argued that this money used to pay this rebate "should be redirected and instead spent on our public healthcare system".(Read Senator Nettle's full explanation of these amendments here. )

Because the majority voted against these amendments, they were unsuccessful.

Background to the bill

The bill was introduced to allow the federal government to sell its interest in Medibank Private Limited and allow Medibank to operate on a “for profit” basis. The Coalition Government plans to do this after the 2007 election, should it be re-elected.(Read more about this privatisation proposal on Wikipedia here and on the ABC's World Today program here.)

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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
4
No
51
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party021
Liberal Party020
Australian Greens40
National Party04
Senate President02
Australian Democrats01
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Family First Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 4

No · 51

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