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20 Sept 2012 · 12:22 PM · Division 3

Newstart Allowance

Increase index rate
Official title
Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase index rate

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
8
No
34
Not recorded voting
34

“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 this motion, which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) today, due to the differences in the types of indexation, pensions will go up by $17.10 while allowances will only increase by $2.90, and

(ii) indexation against the consumer price index alone keeps Newstart so low it cannot adequately meet the true increases in the cost of living; and

(b) urges the Government to take immediate steps to appropriately index Newstart at the same rate as the pension to prevent an ever-widening gap.

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Votes by party

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Aye
8
No
34
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party019
Australian Greens80
Liberal Party08
National Party03
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Democratic Labor Party01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 8

No · 34

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