21 June 2017 · 10:57 AM · Division 5
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017
- Official title
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree to bills' main idea
Ayes 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
- 78
- No
- 67
- Not recorded voting
- 5
“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 in favour of the bills' main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read them for a second time. This means that they can now discuss the bills in more detail.
What is the bills' main idea?
The bills are part of an "historic package of reforms" that the Government announced earlier this year that affect free-to-air broadcasting in Australia.
Most controversially, the bills will repeal the ‘2 out of 3 cross-media control rule’, which:
prohibits a person controlling more than two out of three regulated media platforms (that is, a commercial television broadcasting licence, a commercial radio broadcasting licence and an associated newspaper) in any one commercial radio licence area.
Read more in the explanatory memorandum.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing the diversity of media ownershipSupporters vote No · counts strongly
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 64 |
| Liberal Party | 56 | 0 |
| National Party | 14 | 0 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 1 |
| Centre Alliance | 1 | 0 |
| Katter's Australian Party | 0 | 1 |
| Liberal National Party | 1 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 1 | 0 |
| Speaker | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 76
- Rebekha SharkieMayo · Centre Alliance
- Julia BanksChisholm · Independent
- Andrew GeeCalare · Independent
- Cathy McGowanIndi · Independent
- Andrew WallaceFisher · LNP
- Tony AbbottWarringah · Liberal
- John AlexanderBennelong · Liberal
- Kevin AndrewsMenzies · Liberal
- Karen AndrewsMcPherson · Liberal
- Julie BishopCurtin · Liberal
- Russell BroadbentMonash · Liberal
- Scott BuchholzWright · Liberal
- Steven CioboMoncrieff · Liberal
- David ColemanBanks · Liberal
- Chris CrewtherDunkley · Liberal
- Peter DuttonDickson · Liberal
- Warren EntschLeichhardt · Liberal
- Trevor EvansBrisbane · Liberal
- Jason FalinskiMackellar · Liberal
- Paul FletcherBradfield · Liberal
- Nicolle FlintBoothby · Liberal
- Josh FrydenbergKooyong · Liberal
- Ian GoodenoughMoore · Liberal
- Andrew HastieCanning · Liberal
- Alex HawkeMitchell · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- Luke HowarthPetrie · Liberal
- Greg HuntFlinders · Liberal
- Steve IronsSwan · Liberal
- Michael KeenanStirling · Liberal
No · 67
- Adam BandtMelbourne · Greens
- Anthony AlbaneseGrayndler · Labor
- Anne AlyCowan · Labor
- Sharon BirdCunningham · Labor
- Chris BowenMcMahon · Labor
- Gai BrodtmannCanberra · Labor
- Tony BurkeWatson · Labor
- Linda BurneyBarton · Labor
- Mark ButlerHindmarsh · Labor
- Terri ButlerGriffith · Labor
- Anthony ByrneHolt · Labor
- Jim ChalmersRankin · Labor
- Nick ChampionWakefield · Labor
- Lisa ChestersBendigo · Labor
- Jason ClareBlaxland · Labor
- Sharon ClaydonNewcastle · Labor
- Julie CollinsFranklin · Labor
- Pat ConroyShortland · Labor
- Michael DanbyMelbourne Ports · Labor
- Mark DreyfusIsaacs · Labor
- Justine ElliotRichmond · Labor
- Kate EllisAdelaide · Labor
- David FeeneyVictoria · Labor
- Joel FitzgibbonHunter · Labor
- Mike FreelanderMacarthur · Labor
- Steve GeorganasAdelaide · Labor
- Andrew GilesScullin · Labor
- Luke GoslingSolomon · Labor
- Tim HammondPerth · Labor
- Ross HartBass · Labor
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