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7 Feb 2013 · 12:18 PM · Division 1

Immigration Detention Facilities

Media access
Official title
Motions - Immigration Detention Facilities - Media access

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
11
No
36
Not recorded voting
29

“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 a motion moved by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, which was:

''That the Senate calls on the government to:

_(a) facilitate media access to the detention camps in Nauru and Manus Island to provide for transparency and public accountability about the conditions inside the camps;_(Read more about the Australian mandatory detention policy here.)

(b) lift the current ban on photographs and footage of the detention facilities; and

(c) allow consenting asylum seekers and refugees within the facilities to speak freely to media agencies and journalists.

References

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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
11
No
36
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party023
Australian Greens90
Liberal Party09
National Party02
Deputy Senate President01
Democratic Labor Party10
Independent10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 11

No · 36

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