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29 Nov 2017 · 4:19 PM · Division 13

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Triple J's Hottest 100 + Australia Day
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Motions - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Triple J's Hottest 100 + Australia Day

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
26
No
27
Not recorded voting
19

“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 objecting to changing the date of Triple J's Hottest 100 from Australia Day (26 January).

According to ABC News, this change has been made in light of "the "increasing debate" about January 26 and its meaning for Indigenous Australians."

Motion text

(1) That the Senate:

(a) notes that Australia Day is on 26 January and should remain so; and

(b) recognises that Triple J's Hottest 100 has become an iconic event since it was first proposed during Australia's bicentennial year in 1988.

(2) The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Charter states a function of the Corporation is to broadcast programs that contribute to a sense of national identity.

(3) The ABC should restore the Hottest 100 to Australia Day, 26 January.

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Votes by party

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Aye
26
No
27
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party017
Liberal Party160
Australian Greens08
National Party30
Liberal National Party20
Nick Xenophon Team20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Australian Democrats01
Deputy Senate President10
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 26

No · 27

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