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8 Feb 2018 · 11:58 AM · Division 1

Australia Day

Change the date
Official title
Motions - Australia Day - Change the date

Noes in the majority

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Aye
9
No
46
Not recorded voting
17

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What was decided

The majority voted against a motion, which means it was rejected.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) acknowledges that:

(i) on 26 January 2018, tens of thousands of Australians around the country marched in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples calling on Governments to change the date of Australia Day, and

(ii) 26 January is a day of mourning for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, as it represents the beginning of colonisation, the theft of their land, the decimation of their culture and the start of ongoing genocide; and

(b) calls on federal, state and territory governments to change the date of Australia Day so that everyone can participate in celebrating this national day.

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Votes by party

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Aye
9
No
46
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party016
Australian Labor Party015
Australian Greens80
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party04
National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team02
Australian Democrats10
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Independent01
Liberal Democratic Party01
Liberal National Party01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 9

No · 46

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