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15 Feb 2018 · Division 2

Newstart Allowance

Increase rate
Official title
Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase 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
9
No
42
Not recorded voting
23

“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 the Budget Priorities Statement 2018-19 of the Australian Council of Social Service launched this week in Canberra;

(b) recognises that research, from 2017, shows that single rates of unemployment payments are completely inadequate to cover basic living costs;

(c) acknowledges that our social safety net currently fails to protect those seeking work from falling into poverty;

(d) notes that the Australian Council of Social Service calls for an increase of $75 a week to allowance payments for single people from 1 January 2019; and

(e) urges the Federal Government to increase the single rate of Newstart and related allowances by $75 a week.

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Votes by party

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Aye
9
No
42
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party018
Liberal Party010
Australian Greens80
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party04
Independent02
National Party02
Australian Democrats10
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Liberal Democratic Party01
Liberal National Party01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 9

No · 42

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