Matters of Urgency

The majority voted against a motion introduced by Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe (Greens), which means it failed.

This was a motion proposed under Senate standing order 75, which allows a topic of public significance to be debated each sitting day. As this is merely a motion to state an opinion of the Senate, it has no other practical effect regardless of the outcome of the vote.

Motion text

That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

The Stage 3 tax cuts will cost $244 billion over the next ten years, and give billionaires, CEOs and politicians a $9,000 tax cut, while people on the minimum wage get nothing. Repealing these unfair and unjust tax cuts could fund immediate cost of living relief and make people's lives better by putting dental and mental healthcare into Medicare, building affordable housing, and making childcare free.