Supply Bill (No. 3) 2022-2023, Supply Bill (No. 4) 2022-2023 and another

The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bills be read a second time" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. It had been introduced by Tasmanian Senator Nick McKim (Greens).

Motion text

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) notes that Labor's first budget gives a $9,000 per year tax cut to billionaires and locks in the $254 billion stage 3 tax cuts for the wealthy; and

(b) calls on the Labor Government to repeal the stage 3 tax cuts and provide cost of living relief that will make people's lives better, including by putting dental and mental healthcare into Medicare, building more affordable housing, and making childcare free".