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6 Mar 2023 · 4:36 PM · Division 7

Matters of Urgency

Cost of Living - Address
Official title
Matters of Urgency - Cost of Living - Address

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
10
No
25
Not recorded voting
40

“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 moved by Tasmanian Senator Nick McKim (Greens), which means it failed.

Motion text

Pursuant to standing order 75, I give notice that today the Australian Greens propose to move "That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

Given the RBA's admission that between half and three-quarters of the increase in inflation is a result of supply shocks and that monetary policy can do very little to offset supply shocks, the RBA should not raise interest rates and the government must act to address inflation and the cost of living crisis, including by introducing a national freeze on rents".

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
10
No
25
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party016
Australian Greens100
Liberal Party05
Liberal National Party02
Jacqui Lambie Network01
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 10

No · 25

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