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17 Oct 2023 · 5:50 PM · Division 4

Matters of Urgency

First Nations Australians - Royal Commission and audit
Official title
Matters of Urgency - First Nations Australians - Royal Commission and audit

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
26
No
31
Not recorded voting
18

“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 introduced by Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (Country Liberal), which means it failed.

Motion text

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

The need for Prime Minister Albanese to support the Opposition's call for a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities, audit spending on Indigenous programs, and support practical policy ideas to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians to help Close the Gap.

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
26
No
31
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party019
Liberal Party150
Australian Greens010
National Party40
Liberal National Party20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent01
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 26

No · 31

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