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26 Mar 2024 · 4:34 PM · Division 11

Adopting Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Select Committee

Appointment
Official title
Committees — Adopting Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Select Committee; Appointment

Ayes 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
33
No
26
Not recorded voting
16

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.

What was decided

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Text recorded with this division

James McGrath

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines

Leave is granted for one minute.

James McGrath

Isn't this interesting? The coalition moved a motion last week to set up a select committee into AI following negotiations with the Labor Party—following a serious attempt to take the politics out of artificial intelligence. The Labor Party and the Greens said no, but, lo and behold, something happened over the weekend, and we find the Labor Party bringing in partisan, pithy, pathetic, personal politics into this place by denying the coalition, who tried to take politics out of artificial intelligence. What I say to the Labor Party and the Greens and Senator Pocock is you don't need artificial intelligence; you just need some intelligence to understand that this house of review should make sure we do not have party politics in something as important as artificial intelligence. So shame on the Labor Party, shame on the Greens and shame on Senator David Pocock, because you have shown your true colours when it comes to your contempt for this chamber, for this house of review—

Sue Lines

Thank you, Senator McGrath. I did not want to interrupt your one-minute statement, but you do need to withdraw.

James McGrath

I withdraw.

Sue Lines

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 508 standing in the name of Senators Ayres, Shoebridge and David Pocock be agreed to.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
33
No
26
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party019
Australian Labor Party180
Australian Greens100
Independent20
Liberal National Party02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Australia's Voice10
Country Liberal Party01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
National Party01
Senate President10
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 33

No · 26

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