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26 Nov 2024 · 9:49 PM · Division 23

Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024

Official title
Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Free childcare and gender pay equity research

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
11
No
33
Not recorded voting
32

“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 an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). The amendment was introduced by Victorian Senator Steph Hodgins-May (Greens).

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to:

(a) ensure that early childhood education and care is universal, free and high-quality across Australia; and

(b) commit to fully funding the outcomes of the Fair Work Commission's gender pay equity research project, including ensuring that educators continue to receive funded pay rises after the 2-year period of the grant program proposed in this bill".

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
11
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party119
Liberal Party010
Australian Greens90
National Party02
Independent10
Liberal National Party01
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 11

No · 33

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