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20 Aug 2024 · 5:02 PM · Division 3

Matters of Urgency

Official title
Matters of Urgency - Goldmining Industry: Mcphillamys Gold Project - Decision to oppose

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
25
No
28
Not recorded voting
23

“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 Tasmanian Senator Jonathon Duniam (Liberal), which it means failed.

Read more about the McPhillamys gold mine and the tailings dam that had been planned for a sacrd site of the Wiradjuri people in the debate.

Motion text

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

The need for the Albanese Labor Government to explain its disastrous decision to block the McPhillamys gold mine, despite it having all federal and state environmental approvals and having support of the local Land Council.

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

Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
25
No
28
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party018
Liberal Party180
Australian Greens09
National Party30
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 25

No · 28

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