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29 July 2025 · 6:22 PM · Division 7

Matters of Urgency

Official title
Matters of Urgency - Cybersafety - Privacy concerns regarding the Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code

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
38
No
25
Not recorded voting
13

“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 in favour of a motion introduced by Victorian Senator Ralph Babet (United Australia Party), which means it passed. These types of motions do not have any legal force but are politically influential because they represent the will of the Senate.

Motion text

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

The need to recognise that the Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code which requires age assurance measures for account holders of search engines must be amended as it represents another layer of digital surveillance, dressed up as child protection and raises many privacy issues.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
38
No
25
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party024
Liberal Party160
Australian Greens100
Independent20
Liberal National Party20
National Party20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Australia's Voice10
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 38

No · 25

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