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28 Aug 2025 · 9:36 AM · Division 1

National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025

Official title
National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Health Technology Assessment review and tariffs

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
43
No
90
Not recorded voting
17

“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 amendment, 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 South Australian Senator Anne Ruston (Liberal).

Amendment text

That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House:

(1) notes with concern the Government's continuing delays in implementing the recommendations of the Health Technology Assessment review; and

(2) condemns the Prime Minister's failure to secure a meeting with the President of the United States to advance Australia's interests in relation to possible pharmaceutical tariffs and other issues".

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
43
No
90
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party085
Liberal Party180
Liberal National Party100
National Party100
Independent44
Australian Greens01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 43

No · 90

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