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20 Jan 2026 · 1:09 PM · Division 4

Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026

Consideration in Detail
Official title
Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail

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
45
No
94
Not recorded voting
11

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

What was decided

A modest majority voted against a motion introduced by Representative Phillip Thompson (Liberal National), which means it was unsuccessful.

Motion text

(1) Schedule 1, page 45 (after line 10), at the end of the Schedule, add:

Part 8 — Burning or desecrating the Australian flag

Criminal Code Act 1995

66 After Subdivision B of Division 80 of the Criminal Code

Insert:

Subdivision BA — Burning or desecrating the Australian flag

80.1AD — Burning or desecrating the Australian flag

A person commits an offence if the person burns or desecrates the Australian National Flag (within the meaning of the Flags Act 1953).

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

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
45
No
94
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party089
Liberal Party180
Liberal National Party110
National Party100
Independent45
Centre Alliance10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 45

No · 94

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