2 Mar 2026 · 4:50 PM · Division 11
State of Australian Cities Report
- Official title
- Documents — State of Australian Cities Report; Order for the Production of Documents
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
- 24
- No
- 37
- Not recorded voting
- 15
“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.
What was decided
No plain-English summary has been written for this division yet. The official title above is the most reliable description of the question.
Text recorded with this division
Wendy Askew
At the request of Senator McGrath, I move:
That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Cities, by no later than midday on Monday, 23 March 2026, a copy of the 2024 State of Australian Cities report.
Anthony Chisholm
by leave—I move:
At the start of the motion, insert:
(a) That the Senate notes that:
(i) orders for the production of documents is one of the Senate's most serious powers, and should be used when other processes have been exhausted, and
(ii) the 2024 State of Australian Cities report has not been requested through any other process available to Senators; and
Sue Lines
The question is that the amendment moved by Senator Chisholm to general business notice of motion No. 335, standing in the name of Senator McGrath and moved by Senator Askew, be agreed to.
This is the question as put in the chamber, with the name of the member who spoke before the vote. It isn't a summary of the bill or motion.
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 23 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 15 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 9 |
| National Party | 0 | 3 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 3 |
| Liberal National Party | 0 | 2 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 1 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| United Australia Party | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 24
- Michelle Ananda-RajahVictoria · Labor
- Tim AyresNSW · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Dorinda CoxWA · Labor
- Lisa DarmaninVictoria · Labor
- Josh DolegaTasmania · Labor
- Richard DowlingTasmania · Labor
- Varun GhoshWA · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Karen GroganSA · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Corinne MulhollandQueensland · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Marielle SmithSA · Labor
- Jana StewartVictoria · Labor
- Tammy TyrrellTasmania · Labor
- Charlotte WalkerSA · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Ellie WhiteakerWA · Labor
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
No · 37
- Fatima PaymanWA · Australia's Voice
- Penny Allman-PayneQueensland · Greens
- Mehreen FaruqiNSW · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Steph Hodgins-MayVictoria · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Barbara PocockSA · Greens
- David ShoebridgeNSW · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceNT · CLP
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- David PocockACT · Independent
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Alex AnticSA · Liberal
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Leah BlythSA · Liberal
- Andrew BraggNSW · Liberal
- Claire ChandlerTasmania · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- Maria KovacicNSW · Liberal
- Kerrynne LiddleSA · Liberal
- Andrew McLachlanSA · Liberal
- Matt O'SullivanWA · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Paul ScarrQueensland · Liberal
- Dave SharmaNSW · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
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