Senate · 2026-08-20 · Parliament 48, division 922
News Journalism Payments Bill 2026; News Journalism Payments (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2026; News Media Bargaining (Administration) Bill 2026; News Media Bargaining Charge Bill 2026; Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media Bargaining) (Consequential) Bill 2026
Question recorded in the division register
That the amendments be agreed to
Source context: Committee of the whole amendments on sheet 4007 (Opposition)
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Original parliamentary division (includes result)Show recorded result and member votes
Recorded result: negatived
Ayes: 23 · Noes: 35. Outcome as reported by Parliament; it is not inferred from a simple majority.
All 68 member records supplied for this division. Pairs are listed separately from cast votes. No other members or positions are inferred.
| Party | Ayes | Noes | Reported pairs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| One Nation | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| The Nationals | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ayes — 23 senators
Liberal Party of Australia (18)
- Blyth
- Bragg
- Brockman
- Chandler
- Colbeck
- Collins
- Gatenby
- Henderson
- Kovacic
- Liddle
- McGrath
- McLachlan
- O'Sullivan
- Paterson
- Ruston
- Scarr
- Sharma
- Smith, Dean
One Nation (3)
- Bell
- Roberts
- Whitten
The Nationals (2)
- McDonald
- McKenzie
Noes — 35 senators
Australian Labor Party (25)
- Ananda-Rajah
- Ayres
- Brown
- Chisholm
- Ciccone
- Cox
- Darmanin
- Dolega
- Dowling
- Farrell
- Gallagher
- Ghosh
- Grogan
- Lines
- McAllister
- McCarthy
- O'Neill
- Polley
- Sheldon
- Sterle
- Stewart
- Tyrrell
- Walker
- Watt
- Whiteaker
Australian Greens (9)
- Allman-Payne
- Faruqi
- Hanson-Young
- Hodgins-May
- McKim
- Pocock, Barbara
- Shoebridge
- Steele-John
- Waters
Independent (1)
- Pocock, David
Reported pairs — 10 senators
Australian Labor Party (5)
- Green · reported no side of pair
- Mulholland · reported no side of pair
- Smith, Marielle · reported no side of pair
- Walsh · reported no side of pair
- Wong · reported no side of pair
Liberal Party of Australia (2)
- Cash · reported aye side of pair
- Hume · reported aye side of pair
Country Liberal Party (1)
- Nampijinpa Price · reported aye side of pair
One Nation (1)
- Hanson · reported aye side of pair
The Nationals (1)
- Cadell · reported aye side of pair