Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2014-06-04.20.11) to read the bill for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [here](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that the House can now discuss it in more detail. _Background to the bill_ The bill was introduced to abolish the [Health Workforce Australia](https://www.hwa.gov.au/about-us) ('HWA'), which had been introduced by the [Council of Australian Governments](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Australian_Governments) "to address the challenges of providing a skilled, flexible and innovative health workforce that meets the needs of the Australian community".(Read more about HWA [here](https://www.hwa.gov.au/about-us).)
House of Representatives, 2014-06-04. affirmative: ayes 77, noes 47.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2014-06-04.20.11) to read the bill for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [here](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that the House can now discuss it in more detail. _Background to the bill_ The bill was introduced to abolish the [Health Workforce Australia](https://www.hwa.gov.au/about-us) ('HWA'), which had been introduced by the [Council of Australian Governments](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Australian_Governments) "to address the challenges of providing a skilled, flexible and innovative health workforce that meets the needs of the Australian community".(Read more about HWA [here](https://www.hwa.gov.au/about-us).)
How each member voted
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Related bills
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