Division
The majority voted in favour of a motion introduced by Labor MP [Tony Burke](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/watson/tony_burke) (for Watson), but due to [confusion during the division](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2017-08-15.88.2), the House [took this vote a second time](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2017-08-15/6). ### Motion 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 notes that:* > *(1) the Government is failing to protect Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef by:* >> *(a) failing to act on climate change;* >> *(b) supporting the Liberal National Party in Queensland in blocking reef protections aimed at halting the broad scale clearing of trees and remnant vegetation; and* >> *(c) winding back ocean protection, put in place by Labor, around Australia and specifically in the Coral Sea; and* > *(2) this Government cannot be trusted to protect the Great Barrier Reef and fight for Australia's unique environment."*
House of Representatives, 2017-08-15. affirmative: ayes 69, noes 62.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a motion introduced by Labor MP [Tony Burke](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/watson/tony_burke) (for Watson), but due to [confusion during the division](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2017-08-15.88.2), the House [took this vote a second time](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2017-08-15/6). ### Motion 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 notes that:* > *(1) the Government is failing to protect Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef by:* >> *(a) failing to act on climate change;* >> *(b) supporting the Liberal National Party in Queensland in blocking reef protections aimed at halting the broad scale clearing of trees and remnant vegetation; and* >> *(c) winding back ocean protection, put in place by Labor, around Australia and specifically in the Coral Sea; and* > *(2) this Government cannot be trusted to protect the Great Barrier Reef and fight for Australia's unique environment."*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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