Division
The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read for a second time*" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This means it failed. ### Amendment 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:* > >> *(1) is of the opinion that with Government debt soaring ever higher, it's time the Turnbull Government abandoned its plan to give big business a multi-billion tax cut;* >> >> *(2) notes that the Government is debating legislative fixes that are a result of its slapdash approach to policy making; and* >> >> *(3) calls on the Government to commit to a post-implementation review of this measure".*
House of Representatives, 2018-02-08. negative: ayes 67, noes 78.
Question
The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read for a second time*" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This means it failed. ### Amendment 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:* > >> *(1) is of the opinion that with Government debt soaring ever higher, it's time the Turnbull Government abandoned its plan to give big business a multi-billion tax cut;* >> >> *(2) notes that the Government is debating legislative fixes that are a result of its slapdash approach to policy making; and* >> >> *(3) calls on the Government to commit to a post-implementation review of this measure".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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