Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2018-08-22.12.2) moved by Hunter MP [Joel Fitzgibbon](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/hunter/joel_fitzgibbon) (Labor), which means it failed. The amendment was to the usual second reading motion - that the bill be [read a second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) - which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. ### 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 calls on the Turnbull Government to:* >> >>> *(1) allow eligible farmers the option of receiving the Farm Household Allowance supplement in a single $12,000 up-front payment; and* >>> >>> *(2) prioritise the resurrection of the COAG process it dismantled in 2013, in order to restore progress on the development of the National Drought Policy Reform Program."*
House of Representatives, 2018-08-22. negative: ayes 69, noes 73.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2018-08-22.12.2) moved by Hunter MP [Joel Fitzgibbon](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/hunter/joel_fitzgibbon) (Labor), which means it failed. The amendment was to the usual second reading motion - that the bill be [read a second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) - which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. ### 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 calls on the Turnbull Government to:* >> >>> *(1) allow eligible farmers the option of receiving the Farm Household Allowance supplement in a single $12,000 up-front payment; and* >>> >>> *(2) prioritise the resurrection of the COAG process it dismantled in 2013, in order to restore progress on the development of the National Drought Policy Reform Program."*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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