Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2020-02-13.25.2) to the usual [second reading](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion, which is that the majority agree to read the bill for a second time (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the amendment 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) notes that:* > >> *(a) evidence provided to the Senate indicates that NBN Co reduced regional investment by $200 million between 2018 and 2022 relative to the 2019 Corporate Plan;* >> >> *(b) this decrease in regional investment was concealed in the 2020 NBN Co Corporate Plan; and* >> >> *(c) NBN Co has given three contradictory and unsatisfactory explanations as to why investment in regional networks was reduced;* > > *(2) further notes significant concerns that the Government is introducing a broadband tax in the name of regional funding, while reducing regional investment in broadband networks in the NBN 2020 Corporate Plan; and* > > *(3) calls on the Government to restore the funding allocation for investment in regional NBN networks".*
House of Representatives, 2020-02-13. negative: ayes 66, noes 74.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2020-02-13.25.2) to the usual [second reading](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion, which is that the majority agree to read the bill for a second time (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the amendment 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) notes that:* > >> *(a) evidence provided to the Senate indicates that NBN Co reduced regional investment by $200 million between 2018 and 2022 relative to the 2019 Corporate Plan;* >> >> *(b) this decrease in regional investment was concealed in the 2020 NBN Co Corporate Plan; and* >> >> *(c) NBN Co has given three contradictory and unsatisfactory explanations as to why investment in regional networks was reduced;* > > *(2) further notes significant concerns that the Government is introducing a broadband tax in the name of regional funding, while reducing regional investment in broadband networks in the NBN 2020 Corporate Plan; and* > > *(3) calls on the Government to restore the funding allocation for investment in regional NBN networks".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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