Division
The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with the [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-03-17.23.1) introduced by Melbourne MP [Adam Bandt](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/melbourne/adam_bandt) (Greens Leader), which means it failed. ### Amended motion text > *That the following words be added after "education services":* > > *"; and* > > *(d) increase the Jobseeker Payment to above the poverty line."* ### Original 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](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/), the House:* > > *(1) notes that:* > >> *(a) the effect of this bill will be to cut unemployment payments by $100 per fortnight at the end of March, at the same time as JobKeeper is ending; and* >> >> *(b) over 1.3 million people are on unemployment payments—almost double the number before the pandemic; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to:* > >> *(a) abandon its counterproductive and punitive plans for a dob-in-a-jobseeker hotline that will only make life harder for job seekers and employers by further increasing mutual obligation requirements at a time when unemployment and underemployment is high;* >> >> *(b) consider allowing people to keep more of their earnings from part-time, casual or seasonal work, to help people move into employment; and* >> >> *(c) do more to support Australians facing poverty and hardship—through adequate payments to those who need them, housing, addressing child poverty, and better health and education services"*
House of Representatives, 2021-03-17. affirmative: ayes 64, noes 5.
Question
The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with the [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-03-17.23.1) introduced by Melbourne MP [Adam Bandt](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/melbourne/adam_bandt) (Greens Leader), which means it failed. ### Amended motion text > *That the following words be added after "education services":* > > *"; and* > > *(d) increase the Jobseeker Payment to above the poverty line."* ### Original 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](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/), the House:* > > *(1) notes that:* > >> *(a) the effect of this bill will be to cut unemployment payments by $100 per fortnight at the end of March, at the same time as JobKeeper is ending; and* >> >> *(b) over 1.3 million people are on unemployment payments—almost double the number before the pandemic; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to:* > >> *(a) abandon its counterproductive and punitive plans for a dob-in-a-jobseeker hotline that will only make life harder for job seekers and employers by further increasing mutual obligation requirements at a time when unemployment and underemployment is high;* >> >> *(b) consider allowing people to keep more of their earnings from part-time, casual or seasonal work, to help people move into employment; and* >> >> *(c) do more to support Australians facing poverty and hardship—through adequate payments to those who need them, housing, addressing child poverty, and better health and education services"*
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Related bills
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