Division
The majority voted in favour of a motion to keep the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) - "*That this bill be now read a second time*" - unchanged. To read a bill a second time is to agree with its main idea. This vote took place after Barton MP [Linda Burney](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/barton/linda_burney) introduced an amendment. Because this vote passed, 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) 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 59.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a motion to keep the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) - "*That this bill be now read a second time*" - unchanged. To read a bill a second time is to agree with its main idea. This vote took place after Barton MP [Linda Burney](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/barton/linda_burney) introduced an amendment. Because this vote passed, 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) 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"*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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