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The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-05-26.32.4) "*that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question.*" In other words, they voted to keep the usual [second reading motion](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) unchanged. A second reading motion is "*that the bill be read a second time,*" which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill.

House of Representatives, 2021-05-26. affirmative: ayes 76, noes 68.

Question

The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-05-26.32.4) "*that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question.*" In other words, they voted to keep the usual [second reading motion](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) unchanged. A second reading motion is "*that the bill be read a second time,*" which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill.

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