Division
The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with amendments to the usual [second reading](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion, which is "that the bill be read for a second time" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This means that the amendments 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 notes that:* > > *(1) most families receive no extra support from the Government's changes to the child care subsidy;* > > *(2) the Government's changes do nothing to stop out of control child care fees;* > > *(3) the workforce participation rate is projected to decline over the forward estimates; and* > > *(4) Australia ranks 37 out of 41 OECD countries for child care affordability".*
House of Representatives, 2021-08-05. affirmative: ayes 44, noes 35.
Question
The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with amendments to the usual [second reading](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion, which is "that the bill be read for a second time" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This means that the amendments 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 notes that:* > > *(1) most families receive no extra support from the Government's changes to the child care subsidy;* > > *(2) the Government's changes do nothing to stop out of control child care fees;* > > *(3) the workforce participation rate is projected to decline over the forward estimates; and* > > *(4) Australia ranks 37 out of 41 OECD countries for child care affordability".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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