Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr7241_amend_61ca09dd-a588-4c42-b780-c33d8e6193f2%22;rec=0) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the usual motion will remain unchanged. The amendment was introduced by Petrie MP [Luke Howarth](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/petrie/luke_howarth) (Liberal). ### 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:* > > *(1) the Government is failing to support meaningful small business tax reform, including the Opposition’s plan to make the Instant Asset Write-Off permanent;* > > *(2) the Government voted eight times against delivering a bigger tax cut to small business in last year’s Instant Asset Write Off;* > > *(3) the Government has burdened Australia’s 72,000 tax practitioners with unnecessary new regulation and costly red tape;* > > *(4) the Government has broken promises to raise taxes on superannuation, on unrealised capital gains, on franking credits, personal income tax, and end small business tax incentives; and* > > *(5) that the Government’s housing policy is failing to meet its supply targets and supporting forever renting, not home ownership”.*
House of Representatives, 2024-10-10. negative: ayes 58, noes 79.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr7241_amend_61ca09dd-a588-4c42-b780-c33d8e6193f2%22;rec=0) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the usual motion will remain unchanged. The amendment was introduced by Petrie MP [Luke Howarth](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/petrie/luke_howarth) (Liberal). ### 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:* > > *(1) the Government is failing to support meaningful small business tax reform, including the Opposition’s plan to make the Instant Asset Write-Off permanent;* > > *(2) the Government voted eight times against delivering a bigger tax cut to small business in last year’s Instant Asset Write Off;* > > *(3) the Government has burdened Australia’s 72,000 tax practitioners with unnecessary new regulation and costly red tape;* > > *(4) the Government has broken promises to raise taxes on superannuation, on unrealised capital gains, on franking credits, personal income tax, and end small business tax incentives; and* > > *(5) that the Government’s housing policy is failing to meet its supply targets and supporting forever renting, not home ownership”.*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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