Division
The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-07-24.51.1) introduced by Victorian Senator [Janet Rice](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/janet_rice) (Greens), which means they failed. Senator Rice [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-07-24.51.1): > *These Greens amendments remove the source of the funding for this drought fund from the Building Australia Fund. We are deeply concerned about the proposition that the money to be used for tackling drought should come from the Building Australia Fund. It makes no sense whatsoever that money that we should be spending on essential transport infrastructure gets ripped out when that's where the money needs to go. We know that it is farcical. We do not need to be ripping money out of transport infrastructure to be able to pay for drought relief.* ### Amendments text > *(1) Clause 4, page 3 (lines 1 to 4), omit the paragraph beginning "The balance of the Building Australia Fund".* > > *(2) Clause 5, page 5 (lines 4 to 10), omit the definitions of Building Australia Fund and Building Australia Fund Special Account.* > > *(3) Clause 9, page 10 (lines 7 to 10), omit the paragraph beginning "The balance of the Building Australia Fund".* > > *(5) Clause 17, page 16 (line 33), omit "; or", substitute ".".* > > *(6) Clause 17, page 16 (lines 34 to 36), omit subparagraph (f) (iii).*
Senate, 2019-07-24. negative: ayes 11, noes 43.
Question
The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-07-24.51.1) introduced by Victorian Senator [Janet Rice](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/janet_rice) (Greens), which means they failed. Senator Rice [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-07-24.51.1): > *These Greens amendments remove the source of the funding for this drought fund from the Building Australia Fund. We are deeply concerned about the proposition that the money to be used for tackling drought should come from the Building Australia Fund. It makes no sense whatsoever that money that we should be spending on essential transport infrastructure gets ripped out when that's where the money needs to go. We know that it is farcical. We do not need to be ripping money out of transport infrastructure to be able to pay for drought relief.* ### Amendments text > *(1) Clause 4, page 3 (lines 1 to 4), omit the paragraph beginning "The balance of the Building Australia Fund".* > > *(2) Clause 5, page 5 (lines 4 to 10), omit the definitions of Building Australia Fund and Building Australia Fund Special Account.* > > *(3) Clause 9, page 10 (lines 7 to 10), omit the paragraph beginning "The balance of the Building Australia Fund".* > > *(5) Clause 17, page 16 (line 33), omit "; or", substitute ".".* > > *(6) Clause 17, page 16 (lines 34 to 36), omit subparagraph (f) (iii).*
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