Division
The majority voted against an amendment introduced by WA Senator [Louise Pratt](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/louise_pratt) (Labor), which means it failed. The amendment was to 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/), which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add:* > > *", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that the Government has allowed JobKeeper payments to satisfy the paid parental leave (PPL) work test; and* > > *(b) calls on the Government to use the Minister for Families and Social Services' regulation making power under coronavirus laws to enable women who have lost their job because of the coronavirus to access PPL, if they would otherwise have been eligible had they not lost their job".*
Senate, 2020-06-11. negative: ayes 27, noes 29.
Question
The majority voted against an amendment introduced by WA Senator [Louise Pratt](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/louise_pratt) (Labor), which means it failed. The amendment was to 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/), which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add:* > > *", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that the Government has allowed JobKeeper payments to satisfy the paid parental leave (PPL) work test; and* > > *(b) calls on the Government to use the Minister for Families and Social Services' regulation making power under coronavirus laws to enable women who have lost their job because of the coronavirus to access PPL, if they would otherwise have been eligible had they not lost their job".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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