Division
The majority voted against an amendment 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 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 the Government's failure to:* > >> *(i) deliver what it promised as part of its Northern Australia Agenda, and* >> >> *(ii) get money out the door of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF); and* > > *(b) further notes that the bill includes amendments that the Opposition has been calling for over a number of years; and* > > *(c) calls on the Prime Minister and the Government to:* > >> *(i) learn from their failures with the NAIF over the past five years,* >> >> *(ii) deliver the funding they have promised for development in Northern Australia by speeding up the release of funds from the NAIF, and* >> >> *(iii) realise the potential in Northern Australia and re-commit to delivering on their Northern Australia agenda".* ### What does the bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2021a/21bd062), the bill was introduced in order to: > * *extend the period when the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (the Facility) can issue financial assistance* > * *expand who the Facility can give assistance to, and how it provides this assistance* > * *add the Finance Minister as a responsible minister for the Facility and* > * *change some governance arrangements in relation to the Facility.* Currently, the [purpose of the Facility](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2021a/21bd062#_Toc71535773) is: > *...to provide financial assistance to the states and territories for the construction of economic infrastructure in Northern Australia. It does this through provid
Senate, 2021-05-13. negative: ayes 25, noes 28.
Question
The majority voted against an amendment 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 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 the Government's failure to:* > >> *(i) deliver what it promised as part of its Northern Australia Agenda, and* >> >> *(ii) get money out the door of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF); and* > > *(b) further notes that the bill includes amendments that the Opposition has been calling for over a number of years; and* > > *(c) calls on the Prime Minister and the Government to:* > >> *(i) learn from their failures with the NAIF over the past five years,* >> >> *(ii) deliver the funding they have promised for development in Northern Australia by speeding up the release of funds from the NAIF, and* >> >> *(iii) realise the potential in Northern Australia and re-commit to delivering on their Northern Australia agenda".* ### What does the bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2021a/21bd062), the bill was introduced in order to: > * *extend the period when the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (the Facility) can issue financial assistance* > * *expand who the Facility can give assistance to, and how it provides this assistance* > * *add the Finance Minister as a responsible minister for the Facility and* > * *change some governance arrangements in relation to the Facility.* Currently, the [purpose of the Facility](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2021a/21bd062#_Toc71535773) is: > *...to provide financial assistance to the states and territories for the construction of economic infrastructure in Northern Australia. It does this through provid
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