Matters of Urgency - Regional Security - Former PM Paul Keating
Senate, 2023-03-20. affirmative: ayes 40, noes 12.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a motion ↗︎ moved by South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham ↗︎ (Liberal), which means it passed. These motions don't make any legal changed on their own, but they are politically influential as they represent the will of the Senate.
Motion text
That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:
The need for the Senate to recognise that AUKUS expresses Australia's ambition for enduring peace and prosperity in our region, and to reject criticism from former Prime Minister Paul Keating that it is the worst deal in our history.
How each member voted
How each party voted
Party labels are those recorded for this division, rather than current affiliations.
- Liberal: aye 15
- Labor: aye 17, no 1
- Greens: no 10
- Nationals: aye 2
- Independent: aye 1, no 1
- Australia's Voice: aye 1
- Gerard Rennick People First: aye 1
- LNP: aye 2
- DPRES: aye 1
Ayes
- Alex Antic (Liberal) — aye
- Andrew McLachlan (Liberal) — aye
- Anne Urquhart (Labor) — aye
- Anthony Chisholm (Labor) — aye
- Bridget McKenzie (Nationals) — aye
- Carol Brown (Labor) — aye
- Catryna Bilyk (Labor) — aye
- Claire Chandler (Liberal) — aye
- David Van (Independent) — aye
- Dean Smith (Liberal) — aye
- Deborah O'Neill (Labor) — aye
- Don Farrell (Labor) — aye
- Fatima Payman (Australia's Voice) — aye
- Gerard Rennick (Gerard Rennick People First) — aye
- Helen Polley (Labor) — aye
- Hollie Hughes (Liberal) — aye
- James McGrath (LNP) — aye
- James Paterson (Liberal) — aye
- Jenny McAllister (Labor) — aye
- Jess Walsh (Labor) — aye
- Jonathon Duniam (Liberal) — aye
- Karen Grogan (Labor) — aye
- Kerrynne Liddle (Liberal) — aye
- Linda Reynolds (Liberal) — aye
- Linda White (Labor) — aye
- Louise Pratt (Labor) — aye
- Marielle Smith (Labor) — aye
- Matt O'Sullivan (Liberal) — aye
- Matthew Canavan (LNP) — aye
- Michaelia Cash (Liberal) — aye
- Murray Watt (Labor) — aye
- Patrick Dodson (Labor) — aye
- Paul Scarr (Liberal) — aye
- Richard Colbeck (Liberal) — aye
- Simon Birmingham (Liberal) — aye
- Slade Brockman (DPRES) — aye
- Susan McDonald (Nationals) — aye
- Tim Ayres (Labor) — aye
- Tony Sheldon (Labor) — aye
- Wendy Askew (Liberal) — aye
Noes
- Barbara Pocock (Greens) — no
- David Shoebridge (Greens) — no
- Dorinda Cox (Labor) — no
- Janet Rice (Greens) — no
- Jordon Steele-John (Greens) — no
- Larissa Waters (Greens) — no
- Lidia Thorpe (Independent) — no
- Mehreen Faruqi (Greens) — no
- Nick McKim (Greens) — no
- Penny Allman-Payne (Greens) — no
- Peter Whish-Wilson (Greens) — no
- Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens) — no
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