Division
The majority voted against an [opposition amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2025-02-13.73.1), which means it failed. The amendment would have added the text below 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). ### Amendment text > *Omit all words after "That:, substitute "the Senate notes that:* > >> *(a) the bill is specifically designed to make electricity more expensive for Australian families;* >> >> *(b) Australian families have already seen their electricity prices increase by $1,000 under the Albanese Government;* >> >> *(c) Prime Minister Albanese told Australians 97 times before the election that their electricity bills would fall by $275 a year, but has instead delivered price increases; and* >> >> *(d) a Labor-Greens minority government would introduce super-charged nature positive laws to make electricity even more expensive".*
Senate, 2025-02-13. negative: ayes 30, noes 34.
Question
The majority voted against an [opposition amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2025-02-13.73.1), which means it failed. The amendment would have added the text below 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). ### Amendment text > *Omit all words after "That:, substitute "the Senate notes that:* > >> *(a) the bill is specifically designed to make electricity more expensive for Australian families;* >> >> *(b) Australian families have already seen their electricity prices increase by $1,000 under the Albanese Government;* >> >> *(c) Prime Minister Albanese told Australians 97 times before the election that their electricity bills would fall by $275 a year, but has instead delivered price increases; and* >> >> *(d) a Labor-Greens minority government would introduce super-charged nature positive laws to make electricity even more expensive".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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