Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2025-07-28.20.1) 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). This amendment was introduced by Victorian Senator [Lidia Thorpe](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/lidia_thorpe) (Independent). ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that:* > >> *(i) people are continuing to die preventable deaths in custody due to incarcerated people being denied the right to proper healthcare,* >> >> *(ii) entrenched and systemic racism throughout corrections and health systems in this country is the greatest barrier to equitable and culturally appropriate interventions and necessitates bold action to improve outcomes for First Peoples in custody,* >> >> *(iii) the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (the 'Royal Commission') provided a range of recommendations for addressing systemic racism and improving health outcomes for First Peoples in custody, which remain yet to be implemented,* >> >> *(iv) building on what families, coroners, Ombudsman reports, Commissioners and First Peoples advocates have called for, for decades, the National Review of First Nations Health Care in Prisons (the 'Review') identified urgent reforms needed to address substandard healthcare in prisons,* >> >> *(v) recent investigations revealed that at least 57 people died by suicide using known hanging points over the past two decades, despite numerous warnings from coroners to remove these over that time, and* >> >> *(vi) the Federal Government has obligations under international law, through the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the 'Nelson Mandela Rules'), to ensure people in custodial settings receive equitable healthcare; and* > > *(b) calls on the Government to:* > >> *(i) work with States and
Senate, 2025-07-28. negative: ayes 13, noes 34.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2025-07-28.20.1) 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). This amendment was introduced by Victorian Senator [Lidia Thorpe](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/lidia_thorpe) (Independent). ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that:* > >> *(i) people are continuing to die preventable deaths in custody due to incarcerated people being denied the right to proper healthcare,* >> >> *(ii) entrenched and systemic racism throughout corrections and health systems in this country is the greatest barrier to equitable and culturally appropriate interventions and necessitates bold action to improve outcomes for First Peoples in custody,* >> >> *(iii) the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (the 'Royal Commission') provided a range of recommendations for addressing systemic racism and improving health outcomes for First Peoples in custody, which remain yet to be implemented,* >> >> *(iv) building on what families, coroners, Ombudsman reports, Commissioners and First Peoples advocates have called for, for decades, the National Review of First Nations Health Care in Prisons (the 'Review') identified urgent reforms needed to address substandard healthcare in prisons,* >> >> *(v) recent investigations revealed that at least 57 people died by suicide using known hanging points over the past two decades, despite numerous warnings from coroners to remove these over that time, and* >> >> *(vi) the Federal Government has obligations under international law, through the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the 'Nelson Mandela Rules'), to ensure people in custodial settings receive equitable healthcare; and* > > *(b) calls on the Government to:* > >> *(i) work with States and
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Related bills
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