Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2025-08-25.23.1) to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill a second time. This means the bill can now be considered in detail. ### What does this bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2526/26bd007), which is a document created by the parliamentary library: > *Australia is hosting an increasing number of foreign military personnel as a result of expanding defence cooperation with allies.* > > *Key initiatives include Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-West), the US Force Posture Initiatives, the Australia-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement, and the Australia – Singapore Military Training Initiative.* > > *The Bill will amend the Defence Housing Australia Act 1987 to expand Defence Housing Australia’s (DHA) main function to include the ability to provide housing and housing-related services to foreign government and defence personnel, and philanthropic organisations assisting the Australian Defence Force, to meet Defence’s current and future operational requirements.* > > *At the time of writing, the Bill had not been referred to or reported on by any parliamentary committees.*
Senate, 2025-08-25. affirmative: ayes 30, noes 10.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2025-08-25.23.1) to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill a second time. This means the bill can now be considered in detail. ### What does this bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2526/26bd007), which is a document created by the parliamentary library: > *Australia is hosting an increasing number of foreign military personnel as a result of expanding defence cooperation with allies.* > > *Key initiatives include Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-West), the US Force Posture Initiatives, the Australia-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement, and the Australia – Singapore Military Training Initiative.* > > *The Bill will amend the Defence Housing Australia Act 1987 to expand Defence Housing Australia’s (DHA) main function to include the ability to provide housing and housing-related services to foreign government and defence personnel, and philanthropic organisations assisting the Australian Defence Force, to meet Defence’s current and future operational requirements.* > > *At the time of writing, the Bill had not been referred to or reported on by any parliamentary committees.*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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