edited
21st Dec 2018
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Promoting Sustainable Welfare) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
28th Nov 2018, 11:39 AM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Encouraging Self-Sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time, which means they can now discuss it in more detail.
What is the bill's main idea?
The bill was originally called the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Encouraging Self-sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants) Bill 2018. According to the bills digest, the bill was introduced to extend the existing newly arrived resident’s waiting period (NARWP) for the following allowances from two to three years:
- carer allowance;
- bereavement allowance;
- widow allowance;
- parenting payment; and
- farm household allowance.
It also introduces a NARWP for:
- family tax benefit;
- parental leave pay; and
- dad and partner pay.
In other words, this bill will mean that newly arrived residents have to wait longer before they'll be eligible for these allowances.
Votes Passed by a large majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (46% turnout) | 32 Yes – 0 No | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | Yes | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Yes | |
| Linda Burney Barton | Yes | |
| Nick Champion Wakefield | Yes | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | Yes | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Yes | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | Yes | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | Yes | |
| Milton Dick Oxley | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | Yes | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | Yes | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | Yes | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | Yes | |
| Ross Hart Bass | Yes | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | Yes | |
| Emma Husar Lindsay | Yes | |
| Justine Keay Braddon | Yes | |
| Susan Lamb Longman | Yes | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | Yes | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | Yes | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | Yes | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
| Cathy O'Toole Herbert | Yes | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | Yes | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | Yes | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | Yes | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | Yes | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
| Gai Brodtmann Canberra | Absent | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Absent | |
| Mark Butler Port Adelaide | Absent | |
| Terri Butler Griffith | Absent | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | Absent | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Absent | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Absent | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | Absent | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Absent | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | Absent | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | Absent | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | Absent | |
| Chris Hayes Fowler | Absent | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Absent | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | Absent | |
| Ged Kearney Batman | Absent | |
| Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | Absent | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | Absent | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | Absent | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Absent | |
| Madeleine King Brand | Absent | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | Absent | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Absent | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | Absent | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Absent | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Absent | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | Absent | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Absent | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Absent | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Absent | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Absent | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Absent | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | Absent | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Absent | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | Absent | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | No | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | Absent | |
| Cathy McGowan Indi Independent | No | |
| Kerryn Phelps Wentworth Independent | No | |
| Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent | No | |
| Julia Banks Chisholm Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (89% turnout) | 51 Yes – 0 No | |
| John Alexander Bennelong | Yes | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Yes | |
| Julia Banks Chisholm | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | Yes | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | Yes | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | Yes | |
| David Coleman Banks | Yes | |
| Chris Crewther Dunkley | Yes | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Trevor Evans Brisbane | Yes | |
| Jason Falinski Mackellar | Yes | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Yes | |
| Nicolle Flint Boothby | Yes | |
| Josh Frydenberg Kooyong | Yes | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | Yes | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | Yes | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Yes | |
| Sarah Henderson Corangamite | Yes | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Yes | |
| Steve Irons Swan | Yes | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | Yes | |
| Craig Kelly Hughes | Yes | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | Yes | |
| Craig Laundy Reid | Yes | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | Yes | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Yes | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | Yes | |
| John McVeigh Groom | Yes | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | Yes | |
| Ben Morton Tangney | Yes | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | Yes | |
| Kelly O'Dwyer Higgins | Yes | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | Yes | |
| Christian Porter Pearce | Yes | |
| Jane Prentice Ryan | Yes | |
| Melissa Price Durack | Yes | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | Yes | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | Yes | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | Yes | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | Yes | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | Yes | |
| Alan Tudge Aston | Yes | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | Yes | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Yes | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | Yes | |
| Lucy Wicks Robertson | Yes | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | Yes | |
| Tim Wilson Goldstein | Yes | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Yes | |
| Ken Wyatt Hasluck | Yes | |
| Trent Zimmerman North Sydney | Yes | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Absent | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | Absent | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Absent | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Absent | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | Absent | |
| Ann Sudmalis Gilmore | Absent | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | Absent | |
| National Party (87% turnout) | 13 Yes – 0 No | |
| Andrew Broad Mallee | Yes | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Yes | |
| George Christensen Dawson | Yes | |
| Damian Drum Murray | Yes | |
| Andrew Gee Calare | Yes | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | Yes | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | Yes | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | Yes | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | Yes | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | Yes | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | Yes | |
| Ken O'Dowd Flynn | Yes | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | Yes | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | Absent | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | Absent | |
| Tony Smith Casey Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (67% turnout) | 96 Yes – 5 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.