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The majority voted in favour of a motion to disagree with an amendment introduced by Goldstein MP Zoe Daniel (Independent), which means it failed.

What did the amendment do?

Ms Daniel explained that:

This amendment goes to the leaking of documents and the potential for journalists, particularly from the public broadcasters, to be penalised for receiving such documents, the fear of which, I believe, can thwart investigative journalism and, by extension, damage democracy.

Read more about the bill in its bills digest.

Amendment text

(1) Clause 8, page 16 (after line 21), at the end of the clause, add:

Journalist activities

(14) To avoid doubt, conduct engaged in by a person who is an employee, contractor or agent of any Commonwealth agency (including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation) that is engaged in the business of reporting news, presenting current affairs or expressing editorial or other content in news media does not constitute corrupt conduct if:

(a) the person engaged in the conduct in the person's capacity as:

(i) a person engaged in the business of reporting news, presenting current affairs or expressing editorial or other content in news media; or

(ii) a person engaged as part of the editorial staff for the business of reporting news, presenting current affairs or expressing editorial or other content in news media; or

(b) at the time of engaging in the conduct, the person:

(i) was a member of the administrative or production staff of the Commonwealth agency or of a contractor or agent of the Commonwealth agency; and

(ii) was acting under the direction of a journalist, editor or lawyer who was an employee, contractor or agent of the Commonwealth agency.

Votes Passed by a modest majority

Nobody rebelled against their party.

Party Votes
Australian Greens (75% turnout) 0 Yes 3 No
Stephen Bates Brisbane No
Max Chandler-Mather Griffith No
Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ryan No
Adam Bandt Melbourne Absent
Australian Labor Party (37% turnout) 28 Yes 0 No
Matt Burnell Spence Yes
Lisa Chesters Bendigo Yes
Mark Dreyfus Isaacs Yes
Justine Elliot Richmond Yes
Steve Georganas Adelaide Yes
Andrew Giles Scullin Yes
Patrick Gorman Perth Yes
Luke Gosling Solomon Yes
Julian Hill Bruce Yes
Tania Lawrence Hasluck Yes
Andrew Leigh Fenner Yes
Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro Yes
Brian Mitchell Lyons Yes
Daniel Mulino Fraser Yes
Shayne Neumann Blair Yes
Clare O'Neil Hotham Yes
Alicia Payne Canberra Yes
Fiona Phillips Gilmore Yes
Sam Rae Hawke Yes
Gordon Reid Robertson Yes
Dan Repacholi Hunter Yes
Joanne Ryan Lalor Yes
Marion Scrymgour Lingiari Yes
David Smith Bean Yes
Anne Stanley Werriwa Yes
Susan Templeman Macquarie Yes
Maria Vamvakinou Calwell Yes
Tony Zappia Makin Yes
Anthony Albanese Grayndler Absent
Anne Aly Cowan Absent
Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins Absent
Chris Bowen McMahon Absent
Tony Burke Watson Absent
Linda Burney Barton Absent
Josh Burns Macnamara Absent
Mark Butler Hindmarsh Absent
Alison Byrnes Cunningham Absent
Jim Chalmers Rankin Absent
Andrew Charlton Parramatta Absent
Jason Clare Blaxland Absent
Sharon Claydon Newcastle Absent
Libby Coker Corangamite Absent
Julie Collins Franklin Absent
Pat Conroy Shortland Absent
Cassandra Fernando Holt Absent
Mike Freelander Macarthur Absent
Carina Garland Chisholm Absent
Ed Husic Chifley Absent
Stephen Jones Whitlam Absent
Ged Kearney Cooper Absent
Matt Keogh Burt Absent
Peter Khalil Wills Absent
Catherine King Ballarat Absent
Madeleine King Brand Absent
Jerome Laxale Bennelong Absent
Sam Lim Tangney Absent
Richard Marles Corio Absent
Zaneta Mascarenhas Swan Absent
Emma McBride Dobell Absent
Louise Miller-Frost Boothby Absent
Rob Mitchell McEwen Absent
Peta Murphy Dunkley Absent
Brendan O'Connor Gorton Absent
Graham Perrett Moreton Absent
Tanya Plibersek Sydney Absent
Amanda Rishworth Kingston Absent
Tracey Roberts Pearce Absent
Michelle Rowland Greenway Absent
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong Absent
Sally Sitou Reid Absent
Meryl Swanson Paterson Absent
Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith Absent
Kate Thwaites Jagajaga Absent
Tim Watts Gellibrand Absent
Anika Wells Lilley Absent
Josh Wilson Fremantle Absent
Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance No
Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker Yes
Kate Chaney Curtin Independent No
Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent No
Helen Haines Indi Independent No
Dai Le Fowler Independent No
Monique Ryan Kooyong Independent No
Sophie Scamps Mackellar Independent No
Allegra Spender Wentworth Independent No
Zali Steggall Warringah Independent No
Kylea Tink North Sydney Independent No
Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent No
Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party Absent
Liberal National Party (0% turnout) Absent
Angie Bell Moncrieff Absent
Colin Boyce Flynn Absent
Garth Hamilton Groom Absent
Henry Pike Bowman Absent
Phillip Thompson Herbert Absent
Andrew Wallace Fisher Absent
Andrew Willcox Dawson Absent
Terry Young Longman Absent
Liberal Party (11% turnout) 4 Yes 0 No
Bridget Archer Bass Yes
Ian Goodenough Moore Yes
Julian Leeser Berowra Yes
Keith Wolahan Menzies Yes
Karen Andrews McPherson Absent
Russell Broadbent Monash Absent
Scott Buchholz Wright Absent
David Coleman Banks Absent
Peter Dutton Dickson Absent
Warren Entsch Leichhardt Absent
Paul Fletcher Bradfield Absent
Andrew Hastie Canning Absent
Alex Hawke Mitchell Absent
Luke Howarth Petrie Absent
Sussan Ley Farrer Absent
Nola Marino Forrest Absent
Melissa McIntosh Lindsay Absent
Zoe McKenzie Flinders Absent
Scott Morrison Cook Absent
Ted O'Brien Fairfax Absent
Tony Pasin Barker Absent
Gavin Pearce Braddon Absent
Melissa Price Durack Absent
Rowan Ramsey Grey Absent
Stuart Robert Fadden Absent
James Stevens Sturt Absent
Michael Sukkar Deakin Absent
Angus Taylor Hume Absent
Dan Tehan Wannon Absent
Alan Tudge Aston Absent
Bert Van Manen Forde Absent
Ross Vasta Bonner Absent
Aaron Violi Casey Absent
Jenny Ware Hughes Absent
Rick Wilson O'Connor Absent
Jason Wood La Trobe Absent
National Party (8% turnout) 1 Yes 0 No
Michael McCormack Riverina Yes
Sam Birrell Nicholls Absent
Darren Chester Gippsland Absent
Pat Conaghan Cowper Absent
Andrew Gee Calare Absent
David Gillespie Lyne Absent
Kevin Hogan Page Absent
Barnaby Joyce New England Absent
Michelle Landry Capricornia Absent
David Littleproud Maranoa Absent
Llew O'Brien Wide Bay Absent
Keith Pitt Hinkler Absent
Anne Webster Mallee Absent
Milton Dick Oxley Speaker Absent
Totals (32% turnout) 34 Yes – 14 No