edited
4th Jul 2024
National Health Amendment (Supporting Patient Access to Cheaper Medicines and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Recognise Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
25th Jun 2024, 5:16 PM – Representatives National Health Amendment (Supporting Patient Access to Cheaper Medicines and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Recognise Coalition's role
Summary
EditThe majority voted against an amendment introduced by Mallee MP Anne Webster (Nationals), 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).
Amendment text
That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes:
(1) the measures contained in this bill are only a result of sustained advocacy from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and other groups with the support of the Coalition; and
(2) the bill is recognition by the Government that its initial approach to 60-day dispensing would have caused damage to all Australians who rely on their local community pharmacist".
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 4 No | |
| Adam Bandt Melbourne | No | |
| Stephen Bates Brisbane | No | |
| Max Chandler-Mather Griffith | No | |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ryan | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (99% turnout) | 0 Yes – 76 No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | No | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | No | |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins | No | |
| Jodie Belyea Dunkley | No | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | No | |
| Tony Burke Watson | No | |
| Matt Burnell Spence | No | |
| Linda Burney Barton | No | |
| Josh Burns Macnamara | No | |
| Mark Butler Hindmarsh | No | |
| Alison Byrnes Cunningham | No | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | No | |
| Andrew Charlton Parramatta | No | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | No | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | No | |
| Libby Coker Corangamite | No | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | No | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | No | |
| Mary Doyle Aston | No | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | No | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | No | |
| Cassandra Fernando Holt | No | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | No | |
| Carina Garland Chisholm | No | |
| Steve Georganas Adelaide | No | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | No | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | No | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | No | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | No | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | No | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | No | |
| Ged Kearney Cooper | No | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | No | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | No | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | No | |
| Madeleine King Brand | No | |
| Tania Lawrence Hasluck | No | |
| Jerome Laxale Bennelong | No | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | No | |
| Sam Lim Tangney | No | |
| Richard Marles Corio | No | |
| Zaneta Mascarenhas Swan | No | |
| Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro | No | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | No | |
| Louise Miller-Frost Boothby | No | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | No | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | No | |
| Daniel Mulino Fraser | No | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | No | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | No | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | No | |
| Alicia Payne Canberra | No | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | No | |
| Fiona Phillips Gilmore | No | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | No | |
| Sam Rae Hawke | No | |
| Gordon Reid Robertson | No | |
| Dan Repacholi Hunter | No | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | No | |
| Tracey Roberts Pearce | No | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | No | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | No | |
| Marion Scrymgour Lingiari | No | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | No | |
| Sally Sitou Reid | No | |
| David Smith Bean | No | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | No | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | No | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | No | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | No | |
| Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | No | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | No | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | No | |
| Anika Wells Lilley | No | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | No | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | No | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | Absent | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | Absent | |
| Kate Chaney Curtin Independent | Yes | |
| Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent | Yes | |
| Andrew Gee Calare Independent | Yes | |
| Dai Le Fowler Independent | Yes | |
| Sophie Scamps Mackellar Independent | Yes | |
| Allegra Spender Wentworth Independent | Yes | |
| Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | Yes | |
| Helen Haines Indi Independent | No | |
| Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | No | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash Independent | Absent | |
| Monique Ryan Kooyong Independent | Absent | |
| Kylea Tink North Sydney Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (89% turnout) | 8 Yes – 0 No | |
| Angie Bell Moncrieff | Yes | |
| Colin Boyce Flynn | Yes | |
| Cameron Caldwell Fadden | Yes | |
| Garth Hamilton Groom | Yes | |
| Henry Pike Bowman | Yes | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | Yes | |
| Andrew Willcox Dawson | Yes | |
| Terry Young Longman | Yes | |
| Phillip Thompson Herbert | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (94% turnout) | 31 Yes – 0 No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Yes | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | Yes | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | Yes | |
| David Coleman Banks | Yes | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Yes | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Yes | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | Yes | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | Yes | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Yes | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | Yes | |
| Simon Kennedy Cook | Yes | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | Yes | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Yes | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | Yes | |
| Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | Yes | |
| Zoe McKenzie Flinders | Yes | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | Yes | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | Yes | |
| Gavin Pearce Braddon | Yes | |
| Melissa Price Durack | Yes | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | Yes | |
| James Stevens Sturt | Yes | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | Yes | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | Yes | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | Yes | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Yes | |
| Aaron Violi Casey | Yes | |
| Jenny Ware Hughes | Yes | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | Yes | |
| Keith Wolahan Menzies | Yes | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | Absent | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 12 Yes – 0 No | |
| Sam Birrell Nicholls | Yes | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Yes | |
| Pat Conaghan Cowper | Yes | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | Yes | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | Yes | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | Yes | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | Yes | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | Yes | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | Yes | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | Yes | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | Yes | |
| Anne Webster Mallee | Yes | |
| Milton Dick Oxley Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (93% turnout) | 58 Yes – 82 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.