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Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Dental care
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 40% attendance
5th Feb 2025, 5:14 PM – Representatives Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government
Summary
EditThe majority voted against an amendment 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 Farrer MP Sussan Ley (Liberal).
Amendment text
That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
"the House notes that under this Government, Australians' access to affordable health care through the Medicare Benefits Schedule has only gone backwards, and it has never been harder or more expensive to see a GP".
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Adam Bandt Melbourne | Absent | |
| Stephen Bates Brisbane | Absent | |
| Max Chandler-Mather Griffith | Absent | |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ryan | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (95% turnout) | 0 Yes – 73 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 | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Absent | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Absent | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | No | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash Independent | Absent | |
| Kate Chaney Curtin Independent | Absent | |
| Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent | Absent | |
| Andrew Gee Calare Independent | Absent | |
| Helen Haines Indi Independent | Absent | |
| Dai Le Fowler Independent | Absent | |
| Monique Ryan Kooyong Independent | Absent | |
| Sophie Scamps Mackellar Independent | Absent | |
| Allegra Spender Wentworth Independent | Absent | |
| Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | Absent | |
| Kylea Tink North Sydney Independent | Absent | |
| Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (78% turnout) | 7 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 | |
| Terry Young Longman | Yes | |
| Phillip Thompson Herbert | Absent | |
| Andrew Willcox Dawson | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (85% turnout) | 28 Yes – 0 No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Yes | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | Yes | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | Yes | |
| David Coleman Banks | Yes | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Yes | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | Yes | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Yes | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | Yes | |
| Simon Kennedy Cook | Yes | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | Yes | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | Yes | |
| Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | Yes | |
| Zoe McKenzie Flinders | 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 | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | Yes | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | Yes | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Yes | |
| Aaron Violi Casey | Yes | |
| Jenny Ware Hughes | Yes | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | Yes | |
| Keith Wolahan Menzies | Yes | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Yes | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Absent | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | Absent | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Absent | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | Absent | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | Absent | |
| National Party (83% turnout) | 10 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 | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | Yes | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | Yes | |
| Anne Webster Mallee | Yes | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | Absent | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | Absent | |
| Milton Dick Oxley Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (79% turnout) | 46 Yes – 74 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.