28th Mar 2006, 5:26 PM – Senate Motions — Tarkine Aboriginal Rock Art — Prevent vandalism
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion introduced by Greens Senator Bob Brown, which means that it was unsuccessful. This is the second time that the motion was put to the Senate as there was an error in voting the first time it was put.(See the first division on this motion here. Read the discussion leading up to this second vote on this motion here. ) The motion was:
That the Senate-
(a) condemns the most recent vandalism of ancient Aboriginal rock art on Tasmania’s Tarkine coastline;(Read more about this vandalism on ABC's The World Today.)
(b) expresses its abhorrence at the vandalism;
(c) sends its sympathy to Tasmania’s Aboriginal community;
(d) calls on the Tasmanian Government to vigorously pursue, discover and bring to justice those responsible; and
(e) asks the Commonwealth to take all due action to uphold the Burra Charter, to bring those responsible for this outrage to justice and to prevent any recurrence of such destructive behaviour against Australia’s heritage.
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Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Democrats (100% turnout) | 4 Yes – 0 No | |
| Lyn Allison Victoria | Yes | |
| Andrew Bartlett Queensland | Yes | |
| Andrew Murray WA | Yes | |
| Natasha Stott Despoja SA | Yes | |
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 4 Yes – 0 No | |
| Bob Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Christine Milne Tasmania | Yes | |
| Kerry Nettle NSW | Yes | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (78% turnout) | 21 Yes – 0 No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Yes | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Yes | |
| Trish Crossin NT | Yes | |
| John Faulkner NSW | Yes | |
| Annette Hurley SA | Yes | |
| Linda Kirk SA | Yes | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | Yes | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Yes | |
| Anne McEwen SA | Yes | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | Yes | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | Yes | |
| Kerry O'Brien Tasmania | Yes | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Yes | |
| Robert Ray Victoria | Yes | |
| Nick Sherry Tasmania | Yes | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | Yes | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
| Ruth Webber WA | Yes | |
| Penny Wong SA | Yes | |
| Dana Wortley SA | Yes | |
| Mark Bishop WA | Absent | |
| George Campbell NSW | Absent | |
| Chris Evans WA | Absent | |
| Michael Forshaw NSW | Absent | |
| Steve Hutchins NSW | Absent | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | No | |
| John Hogg Queensland Deputy President | Absent | |
| Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (84% turnout) | 0 Yes – 26 No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | No | |
| Judith Adams WA | No | |
| Guy Barnett Tasmania | No | |
| George Brandis Queensland | No | |
| Grant Chapman SA | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Alan Eggleston WA | No | |
| Chris Ellison WA | No | |
| Alan Ferguson SA | No | |
| Jeannie Ferris SA | No | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | No | |
| David Johnston WA | No | |
| Rod Kemp Victoria | No | |
| Ross Lightfoot WA | No | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | No | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | No | |
| Santo Santoro Queensland | No | |
| Judith Troeth Victoria | No | |
| Russell Trood Queensland | No | |
| Amanda Vanstone SA | No | |
| John Watson Tasmania | No | |
| Ian Campbell WA | Absent | |
| Helen Coonan NSW | Absent | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | Absent | |
| Nick Minchin SA | Absent | |
| Kay Patterson Victoria | Absent | |
| National Party (80% turnout) | 0 Yes – 4 No | |
| Ron Boswell Queensland | No | |
| Sandy Macdonald NSW | No | |
| Julian McGauran Victoria | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce Queensland | Absent | |
| Paul Calvert Tasmania President | No | |
| Totals (81% turnout) | 29 Yes – 32 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.