edited
7th Oct 2014
Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 - Declaration of Urgency - Consider to be an urgent bill
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
5th Dec 2006, 12:40 PM – Senate Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 - In Committee - Abolish the private health insurance rebate
Summary
EditThe majority voted against amendments introduced by Greens Senator Kerry Nettle.
Senator Nettle explained that these amendments "abolish the private health insurance rebate". She argued that this money used to pay this rebate "should be redirected and instead spent on our public healthcare system".(Read Senator Nettle's full explanation of these amendments here. )
Because the majority voted against these amendments, they were unsuccessful.
Background to the bill
The bill was introduced to allow the federal government to sell its interest in Medibank Private Limited and allow Medibank to operate on a “for profit” basis. The Coalition Government plans to do this after the 2007 election, should it be re-elected.(Read more about this privatisation proposal on Wikipedia here and on the ABC's World Today program here.)
Votes Not passed by a large majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Democrats (25% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| Andrew Murray WA | No | |
| Lyn Allison Victoria | Absent | |
| Andrew Bartlett Queensland | Absent | |
| Natasha Stott Despoja SA | Absent | |
| 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) | 0 Yes – 21 No | |
| Mark Bishop WA | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | No | |
| Trish Crossin NT | No | |
| Michael Forshaw NSW | No | |
| Annette Hurley SA | No | |
| Steve Hutchins NSW | No | |
| Linda Kirk SA | No | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | No | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | No | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | No | |
| Anne McEwen SA | No | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | No | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Robert Ray Victoria | No | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Ruth Webber WA | No | |
| Penny Wong SA | No | |
| Dana Wortley SA | No | |
| George Campbell NSW | Absent | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Absent | |
| Chris Evans WA | Absent | |
| John Faulkner NSW | Absent | |
| Kerry O'Brien Tasmania | Absent | |
| Nick Sherry Tasmania | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | No | |
| John Hogg Queensland Deputy President | No | |
| Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party | No | |
| Liberal Party (66% turnout) | 0 Yes – 21 No | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | 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 | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | No | |
| David Johnston WA | No | |
| Rod Kemp Victoria | No | |
| Ross Lightfoot WA | No | |
| Nick Minchin SA | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania | No | |
| Kay Patterson Victoria | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | No | |
| Judith Troeth Victoria | No | |
| Russell Trood Queensland | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Judith Adams WA | Absent | |
| Guy Barnett Tasmania | Absent | |
| Ian Campbell WA | Absent | |
| Helen Coonan NSW | Absent | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | Absent | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | Absent | |
| Santo Santoro Queensland | Absent | |
| Amanda Vanstone SA | Absent | |
| John Watson Tasmania | 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 (72% turnout) | 4 Yes – 51 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.