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senate vote 2023-08-01#3
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Title
Bills — Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023; Second Reading- Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Income free area JobSeeker
Description
<p class="speaker">Sarah Hanson-Young</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to increase the income free area of JobSeeker and other payments to at least $300 per fortnight".</p> <p class="speaker">Andrew McLachlan</p><p>The question is that the second reading amendment standing in the name of Senator Hanson-Young be agreed to.</p><p></p><p></p> -
- The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-08-01.9.1) 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). Because this vote was unsuccessful, the text set out below won't be added to the motion. The amendment was introduced by South Australian Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young) (Greens).
- Note that these types of amendments don't make any legal changes, but instead are politically influential as they represent the will of the Senate.
- ### Amendment text
- > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to increase the income free area of JobSeeker and other payments to at least $300 per fortnight".*
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