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senate vote 2024-02-29#12

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on 2024-07-03 17:03:35

Title

  • Motions Rice, Senator Janet Elizabeth; Censure
  • Motions - Rice, Senator Janet Elizabeth; Censure - President of the Philippines

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Andrew McLachlan</p>
  • <p>The question before the Senate is that the motion moved by Senator Birmingham be agreed to.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-02-29.165.1) introduced by South Australian Senator [Simon Birmingham](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/simon_birmingham) (Liberal), which means it failed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
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  • > *(a) notes that during the address by His Excellency Ferdinand R Marcos Jr, President of the Philippines, Senator Rice engaged in unparliamentary and disrespectful conduct and had to be ushered out of the House of Representatives;*
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  • > *(b) expresses its profound disapproval of Senator Rice's unparliamentary conduct; and*
  • >
  • > *(c) censures Senator Rice for the unparliamentary conduct, disrespect of proceedings and disregard for the importance of Australia-Philippines relations.*
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