18th Sep 2024, 11:09 AM – Senate Motions - Middle East: Casualties - Let a vote take place
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion to pause (or 'suspend') the normal rules for how the Senate runs ('standing orders') in order to give priority to motion 621, which means it failed.
Motion 621 is a call for the Australian Government to independently investigate the death of over 300 aid workers in Gaza. Importantly, this motion 621 wasn't voted against - the idea of treating it with priority over normal business was.
Motion Text
The text of this motion was:
That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me moving a motion relating to the conduct of the business of the Senate, namely a motion to give precedence to general business notice of motion No. 621.
Motion 621
The voted-on motion refers to motion 621, which says:
That the Senate—
(a) notes:
(i) it has been more than 5 months since Israeli forces killed Zomi Frankcom, an Australian citizen and aid worker, along with 6 other World Central Kitchen aid workers, and there has been no credible investigation into the killing,
(ii) nearly 300 aid workers have been killed since Israel began its genocide in Gaza, including at least 220 United Nation workers, making it likely that 2024 will be the deadliest year for aid workers,
(iii) humanitarian organisations have accused Israel of systematically targeting aid workers in Gaza, and last month another World Central Kitchen aid worker was killed while the World Food Programme had to briefly halt its movement after Israeli forces fired at one of its vehicles, and
(iv) a request by World Central Kitchen to the Australian Government, made 3 days after Zomi's murder for an independent investigation into the Israeli attack, noting that ‘the IDF cannot credibly investigate its own failure in Gaza’; and
(b) calls on the Government to call for an independent investigation into the Israeli attack on 1 April 2024 that killed Zomi Frankcom along with 6 other World Central Kitchen aid workers.
Note that motion 621 was not actually voted on, and is still listed for voting on in the future. The motion that was voted on was to suspend the normal rules in order to give motion 621 higher preference over other motions.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
There was 1 rebellion in this division.
- Fatima Payman voted Yes against the majority of the Australian Labor Party.
Party | Votes | |
---|---|---|
Australian Greens (91% turnout) | 10 Yes – 0 No | |
Penny Allman-Payne Queensland | Yes | |
Dorinda Cox WA | Yes | |
Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Yes | |
Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
Steph Hodgins-May Victoria | Yes | |
Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
Barbara Pocock SA | Yes | |
David Shoebridge NSW | Yes | |
Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
Jordon Steele-John WA | Absent | |
Australian Labor Party (76% turnout) | 1 Yes – 18 No | |
Fatima Payman WA | Yes | |
Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
Anthony Chisholm Queensland | No | |
Raff Ciccone Victoria | No | |
Lisa Darmanin Victoria | No | |
Don Farrell SA | No | |
Varun Ghosh WA | No | |
Nita Green Queensland | No | |
Karen Grogan SA | No | |
Jenny McAllister NSW | No | |
Malarndirri McCarthy NT | No | |
Deborah O'Neill NSW | No | |
Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
Louise Pratt WA | No | |
Tony Sheldon NSW | No | |
Marielle Smith SA | No | |
Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
Jana Stewart Victoria | No | |
Jess Walsh Victoria | No | |
Tim Ayres NSW | Absent | |
Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
Katy Gallagher ACT | Absent | |
Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Absent | |
Murray Watt Queensland | Absent | |
Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
Andrew McLachlan SA Deputy President | No | |
Lidia Thorpe Victoria Independent | Yes | |
David Pocock ACT Independent | Absent | |
David Van Victoria Independent | Absent | |
Jacqui Lambie Network (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Jacqui Lambie Tasmania | Absent | |
Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania | Absent | |
Liberal National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
James McGrath Queensland | Absent | |
Liberal Party (13% turnout) | 0 Yes – 3 No | |
Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
Maria Kovacic NSW | No | |
Anne Ruston SA | No | |
Alex Antic SA | Absent | |
Wendy Askew Tasmania | Absent | |
Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
Andrew Bragg NSW | Absent | |
Slade Brockman WA | Absent | |
Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
Claire Chandler Tasmania | Absent | |
Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Absent | |
David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
Sarah Henderson Victoria | Absent | |
Hollie Hughes NSW | Absent | |
Jane Hume Victoria | Absent | |
Kerrynne Liddle SA | Absent | |
Matt O'Sullivan WA | Absent | |
James Paterson Victoria | Absent | |
Gerard Rennick Queensland | Absent | |
Linda Reynolds WA | Absent | |
Paul Scarr Queensland | Absent | |
Dave Sharma NSW | Absent | |
Dean Smith WA | Absent | |
National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Ross Cadell NSW | Absent | |
Perin Davey NSW | Absent | |
Susan McDonald Queensland | Absent | |
Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Absent | |
Sue Lines WA President | Absent | |
Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | No | |
Totals (46% turnout) | 12 Yes – 23 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.