HouseDivision 1 · 28 Aug 2025

National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Health Technology Assessment review and tariffs

Not passed43 aye · 90 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading amendment, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). The amendment was introduced by South Australian Senator Anne Ruston (Liberal).

Amendment text

That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House:

(1) notes with concern the Government's continuing delays in implementing the recommendations of the Health Technology Assessment review; and

(2) condemns the Prime Minister's failure to secure a meeting with the President of the United States to advance Australia's interests in relation to possible pharmaceutical tariffs and other issues".

Context written by They Vote For You volunteers (ODbL), reproduced unchanged.

Second reading: The second reading vote decides whether the chamber agrees with the bill in principle. A second reading amendment attaches commentary or conditions to that agreement without changing the bill's text.

Related bills

National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	0	85
Liberal–National Coalition	39	0
Independent	4	4
Australian Greens	0	1

Every vote

AYE (43)

NO (90)