HouseDivision 1 · 20 Jan 2026

Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Passed96 aye · 44 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted in favour of a motion:

that the bill be read a second time.

In other words, they voted to agree with the main idea of the bill. It will now be considered in more detail.

What does this bill do?

According to the bills digest, which is a document prepared by the parliamentary library:

On 12 January 2026, the Prime Minister announced that the Parliament would be recalled to consider [the Bill]. While the Bill has yet to have been tabled in Parliament an Exposure Draft of the Bill was released on 13 January 2026. This Bills Digest has been prepared in relation to the Exposure Draft of the Bill (the Bill).

The Bill aims to ... strengthen gun laws in Australia and includes a number of significant amendments, such as: ...

establishing a National Gun Buyback Scheme, with costs to be split between the Commonwealth and state/territory governments and

enabling the use of Commonwealth intelligence for firearms licensing decisions.

The Bill has been referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security which has commenced an urgent review into the Bill. Submissions to the Committee have been published on the Committee’s website.

Note that the bill originally also included provisions to combat antisemitism, hate and extremism, which are now included in a separate bill.

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

Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	88	0
Liberal–National Coalition	0	41
Independent	8	0
Unknown	0	1
Katter's Australian Party	0	1
Centre Alliance	0	1

Every vote

AYE (96)

NO (44)

Other divisions this sitting day

What the House divided on around this vote, in order.

20 Jan 2026Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in DetailHouse 13–88
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Third Reading - Pass the billHouse 96–45
20 Jan 2026Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in DetailHouse 45–94
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the amended billHouse 116–7