HouseDivision 3 · 20 Jan 2026

Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

Passed96 aye · 45 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted in favour of a motion:

That this bill be now read a third time.

In other words, they voted to pass the bill in the House of Representatives. It will now be sent to the Senate for their consideration.

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.

Third reading: The third reading is the chamber's final vote on the bill in the form it has reached. Passing it sends the bill to the other chamber, or on for assent.

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	1
Unknown	0	1
Katter's Australian Party	0	1
Centre Alliance	0	1

Every vote

AYE (96)

NO (45)

Other divisions this sitting day

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

20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main ideaHouse 96–44
20 Jan 2026Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in DetailHouse 13–88
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