SenateDivision 4 · 25 Aug 2025

Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Passed30 aye · 10 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted in favour of a motion to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill a second time. This means the bill can now be considered in detail.

What does this bill do?

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

Australia is hosting an increasing number of foreign military personnel as a result of expanding defence cooperation with allies.

Key initiatives include Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-West), the US Force Posture Initiatives, the Australia-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement, and the Australia – Singapore Military Training Initiative.

The Bill will amend the Defence Housing Australia Act 1987 to expand Defence Housing Australia’s (DHA) main function to include the ability to provide housing and housing-related services to foreign government and defence personnel, and philanthropic organisations assisting the Australian Defence Force, to meet Defence’s current and future operational requirements.

At the time of writing, the Bill had not been referred to or reported on by any parliamentary committees.

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

Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	23	1
Australian Greens	1	9
Pauline Hanson's One Nation	2	0
Liberal–National Coalition	2	0
Independent	1	0
Jacqui Lambie Network	1	0

Every vote

Other divisions this sitting day

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

25 Aug 2025Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Increase defence expenditureSenate 25–35
25 Aug 2025Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Financial impactSenate 16–28
25 Aug 2025Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Priority to Australians and transparencySenate 38–23
25 Aug 2025Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - in Committee - HousingSenate 11–31
25 Aug 2025Documents - Housing Australia Future Fund - Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 36–21
25 Aug 2025Documents - North West Shelf Project - Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 16–27
25 Aug 2025Documents — Australian National University; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 16–27
25 Aug 2025Documents — Australian National University; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 16–26
25 Aug 2025Documents — Australian National University; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 16–26
25 Aug 2025Documents — Australian National University; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 16–26
25 Aug 2025Documents — Australian Public Service Commission; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 35–20
25 Aug 2025Motions - Medicare - Criticise Prime MinisterSenate 22–30
25 Aug 2025Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Third Reading - Pass the billSenate 29–11