Senate Division 11 · 1 Sep 2025

Motions - Australia: Racism - Reject and condemn

Carried 39 aye · 28 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted in favour of parts (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the amendment moved by NSW Senator Jenny McAllister (Labor) and amended by ACT Senator Katy Gallagher (Labor), which means they were successful. These types of motions do not make any legal changes on their own but are politically influential because they represent the will of the Senate.

Amendment text

Omit all words after "That the Senate", substitute:

(a) ...

(b) therefore rejects the racism, white supremacy and condemnation of immigrants on display at rallies held over the weekend, and profoundly disapproves of MPs supporting and attending these rallies;

(c) condemns the far-right extremist neo-Nazis, including the National Socialist Network, who in Melbourne attacked Camp Sovereignty, a site of Aboriginal resistance and sacred resting place of 38 Nations;

(d) calls upon all political representatives to:

(i) reject the normalisation or legitimisation of racism and anti-immigrant hate in this country,

(ii) reject dog whistling on First Peoples, migrants, refugees and international students, which has emboldened the far right,

(iii) reject any use of hate, fear and scapegoating to cover up their own policy failures on the housing and cost of living crises,

(iv) reject any attempt to downplay or ignore concerns about far-right extremism, and

(v) stand together against far-right extremism as alien to Australia and the values of this nation; and

(e) reiterates its solidarity with the communities who bear the brunt of white supremacy, neo-Nazism and right-wing extremism.

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

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	26	0
Liberal–National Coalition	0	24
Australian Greens	12	0
Pauline Hanson's One Nation	0	3
Independent	1	0
United Australia Party	0	1

Every vote

AYE (39)

NO (28)

Divisions this sitting day

Every division the Senate held that day, in order; the one on this page is marked.

Division 1 Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees Negatived Senate 26–33
Division 2 Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees Carried Senate 32–24
Division 3 Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees Negatived Senate 24–32
Division 4 National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government Negatived Senate 22–34
Division 5 National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Supply of medicine Carried Senate 28–24
Division 6 National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Dentistry Negatived Senate 12–24
Division 7 National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Further reducing general patient charge Negatived Senate 15–27
Division 8 Motions - Australia: Racism - Condemn Negatived Senate 13–38
Division 9 Motions - Australia: Racism - Free speech and lawful assembly Negatived Senate 28–37
Division 10 Motions - Australia: Racism - Camp Sovereignty Carried Senate 39–28
Division 11 Motions - Australia: Racism - Reject and condemn Carried Senate 39–28
Division 12 Motions - Australia: Racism - Reject and condemn Carried Senate 39–28
Division 13 Documents — National Climate Risk Assessment and National Adaptation Plan; Order for the Production of Documents Carried Senate 36–22
Division 14 Matters of Urgency - Gas Industry - Fix leak Negatived Senate 12–28