Senate Division 1 · 3 Feb 2026

Motions - Perth: Attack - Replace "First Peoples" with "all Australians"

Negatived 23 aye · 39 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted against an amendment introduced by SA Senator Kerrynne Liddle (Liberal), which means it failed.

Amendment text

Amend paragraph (j) as follows:

(j) calls for governments to continue to take urgent action to address racism, discrimination, hate speech and violence against all Australians.

Original motion wording

That the Senate—

(a) condemns the attempted bombing on 26 January 2026 in Boorloo (Perth) that targeted First Peoples and their supporters;

(b) notes that the Western Australia Joint Counter Terrorism Team, consisting of the Western Australia Police Force, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, is investigating the incident as a potential terrorist act;

(c) acknowledges the serious harm this has caused and expresses its solidarity with all those impacted by this event;

(d) notes that an attack against First Nations people is an attack against all Australians;

(e) notes that for many First Nations people, 26 January is a day of mourning and that an attack on this day, at an Invasion Day rally, represents a serious escalation of racial violence against First Peoples;

(f) condemns all acts of violence and racism against First Peoples, and stands in solidarity with First Peoples against racism and hate directed at them;

(g) affirms that this Parliament's recent condemnation of racially motivated hatred unambiguously includes racism directed at First Peoples;

(h) notes that the federal government has a duty to equally protect all people in this country from racism, discrimination, hate speech and the threat of racially motivated violence;

(i) acknowledges that First Peoples in Australia continue to face entrenched racism, racially-motivated hate and threats of violence, and that any instance of this is unacceptable and must be addressed; and

(j) calls for governments to continue to take urgent action to address racism, discrimination, hate speech and violence against First Peoples.

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

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	1	26
Liberal–National Coalition	18	0
Australian Greens	0	11
Pauline Hanson's One Nation	3	0
United Australia Party	1	0
Independent	0	1
Jacqui Lambie Network	0	1

Every vote

“Crossed” marks a vote against the majority of the member's own party in this division.

AYE (23)

NO (39)

Divisions this sitting day

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

Division 1 Motions - Perth: Attack - Replace "First Peoples" with "all Australians" Negatived Senate 23–39
Division 2 Motions - International Relations: Australia and Israel - Put the question Carried Senate 40–11
Division 3 Motions - International Relations: Australia and Israel - Let another motion be introduced Negatived Senate 11–39
Division 4 Documents — Economic Resilience Program; Order for the Production of Documents Carried Senate 38–22
Division 5 Documents — Housing; Order for the Production of Documents Carried Senate 38–23
Division 6 Business — Withdrawal Negatived Senate 18–27
Division 7 Documents — Workplace Relations; Order for the Production of Documents Carried Senate 40–23
Division 8 Documents — Artificial Intelligence; Order for the Production of Documents Carried Senate 39–23
Division 9 Documents — Housing; Order for the Production of Documents Carried Senate 39–23
Division 10 Documents — Grocery Prices; Order for the Production of Documents Carried Senate 38–23
Division 11 Matters of Urgency — Cost of Living Carried Senate 37–24
Division 12 Matters of Urgency — Housing Negatived Senate 10–30