Senate Division 11 · 30 Mar 2026

Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Review of amendments

Negatived 29 aye · 34 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This amendment was introduced by Victorian Senator Jane Hume (Liberal).

Following the vote, ACT Senator David Pocock (Independent) asked that WA Senator Fatima Payman's (Australia's Voice) support for the amendment be noted.

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add “and, following passage of the bill, the following matter be referred to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 29 May 2026:

The operation, effectiveness and implications of the amendments made by the Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Act 2026 ”.

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

Related bills

Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	1	23
Liberal–National Coalition	23	0
Australian Greens	0	11
Pauline Hanson's One Nation	3	0
United Australia Party	1	0
Independent	1	0

Every vote

AYE (29)

NO (34)

Divisions this sitting day

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

Division 1 Motions — Fuel Negatived Senate 29–35
Division 2 Committees — Fuel Carried Senate 35–21
Division 3 Documents — Australian Information Environment; Order for the Production of Documents Carried Senate 35–21
Division 4 Matters of Urgency - Fuel Security - Axe the fuel tax Negatived Senate 29–35
Division 5 Matters of Urgency - Public Transport - Pay for with tax on gas exports Negatived Senate 13–29
Division 6 Business — Rearrangement Carried Senate 37–31
Division 7 Business — Rearrangement Carried Senate 37–31
Division 8 Business — Rearrangement Carried Senate 37–31
Division 9 Business — Rearrangement Carried Senate 37–31
Division 10 Business — Consideration of Legislation Negatived Senate 29–35
Division 11 Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Review of amendments Negatived Senate 29–34
Division 12 Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Criticism of Government Negatived Senate 4–40
Division 13 Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Opposition amendments Negatived Senate 29–35
Division 14 Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Mandatory terms of workplace determinations must not be less favourable Negatived Senate 17–30
Division 15 Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea Carried Senate 37–26
Division 16 Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - in Committee - National Tertiary Education Objective Negatived Senate 28–35
Division 17 Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Ministerial agreement Carried Senate 29–15
Division 18 Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Greens amendments Carried Senate 36–27
Division 19 Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Greens amendments Negatived Senate 12–33
Division 20 Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 and another - in Committee - Starting salaries and FT employment Negatived Senate 6–39
Division 21 Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 and another - Third Reading - Pass the bills Carried Senate 36–27