SenateDivision 12 · 30 Mar 2026

Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Criticism of Government

Not passed4 aye · 40 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 Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson (One Nation).

Following the vote, ACT Senator David Pocock (Independent) asked that WA Senator Fatima Payman's (Australia's Voice) support for part (a) be noted and her opposition to part (b) be noted.

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) notes that both parties of government have been warned about fuel security for decades and have failed to secure enough fuel stocks to protect Australians from inevitable global shocks; and

(b) calls on the Government to:

(i) cut the fuel excise by 100% for 3 months and/or remove GST on fuel, which is a tax on a tax, to give immediate 57 cent per litre relief to Australians, while pausing the heavy vehicle road user charge for truckies and road transport businesses,

(ii) declare a national liquid fuel emergency under the Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984 to force fuel supplies to the regions and stop price gouging,

(iii) outline plans for rationing so that essential sectors like emergency services, defence, hospitals and food production can be prioritised if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, and

(iv) ditch net zero so we can drill Australia's own oil, invest in gas to liquid and coal to liquid technology and rebuild refineries so Australia is never subject to fuel vulnerability again".

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	0	24
Australian Greens	0	11
Liberal–National Coalition	0	4
Pauline Hanson's One Nation	3	0
United Australia Party	1	0
Independent	0	1

Every vote

Other divisions this sitting day

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

30 Mar 2026Motions — FuelSenate 29–35
30 Mar 2026Committees — FuelSenate 35–21
30 Mar 2026Documents — Australian Information Environment; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 35–21
30 Mar 2026Matters of Urgency - Fuel Security - Axe the fuel taxSenate 29–35
30 Mar 2026Matters of Urgency - Public Transport - Pay for with tax on gas exportsSenate 13–29
30 Mar 2026Business — RearrangementSenate 37–31
30 Mar 2026Business — RearrangementSenate 37–31
30 Mar 2026Business — RearrangementSenate 37–31
30 Mar 2026Business — RearrangementSenate 37–31
30 Mar 2026Business — Consideration of LegislationSenate 29–35
30 Mar 2026Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Review of amendmentsSenate 29–34
30 Mar 2026Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Opposition amendmentsSenate 29–35
30 Mar 2026Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Mandatory terms of workplace determinations must not be less favourableSenate 17–30
30 Mar 2026Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main ideaSenate 37–26
30 Mar 2026Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - in Committee - National Tertiary Education ObjectiveSenate 28–35
30 Mar 2026Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Ministerial agreementSenate 29–15
30 Mar 2026Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Greens amendmentsSenate 36–27
30 Mar 2026Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Greens amendmentsSenate 12–33
30 Mar 2026Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 and another - in Committee - Starting salaries and FT employmentSenate 6–39
30 Mar 2026Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 and another - Third Reading - Pass the billsSenate 36–27