13th Aug 2007, 3:50 PM – Senate Motions - Yangtze River Dolphin - Implement management plans
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion that "calls on the Government to ensure the implementation of Australian law, requiring management plans to lift creatures facing extinction to greater safety in Australia".
Motion text
That the Senate—
(a) notes with regret:
(i) news of the extinction of the Yangtze River dolphin, and
(ii) that this is the first large vertebrate to be forced to extinction by human activity in 50 years and only the fourth time since the year 1500 that an entire evolutionary line of mammals has vanished from the face of the earth; and
(b) calls on the Government to ensure the implementation of Australian law, requiring management plans to lift creatures facing extinction to greater safety in Australia.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Democrats (50% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Andrew Bartlett Queensland | Yes | |
| Andrew Murray WA | Yes | |
| Lyn Allison Victoria | Absent | |
| Natasha Stott Despoja SA | Absent | |
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 4 Yes – 0 No | |
| Bob Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Christine Milne Tasmania | Yes | |
| Kerry Nettle NSW | Yes | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (81% turnout) | 22 Yes – 0 No | |
| Mark Bishop WA | Yes | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| George Campbell NSW | Yes | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Yes | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Yes | |
| Trish Crossin NT | Yes | |
| Chris Evans WA | Yes | |
| Michael Forshaw NSW | Yes | |
| Annette Hurley SA | Yes | |
| Steve Hutchins NSW | Yes | |
| Linda Kirk SA | Yes | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | Yes | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Yes | |
| Anne McEwen SA | Yes | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | Yes | |
| Kerry O'Brien Tasmania | Yes | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Yes | |
| Robert Ray Victoria | Yes | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
| Ruth Webber WA | Yes | |
| Penny Wong SA | Yes | |
| Dana Wortley SA | Yes | |
| John Faulkner NSW | Absent | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | Absent | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | Absent | |
| Nick Sherry Tasmania | Absent | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | No | |
| John Hogg Queensland Deputy President | Yes | |
| Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party | Yes | |
| Liberal Party (88% turnout) | 0 Yes – 28 No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | No | |
| Judith Adams WA | No | |
| Guy Barnett Tasmania | No | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | No | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | No | |
| Sue Boyce Queensland | No | |
| George Brandis Queensland | No | |
| Grant Chapman SA | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Helen Coonan NSW | No | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | No | |
| Alan Eggleston WA | No | |
| Chris Ellison WA | No | |
| Alan Ferguson SA | No | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| Mary Fisher SA | No | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | No | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | No | |
| Rod Kemp Victoria | No | |
| Ross Lightfoot WA | No | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | No | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania | No | |
| Kay Patterson Victoria | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Russell Trood Queensland | No | |
| John Watson Tasmania | No | |
| David Johnston WA | Absent | |
| Nick Minchin SA | Absent | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | Absent | |
| Judith Troeth Victoria | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 5 No | |
| Ron Boswell Queensland | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce Queensland | No | |
| Sandy Macdonald NSW | No | |
| Julian McGauran Victoria | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| Paul Calvert Tasmania President | No | |
| Totals (86% turnout) | 30 Yes – 35 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.