18th Jun 2013, 4:07 PM – Senate Motions - PRISM - Australia's vulnerability
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion introduced by Greens Senator Scott Ludlam.
The motion relates to the use of the surveillance program PRISM by the United States National Security Agency.
Learn more on the ABC News program The World Today.
Motion text
That the Senate—
(a) notes:
(i) revelations that the PRISM program has been used by the United States of America's National Security Agency to conduct warrantless real time surveillance via the servers of nine companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook,
(ii) recent reports suggesting that Australian agencies are receiving information through the PRISM program to access emails, audio and video chats, photographs, documents, connection logs and location data of Australians, and
(iii) that strong concerns have been expressed by the United Kingdom's Intelligence and Security Committee, Canada's Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, and the German Minister of Justice, Sabine Leutheusser Schnarrenberger; and
(b) calls on the Attorney General (Mr Dreyfus) to table in Parliament a ministerial statement of explanation before Thursday, 20 June 2013 on the vulnerability of Australian legislated privacy protections and government information to PRISM.
Votes Not passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
Party | Votes | |
---|---|---|
Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 9 Yes – 0 No | |
Richard Di Natale Victoria | Yes | |
Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
Scott Ludlam WA | Yes | |
Christine Milne Tasmania | Yes | |
Lee Rhiannon NSW | Yes | |
Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
Penny Wright SA | Yes | |
Australian Labor Party (87% turnout) | 0 Yes – 26 No | |
Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
Mark Bishop WA | No | |
Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
Doug Cameron NSW | No | |
Bob Carr NSW | No | |
Kim Carr Victoria | No | |
Jacinta Collins Victoria | No | |
Don Farrell SA | No | |
John Faulkner NSW | No | |
David Feeney Victoria | No | |
Mark Furner Queensland | No | |
Alex Gallacher SA | No | |
Sue Lines WA | No | |
Joe Ludwig Queensland | No | |
Gavin Marshall Victoria | No | |
Anne McEwen SA | No | |
Jan McLucas Queensland | No | |
Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
Louise Pratt WA | No | |
Lisa Singh Tasmania | No | |
Ursula Stephens NSW | No | |
Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
Matt Thistlethwaite NSW | No | |
Lin Thorp Tasmania | No | |
Anne Urquhart Tasmania | No | |
Stephen Conroy Victoria | Absent | |
Trish Crossin NT | Absent | |
Kate Lundy ACT | Absent | |
Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
John Madigan Victoria Democratic Labor Party | Yes | |
Stephen Parry Tasmania Deputy President | No | |
Nick Xenophon SA Independent | Absent | |
Liberal Party (70% turnout) | 0 Yes – 19 No | |
Eric Abetz Tasmania | No | |
Christopher Back WA | No | |
Cory Bernardi SA | No | |
Sue Boyce Queensland | No | |
George Brandis Queensland | No | |
David Bushby Tasmania | No | |
Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
Mathias Cormann WA | No | |
Alan Eggleston WA | No | |
David Fawcett SA | No | |
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
Gary Humphries ACT | No | |
David Johnston WA | No | |
Helen Kroger Victoria | No | |
Anne Ruston SA | No | |
Arthur Sinodinos NSW | No | |
Dean Smith WA | No | |
Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
Sean Edwards SA | Absent | |
Bill Heffernan NSW | Absent | |
Ian Macdonald Queensland | Absent | |
Brett Mason Queensland | Absent | |
Marise Payne NSW | Absent | |
Michael Ronaldson Victoria | Absent | |
Scott Ryan Victoria | Absent | |
National Party (40% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
Bridget McKenzie Victoria | No | |
John Williams NSW | No | |
Ron Boswell Queensland | Absent | |
Barnaby Joyce Queensland | Absent | |
Fiona Nash NSW | Absent | |
John Hogg Queensland President | Absent | |
Totals (76% turnout) | 10 Yes – 48 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.