18th Oct 2017, 4:20 PM – Senate Motions - United Nations: Membership - UNESCO & anti-Israeli bias
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion for Australia to consider its membership to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in light of its "continuing anti-Israel bias".
Motion text
That the Senate—
(a) notes that:
(i) the United States of America' s Department of State has informed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General of the United States' intention to withdraw from that organisation on 31 December 2018 due to its continuing anti-Israel bias, and
(ii) Australia is also a friend of Israel, as well as a close ally of the United States; and
(b) calls upon the Government to consider Australia' s membership of UNESCO.
Votes Not passed by a large majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cory Bernardi SA Australian Conservatives | Yes | |
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 7 No | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | No | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | No | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | No | |
| Lee Rhiannon NSW | No | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | No | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | No | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (80% turnout) | 0 Yes – 20 No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | No | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | No | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | No | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | No | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | No | |
| Don Farrell SA | No | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | No | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | No | |
| Kimberley Kitching Victoria | No | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | No | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | No | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Louise Pratt WA | No | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | No | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Absent | |
| Sam Dastyari NSW | Absent | |
| Chris Ketter Queensland | Absent | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | No | |
| Derryn Hinch Victoria Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | No | |
| Sue Lines WA Deputy President | No | |
| Lucy Gichuhi SA Independent | Yes | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Independent | Yes | |
| David Leyonhjelm NSW Liberal Democratic Party | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| James McGrath Queensland | No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (38% turnout) | 0 Yes – 8 No | |
| Slade Brockman WA | No | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Anne Ruston SA | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Absent | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Absent | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Absent | |
| James Paterson Victoria | Absent | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Absent | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | Absent | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | Absent | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | Absent | |
| Dean Smith WA | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 4 No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| Barry O'Sullivan Queensland | No | |
| John Williams NSW | No | |
| Nick Xenophon Team (67% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Skye Kakoschke-Moore SA | No | |
| Nick Xenophon SA | No | |
| Stirling Griff SA | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (50% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Peter Georgiou WA | Yes | |
| Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Yes | |
| Brian Burston NSW | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania President | No | |
| Totals (70% turnout) | 6 Yes – 46 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.