20th Jun 2018, 6:02 PM – Senate Motions - Immigration Detention - Labor should clarify position
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion introduced by Australian Conservatives Senator Cory Bernardi, which means it succeeded. Motions like these don’t make any legal changes by themselves, but they can be politically influential because they represent the will of the Senate.
Motion text
That the Senate—
(a) notes that the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Shorten, was quoted in the Guardian as saying, "We don't believe that mandatory detention has the necessary result of stopping the boats";
(b) also notes that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Ms Plibersek, said that detainees on Manus Island "should not be there, nor should the people on Nauru";
(c) further notes that the Member for Grayndler, Mr Albanese, voted at the last ALP National Conference to oppose asylum seeker boat turn-backs, and in May this year told ABC radio "You can be tough on people smugglers without being weak on humanity";
(d) in addition, notes that the Member for Batman, Ms Kearney, said in her maiden speech on 21 May that "we must, as a priority, move the asylum seekers off Manus and Nauru";
(e) furthermore notes that the Member for Barton, Ms Burney, told Sky News on 23 May 2018, "I think there needs to be some sort of time limit" on offshore detention; and
(f) calls upon the Australian Labor Party to make clear to the Australian public – and particularly the voters of Perth, Fremantle, Mayo, Longman and Braddon – whether it supports the federal government's border protection policies.
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
Party | Votes | |
---|---|---|
Cory Bernardi SA Australian Conservatives | Yes | |
Australian Greens (89% turnout) | 8 Yes – 0 No | |
Richard Di Natale Victoria | Yes | |
Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
Lee Rhiannon NSW | Yes | |
Janet Rice Victoria | Yes | |
Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
Jordon Steele-John WA | Yes | |
Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
Andrew Bartlett Queensland | Absent | |
Australian Labor Party (92% turnout) | 0 Yes – 23 No | |
Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | 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 | |
Kristina Keneally NSW | No | |
Chris Ketter Queensland | No | |
Kimberley Kitching Victoria | No | |
Gavin Marshall Victoria | No | |
Jenny McAllister NSW | No | |
Malarndirri McCarthy NT | No | |
Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
Deborah O'Neill NSW | No | |
Louise Pratt WA | No | |
Lisa Singh Tasmania | No | |
David Smith ACT | No | |
Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
Anne Urquhart Tasmania | No | |
Murray Watt Queensland | No | |
Helen Polley Tasmania | Absent | |
Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
Centre Alliance (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Stirling Griff SA | Absent | |
Rex Patrick SA | Absent | |
Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
Derryn Hinch Victoria Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | Absent | |
Sue Lines WA Deputy President | Absent | |
Fraser Anning Queensland Independent | Yes | |
Lucy Gichuhi SA Independent | Yes | |
Steve Martin Tasmania Independent | Yes | |
Tim Storer SA Independent | No | |
Fraser Anning Queensland Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
David Leyonhjelm NSW Liberal Democratic Party | Absent | |
Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
Matthew Canavan Queensland | Yes | |
James McGrath Queensland | Yes | |
Liberal Party (83% turnout) | 19 Yes – 0 No | |
Eric Abetz Tasmania | Yes | |
Simon Birmingham SA | Yes | |
Slade Brockman WA | Yes | |
David Bushby Tasmania | Yes | |
Michaelia Cash WA | Yes | |
Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Yes | |
Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Yes | |
David Fawcett SA | Yes | |
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Yes | |
Mitch Fifield Victoria | Yes | |
Jane Hume Victoria | Yes | |
Ian Macdonald Queensland | Yes | |
Jim Molan NSW | Yes | |
James Paterson Victoria | Yes | |
Marise Payne NSW | Yes | |
Linda Reynolds WA | Yes | |
Anne Ruston SA | Yes | |
Zed Seselja ACT | Yes | |
Dean Smith WA | Yes | |
Mathias Cormann WA | Absent | |
Lucy Gichuhi SA | Absent | |
Arthur Sinodinos NSW | Absent | |
Amanda Stoker Queensland | Absent | |
National Party (100% turnout) | 3 Yes – 0 No | |
Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Yes | |
Barry O'Sullivan Queensland | Yes | |
John Williams NSW | Yes | |
Nick Xenophon Team (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
Stirling Griff SA | Yes | |
Rex Patrick SA | Yes | |
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
Brian Burston NSW | Yes | |
Peter Georgiou WA | Yes | |
Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
Scott Ryan Victoria President | Yes | |
Brian Burston NSW United Australia Party | Absent | |
Totals (87% turnout) | 42 Yes – 24 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.