Labor votes against helping farmers

21 FEBRUARY 2019: Labor voted against the Future Drought Bill in parliament today. Fortunately, they did not have the numbers to stop it passing, but it does demonstrate their lack of concern for anyone outside the capital cities.

For the record, I have copied and pasted below the official record of the vote as recorded by Hansard. The first votes are whether or not to bring debate to a close and and ask the parliament to vote on the bill. The second votes are the actual vote on the bill.

16 FUTURE DROUGHT FUND BILL 2018

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.
- 12:16:57 PM

Cognate debate with Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018.
Ms Sharkie,  12:17:16 PM.- 12:27:00 PM

Document

Ms Sharkie, by leave, presented the following document:

Australian Academy of Science—Investigation of the causes of mass fish kills in the Menindee Region NSW over the summer of 2018-2019.
- 12:27:43 PM

Closure

Mr Pyne (Leader of the House) moved—That the question be now put.

Question—That the question be now put—put.
- 12:28:11 PM

Division 462

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 75

Mr Abbott	Mr Fletcher	Mr Leeser	Mr Pyne
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Ms Flint	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Gee	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert
Ms Banks	Dr Gillespie	Mr McCormack	Ms Sharkie
Ms Bishop	Mr Goodenough	Ms McGowan	Mrs Sudmalis
Mr Broad	Mr Hartsuyker	Dr McVeigh	Mr Taylor
Mr Broadbent	Mr Hastie	Mrs Marino	Mr Tehan
Mr Buchholz	Mr Hawke	Mr Morrison	Mr Tudge
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Henderson	Mr Morton	Mr van Manen
Mr Christensen	Mr Hogan	Mr Ted O’Brien	Mr Vasta
Mr Ciobo	Mr Howarth	Mr L. S. O’Brien	Mr Wallace
Mr Coleman	Mr Hunt	Mr O’Dowd	Mrs Wicks
Mr Coulton	Mr Irons	Ms O’Dwyer	Mr Wilkie
Mr Crewther	Mr Joyce	Mr Pasin	Mr R. J. Wilson
Mr Drum*	Mr Katter	Dr Phelps	Mr T. R. Wilson
Mr Dutton	Mr Keenan	Mr Pitt	Mr Wood
Mr Entsch	Mr C. Kelly	Mr Porter	Mr Wyatt
Mr Evans	Mr Laming	Mrs Prentice	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Falinski	Ms M. L. Landry	Ms Price

NOES, 66

Mr Albanese	Mr Conroy	Ms Keay	Ms O’Toole
Dr Aly	Mr Danby	Dr M. J. Kelly	Mr Perrett*
Mr Bandt	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Ms Plibersek
Ms Bird	Mr Dreyfus	Mr Khalil	Ms Rishworth
Mr Bowen	Mrs Elliot	Ms C. F. King	Ms Rowland
Ms Brodtmann	Ms Ellis	Ms M. M. H. King	Ms Ryan*
Mr Burke	Mr Fitzgibbon	Ms Lamb	Mr Shorten
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander	Dr Leigh	Ms Stanley
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Georganas	Ms McBride	Mr Swan
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Giles	Ms Macklin	Ms Swanson
Mr Byrne	Mr Gorman	Mr Marles	Ms Templeman
Dr Chalmers	Mr Gosling	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Thistlethwaite
Mr Champion	Mr Hayes	Mr R. G. Mitchell	Ms Vamvakinou
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hill	Mr Neumann	Mr Watts
Mr Clare	Mr Husic	Mr O’Connor	Mr J. H. Wilson
Ms Claydon	Mr Jones	Ms O’Neil	Mr Zappia
Ms Collins	Ms Kearney

* Tellers

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.
- 12:36:19 PM

And the question—That the bill be now read a second time—being accordingly put—
- 12:36:38 PM

Division 463

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 75

Mr Abbott	Mr Fletcher	Mr Leeser	Mr Pyne
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Ms Flint	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Gee	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert
Ms Banks	Dr Gillespie	Mr McCormack	Ms Sharkie
Ms Bishop	Mr Goodenough	Ms McGowan	Mrs Sudmalis
Mr Broad	Mr Hartsuyker	Dr McVeigh	Mr Taylor
Mr Broadbent	Mr Hastie	Mrs Marino	Mr Tehan
Mr Buchholz	Mr Hawke	Mr Morrison	Mr Tudge
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Henderson	Mr Morton	Mr van Manen
Mr Christensen	Mr Hogan	Mr Ted O’Brien	Mr Vasta
Mr Ciobo	Mr Howarth	Mr L. S. O’Brien	Mr Wallace
Mr Coleman	Mr Hunt	Mr O’Dowd	Mrs Wicks
Mr Coulton	Mr Irons	Ms O’Dwyer	Mr Wilkie
Mr Crewther	Mr Joyce	Mr Pasin	Mr R. J. Wilson
Mr Drum*	Mr Katter	Dr Phelps	Mr T. R. Wilson
Mr Dutton	Mr Keenan	Mr Pitt	Mr Wood
Mr Entsch	Mr C. Kelly	Mr Porter	Mr Wyatt
Mr Evans	Mr Laming	Mrs Prentice	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Falinski	Ms M. L. Landry	Ms Price

NOES, 66

Mr Albanese	Mr Conroy	Ms Keay	Ms O’Toole
Dr Aly	Mr Danby	Dr M. J. Kelly	Mr Perrett*
Mr Bandt	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Ms Plibersek
Ms Bird	Mr Dreyfus	Mr Khalil	Ms Rishworth
Mr Bowen	Mrs Elliot	Ms C. F. King	Ms Rowland
Ms Brodtmann	Ms Ellis	Ms M. M. H. King	Ms Ryan*
Mr Burke	Mr Fitzgibbon	Ms Lamb	Mr Shorten
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander	Dr Leigh	Ms Stanley
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Georganas	Ms McBride	Mr Swan
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Giles	Ms Macklin	Ms Swanson
Mr Byrne	Mr Gorman	Mr Marles	Ms Templeman
Dr Chalmers	Mr Gosling	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Thistlethwaite
Mr Champion	Mr Hayes	Mr R. G. Mitchell	Ms Vamvakinou
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hill	Mr Neumann	Mr Watts
Mr Clare	Mr Husic	Mr O’Connor	Mr J. H. Wilson
Ms Claydon	Mr Jones	Ms O’Neil	Mr Zappia
Ms Collins	Ms Kearney

* Tellers

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.
- 12:38:50 PM

—bill read a second time.
- 12:38:59 PM

Message from the Governor-General

Message No. 243, 26 November 2018, from His Excellency the Governor-General was announced recommending an appropriation for the purposes of the bill.
- 12:39:23 PM

Consideration in detail

Bill, by leave, taken as a whole.
- 12:39:26 PM

On the motion of Ms McGowan, by leave, amendments (1) to (10) were made together, after debate.
Mr Fitzgibbon,  12:43:55 PM. Mr Albanese,  12:47:43 PM. Mr Littleproud,  12:50:00 PM. Ms Sharkie,  12:51:24 PM.- 12:54:26 PM

Question—That the bill, as amended, be agreed to—put.
- 12:54:50 PM

Division 464

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 74

Mr Abbott	Mr Fletcher	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*
Mr Alexander	Ms Flint	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Gee	Mr McCormack	Ms Sharkie
Mr K. J. Andrews	Dr Gillespie	Ms McGowan	Mrs Sudmalis
Ms Banks	Mr Goodenough	Dr McVeigh	Mr Sukkar
Ms Bishop	Mr Hartsuyker	Mrs Marino	Mr Taylor
Mr Broad	Mr Hastie	Mr Morrison	Mr Tehan
Mr Broadbent	Mr Hawke	Mr Morton	Mr Tudge
Mr Buchholz	Ms Henderson	Mr Ted O’Brien	Mr van Manen
Mr D. J. Chester	Mr Hogan	Mr L. S. O’Brien	Mr Vasta
Mr Christensen	Mr Hunt	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Wallace
Mr Ciobo	Mr Irons	Ms O’Dwyer	Mrs Wicks
Mr Coleman	Mr Joyce	Mr Pasin	Mr Wilkie
Mr Coulton	Mr Katter	Mr Pitt	Mr R. J. Wilson
Mr Crewther	Mr Keenan	Mr Porter	Mr T. R. Wilson
Mr Drum*	Mr C. Kelly	Mrs Prentice	Mr Wood
Mr Dutton	Mr Laming	Ms Price	Mr Wyatt
Mr Entsch	Ms M. L. Landry	Mr Pyne	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Falinski	Mr Leeser

NOES, 67

Mr Albanese	Mr Conroy	Ms Keay	Mr Perrett*
Dr Aly	Mr Danby	Dr M. J. Kelly	Dr Phelps
Mr Bandt	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Ms Plibersek
Ms Bird	Mr Dreyfus	Mr Khalil	Ms Rishworth
Mr Bowen	Mrs Elliot	Ms C. F. King	Ms Rowland
Ms Brodtmann	Ms Ellis	Ms M. M. H. King	Ms Ryan*
Mr Burke	Mr Fitzgibbon	Ms Lamb	Mr Shorten
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander	Dr Leigh	Ms Stanley
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Georganas	Ms McBride	Mr Swan
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Giles	Ms Macklin	Ms Swanson
Mr Byrne	Mr Gorman	Mr Marles	Ms Templeman
Dr Chalmers	Mr Gosling	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Thistlethwaite
Mr Champion	Mr Hayes	Mr R. G. Mitchell	Ms Vamvakinou
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hill	Mr Neumann	Mr Watts
Mr Clare	Mr Husic	Mr O’Connor	Mr J. H. Wilson
Ms Claydon	Mr Jones	Ms O’Neil	Mr Zappia
Ms Collins	Ms Kearney	Ms O’Toole

* Tellers

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.
- 1:01:31 PM

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

Consideration in detail concluded.
- 1:01:50 PM

On the motion of Mr Taylor (Minister for Energy), by leave, the bill was read a third time.