popular support, parliamentary votes
Today, the House of Representatives voted 80/63 to pass Howard's motion backing war.

The Senate voted 37/32 to condemn the war and demand the immediate recall of Australian forces. Labor, the Democrats, Greens and independents Meg Lees and Brian Harradine voted in the Senate to condemn the war. As the government is responsible only to the house the Senate vote is not binding. On 5 February the Senate voted 34/31 to censure Howard over his war policy, the first time in Australian history that a prime minister has ever been censured by the Senate.

The latest Newspoll shows 68% of Australians oppose a war without UN sanction.