Here’s the voting record for our Federal Parliament representative. It doesn’t seem possible for any MP to have a worse voting record? ☹
https://theyvoteforyou.org.au Federal Member of Parliament National Party Representative for ... How do they vote? Voted very strongly for A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention Decreasing availability of welfare payments Drug testing welfare recipients Increasing state and territory environmental approval powers Privatising government services Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural) Temporary Exclusion Orders Voted strongly for Increasing the cost of humanities degrees Political interference in research funding Voted moderately for Putting welfare payments onto restricted debit cards (known as cashless debit cards) Voted moderately against Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural) Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural) Voted strongly against Increasing consumer protections Increasing funding for university education Increasing transparency of big business by making information public Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation Voted very strongly against A fast transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19) Community right to say no to nuclear waste disposal sites Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers Encouraging Australian-based industry Extending Jobkeeper Payment Government action on animal & plant extinctions Increasing funding for vocational education Increasing investment in renewable energy Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace Making the cashless debit card program voluntary More scrutiny of intelligence services & police Protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements Treating government action on climate change as a matter of urgency Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency Has never voted on Assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic Increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment Increasing housing affordability Increasing workplace protections for women Parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic Reference: https://theyvoteforyou.org.au They Vote For You was built by the OpenAustralia Foundation (www.oaf.org.au) an independent, non-partisan not-for-profit. It is based on the ground-breaking UK Public Whip site originally created by Francis Irving and Julian Todd in 2003. We owe Julian and Francis a massive debt of gratitude for everything they've done. A huge thank you to Google Australia whose donation made the development of this project possible .. _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
