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Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Helen Haines voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
Helen Haines
Independent Representative for Indi since May 2019
How do they vote?
Voted very strongly for
- Assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic
- Community right to say no to nuclear waste disposal sites
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Extending Jobkeeper Payment
- Government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Privatising government services
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Treating government action on climate change as a matter of urgency
Voted moderately for
What does this mean?Voted very strongly against
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- A fast transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
- Banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing funding for vocational education
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing state and territory environmental approval powers
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Making the cashless debit card program voluntary
- Protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements
- Putting welfare payments onto restricted debit cards (known as cashless debit cards)
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
Please note that our voting records start in 2006.
Recent Votes
Recent votes in parliament that this Representative could have attended.
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edited 14 days ago
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with Senate amendments and so pass bills
Helen Haines voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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Bills — Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Administration) Bill 2019; Second Reading
Helen Haines voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
Possible Friends
Shows which Representatives voted most similarly to this one in the 2013 (current) Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both Representatives attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between Representatives that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.
| Agreement | Name | Electorate | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91% | Rebekha Sharkie | Mayo | Centre Alliance |
| 90% | Zali Steggall | Warringah | Independent |
| 72% | Andrew Wilkie | Clark | Independent |
| 68% | Anthony Albanese | Grayndler | Australian Labor Party |
| 67% | Adam Bandt | Melbourne | Australian Greens |