Bills — Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024; Second Reading
Mike Freelander voted No
Russell Broadbent voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 43% attendance
Mike Freelander and Russell Broadbent have voted the same way 2% of the time
Mike Freelander
Australian Labor Party Representative for Macarthur since July 2016
Russell Broadbent
Independent Representative for Monash since November 2023
Since July 2016 Mike Freelander and Russell Broadbent have voted in the same division 1161 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 1132 times. They have only voted the same 29 times.
How do their votes on policies compare?
Policies are groups of votes related to an issue. We only show policies where we have enough information on both people.
Always voted the same way on
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Political intervention in research funding grants
- Prioritising religious freedom
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Transgender rights
Always voted differently on
- A character test for Australian visas
- A citizenship test
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- A same-sex marriage plebiscite
- A transition plan for coal workers
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Build to Rent (BTR)
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Capping gas prices
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal action on public housing
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Greater control over items brought into immigration detention centres
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Increasing workplace protections
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Privatising certain government services
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping people who arrive by boat from ever coming to Australia
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- Unconventional gas mining
- Vehicle efficiency standards
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 1132 times. They have only voted the same 29 times.
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edited 4th Jul 2024
Motions - Environment - Let another vote take place
Mike Freelander voted No
Russell Broadbent voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 4 days ago
Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 and another - Second Reading - Unrealised capital gains
Mike Freelander voted No
Russell Broadbent voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 43% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Mike Freelander voted No
Russell Broadbent voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 7th Mar 2024
Motions - Middle East: Occupied Palestinian Territories - Let another vote take place
Mike Freelander voted No
Russell Broadbent voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 29th Feb 2024
Motions - Middle East - Let another vote take place
Mike Freelander voted No
Russell Broadbent voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2024
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 - Consideration of Senate Message - Workplace delegates
Mike Freelander voted No
Russell Broadbent voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 22nd May 2024
Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Poverty reduction
Mike Freelander voted No
Russell Broadbent voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 52% attendance
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edited 7th Jun 2024
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Increase speaking time for first Opposition speaker
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2024
Motions - Israel - Condemns war crimes in Gaza
Mike Freelander voted No
Russell Broadbent voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2023
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2023
Motions - Climate Change - Don't let a vote happen
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2022
Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Extending protection
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 56% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 64% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Impact on Tasmania
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 13th May 2022
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Annual Disclosure Equality) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Receipt of donations
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 40% attendance
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edited 3rd Jun 2021
Motions - Department of Defence - Don't let a vote happen
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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edited 22nd Jan 2021
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Keep second reading motion unchanged
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 37% attendance
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edited 22nd Oct 2022
Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 and another - Consideration in Detail - Transparency
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 34% attendance
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edited 29th Nov 2019
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2019 - Consideration in Detail - Anouncement process
Mike Freelander voted No
Russell Broadbent voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2019
Committees - Crown Casino Committee - Appointment
Mike Freelander voted No
Russell Broadbent voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 1st Aug 2019
Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2019
Criminal Code Amendment (Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Refer to Committee
Mike Freelander voted No
Russell Broadbent voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 21st Dec 2018
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Encouraging Self-Sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Mike Freelander voted Yes
Russell Broadbent voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Charities
Mike Freelander voted No in this free vote
Russell Broadbent voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Facilities
Mike Freelander voted No in this free vote
Russell Broadbent voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Charitable status
Mike Freelander voted No in this free vote
Russell Broadbent voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Def of marriage + conscientious protections
Mike Freelander voted No in this free vote
Russell Broadbent voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 94% attendance