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4th Jul 2024
Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024 and two others - Second Reading - Criticism of bills
Bill Shorten voted No
Melissa McIntosh voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
Bill Shorten and Melissa McIntosh have voted the same way 2% of the time
Bill Shorten
Australian Labor Party Representative for Maribyrnong since November 2007
Melissa McIntosh
Liberal Party Representative for Lindsay since May 2019
Since May 2019 Bill Shorten and Melissa McIntosh have voted in the same division 829 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 814 times. They have only voted the same 15 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
Always voted differently on
- A character test for Australian visas
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- 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)
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal action on public housing
- Increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- Increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Increasing workplace protections
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Live animal export
- Market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 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
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- Vehicle efficiency standards
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 814 times. They have only voted the same 15 times.
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Statements — Personal Explanation
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Melissa McIntosh voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 3rd Jul 2024
Motions - Middle East - Let another vote take place
Bill Shorten voted No
Melissa McIntosh voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Third Reading
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Melissa McIntosh voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Second Reading
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Melissa McIntosh voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 42% attendance
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edited 7th Jun 2024
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Increase speaking time for first Opposition speaker
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Melissa McIntosh voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 4th Feb 2024
Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023 - Report from Federation Chamber - Close loopholes
Bill Shorten voted No
Melissa McIntosh voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 4th Aug 2023
Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Melissa McIntosh voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
8 rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2023
Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the bill
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Melissa McIntosh voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
8 rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 4th Aug 2023
Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Melissa McIntosh voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
8 rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 17th Feb 2023
National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Regional Australia and critical infrastructure
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Melissa McIntosh voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 60% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - More ambitious targets
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Melissa McIntosh voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - More ambitious targets needed
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Melissa McIntosh voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 5th Aug 2022
Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Amendment (Selection and Appointment) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Human Rights Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ people
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Melissa McIntosh voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Melissa McIntosh voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 64% attendance