Statements — Personal Explanation
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
Andrew Giles and Llew O'Brien have voted the same way 3% of the time
Andrew Giles
Australian Labor Party Representative for Scullin since September 2013
Llew O'Brien
National Party Representative for Wide Bay since July 2016
Since July 2016 Andrew Giles and Llew O'Brien have voted in the same division 1149 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 1113 times. They have only voted the same 36 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
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Political intervention in research funding grants
- Prioritising religious freedom
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Transgender rights
Always voted differently on
- A character test for Australian visas
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- A referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- 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
- 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 funding for university education
- Increasing housing affordability
- 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 shipping industry
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- Increasing the Medicare Levy to pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
- 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
- Parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 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
- 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
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- 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 1113 times. They have only voted the same 36 times.
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Statements — Personal Explanation
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2024
Illegal Logging Prohibition Amendment (Strengthening Measures to Prevent Illegal Timber Trade) Bill 2024 - Report from Federation Chamber - End native forest logging
Andrew Giles voted No
Llew O'Brien voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Third Reading
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 33% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Andrew Giles voted No
Llew O'Brien voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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Motions — Pensions and Benefits
Andrew Giles voted No
Llew O'Brien voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 43% attendance
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Bills — Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 1) Bill 2023; Consideration in Detail
Andrew Giles voted No
Llew O'Brien voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 38% attendance
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edited 22nd May 2024
Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Poverty reduction
Andrew Giles voted No
Llew O'Brien 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
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 23rd Jun 2024
Business - Rearrangement - Put the question
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2024
Motions - Israel - Condemns war crimes in Gaza
Andrew Giles voted No
Llew O'Brien voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 1st Dec 2023
Motions - Whistleblower Protection - Let a vote happen
Andrew Giles voted No
Llew O'Brien voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 65% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2023
Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Independent Review) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Publication requirement + Post-completion cost data
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote take place
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 83% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Public hearings and mandatory considerations
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 60% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2022
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Free universal early childhood education and care
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% 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
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien 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
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 5th Aug 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - On new fossil fuel projects
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 87% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Public Sector Superannuation Salary Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Andrew Giles voted Yes in this free vote
Llew O'Brien voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 90% attendance
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edited 24th Feb 2022
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Teachers
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
3 rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 64% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Statements of belief
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 24th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve's Law) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - No destruction of zygote or embryo
Andrew Giles voted Yes in this free vote
Llew O'Brien voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 13th May 2022
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Annual Disclosure Equality) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Local expenses
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 40% attendance
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edited 13th May 2022
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Annual Disclosure Equality) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Receipt of donations
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 40% attendance
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edited 29th Nov 2019
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2019 - Consideration in Detail - Anouncement process
Andrew Giles voted No
Llew O'Brien voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 18th Oct 2019
Motions - Casinos - Suspend the usual rules
Andrew Giles voted No
Llew O'Brien voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2019
Committees - Crown Casino Committee - Appointment
Andrew Giles voted No
Llew O'Brien 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
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien 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
Andrew Giles voted No
Llew O'Brien 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
Andrew Giles voted Yes
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Consideration in Detail - Maintain Australian Renewable Energy Agency funding
Andrew Giles voted No
Llew O'Brien voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance