Statements — Personal Explanation
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
Llew O'Brien and Michelle Rowland have voted the same way 2% of the time
Llew O'Brien
National Party Representative for Wide Bay since July 2016
Michelle Rowland
Australian Labor Party Representative for Greenway since August 2010
Since July 2016 Llew O'Brien and Michelle Rowland have voted in the same division 1027 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 1004 times. They have only voted the same 23 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 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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 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 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
- 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 the corporate tax rate
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- 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
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 1004 times. They have only voted the same 23 times.
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Statements — Personal Explanation
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Bills — Illegal Logging Prohibition Amendment (Strengthening Measures to Prevent Illegal Timber Trade) Bill 2024; Report from Federation Chamber
Llew O'Brien voted No
Michelle Rowland 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
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Llew O'Brien voted No
Michelle Rowland voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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Motions — Pensions and Benefits
Llew O'Brien voted No
Michelle Rowland voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 43% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2024
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 - Consideration of Senate Message - Workplace delegates
Llew O'Brien voted No
Michelle Rowland 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
Llew O'Brien voted No
Michelle Rowland 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
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 23rd Jun 2024
Business - Rearrangement - Put the question
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland 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
Llew O'Brien voted No
Michelle Rowland voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% 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
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2023
Motions - Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Stop Pep11 and Protect Our Coast) Bill 2023 - Consider bill now
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 41% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote take place
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland 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
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland voted Yes
Passed by a large 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
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland 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
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland 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
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland 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
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Michelle Rowland voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 64% attendance
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edited 18th Oct 2019
Motions - Casinos - Suspend the usual rules
Llew O'Brien voted No
Michelle Rowland 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
Llew O'Brien voted No
Michelle Rowland voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance