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4th Jul 2024
Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024 and two others - Second Reading - Criticism of bills
Llew O'Brien voted No
Kate Thwaites voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
Llew O'Brien and Kate Thwaites have voted the same way 5% of the time
Llew O'Brien
National Party Representative for Wide Bay since July 2016
Kate Thwaites
Australian Labor Party Representative for Jagajaga since May 2019
Since May 2019 Llew O'Brien and Kate Thwaites have voted in the same division 670 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 636 times. They have only voted the same 34 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 referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- 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)
- 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 consumer protections
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- 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
- Prioritising religious freedom
- 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
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Transgender rights
- 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 636 times. They have only voted the same 34 times.
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edited 4th Jul 2024
Motions - Environment - Let another vote take place
Llew O'Brien voted No
Kate Thwaites voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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Statements — Personal Explanation
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Kate Thwaites voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Statements — Personal Explanation
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Kate Thwaites 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
Llew O'Brien voted No
Kate Thwaites voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 23rd Jul 2024
Motions - Climate Change - Suspend the rules to let another motion be moved
Llew O'Brien voted No
Kate Thwaites voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Third Reading
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Kate Thwaites voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Kate Thwaites voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Llew O'Brien voted No
Kate Thwaites 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
Kate Thwaites 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
Llew O'Brien voted No
Kate Thwaites voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 38% attendance
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edited 7th Mar 2024
Motions - Housing - Let another vote take place
Llew O'Brien voted No
Kate Thwaites voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 46% 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
Kate Thwaites 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 and committee composition
Llew O'Brien voted No
Kate Thwaites voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 42% 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
Kate Thwaites 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
Kate Thwaites 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
Kate Thwaites 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
Kate Thwaites 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
Llew O'Brien voted No
Kate Thwaites voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 65% attendance
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edited 8th Sep 2023
Public Service Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Decline bill; respond to Robodebt Royal Commission report
Llew O'Brien voted No
Kate Thwaites voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 43% 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
Kate Thwaites 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
Kate Thwaites 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
Kate Thwaites 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
Kate Thwaites 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
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Kate Thwaites 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
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Kate Thwaites 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
Kate Thwaites 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
Kate Thwaites 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
Kate Thwaites 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
Llew O'Brien voted Yes in this free vote
Kate Thwaites voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 90% 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
Llew O'Brien voted Yes in this free vote
Kate Thwaites 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 - Receipt of donations
Llew O'Brien voted Yes
Kate Thwaites voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 40% attendance
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edited 18th Oct 2019
Motions - Casinos - Suspend the usual rules
Llew O'Brien voted No
Kate Thwaites 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
Kate Thwaites voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance