edited
2nd Aug 2019
Ministers of State (Checks for Security Purposes) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
Arthur Sinodinos and Janet Rice have voted the same way 12% of the time
Arthur Sinodinos
Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW October 2011 – November 2019
Janet Rice
Australian Greens Senator for Victoria since July 2014
Between July 2014 and November 2019 Arthur Sinodinos and Janet Rice have voted in the same division 837 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 736 times. They have only voted the same 101 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 carbon price
- A declared area offence
- A federal inquiry into Queensland government administration
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A review of our representatives' eligibility
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- A transition plan for coal workers
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- An emissions reduction fund
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Changing the date of Australia Day
- Charging postgraduate research students fees
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Federal action on public housing
- Giving apprentices access to a $20,000 loan
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Imprisoning immigration detention workers who record or reveal information from their work
- Increasing Aboriginal land rights
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis products
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing federal government support for childcare
- Increasing fishing restrictions
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing funding for legal aid
- Increasing funding for road infrastructure
- Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the passenger movement charge ('PMC')
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration
- Letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
- Live animal export
- Maintaining or increasing defence spending
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Making sanitary items GST-free
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- More scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- No new fossil fuels projects
- Pill testing
- Privatising certain government services
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Public transport
- Putting a time limit on immigration detention
- Reducing air pollution
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
- Reducing taxes for middle-income earners
- Refugee family reunification
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- The Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 736 times. They have only voted the same 101 times.
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edited 12th Jul 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Add additional text to motion
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 12th Jul 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Bring forward lifting tax bracket
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 22nd Feb 2019
Motions - Prevention of Violence Against Women - Pepper spray
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
-
edited 22nd Feb 2019
Motions - Water - Fund Bradfield Scheme
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 22nd Feb 2019
Motions - Child Support - Set up a Royal Commission
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 22nd Feb 2019
Motions - Family Law - Male suicides
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 22nd Feb 2019
Motions - National Security - Trump-style travel ban
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 21st Sep 2018
Motions - Migrants Convicted of Being a Member of a Terrorist Organisation - Establish criteria
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 63% attendance
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edited 12th Oct 2018
Motions - Minister Representing the Minister for Aged Care - Home care packages
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 15th Feb 2018
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Amendments
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2018
Motions - Renewable Energy - Against target and subsidies
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2023
Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Burden of proof
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 20th Oct 2023
International Monetary Agreements Amendment (New Arrangements to Borrow) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2018
Motions - Coal-Fired Power - ALP must clarify position on coal
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 27th Oct 2023
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2023
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Agree with the bill
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2023
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Adverse costs orders
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2023
Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Duty Harmonisation) Bill 2017, Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Duty Harmonisation) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 13th Aug 2017
Motions - National Security - Consistency in airport mandatory screening
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 30th Jun 2017
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Withdraw from Refugee Convention
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Bills — Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Bills — Corporations Amendment (Crowd-Sourced Funding) Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 80% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 9th Dec 2016
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 (No. 2) - Returned from the House of Representatives - Deal with this now
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2016
Motions - Judiciary - Proper process not being followed
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 85% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 6th Jun 2019
Motions - Australian of the Year - Remove General Morrison
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Documents — Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority; Order for the Production of Documents
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2016
Regulations and Determinations - Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment (Shotguns and Shotgun Magazines) Regulation 2016 - Disallowance
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
-
edited 25th Nov 2016
Motions — Fair Work Commission
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Third Reading
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Adoption of Report
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - in Committee - Agree to the bill
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Motions — Days and Hours of Meeting
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Delay the bill
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
-
Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
Bills — Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 16th Mar 2018
Motions - Defence - Submarines
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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Bills — Medical Research Future Fund Bill 2015, Medical Research Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2015; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
Bills — National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2015; in Committee
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Pensions) Bill 2015; Third Reading
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Pensions) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Committees — Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Reporting Date
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Motions — Budget
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 16th Jun 2015
Motions — Housing Affordability
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 77% attendance
-
edited 30th Jan 2015
Family Tax Benefit (Tighter Income Test) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Arthur Sinodinos voted No
Janet Rice voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
Committees - Certain Aspects of Queensland Government Administration - Include Bligh Government in inquiry
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Arthur Sinodinos voted Yes
Janet Rice voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance