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6th Apr 2018
Motions - Mining - Confirm Adani's Carmichael Mine shouldn't go ahead
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
Jenny McAllister and George Brandis have voted the same way 19% of the time
Jenny McAllister
Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW since May 2015
George Brandis
Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland May 2000 – February 2018
Between May 2015 and February 2018 Jenny McAllister and George Brandis have voted in the same division 204 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 166 times. They have only voted the same 38 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
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Strengthening gun control laws
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- A same-sex marriage plebiscite
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Changing the wording of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 15%
- Increasing the passenger movement charge ('PMC')
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Senate electoral reform
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- The Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 166 times. They have only voted the same 38 times.
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edited 25th Apr 2018
Statute Update (Smaller Government) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Jenny McAllister voted Yes in this free vote
George Brandis voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 23rd Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Discrimination based on religious beliefs
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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edited 23rd Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Discrimination in private sector
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2017
Parliamentary Representation - Qualifications of Senators - Alternative options
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 15th Feb 2018
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Amendments
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2023
Product Emissions Standards Bill 2017 and three others - Second Reading - Regulate emissions from coal-fired power stations
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 17th Nov 2017
Motions - Parliamentary Representation - Qualifications of Senators
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2023
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another motion be moved
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Commonwealth share
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Funds for students with disability
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Indexation
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Transition period
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017; Third Reading
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017; in Committee
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Jobs Path: Prepare, Trial, Hire) Bill 2016; Second Reading
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2016
Criminal Code Amendment (War Crimes) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2016
Criminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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Bills — Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013, Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; in Commi...
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2016
Regulations and Determinations - Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment (Shotguns and Shotgun Magazines) Regulation 2016 - Disallowance
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 1st Oct 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - in Committee - Military rehabilitation & compensation
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 1st Oct 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - in Committee - ARENA
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 1st Oct 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - in Committee - ARENA
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree to the main idea
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Financial arrangements of ARENA
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Higher education funding
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - ARENA funding
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Social safety net
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Redraft
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2016
Parliamentary Representation — Rotation of Senators
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2015
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea
Jenny McAllister voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Australian Border Force Bill 2015 and related bill - in Committee - Public interest amendment
Jenny McAllister voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance