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8th Dec 2017
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Water and Agriculture Portfolios
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 71% attendance
Sam Dastyari and Brian Burston have voted the same way 25% of the time
Sam Dastyari
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW August 2013 – January 2018
Brian Burston
Former United Australia Party Senator for NSW June 2018 – July 2019
Between July 2016 and January 2018 Sam Dastyari and Brian Burston have voted in the same division 257 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 193 times. They have only voted the same 64 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
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Imprisoning immigration detention workers who record or reveal information from their work
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- Live animal export
- Maintaining or increasing defence spending
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Unconventional gas mining
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- Changing the date of Australia Day
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis products
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Always voted differently on
- A national redress scheme for institutional abuse survivors
- A same-sex marriage plebiscite
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Federal action on public housing
- Getting rid of the Gold Travel Pass
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 15%
- Increasing the passenger movement charge ('PMC')
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- The Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 193 times. They have only voted the same 64 times.
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edited 8th Dec 2017
Motions - Aged Care - For nationally-consistent regulation
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 17th Dec 2017
Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Penalty rates
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 85% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2017
Motions - Coal Seam Gas Mining: Liverpool Plains - Moratorium
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2018
Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Unauthorised disclosure
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2018
Motions - Energy - Transition for coal workforce required
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2018
Motions - Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area - Protect cultural heritage values
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 31st May 2019
Documents - Defence Procurement - Order for the Production of Documents
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% 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
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 20th Oct 2023
Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Enrol/update electoral role on election day
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 20th Oct 2023
Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Reduce voting age to 16
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 17th Nov 2017
Documents - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 10th Aug 2018
Motions - Australian Secret Intelligence Service - Appear before Committee
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 3rd Sep 2017
Documents - Solicitor-General's Advice - Produce the documents
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2017
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Stop Adani mine
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2023
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Public dental care
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 30th Jun 2017
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Close Nauru and Manus Is. detention centres
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 9th Jul 2017
Enhancing Online Safety for Children Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Criminalise "revenge porn"
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 24th Jun 2017
Treasury Laws Amendment (Gst Low Value Goods) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Delay the bill
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 24th Jun 2017
Motions - Live Animal Exports - Ban
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 84% attendance
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edited 6th Jul 2017
Motions - Interference by Foreign Powers - Reference to Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Banking and Financial Services Commission of Inquiry Bill 2017; Second Reading
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 24th May 2019
Motions - Budget - Abandon drug testing income support
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Seasonal Worker Incentives for Jobseekers) Bill 2017; Second Reading
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017; in Committee
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 16th Jun 2017
Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Vote on disallowance again
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 13th May 2017
Motions - Food Labelling - Review Standard
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 31st May 2019
Documents - Saudi Arabia: Human Rights - Order for the Production of Documents
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 26th May 2017
Motions - Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Fund diplomatic network and aid
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2017
Motions - Ministerial Standards - Disclosure of meetings
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2017
Motions - Legal Services - Commit funding
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Matters of Urgency — Workplace Relations
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 6th Apr 2017
Motions - Defence Expenditure - Redirect
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 26th Sep 2017
Motions - Papua New Guinea: Asylum Seekers - Against forced migration
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 17th Mar 2017
Motions - Schools - Needs-based funding model
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Bills — Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016; Second Reading
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2017
Motions - Australia Day - Change the date
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2017
Motions - Federal Anti-Corruption Commission - Establish
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Documents — Defence Procurement; Order for the Production of Documents
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2017
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Petroleum Pools and Other Measures) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Committees — Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Reference
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Parliamentary Zone — Approval of Works
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% 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...
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% 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...
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2016
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 and related bills - in Committee - Reduce tax rate from 19% to 10.5%
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2016
Motions - Oil Exploration - Great Australian Bight
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2016
Motions - Donations to Political Parties - Banks and financial institutions
Sam Dastyari voted No
Brian Burston voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 18th Jan 2019
Documents - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - Order for the Production of Documents
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Documents — Trade; Order for the Production of Documents
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Documents — Australian Statistician; Order for the Production of Documents
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2016
Parliamentary Representation — Rotation of Senators
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Brian Burston voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance