Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Third Reading
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
Glenn Lazarus and George Brandis have voted the same way 37% of the time
Glenn Lazarus
Former Independent Senator for Queensland March 2015 – May 2016
George Brandis
Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland May 2000 – February 2018
Between July 2014 and May 2016 Glenn Lazarus and George Brandis have voted in the same division 177 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 112 times. They have only voted the same 65 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
- A carbon price
- A declared area offence
- A minerals resource rent tax
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
Always voted differently on
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Putting a time limit on immigration detention
- Senate electoral reform
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 112 times. They have only voted the same 65 times.
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Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Second Reading
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Second Reading
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% 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
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Bills — Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 4) Bill 2015; in Committee
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Bills — Construction Industry Amendment (Protecting Witnesses) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment (Unexplained Wealth and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep schedule 5 as it is
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep schedule 4 as it is
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Remove temporary protection visas
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Permanent visas for Safe Haven Enterprise Visa holders
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Include Minister's promise to increase intake in bill
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Government amendments
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Safe Haven Enterprise Visa
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Process unprocessed claims and release detained children
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 12th Dec 2014
Business — Rearrangement
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Agree with the amended bill
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Include torture prohibition
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Add definition of Convention Against Torture
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Control orders only if support/facilitation already provided
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Bills — Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill 2014, Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; in Committee
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 27th Nov 2014
Regulations and Determinations - Corporations Amendment (Streamlining Future of Financial Advice) Regulation 2014 - Disallow regulation
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Australian Greens amendments
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Change exceptions to offence of entering and staying in a declared area
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Support offence of entering and staying in a declared area
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Limit who the advocating terrorism offence applies to
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add sunset clause for delayed notification search warrant
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add extra defences to unauthorise disclosure offence
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Extend sunset clauses
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 — Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - In Committee - Limit number of devices ASIO can access
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - End debate on whether to limit ASIO's access to devices
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Limit access to computers to extent necessary
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Remove secrecy provisions
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Against increase in penalty for unauthorised disclosure
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Second Reading - Independent oversight of Australia's intelligence services
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 6th Mar 2015
Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Third Reading — Read a third time
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Motions — Schedules 6 to 9
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Health Card and Other Measures) Bill 2014; Third Reading
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Bills — Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Health Card and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Bills — Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions — Asylum Seekers — Against 'on water' screening and transfer practices
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Third Reading - Read a third time
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills — Adoption of Report — Adopt the report
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills — In Committee — Bills stand as printed
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 — In Committee — Funding to ARENA
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 15th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 — In Committee — Keep schedules 2 to 4
Glenn Lazarus voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Emissions trading scheme
Glenn Lazarus voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance