Committees — Fuel and Energy Committee; National Broadband Network Committee; Establishment
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Kerry Nettle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
Ian Macdonald and Kerry Nettle have voted the same way 3% of the time
Ian Macdonald
Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland July 1990 – July 2019
Kerry Nettle
Former Australian Greens Senator for NSW July 2002 – June 2008
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and June 2008 Ian Macdonald and Kerry Nettle have voted in the same division 368 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 357 times. They have only voted the same 11 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
Always voted differently on
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Equal treatment for all couples
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Maintaining or increasing CSIRO funding
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Public transport
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Same-sex marriage equality
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Uranium export
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 357 times. They have only voted the same 11 times.
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Committees — Fuel and Energy Committee; National Broadband Network Committee; Establishment
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Kerry Nettle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) Bill 2008 — Referral to Committees — Refer to Economics Committee
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Kerry Nettle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Committees — Agricultural and Related Industries Committee; State Government Financial Management Committee; Housing Affordability in Australia Committee; Establishment
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Kerry Nettle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Local Government
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Kerry Nettle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Macquarie Island
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Kerry Nettle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Kerry Nettle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Ian Macdonald voted Yes in this free vote
Kerry Nettle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - In Committee - Amend the current process
Ian Macdonald voted No in this free vote
Kerry Nettle voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - In Committee - Amend the current process
Ian Macdonald voted No in this free vote
Kerry Nettle voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Ian Macdonald voted Yes in this free vote
Kerry Nettle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance