Committees — Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Additional Information
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
Malcolm Roberts and Ralph Babet have voted the same way 96% of the time
Malcolm Roberts
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party Senator for Queensland since July 2019
Ralph Babet
United Australia Party Senator for Victoria since May 2022
Since May 2022 Malcolm Roberts and Ralph Babet have voted in the same division 491 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 470 times. They have only voted differently 21 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.
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- A referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending government investment in fossil fuels
- Ending indexation on student debt (vocational and tertiary)
- Federal action on public housing
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Fee-free university and TAFE education
- Increasing housing affordability
- Introducing a Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV)
- Market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Net zero emissions by 2035
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- No new fossil fuels projects
- Political intervention in research funding grants
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Repealing Stage 3 tax cuts
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the courts
- Self-governance of the territories
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Transgender rights
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 470 times. They have only voted differently 21 times.
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Bills — Nature Repair Market Bill 2023, Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023; in Committee
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 10th Nov 2023
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference - Optus outage
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 10th Nov 2023
Matters of Urgency - Israel - Immediate ceasefire
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 10th Nov 2023
Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight Climate Change) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 4th Feb 2024
Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 - in Committee - Enforcement of child-related orders (consequential)
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2024
Matters of Urgency - Environment - Make climate pollution a compulsory consideration
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 48% attendance
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edited 19th Jan 2024
Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 and two others - in Committee - Government amendments
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes, rebelling against the Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
Ralph Babet voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 12th Jan 2024
Documents - Defence Export Permits; Sudan - Order for the Production of Documents
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2023
Documents - Taxation - Order for the Production of Documents
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 15th Sep 2023
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Don't pursue debts >6 years old
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2023
Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Rental crisis
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 25th Aug 2023
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements During Live Sport) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Speed things along
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 6th Oct 2023
Documents - National Disability Insurance Scheme - Order for the Production of Documents
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 6th Oct 2023
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - Change report date
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2023
Documents - Department of Defence; marine impacts - Order for the Production of Documents
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes, rebelling against the Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2023
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022 - in Committee - Provisional voting
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 16th Dec 2022
Documents - Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - Order for the Production of Documents
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2022
Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Emergency leave
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 27th Oct 2022
Matters of Urgency - Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - Signal intent to sign & ratify
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2022
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Cashless Debit Card and Territory Rights legislation
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance