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Matters of Urgency - Newstart Allowance - Increase
Susan McDonald voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
Susan McDonald
National Party Senator for Queensland since July 2019
Never rebels explain rebellions 94% attendance explain attendance
How do they vote?
Voted very strongly for
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Outsourcing government services
- Reducing personal income tax
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
Voted very strongly against
- A fast transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending illegal logging
- For increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Making the cashless debit card program voluntary
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Stopping former ministers from taking lobbying positions within five years
- Treating government action on climate change as a matter of urgency
Please note that our voting records start in 2006.
Rebel votes
Susan McDonald has never voted against the majority of their party since entering Parliament in July 2019. explain rebellions
Recent Votes
Recent votes in parliament that this Senator could have attended.
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Motions - Climate Change - Thermal coal
Susan McDonald voted No
Not passed
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase
Susan McDonald voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
Possible Friends
Shows which Senators voted most similarly to this one in the 2013 (current) Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both Senators attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between Senators that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.
| Agreement | Name | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | David Van | Victoria | Liberal Party |
| 100% | Sam McMahon | NT | Country Liberal Party |
| 99% | Perin Davey | NSW | National Party |
| 99% | Alex Antic | SA | Liberal Party |
| 99% | Wendy Askew | Tasmania | Liberal Party |