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14th Sep 2018
Motions - English Language - Make official language and encourage use
Anne Ruston voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
Anne Ruston and Andrew Bartlett have voted the same way 5% of the time
Anne Ruston
Liberal Party Senator for SA since September 2012
Andrew Bartlett
Former Australian Greens Senator for Queensland November 2017 – August 2018
Between November 2017 and August 2018 Anne Ruston and Andrew Bartlett have voted in the same division 197 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 187 times. They have only voted the same 10 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
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- An inquiry into the Iraq War
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Changing the date of Australia Day
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Criminalising "revenge porn"
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending illegal logging
- Expanding public funded dental care
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Protecting citizens' privacy
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Targeting foreign interference in Australia
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
- Universal access to abortion services
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 187 times. They have only voted the same 10 times.
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edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - Goods and Services Tax - Distribution
Anne Ruston voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 27th Apr 2018
Communications Legislation Amendment (Online Content Services and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Prohibit betting on lottery outcome
Anne Ruston voted Yes
Andrew Bartlett voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 3rd Aug 2018
Enhancing Online Safety (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Burden of proof
Anne Ruston voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 3rd Aug 2018
Enhancing Online Safety (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Outdoor places and sketches
Anne Ruston voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2023
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits — Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Australian Consumer Pharmacy Authority
Anne Ruston voted Yes
Andrew Bartlett voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 17th Dec 2017
Motions - Taxation - Automotive Industry
Anne Ruston voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 16th Mar 2018
Motions - Dastyari, Senator Sam - Suspend standing order
Anne Ruston voted Yes
Andrew Bartlett voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Anne Ruston voted Yes in this free vote
Andrew Bartlett voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2017
Motions - Siege of Vienna (1529) - Have a croissant
Anne Ruston voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance