edited
24th Jan 2020
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Australia's relationship with China
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
Cory Bernardi and Mehreen Faruqi have voted the same way 10% of the time
Cory Bernardi
Former Australian Conservatives Senator for SA February 2017 – January 2020
Mehreen Faruqi
Australian Greens Senator for NSW since August 2018
Between August 2018 and January 2020 Cory Bernardi and Mehreen Faruqi have voted in the same division 363 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 325 times. They have only voted the same 38 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
- A transition plan for coal workers
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Building community climate change resilience
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- Decreasing the gender pay gap
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Federal action on public housing
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis products
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for public schools
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
- Live animal export
- Making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory
- Nuclear energy
- Offshore oil mining
- Political intervention in research funding grants
- Prioritising religious freedom
- Protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Reducing air pollution
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
- Tobacco plain packaging
- Transgender rights
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 325 times. They have only voted the same 38 times.
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Matters of Urgency - Climate Change - Work together
Cory Bernardi voted No
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Water licence holders
Cory Bernardi voted No
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Water Infrastructure - Bradfield-type scheme
Cory Bernardi voted No
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Reference
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 31st Jul 2020
Emergency Response Fund Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - $1 billion to TAFE
Cory Bernardi voted No
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 24th Oct 2019
Motions - Renewable Energy - Proper oversight
Cory Bernardi voted No
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 7th Aug 2020
Committees - Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee - Reference
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 13th Sep 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Moratorium
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 2nd Aug 2019
Ministers of State (Checks for Security Purposes) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Cory Bernardi voted No
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 25th Jul 2019
Documents - Commissioner of Taxation - Order for the Production of Documents
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 6th Sep 2019
Committees - Finance and Public Administration References Committee - Reference
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 5th Jul 2019
Motions - Energy - Exports and cost of energy
Cory Bernardi voted No
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 14th Mar 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Labor amendments
Cory Bernardi voted No
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 26th May 2023
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Character test
Cory Bernardi voted No
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Dec 2018
Motions - Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination - Voluntary buybacks
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 10th Jan 2019
Documents - Gretals Australia Pty Ltd - Order for the Production of Documents
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 10th Jan 2019
Documents - Centrelink - Order for the Production of Documents
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Refer to Committee
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 18th Jan 2019
Documents - Australian and Children's Screen Content Review - Order for the Production of Documents
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 18th Jan 2019
Documents - Australian Research Council - Order for the Production of Documents
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Bring forward reporting date
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 83% attendance
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edited 23rd Nov 2018
Motions - My Health Record - Extend opt-out period
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 23rd Nov 2018
Motions - Political Donations - Increase disclosure requirements
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Finance and Public Administration References Committee - Refer to Committee (ABC + political interference)
Cory Bernardi voted No
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 1st Feb 2019
Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 and another - Second Reading - Labor amendment
Cory Bernardi voted No
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 21st Sep 2018
Motions - Right to Privacy - Protect
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 28th Sep 2018
Unexplained Wealth Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Cory Bernardi voted No
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 12th Oct 2018
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Refer to Committee
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 19th Oct 2018
Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 1) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Put the question
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 4th Oct 2018
Motions - Great Barrier Reef Foundation - Table due diligence report
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 19th Oct 2018
Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 1) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Put the question
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 89% attendance
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edited 19th Oct 2018
Documents - Future Submarine Project; Order for the Production of Documents - Sitting placement
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 8th Feb 2019
Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 and two others - Second Reading - Refer to Productivity Commission
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Refer to Committee (visa status of au pairs)
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 4th Oct 2018
Motions - Home Care Packages - Deliver on reforms
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 8th Feb 2019
Documents - Future Submarine Project - Order for the Production of Documents
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2019
Documents - Department of Human Services - Order for the Production of Documents
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance