edited
13th Oct 2024
Motions - Israel Attacks: First Anniversary - Greens motion
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 76% attendance
Karen Grogan and David Van have voted the same way 26% of the time
Karen Grogan
Australian Labor Party Senator for SA since September 2021
David Van
Independent Senator for Victoria since June 2023
Since September 2021 Karen Grogan and David Van have voted in the same division 330 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 244 times. They have only voted the same 86 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
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Extended Supervision Orders (ESOs)
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Live animal export
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- No new fossil fuels projects
- Placing the CFMEU into administration
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- Ending government investment in fossil fuels
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Repealing Stage 3 tax cuts
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Unconventional gas mining
Always voted differently on
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Capping gas prices
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Increasing workplace protections
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- The Paris Climate Agreement
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 244 times. They have only voted the same 86 times.
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edited 27th Oct 2024
Motions - Israel Attacks: First Anniversary - Australia's social cohesion
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 80% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 22nd Sep 2024
Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) Bill 2024 - in Committee - Additional entitlements
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 6th Oct 2024
Documents - Australian Human Rights Commission - Order for the Production of Documents
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 53% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2024
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Administration) Bill 2024 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2024
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Administration) Bill 2024 - in Committee - Greens amendments
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2024
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Administration) Bill 2024 - in Committee - Retrospective application
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2024
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Administration) Bill 2024 - in Committee - Opposition amendments
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2024
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Administration) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 12th Jul 2024
Documents - Department of Finance; Order for the Production of Documents - Reduced dollar amount
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 3rd Jul 2024
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamation) Bill 2024 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 4th Jul 2024
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamation) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 3rd Jul 2024
Motions - Parliamentary Standards - "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free"
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 17th Nov 2024
Digital Id Bill 2023, Digital Id (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bills
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 17th Nov 2024
Digital Id Bill 2023, Digital Id (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 - Committee of the Whole - Opposition amendments
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Digital Id Bill 2023, Digital Id (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Digital Id Bill 2023, Digital Id (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Digital Id Bill 2023, Digital Id (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment Bill 2024; Second Reading
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 52% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Bills — Defence Amendment (Safeguarding Australia's Military Secrets) Bill 2024, Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2024; Second Reading
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 29th Mar 2024
Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Small business employers
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 29th Mar 2024
Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Small business employers
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2024
Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Compensate small businesses
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Bill 2023; Second Reading
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 29th Feb 2024
Documents - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East - Order for the Production of Documents
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 12th May 2024
Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Independent Review) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Initial assessments
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 13th Dec 2023
Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 - Indigenous people and SDLAM project withdrawal
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 79% attendance
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edited 13th Dec 2023
Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 - Complementary measures
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 80% attendance
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edited 13th Dec 2023
Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 - Held water and socio-economic outcomes
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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edited 13th Dec 2023
Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 - Keep bill items as they are; held environmental water
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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edited 31st May 2024
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 80% attendance
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edited 31st May 2024
Business - Rearrangement - Suspend standing orders
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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edited 31st May 2024
Business - Rearrangement - Put the question
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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edited 31st May 2024
Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - First Peoples
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 14th Jun 2024
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Disability Services and Inclusion Bill 2023 and five others
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 14th Jun 2024
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Move another motion immediately
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 14th Jun 2024
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Put the question
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 14th Jun 2024
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the usual procedural rules
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 14th Jun 2024
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Put the question
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 67% attendance
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edited 14th Jun 2024
Disability Services and Inclusion Bill 2023 and another - in Committee - Segregation
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 15th Feb 2024
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 76% attendance
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edited 15th Feb 2024
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Fossil fuels
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 52% attendance
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edited 17th Nov 2023
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% 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
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 15th Sep 2023
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Increase working-age payments
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 47% attendance
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edited 31st Mar 2023
Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2023 - in Committee - Unit surrender, judicial review, max. offset percentage + price
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 31st Mar 2023
Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2023 - in Committee - Onshore shale gas projects
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2023
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023 - in Committee - Nuclear technology and indirect support of native forest logging
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2023
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Timing of referendum
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2023
Matters of Urgency - Regional Security - Former PM Paul Keating
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 16th Dec 2022
Treasury Laws Amendment (Energy Price Relief Plan) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Fossil fuel subsidies
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 16th Dec 2022
Treasury Laws Amendment (Energy Price Relief Plan) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Windfall tax and welfare
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 8th Dec 2022
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Flexible workplaces
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 8th Dec 2022
Documents - Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct - Order for the Production of Documents
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% 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
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 2nd Dec 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 and another - in Committee - Pork barrelling and corruption definition
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 22nd Dec 2022
Committees - Education and Employment References Committee; Reference - School disruption
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 30th Dec 2022
Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Environmental wind turbine decommission
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 9th Sep 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Greenhouse gas emissions outlook report
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 9th Sep 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Cost benefit analysis
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 17th Sep 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - One Nation second reading amendment
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 17th Sep 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Acknowledge need to end fossil fuels
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 17th Sep 2022
Regulations and Determinations - Export Control (Animals) Amendment (Northern Hemisphere Summer Prohibition) Rules 2022 - Disallow
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 19th Sep 2022
Matters of Urgency - Taxation - Stage 3 tax cuts
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 5th Apr 2022
Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 5th Apr 2022
National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 19th Aug 2022
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Exempt from Standing Order 111
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2022
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Remote Engagement Program) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 26th Nov 2021
Documents - Australian Antarctic Division - Order for the Production of Documents
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2021
Dental Benefits Amendment Bill 2021 - in Committee - Expand to cover all people
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 17th Dec 2021
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 49% attendance
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edited 24th Dec 2021
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Concerns about reach
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 48% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2021
Customs Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2021 and another - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 29th Oct 2021
Regulations and Determinations - Fuel Security (Fuel Security Services Payment) Rule 2021 - Disallow
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
-
edited 17th Dec 2021
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Equity Investments and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Keep bill as is
Karen Grogan voted Yes
David Van voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 17th Dec 2021
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Equity Investments and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Freedom of Information
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 17th Dec 2021
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Equity Investments and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Fossil fuels
Karen Grogan voted No
David Van voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance