edited
23 days ago
Matters of Urgency - Environment - Fast tracking offshore gas project
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 43% attendance
Carol Brown and Ross Cadell have voted the same way 20% of the time
Carol Brown
Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania since August 2005
Ross Cadell
National Party Senator for NSW since May 2022
Since May 2022 Carol Brown and Ross Cadell have voted in the same division 398 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 319 times. They have only voted the same 79 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
- A character test for Australian visas
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Ending indexation on student debt (vocational and tertiary)
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Fee-free university and TAFE education
- Net zero emissions by 2035
- No new fossil fuels projects
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
- The federal government calling for a ceasefire in Gaza (2023-24)
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Repealing Stage 3 tax cuts
- Self-governance of the territories
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Unconventional gas mining
Always voted differently on
- A referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- Ending government investment in fossil fuels
- Federal action on public housing
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Transgender rights
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 319 times. They have only voted the same 79 times.
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edited 14th Mar 2024
Documents - Parliament House: Accessibility - Order for the Production of Documents
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 14th Mar 2024
Documents - Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Order for the Production of Documents - Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 15 days ago
Business - Rearrangement - Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living—Medicare Levy) Bill 2024
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 14 days ago
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Bill 2023 - Committee of the Whole - Black coal mining industry casual employees
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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Matters of Urgency — Middle East
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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Committees — Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Reference
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 13th Dec 2023
Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 - Indigenous peoples
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Bills — Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023; Second Reading
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 17th Nov 2023
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 17th Nov 2023
Business - Rearrangement - Put the question
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 10th Nov 2023
Matters of Urgency - Israel - Immediate ceasefire
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 4th Feb 2024
Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023 - Consideration in detail - Expand scope of CSPs for Indigenous stud...
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2024
Motions - Israel - Support
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2024
Motions - Israel - Condemn war crimes
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2023
Documents - Australian Secret Intelligence Service - Order for the Production of Documents
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 57% attendance
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edited 1st Dec 2023
Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023, Financial Accountability Regime (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Accountability
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 63% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2023
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2023 - in Committee - Safeguard on sharing information
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 47% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2023
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 50% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2023
Documents - MRH-90 Taipan - Order for the Production of Documents
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2023
Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading - TAFE funding and work conditions
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2023
National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 2) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Spent convictions
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 23rd Dec 2023
Regulations and Determinations - Social Security (Tables for the Assessment of Work-Related Impairment for Disability Support Pension) Determination 2023 - Disallow
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2023
Documents - Taxation - Order for the Production of Documents
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell 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
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell 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
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 47% attendance
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edited 8th Sep 2023
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Eligibility and commencement
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 15th Sep 2023
Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Raising minimum repayment income
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 15th Sep 2023
Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Abolishing indexation
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 25th Aug 2023
Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Tertiary education & student debt
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 25th Aug 2023
Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Parliamentary staff
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 49% attendance
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edited 25th Aug 2023
Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Professional assistance disclosure
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 25th Aug 2023
Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Item 9
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2023
Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Meaning of public interest disclosure
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 4th Aug 2023
Ending Native Forest Logging Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 4th Aug 2023
Matters of Urgency - Cost of Living: Students - Criticism of Labor
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 47% attendance
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edited 4th Aug 2023
Acts Interpretation Amendment (Aboriginality) Bill 2023 - Reference to Committee - Refer bill
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 12th May 2023
Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Whistleblowers
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 52% 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
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell 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
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell 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
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2023
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023 - in Committee - Complying investment
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2023
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023 - in Committee - Consider biodiversity
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2023
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Timing of referendum
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2023
Motions - Climate Change - Let a vote happen
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Regulations and Determinations - Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment (Carbon Capture and Storage Projects) Rule 2021 and two others - Disallowance
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Migration Amendment (Aggregate Sentences) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 5) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Abandon Stage 3 tax cuts
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 2nd Dec 2022
Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - in Committee - Approval and importation of drugs
Carol Brown voted No in this free vote
Ross Cadell voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 8th Dec 2022
Documents - Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct - Order for the Production of Documents
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 2nd Dec 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 and another - in Committee - Appointment of commissioner and inspector
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 2nd Dec 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 and another - in Committee - Pork barrelling, corrupt conduct definition and transparency
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Carol Brown voted Yes in this free vote
Ross Cadell voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 30th Dec 2022
Matters of Urgency - Sport - Fossil Fuel Sponsorship
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 30th Dec 2022
Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Environmental wind turbine decommission
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 6th Jan 2023
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Gap fee payment methods
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 6th Jan 2023
Customs Amendment (India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2022 and four others - Second Reading - Human rights
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 28th Oct 2022
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (AFP Powers and Other Matters) Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2022
Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Restrictive practices and funding
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 27th Oct 2022
Matters of Urgency - Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - Signal intent to sign & ratify
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 27th Oct 2022
Documents - Australian Electoral Commission - Order for the Production of Documents
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2022
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - in Committee - No compulsory income management
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2022
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Provide clear plan & increase funding
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2022
Matters of Urgency - Housing - Nationwide rent freeze
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 17th Sep 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Scope 3 emissions and scientific evidence
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 17th Sep 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - in Committee - 2030 and 2035 targets
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% 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
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell 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
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell 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
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2022
Committees - Intelligence and Security Joint Committee, Northern Australia Joint Select Committee - Membership
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 9th Sep 2022
Committees - Intelligence and Security Joint Committee, Northern Australia Joint Select Committee - Membership
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 21st Aug 2022
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - Human Rights Commission bill and Cashless Debit Card bill
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 19th Aug 2022
Public Sector Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 20th Aug 2022
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Public Sector Superannuation Salary Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Registered nurses
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Immunity from prosecution
Carol Brown voted Yes
Ross Cadell voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Restrictive practices
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 28th Jul 2022
Committees - Appointment of joint committees - Choose a different chair
Carol Brown voted No
Ross Cadell voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance