Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Third Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
Dio Wang and George Brandis have voted the same way 49% of the time
Dio Wang
Former Palmer United Party Senator for WA July 2014 – May 2016
George Brandis
Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland May 2000 – February 2018
Between July 2014 and May 2016 Dio Wang and George Brandis have voted in the same division 186 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 95 times. They have only voted the same 91 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 carbon price
- A declared area offence
- A minerals resource rent tax
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Putting a time limit on immigration detention
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- Storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Senate electoral reform
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 95 times. They have only voted the same 91 times.
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Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Second Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Second Reading
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2016
Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and one other - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 28th Sep 2017
Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Speed things along
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Motions - Renewable Energy - Energy retailers
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Documents — Government Departments: Outsourcing to Foreign Businesses; Order for the Production of Documents
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2015
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Committees — Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Reporting Date
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 16th Mar 2018
Motions - Defence - Submarines
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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Documents — Coalition Agreement; Order for the Production of Documents
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Documents — Nbn Co; Order for the Production of Documents
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 4) Bill 2015; in Committee
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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edited 6th Jul 2017
Motions - Galilee Basin - Stop legal actions by anti-coal activists
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Not passed
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 3rd Sep 2015
Order for the Production of Documents from the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Bills — Medical Research Future Fund Bill 2015, Medical Research Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2015; in Committee
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Limit detention to 3 months
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Access to regional detention centres
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Detention of children
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014 [No. 2]; First Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Bills — Construction Industry Amendment (Protecting Witnesses) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 27th Mar 2015
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Business — Uranium Mining
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Not passed
No rebellions 81% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment (Unexplained Wealth and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep schedule 5 as it is
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep schedule 4 as it is
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Remove temporary protection visas
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Permanent visas for Safe Haven Enterprise Visa holders
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Include Minister's promise to increase intake in bill
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Government amendments
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Safe Haven Enterprise Visa
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Process unprocessed claims and release detained children
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 12th Dec 2014
Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Agree with the amended bill
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Include torture prohibition
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Add definition of Convention Against Torture
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Control orders only if support/facilitation already provided
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Bills — Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill 2014, Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; in Committee
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 27th Nov 2014
Regulations and Determinations - Corporations Amendment (Streamlining Future of Financial Advice) Regulation 2014 - Disallow regulation
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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edited 21st Nov 2014
Motions — Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Australian Greens amendments
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Change exceptions to offence of entering and staying in a declared area
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Support offence of entering and staying in a declared area
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add sunset clause for delayed notification search warrant
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add extra defences to unauthorise disclosure offence
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Extend sunset clauses
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 — Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - In Committee - Limit number of devices ASIO can access
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - End debate on whether to limit ASIO's access to devices
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Limit access to computers to extent necessary
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Remove secrecy provisions
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Against increase in penalty for unauthorised disclosure
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Second Reading - Independent oversight of Australia's intelligence services
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 6th Mar 2015
Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Third Reading — Read a third time
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Motions — Schedules 6 to 9
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Health Card and Other Measures) Bill 2014; Third Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Bills — Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Health Card and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Bills — Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions — Asylum Seekers — Against 'on water' screening and transfer practices
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Third Reading - Read a third time
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills — Adoption of Report — Adopt the report
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills — In Committee — Bills stand as printed
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 — In Committee — Funding to ARENA
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 15th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 — In Committee — Keep schedules 2 to 4
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Emissions trading scheme
Dio Wang voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — G20 (Safety and Security) Complementary Bill 2014; Second Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance