edited
6th Apr 2018
Motions - Mining - Confirm Adani's Carmichael Mine shouldn't go ahead
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
Sue Lines and George Brandis have voted the same way 24% of the time
Sue Lines
President Senator for WA since July 2022
George Brandis
Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland May 2000 – February 2018
Between May 2013 and February 2018 Sue Lines and George Brandis have voted in the same division 359 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 272 times. They have only voted the same 87 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 declared area offence
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Increasing access under Freedom of Information law
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing surveillance powers
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- More scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Protecting citizens' privacy
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Putting a time limit on immigration detention
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- 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
- Unconventional gas mining
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- A carbon price
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Always voted differently on
- A minerals resource rent tax
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing Aboriginal land rights
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Senate electoral reform
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Temporary protection visas
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 272 times. They have only voted the same 87 times.
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edited 30th Nov 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 23rd Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Discrimination based on religious beliefs
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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edited 23rd Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Discrimination in private sector
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2018
Motions - Energy - Transition for coal workforce required
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2023
Product Emissions Standards Bill 2017 and three others - Second Reading - Regulate emissions from coal-fired power stations
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another motion be moved
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Commonwealth share
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Funds for students with disability
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Indexation
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Transition period
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017; Third Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 16th Jun 2017
Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Jobs Path: Prepare, Trial, Hire) Bill 2016; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill 2016; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2016
Criminal Code Amendment (War Crimes) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2016
Criminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 1st Oct 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - in Committee - Military rehabilitation & compensation
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 1st Oct 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - in Committee - ARENA
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 1st Oct 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - in Committee - ARENA
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree to the main idea
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Financial arrangements of ARENA
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Higher education funding
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - ARENA funding
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Social safety net
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Redraft
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2016
Parliamentary Representation — Rotation of Senators
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 28th Sep 2017
Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Speed things along
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Motions — Days and Hours of Meeting
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Motions - Renewable Energy - Energy retailers
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2015
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Add a sunset clause
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 59% 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
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Bills — Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 4) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Limit detention to 3 months
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines 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 - Mandatory reporting of abuse
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Detention of children
Sue Lines 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 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Australian Border Force Bill 2015 and related bill - in Committee - Public interest amendment
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 30th Mar 2015
Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not 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
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2017
Motions - Mining - Review control of Abbot Point coal terminal
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment (Unexplained Wealth and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 21st Nov 2014
Motions — Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Australian Greens amendments
Sue Lines 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 - Support offence of entering and staying in a declared area
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines 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 access to computers to extent necessary
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines 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
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Bills — G20 (Safety and Security) Complementary Bill 2014; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Bills — Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency Repeal Bill 2014; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Documents — Commonwealth Land: Sydney Harbour
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Documents — Asylum Seekers; Order for the Production of Documents
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 and related bills - Second Reading - Protect Australia from climate change
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Extend protection
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 21st Oct 2014
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 — Third Reading — Read a third time
Sue Lines voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 49% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 - In Committee - Report individial expenditure
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 47% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 - In Committee - Freedom of information for administrative matters
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 30th Jun 2016
Motions - PRISM - Australia's vulnerability
Sue Lines voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance