edited
4th Jan 2015
Motions - Youth Mental Health - Redirect chaplaincy funding to qualified mental health workers
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
Sue Lines and Helen Kroger have voted the same way 36% of the time
Sue Lines
President Senator for WA since July 2022
Helen Kroger
Former Liberal Party Senator for Victoria July 2008 – June 2014
Between May 2013 and June 2014 Sue Lines and Helen Kroger have voted in the same division 192 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 122 times. They have only voted the same 70 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
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing the gender pay gap
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration
- Live animal export
- Protecting citizens' privacy
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- A minerals resource rent tax
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Temporary protection visas
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 122 times. They have only voted the same 70 times.
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edited 19th Jul 2019
Motions - Solar Energy - NSW Solar Energy eXchange Initiative
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Bills — Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency Repeal Bill 2014; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Helen Kroger voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2014; Third Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Helen Kroger voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Motions — Iraq
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Sue Lines voted Yes
Helen Kroger voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sue Lines voted Yes
Helen Kroger voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Find other means to raise revenue
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Committees — Tobacco Plain Packaging
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 27th Sep 2017
Committees - World Refugee Day - Transparency
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Committees — Education and Employment References Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Regulations and Determinations — Australian Meat and Live—stock Industry (Export of Live—stock to Egypt) Repeal Order 2014 - Put the motion (for disallowance)
Sue Lines voted Yes
Helen Kroger voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Regulations and Determinations — Export Market Development Grants (Extended Lodgement and Consultant Quality Incentive) Determination 2012; Disallowance
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Documents - World Heritage Committee - Protect the Fitzroy Delta, Keppel Bay, north Curtis Island and northern section of the reef
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% 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
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 27th Dec 2014
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Bentley blockade
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Motions — Family Payments
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Documents — Note Printing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment Bill 2013 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Sue Lines voted Yes
Helen Kroger voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sue Lines voted Yes
Helen Kroger voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Documents — Commonwealth Land: Sydney Harbour
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger 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
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Share mining boom benefits
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Stop further approvals
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 4th Nov 2016
Motions - Regulation of Lobbyists - Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% 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
Helen Kroger 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
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Regulations and Determinations — Clean Energy Auction Revocation Determination 2014; Disallowance
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Regulations and Determinations — Civil Aviation Order 48.1 Instrument 2013; Disallowance
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 27th Dec 2014
Motions - Lock the Gate Alliance - Act on concerns of the Alliance
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 27th Dec 2014
Landholders' Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Sue Lines voted Yes
Helen Kroger voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 — In Committee — Keep schedule 1 (on gambling) unchanged
Sue Lines voted Yes
Helen Kroger voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 27th Dec 2014
Motions - Biennale of Sydney - Commend protest against Transfield sponsorship
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Landholders' right to refuse
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Live Animal Exports - Stop export until investigations completed
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Committees — University Funding
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Committees — Select Committee on Electronic Surveillance; Appointment
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Committees — Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Kangaroo Island - Reject seismic testing proposal
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Asylum Seekers - UNHCR reports into Nauru and Manus Island
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Sue Lines voted Yes
Helen Kroger voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Committees — Electoral Matters Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 25th Feb 2016
Motions - Political Donations - Disclosure and ban on overseas donations
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 24th Jun 2016
Motions - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Reference - Surveillance
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Agriculture - Foreign ownership
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 27th Dec 2014
Motions - Agriculture - Coal seam gas wells
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Motions — Japan Natural Disasters
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger 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
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Reject the Abbot Point coal port expansion proposal
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Wheat Exports - Reject takeover of GrainCorp by Archer Daniels Midland
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Regulations and Determinations — Social Security (Administration) (Vulnerable Welfare Payment Recipient) Principles 2013; Disallowance
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Bills - Australian Education Bill 2013, Australian Education (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Bills — Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Measures) Bill 2013, Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Measures) Bill 2013, Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Bills — Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Measures) Bill 2013, Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Measures) Bill 2013, Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Documents — Pollution Reduction Program; Order for the Production of Documents
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Environment - Amend environment laws
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2016
Motions - National Parks - Protect
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 8th Oct 2017
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Bridging visas
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 30th Jan 2015
Motions - Health - Inquiry into unpaid care
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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Motions — Tibet
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% 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
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Owner consent
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 30th Jun 2016
Motions - PRISM - Australia's vulnerability
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area - Maintain heritage status
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 31st Jan 2023
Motions — International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
Sue Lines voted No
Helen Kroger voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 15th Apr 2022
Motions - Gender Biased Sex Selection - Condemn
Sue Lines voted Yes
Helen Kroger voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance