edited
6th Nov 2020
Business - Days and Hours of Meeting
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
Sue Lines and Mathias Cormann have voted the same way 26% of the time
Sue Lines
President Senator for WA since July 2022
Mathias Cormann
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA June 2007 – November 2020
Between May 2013 and November 2020 Sue Lines and Mathias Cormann have voted in the same division 741 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 549 times. They have only voted the same 192 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 Free Trade Agreement with China
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Ending government investment in fossil fuels
- Giving apprentices access to a $20,000 loan
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the price of tobacco
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Making sanitary items GST-free
- Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences
- More scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Offshore oil mining
- Refugee family reunification
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- The use of strong encryption technologies
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- A carbon price
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing the gender pay gap
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing funding for road infrastructure
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Live animal export
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Reducing air pollution
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
- Reducing taxes for middle-income earners
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- Unconventional gas mining
Always voted differently on
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A Royal Commission into Robodebt
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- An emissions reduction fund
- Assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic
- Australia's timber industry
- Banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Federal action on public housing
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing Aboriginal land rights
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis products
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- Increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- Increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Privatising certain government services
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Senate electoral reform
- Temporary protection visas
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 549 times. They have only voted the same 192 times.
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edited 6th Nov 2020
Business - Days and Hours of Meeting - Speed things along
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 23rd Oct 2020
Motions - Defence Equipment: Collins Class Submarines - Let a vote happen
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 25th Sep 2020
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 3rd Mar 2023
Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Jobkeeper Payments) Amendment Bill 2020 - in Committee - Casual workers
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 48% attendance
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edited 26th Jun 2020
Motions - Police - Condemns Defund the Police movement
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Let a vote happen
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Speed things along
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Standing Order 66 and 76
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Let a vote happen
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Speed things along
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Let a vote happen
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 19th Jun 2020
Motions - Aboriginal Deaths in Custody - Let a vote happen
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 26th Jun 2020
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2019 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Mandatory minimum...
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 26th Jun 2020
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2019 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Put the question
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 9th Apr 2020
Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bill - Second Reading - Gaps in response
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 43% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Oil Exploration - Great Australian Bight as world heritage
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - National Security - Targetting hate speech and the far right
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 13th Mar 2020
Documents - Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines - Order for the Production of Documents
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 13th Mar 2020
Documents - Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines - Order for the Production of Documents
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
-
edited 13th Mar 2020
Documents - Environment Restoration Fund and Communities Environment Program - Order for the Production of Documents
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Collins Class Submarines - Current sustainment model
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Gas Industry - Protect climate
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Banking and Financial Services - Transparency
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Protect water
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Domestic and Family Violence - Ms Bettina Arndt
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 13th Dec 2019
Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 1st May 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 1st May 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let a vote happen
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 1st May 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Speed things along
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Water for South Australia
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
-
edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Trade - Commend entry into FTAs
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
edited 1st May 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Speed things along
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 17th Jan 2020
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Agree with report
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 17th Jan 2020
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Amendment to report
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 5th Jun 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Investor-state dispute settlement
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 5th Jun 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 5th Jun 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Concerns about trade agreements
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Water licence holders
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 24th Oct 2019
Motions - Live Animal Exports - Restict during summer
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 8th Nov 2019
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2019
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Do not refer these bills to committees
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 26th Jul 2019
Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 29th Aug 2019
Future Drought Fund Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Fossil fuels
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 29th Aug 2019
Future Drought Fund Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Source of funding
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 4th Oct 2019
Committees - Finance and Public Administration References Committee - Amendment
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 12th Jul 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Low income earners
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
edited 12th Jul 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 12th Jul 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Government should increase Newstart & Youth Allowance
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
-
edited 12th Jul 2019
Committees - Economics Legislation Committee - Refer
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 21st Aug 2020
Business - Rearrangement - Speed things along
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
-
edited 5th Jul 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 21st Aug 2020
Business - Rearrangement - Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More Of Their Money) Bill 2019
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
-
edited 21st Aug 2020
Business - Rearrangement - Parliamentary business
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 4th Oct 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 1) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Retail funds
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 14th Mar 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Oppose the items
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 19th May 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let Senator Di Natale make a statement
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
-
edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Recovering legal aid
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Limiting access to Legal Aid
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Release statutory review
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 11th Oct 2019
Road Vehicle Standards Bill 2018 and others - Second Reading - Relax import restrictions
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 9th Jun 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 26th Apr 2019
Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 9th Jun 2023
Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Sunsetting
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Nuclear Energy - Lift ban
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 1st Feb 2019
Documents - Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel; Order for the Production of Documents - Let a vote happen
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
-
edited 14th Sep 2018
Motions - National Security - Ban facial coverings
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
edited 3rd May 2019
Regulations and Determinations - Product Emissions Standards (Excise) Charges Regulations 2018, Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Regulations 2018 - Disallow
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 5th Oct 2018
Motions - Anning, Senator Fraser; Censure - Let vote happen
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 23rd Jun 2023
Business - Rearrangement - New timetable
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - President of the United States of America - Do not invite
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 20th Jul 2018
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 and another - First Reading - Speed things along
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 20th Jul 2018
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 and another - First Reading - Consider bills together
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 17th May 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Raise minimum wage, Newstart and Youth Allowance
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 11th May 2018
Criminal Code Amendment (Impersonating a Commonwealth Body) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
edited 21st Jul 2023
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2017-2018, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2017-2018 - in Committee - Potential constitutional issue
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
-
edited 30th Nov 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 23rd Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Discrimination based on religious beliefs
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
-
edited 16th Mar 2018
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 26th Jan 2018
Motions - Energy - Reregulate to control increase in electricity prices
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 20th Oct 2023
International Monetary Agreements Amendment (New Arrangements to Borrow) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 21st Jan 2018
Motions - Child Care - Acknowledge work & increase pay
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 20th Oct 2023
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Amendment (Make Electricity Gst Free) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 23rd Aug 2017
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Stop Adani mine
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Commonwealth share
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Funds for students with disability
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Indexation
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Transition period
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Gst Low Value Goods) Bill 2017; Third Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 23rd Jun 2017
Treasury Laws Amendment (GST Low Value Goods) Bill 2017 - in Committee - No GST on sanitary items
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
Bills — Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017; Third Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
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
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
Bills — Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill 2016; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
-
Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 17th Feb 2017
Migration Amendment (Character Cancellation Consequential Provisions) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 3rd Dec 2016
Criminal Code Amendment (War Crimes) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
-
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
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
-
Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Superannuation) Bill 2016, Superannuation (Excess Transfer Balance Tax) Imposition Bill 2016; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 22nd Oct 2016
Treasury Laws Amendment (Income Tax Relief) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
-
Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Income Tax Relief) Bill 2016; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 1st Oct 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - in Committee - Military rehabilitation & compensation
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 1st Oct 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - in Committee - ARENA
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 1st Oct 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - in Committee - ARENA
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree to the main idea
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Financial arrangements of ARENA
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Higher education funding
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - ARENA funding
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 30th Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Social safety net
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 30th Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Redraft
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 17th Sep 2016
Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016, Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 17th Sep 2016
Regulations and Determinations - Social Security (Administration) (Trial Area — East Kimberley) Determination 2016 - Disallow
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
-
Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 1st Sep 2016
Parliamentary Representation — Rotation of Senators
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 28th Sep 2017
Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Speed things along
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
Motions — Days and Hours of Meeting
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 24th Mar 2016
Motions - Renewable Energy - Energy retailers
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Bills — Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Expanded Gold Card Access) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
Committees — Education and Employment References Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 9th Jul 2016
Motions — Alcohol-Fuelled Violence
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 6th Jun 2019
Motions - Gold Coast Airport - Delay
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
Bills — Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Inter-State Voyages) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
-
edited 24th Dec 2015
Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Tax information of some companies earning over $200m
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
Bills — Migration and Maritime Powers Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
Bills — Migration and Maritime Powers Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2015; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
-
Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Low Income Supplement) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 9th Jul 2016
Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 21st Jun 2019
Food Standards Amendment (Fish Labelling) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
Business — Consideration of Legislation
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
Bills — National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 18th Aug 2016
Australian Border Force Bill 2015 and related bill - in Committee - Public interest amendment
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 14th Oct 2017
Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Family protection visas
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
-
edited 24th Mar 2015
Motions — Ban donations to political parties from mining and coal seam gas (CSG) companies
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
-
Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Bills — Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 6) Bill 2014; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 21st Nov 2014
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 6) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
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
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
Committees — Education and Employment References Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
-
Bills — Energy Efficiency Opportunities (Repeal) Bill 2014; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
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
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
edited 20th Apr 2017
Motions - Australian Workforce - Insecure work
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 — In Committee — Toll roads
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Definition of 'electricity retailer'
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
-
edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Protect from climate change
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
-
edited 16th Jan 2015
Trade Support Loans Bill 2014, Trade Support Loans (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Increase repayment income threshold and lower repayment rates
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 16th Jan 2015
Trade Support Loans Bill 2014, Trade Support Loans (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree to the main idea (with two provisos)
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 14th Oct 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Migration Amendment (Bridging Visas–Code of Behaviour) Regulation 2013 - Disallow
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
Business — Consideration of Legislation
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
-
edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Reject the bills
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
-
edited 4th Jan 2015
Motions - Youth Mental Health - Redirect chaplaincy funding to qualified mental health workers
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
Bills — Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency Repeal Bill 2014; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
Bills — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2014; Third Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
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
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Regulations and Determinations — Australian Meat and Live—stock Industry (Export of Live—stock to Egypt) Repeal Order 2014 — Disallow motion
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
-
edited 9th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Share mining boom benefits
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
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
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
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
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Regulations and Determinations — Clean Energy Auction Revocation Determination 2014; Disallowance
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
-
Regulations and Determinations — Civil Aviation Order 48.1 Instrument 2013; Disallowance
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 9th Oct 2014
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 9th Oct 2014
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 — In Committee — Keep schedule 1 (on gambling) unchanged
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
-
edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Live Animal Exports - Stop export until investigations completed
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 24th Jun 2016
Motions - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Reference - Surveillance
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Agriculture - Foreign ownership
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 27th Dec 2014
Motions - Agriculture - Coal seam gas wells
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
Motions — Japan Natural Disasters
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Bills - Australian Education Bill 2013, Australian Education (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
Bills — Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Measures) Bill 2013, Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
Bills — Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Measures) Bill 2013, Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
Bills — Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Measures) Bill 2013, Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
Bills — Australian Jobs Bill 2013; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
-
Bills — Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Measures) Bill 2013, Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
-
edited 30th Jan 2015
Motions - Health - Inquiry into unpaid care
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
-
Motions — Tibet
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Extend protection
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Owner consent
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 30th Jun 2016
Motions - PRISM - Australia's vulnerability
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 31st Jan 2023
Motions — International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
Sue Lines voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
-
edited 15th Apr 2022
Motions - Gender Biased Sex Selection - Condemn
Sue Lines voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance