Committees — Education and Employment References Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
Sue Lines and Michael Ronaldson have voted the same way 20% of the time
Sue Lines
President Senator for WA since July 2022
Michael Ronaldson
Former Liberal Party Senator for Victoria July 2005 – February 2016
Between May 2013 and February 2016 Sue Lines and Michael Ronaldson have voted in the same division 393 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 315 times. They have only voted the same 78 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
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Giving approval for mining in the Liverpool Plains
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration
- Making Australians working overseas repay their student debts
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Refugee family reunification
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- A carbon price
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing funding for road infrastructure
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Public transport
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Unconventional gas mining
Always voted differently on
- A minerals resource rent tax
- An emissions reduction fund
- Australia's timber industry
- Charging postgraduate research students fees
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary protection visas
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 315 times. They have only voted the same 78 times.
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edited 9th Jul 2016
Motions — Alcohol-Fuelled Violence
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 9th Jul 2016
Regulations and Determinations — Social Security (Administration) (Trial Area – Ceduna and Surrounding Region) Determination 2015; Disallowance
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 24th Jun 2016
Motions - Digital Encryption - Develop technology
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment (Proceeds of Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 3rd Mar 2016
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Narrabri coal seam gas project
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 6th Jun 2019
Motions - Radioactive Waste - Disposal
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Payment Surcharges) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% 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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Business — Withdrawal
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% 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
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2015
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - First Reading - Consider the bill quickly
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2016
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015 and one other - Third Reading - Pass the bills
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2015
Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill 2015; First Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 26th Nov 2015
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Landholders' right to say "no"
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 25th Feb 2016
Motions - Donations to Political Parties - Ban certain political donations & establish independent corruption commission
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2016
Motions - Motor Vehicle Theft and Export - Personal Property Securities Register
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Bills — Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Migration and Maritime Powers Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2015; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 26th Nov 2015
Business - Coalmining - Oppose Shenhua Watermark coal mine
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 27th Nov 2015
Education Legislation Amendment (Overseas Debt Recovery) Bill 2015, Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 27th Nov 2015
Education Legislation Amendment (Overseas Debt Recovery) Bill 2015, Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Bill 2015 - in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2017
Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 and related bill - Third Reading - Pass the bills
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2017
Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 - In Committee - Amendments
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Low Income Supplement) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Address poverty
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 9th Jul 2016
Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Bills — Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 21st Jun 2019
Motions - Illicit Drugs - Condemn NSW sniffer dog ban
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% 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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2016
Motions - Housing Affordability - First home buyers and public housing
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 17th Jun 2015
Motions — Unlawful Bulk Data Collection — Recognise Edward Snowden's work
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% 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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 15th May 2015
Motions — Westconnex
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2017
Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Family protection visas
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 16th Jun 2015
Motions — Housing Affordability
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 77% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2015
Motions — Great Barrier Reef
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2015
Motions — Liverpool Plains
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% 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 3 as it is
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2016
Motions - Foreign Investment - Limit foreign investment
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 27th Nov 2014
Motions - Westconnex - Don't construct WestConnex
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% 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
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Interactive Gambling Act and ACMA
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Bills — Energy Efficiency Opportunities (Repeal) Bill 2014; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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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
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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Bills — Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency Repeal Bill 2014; Second Reading
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% 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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Documents — Note Printing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% 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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 4th Nov 2016
Motions - Regulation of Lobbyists - Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 27th Dec 2014
Motions - Lock the Gate Alliance - Act on concerns of the Alliance
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson 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 — In Committee — Keep schedule 1 (on gambling) unchanged
Sue Lines voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Committees — Select Committee on Electronic Surveillance; Appointment
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Asylum Seekers - UNHCR reports into Nauru and Manus Island
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Committees — Electoral Matters Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 25th Feb 2016
Motions - Political Donations - Disclosure and ban on overseas donations
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% 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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Documents — Pollution Reduction Program; Order for the Production of Documents
Sue Lines voted No
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance