Sourced positions
A verified position is the member's own stated view or vote, supported by the listed sources. This page records public statements and conduct only — see methodology.
Abortion & reproductive policy verified
Finocchiaro supports a woman's right to have an abortion and voted in favour of the legislation that decriminalised abortion in the Northern Territory and made the abortion drug RU486 more accessible for women in remote areas. This is a recorded vote on the Termination of Pregnancy Law Reform Act 2017.
Gender & LGBTQ+ policy verified
As Chief Minister, Finocchiaro announced in October 2025 a policy to house NT prisoners according to sex assigned at birth, removing transgender women from women's prisons, stating "If you're born a bloke, you're going to a men's prison" and framing it as being about "women's safety" and "women's dignity"; she said the policy reversed the former Labor government's approach allowing self-declaration. This is a stated position and announced government policy.
Religious freedom verified
Recorded vote: in November 2022 (14th Assembly) Finocchiaro voted against Labor's Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill. Stated position: she said the 2022 changes set an 'extremely low bar' on hate speech and that her government's 2025 amendments would 'remove the ridiculous inclusion of offending someone as some type of discrimination,' restoring protections for religious schools.
Drugs & law and order verified
As Chief Minister, Finocchiaro enacted 'Declan's Law' creating a presumption against bail for youth and adult violent offenders, lowered the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 10, and championed tougher youth-crime penalties; she reported a '38% increase in adults refused bail' and said 'we can honour Declan's life with stronger laws', while rejecting evidence-based critiques: 'If your evidence[-based] approach worked, we wouldn't be talking about this right now.' These are stated positions plus government legislative action she led.
Record last updated 2026-08-13.