{ "meta": { "description": "Australian candidate transparency dataset: the federal 48th Parliament, all eight state/territory parliaments (see jurisdiction field), and announced candidates for upcoming elections (status='candidate', e.g. Victoria 2026). Federal roster from AEC Members Elected (House) and OpenAustralia (Senate) with AEC donor data; state rosters from data/sources/states/; election candidates from data/sources/candidates/. Sourced positions across 24 issues (5 federal, 19 state) are added separately from data/positions/. See ../CONTRIBUTING.md.", "house_source": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "senate_source": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senators/", "donor_source": "https://transparency.aec.gov.au/MemberOfParliament", "last_updated": "2026-07-01" }, "candidates": [ { "id": "alicia-payne-canberra", "name": "Alicia Payne", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Canberra", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "Payne criticises Australia's immigration detention as 'destructive and expensive' and argues indefinite detention is unjustifiable. She supports abolishing temporary protection visas, expanding the government-funded humanitarian intake (citing Labor's 27,000-place commitment) plus a 5,000-place community-sponsored program, increasing UNHCR funding, and accepting New Zealand's offer to resettle refugees.", "sources": [ { "title": "Refugees - 23/06/2021", "url": "https://www.aliciapayne.com.au/news/speeches/refugees-23-06-2021/", "publisher": "Alicia Payne MP", "date": "2021-06-23" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In a 28 July 2025 interview, Payne said she has continually called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza as the most effective way to protect innocent lives, stated that by not allowing aid into Gaza Israel is breaching international law, and said she longs to see Australia recognise a Palestinian state as soon as possible, at a time most advantageous to peace.", "sources": [ { "title": "Afternoon Briefing Panel 28th July 2025", "url": "https://www.aliciapayne.com.au/news/media-releases-and-transcripts/afternoon-briefing-panel-28th-july-2025/", "publisher": "Alicia Payne MP", "date": "2025-07-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. Note: member returns capture only donations made directly to the member, not money received via a party; figures are partial.", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [ { "title": "AEC Member of Parliament annual return — Ms Alicia Payne MP (2020-21)", "url": "https://transparency.aec.gov.au/MemberOfParliament", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "" } ] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Canberra, ACT)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/10919.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/mp/alicia_payne/canberra", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.aliciapayne.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AliciaPayneforCanberra" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/aliciapayne_cbr" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjLO7vIpdocv75XQ4p0yVPw" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ms Alicia Payne MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=144732", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null }, { "title": "Alicia Payne MP", "url": "https://www.aliciapayne.com.au/", "publisher": "Alicia Payne MP (official website)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "andrew-leigh-fenner", "name": "Andrew Leigh", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Fenner", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Andrew Leigh is a self-described atheist; he has written and spoken publicly about being an atheist while arguing that churches benefit society.", "sources": [ { "title": "The Atheist Who Wants More Churches in Australia", "url": "https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/atheist-wants-churches-australia/", "publisher": "The Gospel Coalition Australia", "date": "" }, { "title": "The church is good for social connection, says federal politician and atheist", "url": "https://eternitynews.com.au/podcasts/the-church-is-good-for-social-connection-says-federal-politician-and-atheist/", "publisher": "Eternity News", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "Leigh, a Labor MP and economist, publicly defends immigration, stating in 2026 that the government has 'reduced migration from the record highs it was under the Coalition.' He has more broadly framed Australia's non-discriminatory and skilled migration system as a source of national strength.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Leigh can't stop lying on immigration", "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/04/andrew-leigh-cant-stop-lying-on-immigration/", "publisher": "MacroBusiness", "date": "2026-04" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Leigh has advocated for evidence-based foreign aid, stating the Australian Government understands its obligation to ensure aid delivered has the maximum positive impact and arguing that randomised trials and rigorous evaluation should determine which development interventions work.", "sources": [ { "title": "The call for evidence-based development", "url": "https://devpolicy.org/the-call-for-evidence-based-development-20240725/", "publisher": "Devpolicy Blog (Development Policy Centre, ANU)", "date": "2024-07-25" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Andrew Leigh is a strong advocate for free trade and unilateral tariff reduction, opposing protectionism. He has argued Australia should continue advocating for tariff removal without imposing retaliatory tariffs, stating \"Australia is a trading nation and a strong advocate for open and rules-based trade\" and \"Trade expands opportunity. Isolation shrinks it.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Leigh takes a swipe at US tariffs with passionate speech in defence of free trade", "url": "https://region.com.au/leigh-takes-a-swipe-at-us-tariffs-with-passionate-speech-in-defence-of-free-trade/893408/", "publisher": "Region Canberra", "date": "2025-08-08" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. Note: member returns capture only donations made directly to the member, not money received via a party; figures are partial.", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [ { "title": "AEC Member of Parliament annual return — Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP (2020-21)", "url": "https://transparency.aec.gov.au/MemberOfParliament", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "" } ] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Fenner, ACT)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Andrew_Leigh_2017.jpg/330px-Andrew_Leigh_2017.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Leigh", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.andrewleigh.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Andrew-Leigh-MP/129819533748295" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ALEIGHMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=BU8", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "david-smith-bean", "name": "David Smith", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Bean", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Having been educated at a Marist Brothers college, David Smith identifies as a Catholic.", "sources": [ { "title": "Wikipedia — David Smith (Australian Capital Territory politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Smith_(Australian_Capital_Territory_politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Smith is listed as an Australian member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), a cross-party international group of legislators focused on relations with the People's Republic of China.", "sources": [ { "title": "David Smith MP - IPAC The Alliance", "url": "https://www.ipac.global/the-alliance/david-smith", "publisher": "Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. Note: member returns capture only donations made directly to the member, not money received via a party; figures are partial.", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [ { "title": "AEC Member of Parliament annual return — Mr David Smith MP (2020-21)", "url": "https://transparency.aec.gov.au/MemberOfParliament", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "" } ] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Bean, ACT)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/10910.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/mp/david_smith/bean", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.davidsmith.org.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/davesmithmp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/david.smith.mp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/DaveSmithMP" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0qVAErYGXpoybYXzNQptQ" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Smith MP", "url": "https://www.davidsmith.org.au/", "publisher": "David Smith MP (official website)", "date": null }, { "title": "David Smith | Member for Bean | Australian Labor Party", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/david-smith/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "alex-hawke-mitchell", "name": "Alex Hawke", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Mitchell", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Alex Hawke was raised as an Anglican but now attends Hillsong Church; in his maiden speech he affirmed Christian values such as grace, forgiveness and redemption.", "sources": [ { "title": "Wikipedia — Alex Hawke", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Hawke", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "Hawke, a former Liberal Immigration Minister, has called for the government to resolve the status of roughly 7,500 long-term asylum seekers, saying: 'I think the Government should resolve this now. People have been here a long time and the reality of their condition is that they will be staying here.'", "sources": [ { "title": "RCOA welcomes Liberal ex-Minister's call to end years of waiting", "url": "https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/rcoa-welcomes-liberal-ex-ministers-call-to-end-years-of-waiting/", "publisher": "Refugee Council of Australia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "As Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Hawke called for closer ties to and development assistance for the Pacific region, stating 'their prosperity is our prosperity,' while supporting a reduction in the overall foreign aid budget. He also argued his Pacific engagement did not require further action by Australia on climate change.", "sources": [ { "title": "Alex Hawke", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Hawke", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In a 2019 keynote, Alex Hawke referenced the Coalition government's legislation \"establishing the kind of rules around foreign investment in critical national infrastructure\" and \"banning foreign donations into the Australian political system,\" stating this legislation \"has really shored up the ability of Australia to stand strong\" and that \"a strong, secure sovereign region fundamentally enables economic prosperity.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Australia's Focus on the Pacific - Hon Alex Hawke MP's Keynote Speech to the AIIA National Conference", "url": "https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/australias-focus-on-the-pacific-minister-of-international-development-and-the-pacific-hon-alex-hawke-mps-keynote-speech-to-the-aiia-national-conference/", "publisher": "Australian Institute of International Affairs", "date": "2019-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "During the 2017 citizenship questions over members with foreign-born parents, Hawke stated he is 'an Australian citizen only and have never held or acquired or sought Greek or any other citizenship.' He was not referred to the High Court.", "sources": [ { "title": "I'm not a Greek citizen: Liberal MP Alex Hawke", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/i-m-not-a-greek-citizen-liberal-mp-alex-hawke", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2017-11-05" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Mitchell, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Alex_Hawke_2016.jpg/330px-Alex_Hawke_2016.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Hawke", "social": { "links": [ 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for the modern economy.", "sources": [ { "title": "My First Speech to Parliament", "url": "https://alisonbyrnesmp.com.au/media-centre/speeches/my-first-speech-to-parliament/", "publisher": "Alison Byrnes MP (official website)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Cunningham, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/10973.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/mp/alison_byrnes/cunningham", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": 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In 2016 he opposed One Nation's proposed Muslim immigration ban, and he has stated his opposition to banning the burqa.", "sources": [ { "title": "Barnaby Joyce", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnaby_Joyce", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "On 10 August 2018, Joyce defended maintaining Australia's foreign aid budget, framing aid to Pacific island nations as a strategic necessity, saying Australia needs to support island nations 'otherwise the Chinese government will just move in there and support them.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Joyce defends foreign aid against farmers' criticism", "url": "https://sbs.com.au/news/joyce-defends-foreign-aid-against-farmers-criticism", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2018-08-10" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Barnaby Joyce has stated a preference for Australian ownership of agricultural assets, saying \"My preference is always for the Australian people to be owner of the Australian asset\" and \"I'll never work to the exclusion of foreign investment but my preference is always for the Australian owner of the Australian asset.\" He supported blocking selected foreign bids (e.g. Kidman & Co) and warned against monopolistic foreign control of agricultural infrastructure.", "sources": [ { "title": "Barnaby Joyce's foreign investment odyssey", "url": "https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/3775315/barnaby-joyces-foreign-investment-odyssey/", "publisher": "Farm Online", "date": "2016-03-08" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Held New Zealand citizenship by descent from his father, which the High Court found rendered him ineligible under section 44(i); his 2016 election was declared invalid on 27 October 2017. Having renounced his New Zealand citizenship in August 2017, he was eligible to recontest and won the December 2017 New England by-election.", "sources": [ { "title": "Barnaby Joyce", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnaby_Joyce", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (New England, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Barnaby_Joyce_portrait.jpg/330px-Barnaby_Joyce_portrait.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnaby_Joyce", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.barnabyjoyce.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BarnabyJoyceMP" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/Barnaby_Joyce" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Barnaby Joyce MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=e5d", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "carol-berry-whitlam", "name": "Carol Berry", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Whitlam", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Whitlam, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/11027.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/mp/carol_berry/whitlam", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/carolberryforwhitlam" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/carolberryforwhitlam" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ms Carol Berry MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=23497", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null }, { "title": "Carol Berry | Member for Whitlam | Australian Labor Party", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/carol-berry/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "chris-bowen-mcmahon", "name": "Chris Bowen", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "McMahon", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "As Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2010-2013), Bowen secured an offshore processing arrangement with Malaysia (the \"Malaysia Solution\") in 2011, under which Australia would transfer asylum seekers who arrived by boat to Malaysia in exchange for resettling refugees from there; the arrangement was struck down by the High Court in September 2011.", "sources": [ { "title": "Australia's asylum seeker policy history: a story of blunders and shame", "url": "https://theconversation.com/australias-asylum-seeker-policy-history-a-story-of-blunders-and-shame-118396", "publisher": "The Conversation", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In an ABC TV Insiders interview on 26 November 2023, Bowen said 'Israel can only really be secure and free when Palestine is secure and free, and ultimately, that is our long term objective,' reaffirmed that Israel has rights and obligations under international law, and said the government wanted ceasefire arrangements to become more permanent as the pathway to peace.", "sources": [ { "title": "Chris Bowen: Israel can only be free when Palestine is", "url": "https://www.jwire.com.au/chris-bowen-israel-can-only-be-free-when-palestine-is/", "publisher": "J-Wire", "date": "2023-11-26" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Chris Bowen has backed bringing solar panel manufacturing to Australia under the Future Made in Australia agenda, stating \"We invented the modern solar panel... We've been missing, by and large, the middle part of manufacturing solar panels,\" and that the Hunter \"will be centre of our Future Made in Australia,\" linking the policy to local jobs and strengthened supply chains.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sunshot program backs \"Sun King\" to bring large-scale solar panel manufacturing back to Australia", "url": "https://reneweconomy.com.au/sunshot-program-backs-sun-king-to-bring-large-scale-solar-panel-manufacturing-back-to-australia/", "publisher": "RenewEconomy", "date": "2025-12-02" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (McMahon, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Chris_Bowen_%282024%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Chris_Bowen_%282024%29_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Bowen", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.chrisbowen.net" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "http://www.facebook.com/chrisbowenmp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/chrisbowenmp" }, { "platform": "bluesky", "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/chrisbowenmp.bsky.social" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Chris Bowen MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=DZS", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null }, { "title": "Chris Bowen", "url": "http://www.chrisbowen.net", "publisher": "Chris Bowen MP (official website)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "dai-le-fowler", "name": "Dai Le", "party": "Independent", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Fowler", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Dai Le is a lapsed Catholic who has stated she still believes in God and prays to the Virgin Mary, crediting her election win to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.", "sources": [ { "title": "Wikipedia — Dai Le", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Le", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "Le, an independent and former refugee, takes a conditional view of migration, saying that if migration places are increased the government 'has the duty to ensure that there are immediate plans to build more housing, more public transport infrastructure and more local services,' and that government should 'first look locally.' She notes her electorate resettled nearly 10,000 refugees without additional infrastructure funding, and pledges to celebrate cultural diversity.", "sources": [ { "title": "Dai Le MP's First Speech in Parliament", "url": "https://daile.com.au/dai-le-mps-first-speech-in-parliament/", "publisher": "Dai Le MP", "date": "2022" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Dai Le has advocated for support of local small and medium manufacturing businesses, noting \"Manufacturing is the largest employer in Fowler, standing at 40% yet the plan doesn't really invest in our local community, many of whom are small to medium sized manufacturing companies.\" She criticised the Future Made in Australia plan as inadequately supporting local manufacturers facing rising utility and input costs.", "sources": [ { "title": "Budget Reflections: A Missed Opportunity for Fowler and Australia", "url": "https://daile.com.au/budget-reflections-a-missed-opportunity-for-fowler-and-australia/", "publisher": "Dai Le MP (official website)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "After her 2022 election, questions were raised about her section 44 eligibility given her refugee background; she stated on her AEC declaration that she had never been a subject or citizen of any country other than Australia and confirmed the AEC accepted her nomination, rejecting suggestions of ineligibility.", "sources": [ { "title": "Dai Le rejects suggestions she's ineligible for Australia's parliament due to section 44", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/dai-le-rejects-suggestions-shes-ineligible-for-australias-parliament-due-to-section-44/l7g34cynw", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2022-05-25" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Fowler, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Dai_Le_headshot.jpg/330px-Dai_Le_headshot.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Le", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.daile.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DaiLeMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/dai_le" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/dai_le" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/dailemp" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@DaiLeTheOfficial" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ms Dai Le MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=295676", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null }, { "title": "Dai Le - 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Australian Labor is on the side of Australian manufacturing,\" describing manufacturing as \"in the DNA of the Australian Labor Party.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Manufacturing (speech)", "url": "https://www.edhusic.com/news/speeches/manufacturing/", "publisher": "Ed Husic MP (official website)", "date": "2021-02-17" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Chifley, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": 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They start small businesses and their contribution is highly valued\" and that regional migration \"needs to be at the forefront of our immigration system.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Riverina MP Michael McCormack: \"all options are on the table\" in response to claimed five-year regional migration visas", "url": "https://www.cootamundraherald.com.au/story/5616459/riverina-mp-says-all-options-open-for-regional-migration-reform/", "publisher": "Cootamundra Herald", "date": "2018-08-30" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Responding to a protest outside his Wagga office, McCormack stated that protest organisers 'do not represent the majority of the Riverina who support Israel', and added: 'Palestine has been recognised as a state by the Australian government and the people there do need to live in peace.'", "sources": [ { "title": "'They don't represent the Riverina': MP slams protest against Israeli president", "url": "https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/9173725/protest-outside-mccormacks-wagga-office-draws-attention/", "publisher": "The Daily Advertiser", "date": "2026-02-13" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Riverina, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Michael_McCormack_portrait.jpg/330px-Michael_McCormack_portrait.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McCormack_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.michaelmccormack.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MichaelMcCormackMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/m_mccormackmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/M_McCormackMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Michael McCormack (Australian politician) - 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In a June 2025 interview she said there is 'a muddiness ... between the proposed AUKUS plan and what it's trying to achieve' and that 'if it's deterrence, putting all our eggs into this basket doesn't seem ... a really good strategy', describing an inquiry as a prudent investment.", "sources": [ { "title": "Retooling our economy: Nicolette Boele on AUKUS, environmental law, and the future of Australia", "url": "https://www.northshorelorikeet.com.au/p/retooling-our-economy-nicolette-boele-on-aukus-environmental-law-and-the-future-of-australia", "publisher": "North Shore Lorikeet", "date": "2025-06-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Bradfield, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Nicolette_Boele_MP.jpg/330px-Nicolette_Boele_MP.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolette_Boele", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.nicoletteboele.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NicBoele/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nicolette_boele/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/nicolette_boele/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQsT4pnM-C1s3sK4oHVuZ_Q" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nicolette Boele - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolette_Boele", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Nicolette Boele MP - Linktree", "url": "https://linktr.ee/nicoletteboele", "publisher": "Linktree (official, identifies her as Independent MP for Bradfield)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "pat-conaghan-cowper", "name": "Pat Conaghan", "party": "The Nationals", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Cowper", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Conaghan stated that 'collaboration is crucial if we are to build scale in Australian manufacturing and create the jobs we need now in the COVID-19 recovery and for generations to come', and said the aim is to support collaborations that spur private sector investment and help Australian manufacturers innovate and become more competitive.", "sources": [ { "title": "Government backs manufacturers to build scale and jobs", "url": "https://patconaghan.com.au/government-backs-manufacturers-to-build-scale-and-jobs/", "publisher": "Pat Conaghan MP (official website)", "date": "2021-07" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Cowper, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/North_Coast_Regional_Gardens_Glasshouse_Opening_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Conaghan", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://patconaghan.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PatConaghanNats" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/patconaghancowper" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Pat Conaghan - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Conaghan", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Pat Conaghan MP - Federal Member for Cowper", "url": "https://patconaghan.com.au/", "publisher": "Office of Pat Conaghan MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "pat-conroy-shortland", "name": "Pat Conroy", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Shortland", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "foreign_policy": { "summary": "As Minister for Defence Industry and Pacific Island Affairs, Conroy stated (December 2024) that 'AUKUS is not about charity. 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On China he emphasised arguing 'for that rules-based order', and on the Pacific said Australia will demonstrate it 'will not enter into security or policing agreements with a third country without agreement by Australia', citing the Nauru treaty framework.", "sources": [ { "title": "Pat Conroy on defending Australia and Pacific partnerships", "url": "https://nsc.anu.edu.au/podcast/pat-conroy-defending-australia-and-pacific-partnerships", "publisher": "ANU National Security College", "date": "2024-12-12" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "As Minister for Defence Industry, Conroy stated that building a sovereign defence industry and ecosystem is at the heart of the Government's efforts and that this is the best way to ensure a defence future 'made in Australia, by Australians', adding the Government is committed to a defence future made in Australia to make the nation more prepared and resilient.", "sources": [ { "title": "Pat Conroy says defence future will be 'made in Australia' through manufacturing", "url": "https://www.australianmanufacturing.com.au/pat-conroy-says-defence-future-will-be-made-in-australia-through-manufacturing/", "publisher": "Australian Manufacturing", "date": "2025-08-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Shortland, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Pat_Conroy.jpg/330px-Pat_Conroy.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Conroy_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.patconroy.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PatConroyMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/patconroymp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/PatConroy1" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Pat Conroy (politician) - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Conroy_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Pat Conroy | Member for Shortland | Australian Labor Party", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/pat-conroy/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "sally-sitou-reid", "name": "Sally Sitou", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Reid", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "In her 2022 first speech, Sitou, the daughter of refugees who fled Indochina, celebrated Australia's transformation \"from an embrace of a White Australia policy to a country that is now a majority-migrant nation,\" describing the White Australia policy as based on \"fear and a failure of imagination.\" She praised former PM Malcolm Fraser's 1977 refugee policy as \"on the right side of history\" and said diverse representatives \"make our parliament better and our democracy stronger.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Sally Sitou: 'Good governments change lives. 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He called to \"match migration levels with the ability of the building industry to supply new homes,\" while arguing \"the one area where we do need to dramatically increase migration is migrants with skills in construction related industries.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "First Speech — Simon Kennedy, Federal Member for Cook", "url": "https://www.simonkennedymp.com.au/first-speech", "publisher": "Simon Kennedy MP (official website)", "date": "2024-05-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Cook, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/11019.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/mp/simon_kennedy/cook", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.simonkennedymp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/simonkennedycook/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/simonkennedycook/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/SimonKennedyMP" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@SimonKennedyCook" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@simonkennedycook" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Simon Kennedy MP | Federal Member for Cook", "url": "https://www.simonkennedymp.com.au/", "publisher": "Office of Simon Kennedy MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "sophie-scamps-mackellar", "name": "Sophie Scamps", "party": "Independent", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Mackellar", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In February 2024 Scamps called for the Australian government to restore UNRWA funding and for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza war. In October 2024 she voted for a resolution condemning the Hamas-led attack on Israel and supported a Greens amendment condemning 'war crimes perpetrated by the State of Israel'. She also targeted an AUKUS adviser appointment in her 2023 'Ending Jobs for Mates Bill' and in February 2023 called for federal recognition of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sophie Scamps", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Scamps", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 2023-24: $144,837 across 33 donor(s); 2022-23: $97,046 across 58 donor(s). 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As Opposition Leader in August 2025 she stated she would reverse the Albanese government's decision to recognise a Palestinian state should she win office, saying recognition must come only at the end of a genuine two-state process.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sussan Ley", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussan_Ley", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "As a Coalition minister, Ley promoted the Coalition Government's foreign investment regime to improve scrutiny and transparency around foreign ownership of Australia's agricultural production, noting the screening threshold for foreign purchases of agricultural land by private investors had been reduced to $15 million, and said sales of critical infrastructure to foreign investors must be properly scrutinised so that foreign investment is not contrary to the national interest.", "sources": [ { "title": "Stronger foreign investment regime comes into force", "url": "http://sussanley.com/stronger-foreign-investment-regime-comes-into-force/", "publisher": "Sussan Ley MP (official website)", "date": "2015-12-02" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Ley was born overseas (in Kano, Nigeria, to English parents) and has publicly stated that she renounced her other citizenship before sitting in the Australian Parliament, taking a few months to do so in order to satisfy section 44(i) eligibility.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ley: no citizenship audit", "url": "https://www.irrigator.com.au/story/5055623/ley-no-citizenship-audit/", "publisher": "The Irrigator", "date": "2017-11-14" }, { "title": "Sussan Ley", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussan_Ley", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Farrer, NSW)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Sussan_Ley_2019_%28Higher_Quality%29.jpg/330px-Sussan_Ley_2019_%28Higher_Quality%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussan_Ley", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://sussanley.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SussanLeyMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/SussanLeyMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sussan Ley - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussan_Ley", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Sussan Ley MP - Member for Farrer", "url": "https://sussanley.com/", "publisher": "Office of Sussan Ley MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tanya-plibersek-sydney", "name": "Tanya Plibersek", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Sydney", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Plibersek has said she was raised Catholic. In her 2022 Archbishop Daniel Mannix Lecture she said 'I was raised firmly within the arms of the Catholic Church,' describing her first communion, confirmation, Sunday mass and weekly confession, and adding that 'growing up Catholic has influenced my politics.' She does not state whether she currently practises.", "sources": [ { "title": "Speech – Tanya Plibersek – The 38th Archbishop Daniel Mannix Lecture – Melbourne – Wednesday, 23 March 2022", "url": "https://www.tanyaplibersek.com/media/speeches/speech-tanya-plibersek-the-38th-archbishop-daniel-mannix-lecture-melbourne-wednesday-23-march-2022/", "publisher": "tanyaplibersek.com (official site)", "date": "2022-03-23" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "In a 2003 workshop talk on multiculturalism, Plibersek argued that \"the first and biggest lie is the one that suggests asylum seekers are a threat to this nation,\" noting Australia accepts a small number of refugees by world standards. She criticised Australia for choosing \"the most expensive system for dealing with refugees - locking them up - or even more expensive, putting them on Nauru or Manus Island,\" and is a vocal advocate for multiculturalism.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tanya Plibersek, ALP Member for Sydney: About Multiculturalism in Australia", "url": "https://safecom.org.au/plibersek.htm", "publisher": "Safecom (Project SafeCom)", "date": "2003" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In 2002 Plibersek described Israel as 'a rogue state' and Ariel Sharon as a 'war criminal', though she later developed friendly relations with the Jewish community and visited Israel and Palestine in 2014. As Shadow Foreign Minister in 2016 she advocated redrawing Australia's maritime border with East Timor. 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He has argued Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps must be kept \"weak, broke and totally under control\" and sought to minimise Chinese access to sensitive Australian military sites.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Wallace", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wallace", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Fisher, QLD)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Andrew_Wallace.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wallace", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://andrewwallacemp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/wallace4fisher/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/andrewwallacemp68/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/AndrewWallaceMP" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewwallacemp/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@andrewwallacemp1434" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Wallace MP - 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On asylum seekers he advocates turning back boats 'with, of course, fuel and food.' In January 2026 he reiterated a policy of 'No migration without assimilation.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Katter calls for immigration cuts after Ipswich fatal stabbing", "url": "https://www.bobkatter.com.au/katter-calls-for-immigration-cuts-after-ipswich-fatal-stabbing", "publisher": "bobkatter.com.au (official)", "date": "2024-02-07" }, { "title": "Migration Legislation", "url": "https://www.bobkatter.com.au/migration-legislation", "publisher": "bobkatter.com.au (official)", "date": "2012-08-15" }, { "title": "Katter calls for 'No Migration without Assimilation'", "url": "https://kattersaustralianparty.org.au/media-release/katter-calls-for-no-migration-without-assimilation-after-frankenstein-bills-introduced/", "publisher": "Katter's Australian Party", "date": "2026-01-20" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Katter holds protectionist and economic-nationalist views: he supports traditional Country Party statutory marketing for agriculture, opposes privatisation and economic deregulation, and has pioneered protests against imported produce (such as bananas) and championed mandating domestic ethanol fuel content. 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Numbers have been too high, and standards have been too low,\" and \"To protect our way of life and restore Australians' standard of living, we must reduce immigration numbers and lift migration standards.\" He supports a values-based migration system that prioritises the Australian Values Statement in assessing permanent visa applications.", "sources": [ { "title": "Migration plan first instalment", "url": "https://davidbatt.com.au/migration/", "publisher": "David Batt MP (official website)", "date": "2026-04-14" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Hinkler, QLD)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/11026.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/mp/david_batt/hinkler", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.davidbatt.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DavidBattMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/davidbattlnp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Batt (politician) - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Batt_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "David Batt MP - Member for Hinkler", "url": "https://www.davidbatt.com.au/", "publisher": "Office of David Batt MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "david-littleproud-maranoa", "name": "David Littleproud", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Maranoa", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Littleproud called on the Treasurer to revise parts of the Australia-US free trade agreement that allow US companies to buy Australian farming ventures worth up to $1.46 billion without Foreign Investment Review Board approval, a threshold not applied to other foreign investors. 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Per the Australian Greens platform (the party she represents): seeking asylum is treated as a human right, with commitments to end offshore processing, oppose indefinite/arbitrary detention, increase the humanitarian intake, and run a migration program prioritising family reunion and humanitarian programs.", "sources": [ { "title": "Immigration and Refugees | Australian Greens", "url": "https://greens.org.au/policies/immigration-and-refugees", "publisher": "Australian Greens (official policy platform)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Per Australian Greens platform: the party (of which Watson-Brown is the MP for Ryan) calls to cancel the AUKUS agreement and renegotiate ANZUS to reduce reliance on the United States, to stop all Australian military exports to Israel, and to end the occupation of Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.", "sources": [ { "title": "Foreign Affairs | Policy Portfolio", "url": "https://greens.org.au/portfolios/foreign-affairs", "publisher": "Australian Greens", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In her first speech, Watson-Brown advocated a planned phase-out of coal and gas in favour of renewables and green manufacturing, and argued that public infrastructure should be in public hands, criticising the development and ownership of public infrastructure by private corporations.", "sources": [ { "title": "First Speech - 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This is a third-party event-host description rather than a self-statement, and no denomination is specified.", "sources": [ { "title": "Henry Pike Testimony | CBN Redlands", "url": "https://cbn.net.au/henry-pike-cbn-redlands/", "publisher": "Christian Business Network (CBN Australia)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Bowman, QLD)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/10969.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/mp/henry_pike/bowman", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.henrypike.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/henrypikemp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/henrypikemp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mr Henry Pike MP - Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=300120", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "jim-chalmers-rankin", "name": "Jim Chalmers", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Rankin", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Jim Chalmers identifies as a Catholic, though described as more 'tribal than Bible'; his three children were baptised in the same church as himself, indicating his Catholicism is more cultural/family tradition than devotional.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jim Chalmers", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Chalmers", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "As Treasurer, Chalmers defended the government's migration management, stating migration was 'already down 45 per cent since its peak,' and the government emphasises housing supply over migration cuts; per Labor platform, Labor caps permanent migration at 185,000 and targets net overseas migration of around 225,000.", "sources": [ { "title": "How One Nation, Labor, the Coalition, and the Greens compare on migration policy", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/migration-policy-labor-coalition-greens-one-nation/7dsd8r7y9", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2026-06-19" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "On 31 July 2025, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Australian recognition of a Palestinian state is a matter of \"when, not if,\" framing Palestinian statehood as an important step toward a two-state solution and an end to the \"cycle of violence,\" while conditioning support on Hamas having no role in future Palestinian leadership.", "sources": [ { "title": "After Canada's move, Chalmers says Australian recognition of Palestine about 'when, not if'", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australian-recognition-of-palestinian-statehood/cv75w070k", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2025-07-31" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "As Treasurer, Chalmers announced the Future Made in Australia plan, framing it around building domestic sovereign capability to protect national security and economic resilience. 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It is the willingness to contribute to Australia that must be the true test.\" He warned poorly managed migration risks \"rising social tensions, buckling infrastructure, divided communities,\" while describing a multicultural society as \"a strength, not a strain\" when migration is well managed.", "sources": [ { "title": "Maiden Speech - Leon Rebello LNP", "url": "https://leonrebello.com.au/speech/first-speech/", "publisher": "Leon Rebello MP (official website)", "date": "2025-07-30" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In his maiden speech on 30 July 2025, Rebello called for Australia to invest in \"a strong, sovereign defence capability,\" to seize the strategic and diplomatic advantages of trusted allies and the Commonwealth, and to diversify import and export markets \"so we don't rely on any one country\" and avoid being \"held ransom by adversaries.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Maiden Speech – Leon Rebello", "url": "https://leonrebello.com.au/speech/first-speech/", "publisher": "Leon Rebello MP (official website)", "date": "2025-07-30" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In his first speech, Rebello said Australia should support the expansion of its domestic manufacturing sector in line with its strategic and comparative advantage, and stated he is a firm believer in diversifying import and export markets so the country does not rely on any single country. 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He noted his electorate's many nationalities and languages.", "sources": [ { "title": "Steve Georganas (ALP-Hindmarsh) - Maiden Speech", "url": "https://australianpolitics.com/2004/11/17/steve-georganas-maiden-speech.html/", "publisher": "AustralianPolitics.com", "date": "2004-11-17" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Georganas's official member profile describes him as \"a strong advocate for local jobs, fighting the offshoring of call centre work,\" and states he \"supported a shift to onshore slaughter and meat processing to create more jobs.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Steve Georganas | Member for Adelaide", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/steve-georganas/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Adelaide, SA)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Steve_Georganas_at_the_2026_ANZAC_Day_Dawn_Service_at_the_National_War_Memorial%2C_Adelaide_%28028A2294%29.jpg/330px-Steve_Georganas_at_the_2026_ANZAC_Day_Dawn_Service_at_the_National_War_Memorial%2C_Adelaide_%28028A2294%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Georganas", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/steve.georganas" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/steve_georganas/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/stevegeorganas" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Steve Georganas | Australian Labor Party", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/steve-georganas/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null }, { "title": "Mr Steve Georganas MP - Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=DZY", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tom-venning-grey", "name": "Tom Venning", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Grey", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "On his official website, Venning states \"Primary industries are the backbone of our economy. We provide the nation with minerals, food, fibre and energy,\" and says \"As an economist and a 5th generation farmer, I know the importance of protecting these industries from inequitable taxes and unfair climate policy.\" He cites the farmer-paid biosecurity levy and the ban on live sheep exports as attacks on rural livelihoods.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tom Venning – Liberal Member for Grey", "url": "https://tomvenning.com.au/", "publisher": "Tom Venning MP", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Grey, SA)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/11051.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/mp/tom_venning/grey", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.tomvenning.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TomVenningMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/tomvenninggrey/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@TomVenningMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tom Venning - Liberal Member for Grey", "url": "https://www.tomvenning.com.au", "publisher": "Tom Venning MP", "date": null }, { "title": "Mr Tom Venning MP - Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=315434", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tony-pasin-barker", "name": "Tony Pasin", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Barker", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "In his 2013 first speech, Pasin, the son of Italian immigrants, said \"I honour the rich contribution that immigrants have made to my home state of South Australia and the nation,\" and added he was \"proud to be part of a government that is working to ensure that once again those who come to our great nation ... do so in a safe and orderly manner, respectful of proper processes.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Tony Pasin (Lib - Barker) - First Speech", "url": "https://australianpolitics.com/2013/11/21/tony-pasin-lib-barker-first-speech.html/", "publisher": "AustralianPolitics.com", "date": "2013-11-21" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 2021-22: $20,000 across 1 donor(s). 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In an October 2023 speech he said 'the killing of innocent Palestinians in Gaza must also stop' and that 'Israel must show restraint and respect for international law,' and he has called for a permanent two-state resolution.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tony Zappia", "url": "https://www.muslimvotesmatter.com.au/zappia", "publisher": "Muslim Votes Matter", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Zappia was born in Italy in 1952 and naturalised as an Australian citizen in 1958. He stated he ceased to be an Italian citizen automatically upon acquiring Australian citizenship in 1958 (Italy then stripping citizenship from those naturalising elsewhere), a position he said the Italian Consul confirmed by letter dated July 2004, supporting his section 44(i) eligibility.", "sources": [ { "title": "Labor MP denies Italian dual citizenship as Coalition threatens counter-action in court", "url": "http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/08/15/labor-mp-denies-italian-dual-citizenship-coalition-threatens-counter-action-court", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2017-08-15" }, { "title": "Tony Zappia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Zappia", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 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His Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill 2022 would effectively abolish offshore detention and move asylum seekers and refugees into the community with access to housing, support and the right to work. He cites detention costs of about $360,000 per person per year versus about $4,429 for someone living in the community, and condemns Australia's offshore processing on Nauru and Manus.", "sources": [ { "title": "Immoral and unlawful treatment of asylum seekers must end", "url": "https://andrewwilkie.org/2022/08/immoral-and-unlawful-treatment-of-asylum-seekers-must-end/", "publisher": "Andrew Wilkie MP (official site)", "date": "2022-08" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Wilkie advocates a more independent Australian foreign policy underpinned by adherence to international law, supports increased overseas development assistance, and calls for Russian withdrawal from Ukraine. 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and time in Australia. After criticism, on 7 June 2024 he replaced it with Ministerial Direction 110, which he said makes 'community protection' and 'the safety of the Australian community' the highest priority in visa cancellation decisions; he stated he had cancelled 40 visas 'in the national interest' that week. As Shadow Minister he led Labor's campaign against privatising Australia's visa system and established a Multicultural Caucus Committee.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Giles", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Giles", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "Direction 99: Andrew Giles announces government will replace controversial immigration directive", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-government-will-replace-its-controversial-immigration-directive-heres-whats-changing/vjvgyunrv", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2024-06-07" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Giles was a British citizen by descent through his UK-born mother. He renounced his British citizenship before standing for parliament in 2013, resolving his section 44(i) eligibility.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Giles", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Giles", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Scullin, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Andrew_Giles_%282021%29.jpg/330px-Andrew_Giles_%282021%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Giles", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AndrewGilesScullin" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/andrewjgiles" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Andrew Giles MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=243609", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "anne-webster-mallee", "name": "Anne Webster", "party": "The Nationals", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Mallee", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "In her maiden speech to the House of Representatives, Anne Webster explicitly identified as a Christian, stating: \"My upbringing has provided the foundation of my worldview as a Christian.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Maiden Speech", "url": "https://www.annewebster.com.au/about/maiden-speech", "publisher": "Anne Webster MP (official website)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "Webster has stated 'Albanese Labor has brought in 1.4 million people in just 3 1/2 years,' arguing excess immigration has added pressure to housing, infrastructure and services and that Labor has 'flooded' the economy with population growth driven by immigration. She endorses the Coalition's tougher immigration stance, citing measures such as a binding Australian Values Statement visa condition, restoring Temporary Protection Visas, a Safe Country List, and enhanced visa screening.", "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Anne Webster MP - The Nationals take tougher stance on immigration through Coalition policy", "url": "https://vic.nationals.org.au/media-releases/dr-anne-webster-mp-the-nationals-take-tougher-stance-on-immigration-through-coalition-policy/", "publisher": "The Nationals Victoria", "date": "2026-04-14" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Advocating local urea production, Webster said \"in today's global climate, we need to be on the front foot with sovereign manufacturing capabilities\" and \"It's time for us to move away from foreign dependence on these and other essential products, and to become more self-reliant.\" She described investing in domestic urea production on \"Aussie soil\" as helping secure reliable fertiliser supply for growers.", "sources": [ { "title": "Growing Australia's Fertiliser Industry", "url": "https://www.annewebster.com.au/media/growing-australias-fertiliser-industry", "publisher": "Anne Webster MP", "date": "2022-02-03" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Mallee, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/10935.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/mp/anne_webster/mallee", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AnneWebster.Nationals/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Anne Webster MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=281688", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "basem-abdo-calwell", "name": "Basem Abdo", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Calwell", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Wikipedia explicitly states that Basem Abdo is a Muslim (\"He married Natascha and is a Muslim.\").", "sources": [ { "title": "Basem Abdo", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basem_Abdo", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Abdo, the first person of Palestinian Arab descent in the Australian Parliament, has stated 'My position on this is very clear. I support the recognition of a Palestinian state,' framing it as the right to self-determination rather than symbolism. Drawing on a 2011 visit to the West Bank, he described being confronted by 'how overarching the occupation is, how it impacts the daily lives in all aspects for the Palestinian people there,' and said party-room discussions on timing would be held in caucus.", "sources": [ { "title": "New Labor MP Basem Abdo reveals how he'll champion Palestinian statehood", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/new-labor-mp-reveals-how-hell-champion-palestinian-statehood/zm6q5xc5z", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Abdo's official member profile states that \"Calwell, once a vibrant hub for manufacturing, has the potential to lead Australia's resurgence in this sector,\" that he \"wants to see secure, well-paying jobs back in his community,\" and that \"Australia's capacity to make things here starts by investing in the local workforce, fostering skills development, and providing strong support for industry growth.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Basem Abdo | Member for Calwell", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/basem-abdo/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Calwell, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Basem_Abdo_at_2025_Calwell_results_declaration_%28cropped%29.JPG/330px-Basem_Abdo_at_2025_Calwell_results_declaration_%28cropped%29.JPG", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basem_Abdo", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BasemAbdoMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/basemforcalwell/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mr Basem Abdo MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=316915", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null }, { "title": "Basem Abdo | Member for Calwell | Australian Labor Party", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/basem-abdo/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "carina-garland-chisholm", "name": "Carina Garland", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Chisholm", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Garland's profile states she \"is passionate about bringing manufacturing back to Australia and is fighting for opportunities for local manufacturers,\" wants \"a Future Made in Australia, where our nation capitalises on our natural resources to become a renewable energy superpower,\" and is working to build \"secure local jobs.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Carina Garland | Labor Federal Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/carina-garland", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Chisholm, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Carina_Garland_at_ECLC_Chisholm_federal_election_candidates_forum_%281%29_%E2%80%94_May_2022.jpg/330px-Carina_Garland_at_ECLC_Chisholm_federal_election_candidates_forum_%281%29_%E2%80%94_May_2022.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carina_Garland", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://carinagarland.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CarinaGarlandLabor" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/carinagarlandmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Carina Garland MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=295588", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "cassandra-fernando-holt", "name": "Cassandra Fernando", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Holt", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "Fernando, who came to Australia from Sri Lanka in 1999 and sits on the House Standing Committee for Migration, said in a July 2023 interview that \"Labor is the party that has ... promoted multiculturalism and ensured a 'fair go' for all Australians\" and described Australia as \"a diverse, inclusive and accepting country.\" On Sri Lankan boat arrivals she said the Australian Government \"has full faith in their Sri Lankan counterparts when working on challenges of mutual interest, such as people smuggling.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Interview with Cassandra Fernando MP, prominent Australian politician of Sri Lankan origin", "url": "https://island.lk/interview-with-cassandra-fernando-mp-prominent-australian-politician-of-sri-lankan-origin/", "publisher": "The Island (Sri Lanka)", "date": "2023-07-24" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Holt, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Joint_Standing_Committee_on_the_Parliamentary_Library_2023_%28Fernando_cropped%29.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Fernando", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/cassandrafernandomp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/cassandrafernandomp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ms Cassandra Fernando MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=299964", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null }, { "title": "Cassandra Fernando | Member for Holt | Australian Labor Party", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/cassandra-fernando/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "catherine-king-ballarat", "name": "Catherine King", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Ballarat", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Ballarat, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Catherine_King.jpg/330px-Catherine_King.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_King_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.catherineking.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "http://www.facebook.com/CatherineKingMP" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "http://twitter.com/CatherineKingMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Catherine King MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=00AMR", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "clare-o-neil-hotham", "name": "Clare O'Neil", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Hotham", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "As Minister for Home Affairs, in a National Press Club address on 27 April 2023 O'Neil described Australia's migration system as 'broken' after 'a decade of genuinely breathtaking neglect,' saying it 'is failing our businesses, it is failing migrants themselves. And most importantly, it is failing Australians.' She commissioned a review of the migration system and indicated her proposed reforms would likely produce 'a slightly smaller migration program over time.'", "sources": [ { "title": "National Press Club: Australia's Migration System with Q and A", "url": "https://clareoneil.com/media-centre/speeches/national-press-club-australias-migration-system-with-q-and-a/", "publisher": "Clare O'Neil MP (official site)", "date": "2023-04-27" }, { "title": "Clare O'Neil", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_O%27Neil", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In her 2013 first speech, O'Neil said government \"should not be building great tariff walls or controlling the big macroeconomic levers,\" arguing instead that government supports business competitiveness through a skilled population, world-class infrastructure, safe cities and a culture of invention. She referenced modern manufacturing (the Corning NBN-fibre factory) as \"made possible by a clever and adaptable workforce.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Clare O'Neil (ALP - Hotham) - First Speech", "url": "https://australianpolitics.com/2013/12/02/first-speech-clare-oneil-alp-hotham.html/", "publisher": "AustralianPolitics.com", "date": "2013-12-02" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Hotham, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Clare_O%27Neil_%282023%29.jpg/330px-Clare_O%27Neil_%282023%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_O%27Neil", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ClareforHotham" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ClareONeilMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Clare O'Neil MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=140590", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "dan-tehan-wannon", "name": "Dan Tehan", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Wannon", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "As Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Tehan has criticised Labor over migration levels, stating 'this Labor Government is pursuing Rudd's agenda by stealth' and 'Labor is delivering a big Australia without being upfront with the Australian people.' He has argued the government lacks a migration plan addressing impacts on rents, infrastructure and congestion, and raised concern about the whereabouts of tens of thousands of unsuccessful asylum-seeker applicants.", "sources": [ { "title": "Shadow Minister Dan Tehan slams Labor's immigration policy", "url": "https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/shadow-minister-dan-tehan-slams-labors-immigration-policy,18081", "publisher": "Independent Australia", "date": "2023-11-17" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "As Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Tehan took over and concluded the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement, having earlier been involved in negotiating the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement in 2004. His Wikipedia biography records his role advancing trade liberalisation agreements.", "sources": [ { "title": "Dan Tehan", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Tehan", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Wannon, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Dan_Tehan_2017_portrait_cropped.jpg/330px-Dan_Tehan_2017_portrait_cropped.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Tehan", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.dantehan.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dan-Tehan-MP/307339209323908" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "http://twitter.com/DanTehanWannon" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Dan Tehan MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=210911", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "daniel-mulino-fraser", "name": "Daniel Mulino", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Fraser", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Daniel Mulino describes himself as a \"lapsed Catholic\" (i.e. a Catholic background but non-practising).", "sources": [ { "title": "Daniel Mulino", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Mulino", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "Meet the economist turned MP grilling the RBA", "url": "https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/meet-the-economist-turned-mp-grilling-the-rba-20220915-p5biwz", "publisher": "Australian Financial Review", "date": "2022-09-16" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "In his maiden speech, Mulino, who was born in Italy and migrated to Australia with his family in 1970, praised Australia's multicultural tradition, saying 'Australia is not unique in having a large foreign-born population, but I don't believe that any other country is better at knitting together disparate communities.' He highlighted the diversity of his electorate of Fraser and framed migrants as central contributors to the community.", "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Daniel Mulino (ALP-Fraser) - Maiden Speech", "url": "https://australianpolitics.com/2019/08/01/daniel-mulino-alp-fraser-maiden-speech.html/", "publisher": "AustralianPolitics.com", "date": "2019-08-01" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Mulino was born in Brindisi, Italy, and stated in his 2019 maiden speech that he had renounced his (Italian) citizenship \"long ago,\" addressing his eligibility to sit under section 44(i).", "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Daniel Mulino (ALP-Fraser) - Maiden Speech", "url": "https://australianpolitics.com/2019/08/01/daniel-mulino-alp-fraser-maiden-speech.html/", "publisher": "AustralianPolitics.com", "date": "2019-08-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Fraser, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Daniel_Mulino_-_Footscray_%28Oct_2022%29.jpg/330px-Daniel_Mulino_-_Footscray_%28Oct_2022%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Mulino", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/daniel.mulino.1" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Dr Daniel Mulino MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=132880", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "darren-chester-gippsland", "name": "Darren Chester", "party": "The Nationals", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Gippsland", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Announcing a $3 million grant to DefendTex in Gippsland, Chester supported domestically producing commercial rocket boosters to fill a gap where there are \"no commercially available, domestically manufactured rocket boosters for launch in Australia,\" saying this would \"allow for responsive sovereign space launch to occur\" and grow local jobs in Gippsland.", "sources": [ { "title": "$3 Million To Advance Manufacturing In Gippsland", "url": "https://darrenchester.com.au/3-million-to-advance-manufacturing-in-gippsland/", "publisher": "darrenchester.com.au", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via 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"https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=IPZ", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "gabriel-ng-menzies", "name": "Gabriel Ng", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Menzies", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Menzies, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/11045.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/mp/gabriel_ng/menzies", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/GabrielforMenzies" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/gabrielformenzies/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mr Gabriel Ng MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=316052", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "ged-kearney-cooper", "name": "Ged Kearney", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Cooper", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "In her first speech (May 2018), Kearney advocated for a 'humane refugee policy' and called for an end to offshore detention of asylum seekers, describing indefinite offshore immigration detention as 'shameful.' She has supported medevac legislation allowing detained refugees to access medical care.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ged Kearney", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ged_Kearney", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In a Federation Chamber speech, Kearney condemned Hamas's actions as \"evil\" while stating \"the answer to the senseless killings of Hamas cannot be the collective punishment of the Palestinian people,\" calling for Israel \"to operate by the rules of international law\" and referencing the UN call for \"a suspension of hostilities... without any delay.\" She affirmed the \"legitimate aspirations for the Palestinian people\" and support for \"a just and enduring peace, a two-state solution.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "SPEECH (Federation Chamber): Tragedies in Gaza and Israel", "url": "https://www.gedkearney.org.au/media-news/parliamentary-speeches/speech-federation-chamber-tragedies-in-gaza-and-israel/", "publisher": "Ged Kearney MP official website", "date": "2023" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In her first speech, Kearney argued that money from corporate tax cuts could instead \"build skills, support innovative projects and target and fund growth strategies for high-wage, high-skill industries, like niche manufacturing, science and technology, logistics, education, health and social services.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "SPEECH (House of Representatives): First Speech to Parliament", "url": "https://www.gedkearney.org.au/media-news/op-eds-and-major-speeches/speech-first-speech-to-parliament-house-of-representatives/", "publisher": "Ged Kearney MP", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Cooper, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Ged_Kearney_2022.jpg/330px-Ged_Kearney_2022.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ged_Kearney", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.gedkearney.org.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/GedKearneyLabor" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/gedkearney" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Ged Kearney MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=LTU", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "helen-haines-indi", "name": "Helen Haines", "party": "Independent", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Indi", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "Haines criticised the Coalition's immigration policy (April 2026) as 'disingenuous at best, divisive at worst,' arguing humanitarian obligations to refugees and asylum seekers are 'separate to skilled and temporary migration' and that existing laws already require migrants to commit to Australian values and pass language tests. She celebrated Australia's diversity and opposed 'singling people out based on where they come from, including people fleeing the war in Gaza.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Haines slams Coalition immigration policy as 'disingenuous at best, divisive at worst'", "url": "https://www.alpineobserver.com.au/news/haines-slams-coalition-immigration-policy-as-disingenuous-at-best-divisive-at-worst-el2osh4f", "publisher": "Alpine Observer", "date": "2026-04-20" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Launching her plan for community-owned renewable energy in regional Australia, Haines advocated that \"everyday people develop, build or benefit from an energy project,\" saying that doing renewables right would mean \"lower bills, stronger energy security, and new job and industries\" and a \"regional jobs boom\" if every school, council, hospital, sporting club and community group could access the benefits.", "sources": [ { "title": "Helen Haines launches renewable energy plan for regional Australia", "url": "https://reneweconomy.com.au/helen-haines-launches-renewable-energy-plan-for-regional-australia-14201/", "publisher": "RenewEconomy", "date": "2020" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 2023-24: $58,318 across 176 donor(s); 2022-23: $3,379 across 17 donor(s); 2021-22: $241 across 8 donor(s); 2020-21: $70,066 across 282 donor(s). 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During 2016-2019 he campaigned prominently on law-and-order issues relating to so-called 'African gangs', later saying he had 'no regrets' and rejecting accusations of racism. From 2022 he held shadow responsibility for community safety, migrant services and multicultural affairs.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jason Wood (politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Wood_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (La Trobe, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Jason_Wood_Assistant_Minister.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Wood_%28politician%29", 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"donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Dunkley, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Jodie.belyea.mp_image.jpg/330px-Jodie.belyea.mp_image.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodie_Belyea", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://jodiebelyea.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jodiefordunkley" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jodie4dunkley/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ms Jodie 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His maternal grandmother came to Australia as a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, he was educated at Mt Scopus Memorial College (a Jewish day school) and was active in the Jewish Labour Bund youth movement; he has spoken publicly as a Jewish person and is categorised among Jewish members of the Australian parliament.", "sources": [ { "title": "Josh Burns (politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Burns_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "Burns has advocated for refugees and asylum seekers, moving a parliamentary motion urging the government to free refugees held in onshore and offshore detention (referenced June 2021). His advocacy is shaped by his family's history as migrants who fled persecution in Europe.", "sources": [ { "title": "Josh Burns (politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Burns_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Burns, a Jewish Labor MP, supports a two-state solution and says he \"desperately want[s] to see a peace agreement signed between the Israelis and the Palestinians.\" Following the 7 October 2023 attack he opposed an immediate ceasefire, arguing it would allow Hamas to regroup, and he opposed the government's vote in favour of UN General Assembly Resolution ES-10/22 on Gaza. In October 2022 he criticised the Albanese government for revoking Australia's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.", "sources": [ { "title": "Josh Burns (politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Burns_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Macnamara, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Josh_Burns_2022.jpg/330px-Josh_Burns_2022.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Burns_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.joshburns.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/joshburnsmp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/joshburnsmp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/joshburnsmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mr Josh Burns MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=278522", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "julian-hill-bruce", "name": "Julian Hill", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Bruce", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "Hill has championed Australian multiculturalism and 'the importance of Australia embracing its human diversity.' He made 'no apology' for championing reforms to the regulation of international education that were likely to reduce the number of international students granted visas, drawing criticism from the international education industry.", "sources": [ { "title": "Julian Hill (politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Hill_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In a July 2024 statement, Hill said \"Israel's Knesset vote against a Palestinian State is profoundly disappointing\" and that \"a two-state solution is the only realistic resolution to decades of violence,\" describing alternatives (one state) as \"fantasies\" or (apartheid or genocide) as \"horrific.\" He called the acceleration of illegal West Bank settlements \"appalling\" and said major countries need to \"collectively intervene... to impose consequences on Israel\" to stop them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Julian Hill MP — Facebook statement on Knesset vote against a Palestinian State", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JulianHillMP/posts/israels-knesset-vote-against-a-palestinian-state-is-profoundly-disappointing-a-t/1042393823913472/", "publisher": "Julian Hill MP (Facebook)", "date": "2024-07-18" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In a 2023 statement titled \"Australia must make more things here,\" Hill said \"We can make more things here. We should make more things here and we must make more things here,\" warning Australia is \"around the lowest for manufacturing self-sufficiency of any developed country in the world\" and \"too vulnerable to supply shocks\" and \"to military blockades.\" He called for urgently boosting \"sovereign manufacturing capability\" while acknowledging \"we can't make everything here.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Australia must make more things here", "url": "https://www.julianhillmp.com/Make-things-here_08032023.html", "publisher": "Julian Hill MP", "date": "2023-03-08" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Bruce, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Julian_enhanced_medium_cropped_300_dpi.jpg/330px-Julian_enhanced_medium_cropped_300_dpi.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Hill_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://julianhillmp.com" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JulianHillMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "http://www.instagram.com/JulianHillMP" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://www.twitter.com/JulianHillMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Julian Hill MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=86256", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "kate-thwaites-jagajaga", "name": "Kate Thwaites", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Jagajaga", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "In her maiden speech (July 2019), Thwaites supported a 'humane approach to asylum seekers,' adding 'I believe this can be achieved while maintaining our sovereignty and our borders.' She has criticised the holding of asylum seekers in hotels as 'unsafe and cruel conditions,' said 'unnecessary cruelty is a hallmark of this government when it comes to treatment of asylum seekers,' and criticised refusal to take up New Zealand's resettlement offers.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kate Thwaites (ALP-Jagajaga) - Maiden Speech", "url": "https://australianpolitics.com/2019/07/24/kate-thwaites-alp-jagajaga-maiden-speech.html", "publisher": "AustralianPolitics.com", "date": "2019-07-24" }, { "title": "Asylum Seekers", "url": "https://www.katethwaites.com/asylum-seekers/", "publisher": "Kate Thwaites MP (official website)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In a February 2024 parliamentary speech, Thwaites said she shared \"the horror... at the destruction and death that have been occurring in Gaza under Israel's military action\" and expressed devastation at Israel's planned Rafah ground offensive. She noted \"Australia has voted for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire,\" said any ceasefire \"cannot be a one-sided ceasefire\" and \"will also require Hamas to cease its attacks and to release the Israeli hostages,\" and said Australia expects Israel to act in accordance with the ICJ ruling.", "sources": [ { "title": "Gaza - Kate Thwaites MP", "url": "https://www.katethwaites.com/gaza/", "publisher": "Kate Thwaites MP official website", "date": "2024-02-14" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Jagajaga, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Kate_Thwaites_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Thwaites", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.katethwaites.com" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/KateThwaitesMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/kate_thwaites_mp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Kate Thwaites MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=282212", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "libby-coker-corangamite", "name": "Libby Coker", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Corangamite", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In her 2019 first speech, Coker said \"We shouldn't stand idly by and watch high-skilled, well-paid manufacturing and public sector jobs disappear while the market replaces them with low-paid, low-skill insecure work,\" and called for \"sector plans, like the famous Button car and steel plants, for each targeted industry\" plus investment in research, technology, start-ups and value-adding industries.", "sources": [ { "title": "Elizabeth Coker (ALP-Corangamite) - 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Three of his great-grandparents perished in the Holocaust.", "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Dreyfus", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dreyfus", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "Parliamentary Interfaith Breakfast - Mark Dreyfus KC MP", "url": "https://markdreyfus.com/media/speeches/parliamentary-interfaith-breakfast-mark-dreyfus-kc-mp/", "publisher": "markdreyfus.com", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "As Attorney-General, Dreyfus promoted the Albanese Government's reforms to the refugee protection system (October 2023), stating Australians are 'rightly proud of our country's generous refugee program' and that reforms would give 'a fair go to genuine asylum seekers' while breaking 'the business model of people who seek to exploit the system' and not allowing 'people traffickers and other bad actors to exploit vulnerable migrants.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Restoring Integrity to our Protection System", "url": "https://markdreyfus.com/media/media-releases/restoring-integrity-to-our-protection-system-mark-dreyfus-kc-mp/", "publisher": "Mark Dreyfus MP (official website)", "date": "2023-10-05" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In a parliamentary motion condemning Hamas, Dreyfus said \"Australia unambiguously supports the right of Israel to defend itself\" and that \"the Australian Government stands as one with Israel and the people of Israel against Hamas,\" while also stating the government \"will continue to support the legitimate rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people\" and endorsing \"a just and enduring two state solution – in which Israel and a future Palestinian state coexist in peace and security.\" He described Hamas as having \"no interest in making peace with Israel.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Motion condemning Hamas attacks on Israel - Mark Dreyfus KC MP", "url": "https://www.markdreyfus.com/media/speeches/motion-condemning-hamas-attacks-on-israel-mark-dreyfus-kc-mp/", "publisher": "Mark Dreyfus MP official website", "date": "2023" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Isaacs, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Mark_Dreyfus_%282025%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Mark_Dreyfus_%282025%29_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dreyfus", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.markdreyfus.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/markdreyfusmp/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/markdreyfusmp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/markdreyfusKCMP" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-dreyfus-mp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Mark Dreyfus KC, MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=HWG", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null }, { "title": "Mark Dreyfus MP – official website", "url": "https://www.markdreyfus.com/", "publisher": "markdreyfus.com", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "mary-aldred-monash", "name": "Mary Aldred", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Monash", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "As candidate/Member for Monash, Aldred said \"We need to protect our industries. 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On China he describes recent incidents as \"unsafe and unprofessional\" but seeks stabilisation, saying the nations should \"cooperate where we can, disagree where we must\" and advocates resuming defence dialogue to reduce miscalculation.", "sources": [ { "title": "EXCLUSIVE: Australian defense minister Richard Marles on AUKUS, China and industry concerns", "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2024/08/exclusive-australian-defense-minister-richard-marles-on-aukus-china-and-industry-concerns/", "publisher": "Breaking Defense", "date": "2024-08" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Outlining ALP defence policy as Shadow Defence Minister, Marles said \"The ability to sustain and maintain the equipment the ADF uses is fundamental to our national security and it is essential that we always retain the industrial capability to meet this objective,\" that \"At its best, Australian industry is as capable as any in the world,\" and advocated that \"an Australian 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While saying asylum seekers should arrive 'in a fair and orderly way,' he called the Coalition's 'dramatic cuts to Australia's annual refugee intake and aid budget' 'an abject moral failure,' and criticised renaming the immigration department to add 'Border Protection.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Watts (ALP-Gellibrand) - First Speech", "url": "https://australianpolitics.com/2013/12/02/tim-watts-alp-gellibrand-first-speech.html/", "publisher": "AustralianPolitics.com", "date": "2013-12-02" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Watts is described as an outspoken advocate of Australian aid in Parliament and a proponent of greater Australian engagement in Asia. 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In an October 2024 advertisement in the Australian Jewish News he described himself as 'proudly Zionist'.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Wilson (Australian politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Wilson_(Australian_politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In his 2016 maiden speech, Tim Wilson championed open markets and free trade, saying his predecessor's legacy was \"to open markets\" and that \"the benefits of trade agreements begin with the signing of a pen but finish with new opportunity.\" He framed Australia as a net capital importer needing a competitive tax system to attract foreign investment, and advocated restructuring domestic sectors into \"outward-looking export industries\" rather than protecting local industry through tariffs.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Wilson (Lib-Goldstein) - Maiden Speech", "url": "https://australianpolitics.com/2016/08/31/tim-wilson-lib-goldstein-maiden-speech.html", "publisher": "AustralianPolitics.com", "date": "2016-08-31" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Goldstein, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Tim_Wilson_2020_campaign_portrait.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Wilson_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.timwilsonmp.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TimWilsonGoldstein" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/timwilsongoldstein" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/timwilsonmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Tim Wilson MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=IMW", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "zoe-mckenzie-flinders", "name": "Zoe McKenzie", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Flinders", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Flinders, VIC)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Zoe_McKenzie_%28Australian_politician%29_at_coast_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Zoe_McKenzie_%28Australian_politician%29_at_coast_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_McKenzie", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.zoemckenzie.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ZoeMcKenzieFlinders" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/zoemckenzieflinders/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/zamckenzie/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ms Zoe McKenzie MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=124514", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "andrew-hastie-canning", "name": "Andrew Hastie", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Canning", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Hastie is a Christian; after rejecting religion in adolescence he later became part of several reformed and evangelical churches (including Capitol Hill Baptist Church, St Matthew's Anglican Church Shenton Park, Crossroads Church Canberra, and Mandurah Presbyterian Church), and has cited his Christian faith as informing his policy views such as on individual freedoms.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Hastie - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hastie", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "Andrew Hastie has stated that Australia's immigration numbers are 'too high, while the standards are too low,' arguing population growth has outpaced infrastructure and pressured housing and services and that 'the system needs a massive overhaul' (March 2026). In October 2025 he resigned from the Liberal shadow frontbench, saying he could not remain Shadow Home Affairs Minister 'and remain silent on immigration policy.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Hastie rallies the right on immigration levels at conservative conference in Perth", "url": "https://thenightly.com.au/politics/andrew-hastie-rallies-the-right-wing-on-immigration-levels-at-conservative-conference-in-perth-c-21854253", "publisher": "The Nightly", "date": "2026-03-07" }, { "title": "Andrew Hastie quits Liberal front bench over immigration row", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/andrew-hastie-quits-liberal-front-bench-over-immigration-row/ykj28wrv4", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2025-10-03" }, { "title": "Andrew Hastie", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hastie", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Hastie is a prominent critic of Chinese government influence in Australia, having written that 'Communist China' rather than Islamic terrorism would be the central security concern of the 21st century, and supported banning Huawei from Australia's 5G network. In May 2020 he signed a letter condemning what it called an assault on Hong Kong's autonomy, rule of law and fundamental freedoms.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Hastie", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hastie", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Andrew Hastie, Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability, has argued for rebuilding Australian manufacturing as a matter of sovereignty, stating \"Our need for a reborn Australian manufacturing sector is now vital. Our sovereignty depends upon it, our allies and partners depend upon it.\" He defined self-reliance as \"the ability of Australia to domestically manufacture the goods and services we need,\" said \"if globalisation led to the offshoring of Australian manufacturing, then the new geopolitical disorder can bring it back home,\" and called for governments to support and \"pick winners\" in industry.", "sources": [ { "title": "Hastie speech signals Opposition emphasis on national resilience", "url": "https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/geopolitics-and-policy/12556-hastie-speech-signals-opposition-emphasis-on-national-resilience", "publisher": "Defence Connect", "date": "2023-08-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 2024-25: $1,000 across 1 donor(s). Note: member returns capture only donations made directly to the member, not money received via a party; figures are partial.", "total_aud": 1000, "entries": [ { "donor": "National Rugby League", "amount_aud": 1000.0, "financial_year": "2024-25", "source_type": "unknown", "sources": [ { "title": "AEC Member of Parliament annual return — Hon Andrew Hastie MP (2024-25)", "url": "https://transparency.aec.gov.au/MemberOfParliament", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "" } ], "info": { "link": "https://www.nrl.com/about-us/", "link_type": "website", "description": "The National Rugby League (NRL) is the premier professional rugby league competition in Australia and New Zealand, administered by the Australian Rugby League Commission, which is the governing body for the sport in Australia.", "category": "other" } } ], "sources": [ { "title": "AEC Member of Parliament annual return — Hon Andrew Hastie MP (2024-25)", "url": "https://transparency.aec.gov.au/MemberOfParliament", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "" } ] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Canning, WA)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/A_Hastie_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-A_Hastie_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hastie", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.andrewhastie.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/hastieandrew" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/andrewhastiemp/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdBObWMyzrydWnBWp5Rz1JQ" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Andrew Hastie MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=260805", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null }, { "title": "Andrew Hastie MP – official website (archived copy of andrewhastie.com.au)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://www.andrewhastie.com.au/", "publisher": "Internet Archive Wayback Machine", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "anne-aly-cowan", "name": "Anne Aly", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Cowan", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Aly is Muslim; Wikipedia describes her as the first female federal parliamentarian of Islamic faith and one of Australia's first two Muslim government ministers.", "sources": [ { "title": "Anne Aly - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Aly", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "As Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Aly stated in June 2025 that 'multiculturalism isn't solely about social cohesion and multicultural communities aren't solely responsible for social cohesion,' arguing that making such communities 'solely and wholly responsible for social cohesion' had added to a perception of them being 'over-securitised.' In 2016 she spoke against then-Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's comments regarding Lebanese Muslim immigration.", "sources": [ { "title": "Multicultural communities are not entirely responsible for social cohesion, says minister", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/government-to-establish-new-multicultural-affairs-office-under-promoted-anne-aly/g6ghsg5td", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2025-06-03" }, { "title": "Anne Aly", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Aly", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "On recognition of Palestinian statehood, Aly stated that 'just saying to recognize Palestinian state without any context is in some ways tokenistic', supporting the government position that recognition should be part of a just peace process. She is also noted as a researcher on countering violent extremism, having founded People Against Violent Extremism (PaVE).", "sources": [ { "title": "Anne Aly", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Aly", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Born in Egypt, Aly renounced her Egyptian citizenship on 6 May 2016, before the close of nominations for the 2016 federal election, so she did not breach section 44(i); the Egyptian embassy later provided written confirmation that as of that date she had completely renounced her Egyptian citizenship.", "sources": [ { "title": "Dual citizenship: Labor releases letter from Egyptian embassy clearing Anne Aly", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/dual-citizenship-labor-releases-letter-from-egyptian-embassy-clearing-anne-aly/e6dfb3ef-4193-4efc-9bf4-2830fb287f0d", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2018-05-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 2020-21: $12,482 across 10 donor(s). 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The wholesale destruction of Gaza is not self defence', and called for the violence to end, describing the killing of civilians as wrong.", "sources": [ { "title": "The violence in Gaza must end", "url": "https://www.joshwilson.org.au/2024/02/08/the-violence-in-gaza-must-end/", "publisher": "Josh Wilson MP", "date": "2024-02-08" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Josh Wilson has advocated for Australian shipbuilding and sovereign industrial capacity, saying that \"as an island continent nation, we need to have that sovereign capacity, both in terms of the industrial side of it and the workforce and skills side of it.\" He said he is glad to be part of a government delivering an Australian strategic fleet because the nation \"can't go without that capacity,\" referencing the shipbuilding hub at Henderson in his electorate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Josh Wilson Responds To Lack Of Independence Claims", "url": "https://fremantleshippingnews.com.au/2025/03/29/josh-wilson-responds-to-lack-of-independence-claims/", "publisher": "Fremantle Shipping News", "date": "2025-03-29" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Born in London, Wilson held British citizenship and applied to renounce it shortly after his 2016 endorsement, with the renunciation registered effective 29 June 2016 (after the close of nominations). Referred to the High Court, he resigned in May 2018 following the Gallagher ruling and won the resulting Fremantle by-election.", "sources": [ { "title": "High Court Decision", "url": "https://www.joshwilson.org.au/2018/05/09/high-court-decision-2/", "publisher": "Josh Wilson MP", "date": "2018-05-09" }, { "title": "2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Australian_parliamentary_eligibility_crisis", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "AEC 2025 Federal Election — Members Elected (Fremantle, WA)", "url": "https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDownloadsMenu-31496-Csv.htm", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "2025-06-16" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Josh_Wilson_cropped.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Wilson_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://joshwilson.org.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/josh4fremantle" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/joshwilsonmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/joshwilsonmp" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-wilson-mp-237232386/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVrcGRTOCMUIFFh8hffXRUQ" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Josh Wilson MP – Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=265970", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null }, { "title": "Josh Wilson MP – official website", "url": "https://joshwilson.org.au/", "publisher": "joshwilson.org.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "kate-chaney-curtin", "name": "Kate Chaney", "party": "Independent", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "electorate": "Curtin", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "Speaking on 26 March 2024 as the Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024 was forced through the House, Kate Chaney said it was 'very very disappointing,' stating her community 'wants to see compassion when we are approaching asylum seekers.' She has also criticised the former 'fast track' processing system as flawed.", "sources": [ { "title": "Forcing the Migration Act Through The House - 26 March 2024", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTBqPXXtSMU", "publisher": "Kate Chaney MP (official)", "date": "2024-03-26" }, { "title": "Speeches | Kate Chaney MP", "url": "https://www.katechaney.com.au/hear-from-kate", "publisher": "Kate Chaney MP (official)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Chaney has called for greater scrutiny and transparency of the AUKUS agreement, joining other crossbench MPs in pressing for more parliamentary accountability over the deal.", "sources": [ { "title": "Peter Garrett to head up independent inquiry into AUKUS as ranks break in caucus", "url": "https://region.com.au/peter-garrett-to-head-up-independent-inquiry-into-aukus-as-ranks-break-in-caucus/971464/", "publisher": "Region Canberra", "date": "2026-06-03" } ], "verified": true } }, "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 2024-25: $1,901 across 5 donor(s); 2023-24: $116,059 across 82 donor(s); 2022-23: $26,829 across 27 donor(s). 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He has described exploring his Christian faith, including reading theology and studying writers such as N.T. Wright and John Howard Yoder.", "sources": [ { "title": "David Pocock elected to Senate", "url": "https://www.insights.uca.org.au/david-pocock-elected-to-senate/", "publisher": "Insights Magazine (Uniting Church in Australia)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "Pocock opposes offshore processing, calling for an end to it and a more human-rights-compliant refugee approach. After the government reauthorised Nauru offshore detention in February 2023 he called it a 'massive failure' and argued it 'makes no sense to be paying $420m of taxpayer money over three years to detain a small group of people.'", "sources": [ { "title": "David Pocock blasts Albanese government as it reauthorises Nauru offshore immigration detention", "url": "https://pina.com.fj/2023/02/08/david-pocock-blasts-albanese-government-as-it-reauthorises-nauru-offshore-immigration-detention/", "publisher": "Pacific Islands News Association", "date": "2023-02-08" }, { "title": "Immigration & Refugees", "url": "https://www.davidpocock.com.au/immigration_refugees-2025", "publisher": "David Pocock (official site)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In remarks reported on 3 June 2024, Pocock called on Australia to cut all military ties with Israel and end arms deals, citing Australian-made parts used in F-35 aircraft and an Elbit Systems vehicle contract, and called for targeted sanctions against members of the Israeli government and Israel Defense Forces over the situation in Gaza.", "sources": [ { "title": "Lawmaker urges Australian gov't to end arms deals with Israel", "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/lawmaker-urges-australian-govt-to-end-arms-deals-with-israel/3238774", "publisher": "Anadolu Agency", "date": "2024-06-03" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Independent Senator David Pocock has advocated reforming government procurement to favour Australian companies and small businesses, saying Australia should be \"investing in Australian companies - sovereign Australian companies - that are building up their capability in a whole range of industries from defence to quantum computing... and not just going with multinationals.\" He criticised multinationals \"skimming the cream off the top and subcontracting that to smaller Australian companies\" as \"a ridiculous use of taxpayer money,\" and called for a system where smaller Australian companies can win contracts.", "sources": [ { "title": "Small businesses deserve a fair shot at winning government procurement contracts says Senator Pocock", "url": "https://procurementandsupply.com/small-businesses-deserve-a-fair-shot-at-winning-government-procurement-contracts-says-senator-pocock/", "publisher": "Procurement and Supply Australasia (PASA)", "date": "2024-04-08" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Pocock, who held Zimbabwean and South African citizenship by birth/descent, provided documentary evidence renouncing both before the nomination deadline of 22 April 2022, leaving him solely an Australian citizen as required by section 44 ahead of his 2022 Senate election.", "sources": [ { "title": "David Pocock to run for ACT Senate with Clare Doube, renounces Zimbabwean South African citizenships", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7707421/pocock-announces-running-mate-renounces-dual-citizenships/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2022-04-22" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "ACT", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (David Pocock)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/david_pocock/act", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/David_Pocock_park_%281%29.jpg/330px-David_Pocock_park_%281%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Pocock", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.davidpocock.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/pocock.page" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/davidpocock/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/davidpocock" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Pocock - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Pocock", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "David Pocock - Independent Senator for the ACT (archived homepage)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260616234151/https://www.davidpocock.com.au/", "publisher": "Internet Archive (davidpocock.com.au)", "date": "2026-06-16" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "katy-gallagher-act", "name": "Katy Gallagher", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/katy_gallagher/act", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "At a 2015 Palm Sunday refugee rally Gallagher expressed discomfort with offshore detention, telling Fairfax Media 'I am uncomfortable with what is going on now' and that few Australians, 'if they fully understood what was going on in detention centres and offshore processing, would be that comfortable with how it is being conducted.'", "sources": [ { "title": "ACT leads moves to soften ALP refugee policy", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6069689/act-leads-moves-to-soften-alp-refugee-policy/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2015-04-03" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Gallagher held British citizenship by descent through her father; her renunciation was lodged in April 2016 but not registered by the UK Home Office until 16 August 2016, after she nominated for the 2016 election. On 9 May 2018 the High Court unanimously ruled her ineligible under section 44(i); she returned to the Senate at the 2019 election.", "sources": [ { "title": "Katy Gallagher", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Gallagher", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" }, { "title": "2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Australian_parliamentary_eligibility_crisis", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "ACT", "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. Note: member returns capture only donations made directly to the member, not money received via a party; figures are partial.", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [ { "title": "AEC Member of Parliament annual return — Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher (2020-21)", "url": "https://transparency.aec.gov.au/MemberOfParliament", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "" } ] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Katy Gallagher)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/katy_gallagher/act", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Katy_Gallagher_2022.jpg/330px-Katy_Gallagher_2022.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Gallagher", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.katygallagher.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenKatyG/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senkatyg/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/senkatyg" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-gallagher-310590293/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Katy Gallagher (official website)", "url": "https://www.katygallagher.com.au/", "publisher": "Office of Senator Katy Gallagher", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "andrew-bragg-nsw", "name": "Andrew Bragg", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/andrew_bragg/nsw", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "In a December 2025 address to the Centre for Independent Studies on housing, Bragg said 'cutting migration will not singularly fix the housing crisis, but reducing it will help demand,' and argued migration policy should prioritise bringing in people 'who can actually build homes,' noting Australia is short 80,000 tradies while receiving only 4,000 on visas in the prior year.", "sources": [ { "title": "Address to the Centre for Independent Studies: A Liberal Approach to Housing", "url": "https://www.andrewbragg.com/news/address-to-the-centre-of-independent-studies-a-liberal-approach-to-housing", "publisher": "Senator Andrew Bragg (official website)", "date": "2025-12-08" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In his 2019 maiden speech, Andrew Bragg argued against protectionism, saying \"this nation will never have enough domestic capital to meet our high ambitions\" and that \"the argument that we should close down foreign investment is akin to raising the tariff walls.\" He said \"almost one-quarter of our economy is exports... we simply cannot afford to take protectionist risks,\" while adding Australia \"must maintain a liberal approach to trade and foreign investment whilst ensuring we do all the appropriate due diligence, and reserve the right to legislate to protect Australia's security, economic and social interests.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Sen. Andrew Bragg (Lib-NSW) - Maiden Speech", "url": "https://australianpolitics.com/2019/07/24/sen-andrew-bragg-lib-nsw-maiden-speech.html/", "publisher": "AustralianPolitics.com", "date": "2019-07-24" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Bragg was a British citizen by descent (his father and three grandparents were born in the United Kingdom) until renouncing it in December 2017, before his 2019 election to the Senate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Bragg", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bragg", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "NSW", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Andrew Bragg)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/andrew_bragg/nsw", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Headshot_of_Senator_Andrew_Bragg%2C_Parliament_House_Canberra%2C_ACT.jpg/330px-Headshot_of_Senator_Andrew_Bragg%2C_Parliament_House_Canberra%2C_ACT.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bragg", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.andrewbragg.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/braggandrew/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/braggsenator/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ajamesbragg" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/senator-andrew-bragg-3296b823" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMijcQS4yVavQ448xAq0RZA" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Andrew Bragg, Liberal Senator for New South Wales (official website)", "url": "https://www.andrewbragg.com/", "publisher": "Office of Senator Andrew Bragg", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "dave-sharma-nsw", "name": "Dave Sharma", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/dave_sharma/nsw", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "In his March 2024 Senate first speech, Sharma linked high immigration to housing pressure, saying 'the shortage of housing is being exacerbated by high immigration' and that 'until we are able to accelerate the pace of our home building, we need to reduce our immigration intake.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Sen. 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On Israel-Gaza he has supported demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip and stated that the conflict will not end until Hamas stops firing rockets.", "sources": [ { "title": "Dave Sharma", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Sharma", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "NSW", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Dave Sharma)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/dave_sharma/nsw", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Dave_Sharma_%281%29.jpg/330px-Dave_Sharma_%281%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Sharma", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.davesharma.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/senatordavesharma/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/davesharma/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/davesharma" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/senatordavesharma/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://youtube.com/@senatordavesharma" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Dave Sharma (official website)", "url": "https://www.davesharma.com.au/", "publisher": "Office of Senator Dave Sharma", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "david-shoebridge-nsw", "name": "David Shoebridge", "party": "Australian Greens", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/david_shoebridge/nsw", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "As the Greens spokesperson on immigration, Shoebridge opposes the Labor government's resettlement deal with Nauru, calling for it to be 'ripped up' and for 'an immediate pause on sending any further people to Nauru,' and has called for a royal commission into offshore processing.", "sources": [ { "title": "Calls for 'immediate pause' of 'secret' Nauru deal", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/calls-for-immediate-pause-of-secret-nauru-deal-after-speech-sparks-safety-concerns/b0w76susd", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Shoebridge has been a vocal supporter of Palestinian causes. In August 2025 he said that if the Albanese government stopped the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, Israel's F-35 fleet would be grounded, and in September 2025 he called for Australia to apply sanctions against Israel comparable to those against Russia.", "sources": [ { "title": "David Shoebridge", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shoebridge", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "NSW", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (David Shoebridge)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/david_shoebridge/nsw", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Senator_David_Shoebridge_2022.jpg/330px-Senator_David_Shoebridge_2022.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shoebridge", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorShoebridge" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/davidshoebridge/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/DavidShoebridge" }, { "platform": "bluesky", "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/davidshoebridge.bsky.social" }, { "platform": "mastodon", "url": "https://aus.social/@davidshoebridge" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Shoebridge, Senator for NSW", "url": "https://greens.org.au/nsw/person/david-shoebridge", "publisher": "Australian Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "deborah-o-neill-nsw", "name": "Deborah O'Neill", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/deborah_o%27neill/nsw", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Deborah O'Neill is known as a devout/practising Catholic; born to Irish Catholic immigrants, she has described politics as her way of giving action to her faith.", "sources": [ { "title": "Deborah O'Neill", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_O%27Neill", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "Politics a way of giving action to faith", "url": "https://www.goodsams.org.au/article/politics-a-way-of-giving-action-to-faith/", "publisher": "The Good Oil (The Sisters of The Good Samaritan)", "date": "2013-12" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "O'Neill says the best way to retain the cohesiveness of Australia's multicultural society is to support an increased humanitarian intake and ensure adequate funding for resettlement of refugees and migrants, while protecting borders from 'chaos.' She has said Australians 'really rejected the sense of chaos, of processes being overwhelmed.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Politics a way of giving action to faith", "url": "https://www.goodsams.org.au/article/politics-a-way-of-giving-action-to-faith/", "publisher": "The Sisters of the Good Samaritan", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "O'Neill is described as an 'AUKUS champion' and chairs the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence overseeing the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine program. She is characterised as hawkish on China, is a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, and has stated that Xi Jinping is 'forever tied' to the persecution of Uighurs.", "sources": [ { "title": "Deborah O'Neill", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_O%27Neill", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "O'Neill, who held Irish citizenship through her Irish parents, renounced her Irish citizenship in order to run for federal parliament as required by section 44.", "sources": [ { "title": "Third Australian politician admits to holding dual nationality", "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/third-australian-politician-admits-to-holding-dual-nationality-1.3167820", "publisher": "The Irish Times", "date": "2017-08-15" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "NSW", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Deborah O'Neill)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/deborah_o%27neill/nsw", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Deb_Ukraine.png/330px-Deb_Ukraine.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_O%27Neill", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://senatoroneill.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorDebONeill" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sendeborahoneill/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/Deborah_ONeill" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Deborah O'Neill - Senator for New South Wales (official website)", "url": "https://senatoroneill.com.au/", "publisher": "Office of Senator Deborah O'Neill", "date": null }, { "title": "Deborah O'Neill | Senator for NSW", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/deborah-oneill/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "jenny-mcallister-nsw", "name": "Jenny McAllister", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/jenny_mcallister/nsw", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "Responding in the Senate to anti-immigration marches, McAllister said the government has 'zero tolerance for hate and discrimination in all its forms' and described anti-Indian sentiment seen at the protests as racist, emphasising a commitment to 'building a safer and more inclusive Australia for everyone.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Faruqi accuses Senate of 'normalising' and 'legitimising' hate after anti-immigration marches", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/faruqi-accuses-senate-of-normalising-and-legitimising-hate-after-anti-immigration-marches/8ahgckl9u", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2025-09" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "NSW", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Jenny McAllister)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/jenny_mcallister/nsw", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Jenny_McAllister.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_McAllister", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.jennymcallister.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jennymcallisteralp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/jennymcallister" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Jenny McAllister | Senator for NSW", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/jenny-mcallister/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "jessica-collins-nsw", "name": "Jessica Collins", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/jessica_collins/nsw", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "In her first Senate speech (30 July 2025), Collins drew on her doctoral research with the Karen refugee community resettled from Burma to Brisbane and time spent in refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border, stating that 'as a middle power, Australians have a moral obligation to help where we can, understanding the limitations we have.' She called for expanded economic sanctions on Burma's military regime.", "sources": [ { "title": "Collins, Senator Jessica: 30 Jul 2025: Senate debates", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2025-07-30.189.1", "publisher": "OpenAustralia", "date": "2025-07-30" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In her first Senate speech, Collins advocated shifting Australia's Pacific relationship \"from aid and dependency to trade and prosperity\", noting Pacific countries \"want to move beyond the aid relationship with Australia\". She highlighted that remittances from Pacific workers exceed Australian government aid, criticised high transfer fees, and called for stronger economic sanctions on Burma's central bank.", "sources": [ { "title": "Collins, Senator Jessica: 30 Jul 2025: Senate debates (first speech)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2025-07-30.189.1", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org (Hansard)", "date": "2025-07-30" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "NSW", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Jessica Collins)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/jessica_collins/nsw", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/11055.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/jessica_collins/nsw", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.jesscollins.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorJessCollins/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatorjesscollins/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/DrJessCollins" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://au.linkedin.com/in/jessica-collins-7aa50142" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jess Collins - Liberal Party NSW (senator profile, via jesscollins.com.au)", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/jess-collins/meet-jess", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "maria-kovacic-nsw", "name": "Maria Kovacic", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/maria_kovacic/nsw", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "In her first speech, Kovacic (daughter of Croatian migrants who fled communism) described Australia welcoming her parents and 'hundreds of thousands like them' as an act of a country with 'extraordinary courage and confidence,' framing her migrant story as part of Australia's multicultural history alongside its Indigenous First Peoples.", "sources": [ { "title": "First Speech", "url": "https://www.senatorkovacic.com/first-speech", "publisher": "Senator Maria Kovacic (official website)", "date": "2023-09-05" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "NSW", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Maria Kovacic)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/maria_kovacic/nsw", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Joint_Standing_Committee_on_the_Parliamentary_Library_2023_%28Kovacic_cropped%29.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Kovacic", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.senatorkovacic.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMariaKovacic" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatormariakovacic/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariakovacic" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@SenatorMariaKovacic" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Maria Kovacic | Liberal Senator for New South Wales (official website)", "url": "https://www.senatorkovacic.com/", "publisher": "Office of Senator Maria Kovacic", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "mehreen-faruqi-nsw", "name": "Mehreen Faruqi", "party": "Australian Greens", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/mehreen_faruqi/nsw", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Mehreen Faruqi is Muslim; she was the first Muslim woman to be a member of an Australian parliament and the first female Muslim senator.", "sources": [ { "title": "Mehreen Faruqi", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehreen_Faruqi", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "As the Australian Greens' immigration and citizenship spokesperson, Faruqi advocates for refugees and asylum seekers and seeks an end to mandatory detention. In September 2025 she moved in the Senate to condemn anti-immigration marches as 'racist, white supremacist rallies' and accused politicians and media of normalising hate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Faruqi accuses Senate of 'normalising' and 'legitimising' hate after anti-immigration marches", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/faruqi-accuses-senate-of-normalising-and-legitimising-hate-after-anti-immigration-marches/8ahgckl9u", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2025-09-01" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Faruqi has been a prominent parliamentary critic of Israel over the Gaza war. In November 2023 she led Greens colleagues in a Senate walkout protesting the government's refusal to call for a ceasefire, and in 2025 she held signs in the Senate reading \"Gaza is starving... Sanction Israel\" and directly asked PM Albanese, \"will you sanction Israel?\" She has called for an end to Australian military exports to Israel.", "sources": [ { "title": "Mehreen Faruqi", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehreen_Faruqi", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "Faruqi stages Senate protest, asks Albanese: 'Will you sanction Israel?'", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/faruqi-stages-senate-protest-asks-albanese-will-you-sanction-israel/egfpf35ze", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2025-07-22" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Migrated from Pakistan in 1992 and became an Australian citizen in 1994; she retained Pakistani citizenship until renouncing it in 2017 to meet section 44 eligibility requirements before entering federal Parliament.", "sources": [ { "title": "Mehreen Faruqi", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehreen_Faruqi", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "NSW", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Mehreen Faruqi)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/mehreen_faruqi/nsw", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Mehreen-Faruqi-2019.jpg/330px-Mehreen-Faruqi-2019.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehreen_Faruqi", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://mehreen-faruqi.greensmps.org.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/mehreenfaruqi/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/mehreenfaruqi/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": 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"official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/tony_sheldon/nsw", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "state": "NSW", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Tony Sheldon)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/tony_sheldon/nsw", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/COSBOA_National_Small_Business_Summit_2023_%28cropped%29.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sheldon_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TonySheldonNSW" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/TonySheldonNSW" } ], "sources": [ { 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She later retracted the claim that immigration law permits ethnic preference but said 'I don't believe I have anything to apologise about'; on 10 September 2025 Liberal leader Sussan Ley removed her from the shadow ministry after she refused to apologise.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jacinta Nampijinpa Price", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinta_Nampijinpa_Price", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's comments on migration continue to cause headaches for the Coalition", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/jacinta-nampijinpa-prices-comments-on-migration-continue-to-cause-headaches-for-the-coalition/23irhsqt4", "publisher": "SBS NITV", "date": "2025-09-08" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Price has publicly criticised the Albanese Government's foreign policy on the Middle East. 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She characterised the government's September 2025 decision to recognise a Palestinian state as \"ill-timed, impulsive, irrational, immoral and ideologically-driven\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Jacinta Price: Payman's attempt to falsely equate Indigenous disadvantage with Palestinian cause is offensive", "url": "https://thenightly.com.au/opinion/jacinta-price-paymans-attempt-to-falsely-equate-indigenous-disadvantage-with-palestinian-cause-is-offensive-c-16357161", "publisher": "The Nightly", "date": "2024-10-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "NT", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Jacinta Nampijinpa Price)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/jacinta_nampijinpa_price/nt", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Jacinta_Nampijinpa_Price_speaking_at_ARC_Forum_2023%2C_Day_2%2C_31_October_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Jacinta_Nampijinpa_Price_speaking_at_ARC_Forum_2023%2C_Day_2%2C_31_October_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinta_Nampijinpa_Price", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.jacintaprice.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JacintaNPrice" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jacintanampijinpa/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/jnampijinpa" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://au.linkedin.com/in/jacinta-price-ba642b64" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jacinta Nampijinpa Price - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinta_Nampijinpa_Price", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Jacinta Price (archived official website)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260316031423/https://www.jacintaprice.com/", "publisher": "Internet Archive (jacintaprice.com)", "date": "2026-03-16" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "malarndirri-mccarthy-nt", "name": "Malarndirri McCarthy", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/malarndirri_mccarthy/nt", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Malarndirri McCarthy was baptised in the Catholic church and grew up with a deep respect for both traditional Indigenous and Catholic values; Catholic media describe her as a woman of faith who draws on a lifetime of Catholic faith.", "sources": [ { "title": "Malarndirri McCarthy", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malarndirri_McCarthy", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "Faith woman Malarndirri McCarthy primed for Senate role", "url": "https://catholicleader.com.au/people/faith-woman-malarndirri-mccarthy-primed-for-senate-role/", "publisher": "The Catholic Leader (Archdiocese of Brisbane)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "NT", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Malarndirri McCarthy)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/malarndirri_mccarthy/nt", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Malarndirri_McCarthy_PMC_2022.jpg/330px-Malarndirri_McCarthy_PMC_2022.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malarndirri_McCarthy", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.malarndirrimccarthy.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MalarndirriMcCarthySenate" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/malarndirri/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/malarndirri19" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGOFh4udKZtn01qzw6AUGQw" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Malarndirri McCarthy (official website)", "url": "https://www.malarndirrimccarthy.com.au/", "publisher": "Office of Senator Malarndirri McCarthy", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "anthony-chisholm-qld", "name": "Anthony Chisholm", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/anthony_chisholm/queensland", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "state": "QLD", "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 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As Greens leader she has rejected cuts to overall migration numbers and the framing of migrants/international students as a cause of the housing crisis.", "sources": [ { "title": "Larissa Waters Facebook post on multicultural and migrant communities", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/larissawaters/posts/988889269270116/", "publisher": "Facebook (Larissa Waters official page)", "date": "2024-05-31" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Waters has criticised AUKUS as wasteful, saying \"We are wasting A$370 billion on nuclear submarines that actually may never even eventuate\" and that the expenditure \"makes us less safe\". On the Middle East she has said Australia should play a stronger role in sanctioning Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet.", "sources": [ { "title": "Politics with Michelle Grattan: Larissa Waters on why we deserve more than a government that just tinkers", "url": "https://theconversation.com/politics-with-michelle-grattan-larissa-waters-on-why-we-deserve-more-than-a-government-that-just-tinkers-260812", "publisher": "The Conversation", "date": "2025-07-10" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Held Canadian citizenship from birth; she resigned from the Senate on 18 July 2017 over section 44(i), renounced her Canadian citizenship on 8 August 2017, and the High Court ruled on 27 October 2017 that she had been invalidly elected. She returned to the Senate on 6 September 2018 to fill a casual vacancy.", "sources": [ { "title": "Larissa Waters", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larissa_Waters", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "QLD", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Larissa Waters)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/larissa_waters/queensland", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Larissa_Waters_2025_campaign_portrait.jpg/330px-Larissa_Waters_2025_campaign_portrait.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larissa_Waters", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://larissa-waters.greensmps.org.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/larissawaters" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/larissawaters/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/larissawaters" }, { "platform": "bluesky", "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/larissawaters.bsky.social" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Larissa Waters, Greens Leader & Senator for Queensland", "url": "https://greens.org.au/qld/person/larissa-waters", "publisher": "Australian Greens", "date": null }, { "title": "Larissa Waters - Federal MP site", "url": "https://larissa-waters.greensmps.org.au/", "publisher": "Australian Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "malcolm-roberts-qld", "name": "Malcolm Roberts", "party": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/malcolm_roberts/queensland", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "Roberts advocates cutting Australia's annual skilled and family migration intake to around 70,000 (a reduction of more than 60% from the 190,000 cap), describing this as 'zero net' migration, and has called for a parliamentary inquiry into the impacts of mass immigration on housing, wages, infrastructure and social cohesion.", "sources": [ { "title": "One Nation's Malcolm Roberts wants migration rate more than halved", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/one-nation-s-malcolm-roberts-wants-migration-rate-more-than-halved", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "" }, { "title": "Malcolm Roberts (politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Roberts_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Roberts argues Australia should stay out of overseas conflicts, writing on Ukraine that \"we have no dog in this fight and we should stay out of it\" and questioning the mainstream media narrative on the war. He has called for Australia to avoid being drawn into foreign wars on false premises, citing the Iraq WMD claims.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ukraine: let's take a different perspective", "url": "https://www.malcolmrobertsqld.com.au/ukraine-lets-take-a-different-perspective/", "publisher": "Senator Malcolm Roberts (official website)", "date": "2022-04-01" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In his 2016 maiden speech, Roberts stated that '90 per cent of Australia's large companies are foreign owned', that 'the people of Australia are desperate to regain our sovereignty' and 'Australians have had enough of foreign control', and criticised de-industrialisation policies as 'costing jobs, destroying families, bankrupting businesses'.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sen. 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He argues these measures are consistent with international obligations and cites the reduction of children in detention.", "sources": [ { "title": "Migration Further Protection Legislation", "url": "https://mattcanavan.com.au/migration_further_protection_legislation/", "publisher": "Senator Matt Canavan (official website)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Canavan argues Australia's defence strategy has put too much stake on nuclear submarines that would not be delivered until the 2040s, and that the AUKUS agreement has been put under review by the Trump administration. He calls for higher defence spending, warns that \"economic dependence on China only deepens their malign influence\", and stresses retaining sovereignty by working with close allies like the US.", "sources": [ { "title": "Courier Mail: Wasting billions on net zero when our very security is at stake", "url": "https://www.mattcanavan.com.au/courier-mail-wasting-billions-on-net-zero-when-our-very-security-is-at-stake/", "publisher": "Senator Matt Canavan (official website)", "date": "2025-06-13" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In a January 2021 policy paper, Canavan called to reverse the decline in Australian manufacturing by reinvesting in coal and gas, 'protecting Australian jobs from unfair overseas competition', introducing a 'Buy Australian Act' to give preference to Australian-made goods in government contracts, and protecting key manufacturing industries including by tariffs; he wrote that this challenges 'longstanding commitments to free trade and the removal of industry protection' but that security challenges require backing Australian industrial development.", "sources": [ { "title": "It's Time to Manufacture Jobs", "url": "https://mattcanavan.com.au/it_s_time_to_manufacture_jobs/", "publisher": "Senator Matt Canavan (official website)", "date": "2021-01-27" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Referred to the High Court in the 2017-18 citizenship crisis over possible Italian citizenship by descent; on 27 October 2017 the Court (Re Canavan) held he had never been an Italian citizen and was validly elected, so he was not disqualified under section 44(i).", "sources": [ { "title": "Matt Canavan", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Canavan", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "QLD", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to 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In a June 2026 speech she declared Australia \"cannot be a multicultural society\" and must become monocultural. She has called for a ban on Muslim immigration and has stated Australia is \"in danger of being swamped\" by groups she says do not assimilate. 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He has pursued trade diversification away from China through agreements with the UK and India.", "sources": [ { "title": "Don Farrell", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Farrell", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "SA", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Don Farrell)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/don_farrell/sa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Senator_Don_Farrell_%282022%29_%283x4_cropped%29.jpg/330px-Senator_Don_Farrell_%282022%29_%283x4_cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Farrell", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://senatorfarrell.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorDonFarrell" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senator.farrell" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Home | Senator Don Farrell", "url": "https://senatorfarrell.com.au/", "publisher": "Don Farrell", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "karen-grogan-sa", "name": "Karen Grogan", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/karen_grogan/sa", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Grogan's Wikipedia article states she was born in London \"into a large Irish Catholic family,\" describing her family/upbringing background; it does not state her current personal religious practice.", "sources": [ { "title": "Karen Grogan", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Grogan", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "SA", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Karen Grogan)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/karen_grogan/sa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Karen_Grogan_at_the_PIRA_Federal_Election_Forum_02.jpg/330px-Karen_Grogan_at_the_PIRA_Federal_Election_Forum_02.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Grogan", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.karengrogan.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorKarenGrogan" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatorkarengrogan/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/SenatorGrogan" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Karen Grogan - Senator for SA", "url": "https://www.karengrogan.com.au/", "publisher": "Karen Grogan", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "kerrynne-liddle-sa", "name": "Kerrynne Liddle", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/kerrynne_liddle/sa", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "state": "SA", "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 2024-25: $22,374 across 95 donor(s); 2023-24: $29,700 across 19 donor(s). Note: member returns capture only donations made directly to the member, not money received via a party; figures are partial. Itemised receipts are published for House members only.", "total_aud": 52074, "entries": [], "sources": [ { "title": "AEC Member of Parliament annual return — Senator Kerrynne Liddle (2024-25)", "url": "https://transparency.aec.gov.au/MemberOfParliament", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "" } ] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Kerrynne Liddle)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/kerrynne_liddle/sa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Kerrynne_Liddle_2019.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrynne_Liddle", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://kerrynneliddle.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/KerrynneLiddleSA" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/kerrynne_liddle/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/Kerrynne_Liddle" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Kerrynne Liddle | Liberal Party SA", "url": "https://saliberal.org.au/team/kerrynne-liddle", "publisher": "Liberal Party of South Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "leah-blyth-sa", "name": "Leah Blyth", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/leah_blyth/sa", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "state": "SA", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Leah Blyth)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/leah_blyth/sa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/11022.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/leah_blyth/sa", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://leahblyth.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/LeahBlythSenatorforSA" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatorleahblyth/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/SenatorBlyth" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Leah Blyth", "url": "https://leahblyth.com.au/", "publisher": "Leah Blyth", "date": null }, { "title": "Leah Blyth | Liberal Party SA", "url": "https://saliberal.org.au/team/leah-blyth", "publisher": "Liberal Party of South Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "marielle-smith-sa", "name": "Marielle Smith", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/marielle_smith/sa", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "In her first (maiden) speech to the Senate, Smith referred to \"my Christian values of social justice and fairness,\" saying she found a political home in the Labor Party because of those values. This is a self-identification of Christian values rather than a stated denomination or practising status.", "sources": [ { "title": "First Speech - Marielle Smith", "url": "https://www.mariellesmith.com.au/first-speech/", "publisher": "Marielle Smith (official website)", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Smith held British citizenship by descent through her UK-born mother and renounced it in 2018 prior to nominating for parliament, resolving her eligibility under section 44(i).", "sources": [ { "title": "Marielle Smith", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marielle_Smith", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "SA", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Marielle Smith)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/marielle_smith/sa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Senator_Marielle_Smith.jpg/330px-Senator_Marielle_Smith.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marielle_Smith", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.mariellesmith.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/senatormariellesmith/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatormariellesmith/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/MsMarielleSmith" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Marielle Smith", "url": "https://www.mariellesmith.com.au/", "publisher": "Marielle Smith", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "penny-wong-sa", "name": "Penny Wong", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/penny_wong/sa", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Wong is described as a practising Christian and a member of the Uniting Church in Australia; she is quoted saying \"I do not ever remember having the sense that I denied the existence of God.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Penny Wong", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Wong", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "As Foreign Minister, Wong said her government would \"consider New Zealand's concerns about Australia's Section 501 deportation policy,\" under which non-citizens with criminal records are deported, an issue that had strained relations between the two countries.", "sources": [ { "title": "Penny Wong", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Wong", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "As Foreign Minister, Wong said in April 2024 that Australia would consider recognising Palestinian statehood as a means of facilitating a two-state solution, but clarified the May 2024 UN vote on Palestinian participation did not constitute recognition, which would come only \"when we think the time is right.\" She described Israel's planned Rafah offensive as \"unjustifiable\" (February 2024), paused UNRWA funding in February 2024 pending Israeli evidence, and in June 2025 announced Australia would sanction Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. She sought to stabilise relations with China, becoming the first Australian cabinet minister to visit China since 2019 (December 2022).", "sources": [ { "title": "Penny Wong", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Wong", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Wong was born in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, and held Malaysian citizenship, which she renounced in 2001 before being elected to the Senate in 2002, resolving her eligibility under section 44(i).", "sources": [ { "title": "Penny Wong", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Wong", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "SA", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Penny Wong)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/penny_wong/sa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Penny_Wong_DFAT_official_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Penny_Wong_DFAT_official_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Wong", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.pennywong.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/senatorpennywong/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatorpennywong/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/SenatorWong" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/senatorpennywong" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Penny Wong", "url": "https://www.pennywong.com.au/", "publisher": "Penny Wong", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "sarah-hanson-young-sa", "name": "Sarah Hanson-Young", "party": "Australian Greens", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/sarah_hanson-young/sa", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "A former refugee-justice and Amnesty International campaigner and former Greens immigration spokesperson, Hanson-Young has been a prominent advocate against offshore detention. On leaving the immigration portfolio she said she would \"never stop fighting for people seeking asylum\" and that her team's work \"has exposed the systematic abuse of women and children on Nauru and has been central to changing public perception about offshore detention.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Di Natale takes Hanson-Young out of asylum seeker area", "url": "https://theconversation.com/di-natale-takes-hanson-young-out-of-asylum-seeker-area-64462", "publisher": "The Conversation", "date": "2016-08" }, { "title": "Sarah Hanson-Young", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Hanson-Young", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "SA", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Sarah Hanson-Young)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/sarah_hanson-young/sa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/SarahHansonYoung.jpg/330px-SarahHansonYoung.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Hanson-Young", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.sarahhansonyoung.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Senator.Sarah.Hanson.Young" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sarah_hansonyoung" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/sarahinthesen8" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeat9t58NvQUpPcFlwRBZKg" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sarah Hanson-Young, Senator for SA", "url": "https://greens.org.au/sa/person/sarah-hanson-young", "publisher": "Australian Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "carol-brown-tas", "name": "Carol Brown", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/carol_brown/tasmania", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "state": "TAS", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Carol Brown)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/carol_brown/tasmania", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Carol_Brown.jpg/330px-Carol_Brown.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Brown_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorCarolBrown/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatorcarolbrown/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/SenCarolBrown" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Carol Brown - 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In 2014-2017 she proposed banning the burqa, introduced a bill to prohibit full face coverings during terrorism threat declarations, called for Australia to adopt travel restrictions on Muslim-majority countries similar to Donald Trump's, and advocated deporting Muslims who supported Sharia law. After participating in the 2018 program 'Go Back to Where You Came From,' she shifted toward a more pro-refugee stance, saying the discussion about accepting more refugees \"needs to be on the political table,\" and distanced herself from earlier anti-Islam rhetoric.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jacqui Lambie", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqui_Lambie", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Lambie has been a vocal critic of the Chinese government, warning in 2014 of the \"unprecedented\" threat from \"Communist Chinese military capacity\" and opposing the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement in 2015, calling the Chinese government \"anti-democratic\" and \"a bully, thief, liar and international human rights abuser.\" On AUKUS, she criticised the revised submarine arrangement, telling defence officials in Senate estimates \"What we should be getting is three new submarines and now we're getting trash instead.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Jacqui Lambie", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqui_Lambie", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "Capability that matters: submarine switch played down", "url": "https://www.inkl.com/news/capability-that-matters-submarine-switch-played-down", "publisher": "inkl", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Through her \"Make Australia Make Again\" (MAMA) campaign, Lambie calls for reviving domestic manufacturing, arguing \"What we make, we control\" and that government \"has an obligation to identify the core industrial capabilities Australia needs.\" She cites the Whyalla steelworks as a \"critical\" sovereign capability, advocates putting \"the brakes on foreign purchases of our critical assets,\" and promotes a \"Back local. Back Australia\" approach of investing in Australian industry rather than competitors.", "sources": [ { "title": "MAMA Make Australia Make Again", "url": "https://lambienetwork.com.au/makeaustralia", "publisher": "Jacqui Lambie Network", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Lambie held British citizenship by descent from her Scottish-born father and resigned from the Senate on 14 November 2017 under section 44 over this dual citizenship; following a recount her seat went to Steve Martin, and she was re-elected to the Senate in 2019.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jacqui Lambie", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqui_Lambie", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "TAS", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Jacqui Lambie)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/jacqui_lambie/tasmania", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Lambie_2017_%28cropped%29.png/330px-Lambie_2017_%28cropped%29.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqui_Lambie", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://senatorlambie.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorLambie" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatorjacquilambie" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@SenatorJacquiLambie1" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@senatorjacquilambie" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Jacqui Lambie - For Tasmania", "url": "https://senatorlambie.com.au/", "publisher": "Jacqui Lambie", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "jonathon-duniam-tas", "name": "Jonathon Duniam", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/jonathon_duniam/tasmania", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Duniam is a Christian and attends the Mount Stuart Presbyterian Church in Hobart; he was not raised in a Christian household but attended Catholic schools.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jonathon Duniam", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathon_Duniam", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "TAS", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Jonathon Duniam)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/jonathon_duniam/tasmania", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Jonno_Duniam_2017_cropped.jpg/330px-Jonno_Duniam_2017_cropped.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonno_Duniam", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://duniam.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorDuniam" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/DuniamJonathon" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn-gXQ9GA4D_3EavNp0VWMQ" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jonathon Duniam | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/jonathon-duniam", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "josh-dolega-tas", "name": "Josh Dolega", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/josh_dolega/tasmania", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "state": "TAS", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Josh Dolega)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/josh_dolega/tasmania", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/11054.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/josh_dolega/tasmania", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577423639056" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senator.josh/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Josh Dolega - Tasmanian Labor", "url": "https://taslabor.org.au/people/josh-dolega/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "nick-mckim-tas", "name": "Nick McKim", "party": "Australian Greens", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/nick_mckim/tasmania", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "As Greens immigration spokesperson, McKim is a strong opponent of offshore detention, describing it as designed \"to make people's lives so miserable... that they decide to turn back to face the persecution they fled.\" He has called Australia a \"human rights pariah,\" said there is \"never an excuse for torture,\" criticised Labor's policy as \"the same rubbish in a different bin,\" and called for detainees to be evacuated and a \"genuine regional approach\" to be adopted.", "sources": [ { "title": "Australia is \"A Human Rights Pariah\": Senator Nick McKim on Evacuating Offshore Detainees to Safety", "url": "https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/australia-is-a-human-rights-pariah-senator-nick-mckim-on-evacuating-offshore-detainees-to-safety/", "publisher": "Sydney Criminal Lawyers", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In a Senate speech on 26 March 2025, McKim described Israel's actions in Gaza as \"a genocide\" and \"a barbaric murder spree,\" said it was \"utterly disgraceful how complicit Labor has allowed us to become,\" referencing weapons components and the Pine Gap facility, and moved a motion calling for the government to impose sanctions on \"the extremist Netanyahu government,\" end the arms trade, and call for an end to the conflict in Gaza.", "sources": [ { "title": "Middle East: 26 Mar 2025: Senate debates", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2025-03-26.167.2", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "2025-03-26" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "McKim was born in London and held British citizenship, which he formally renounced (registered 1 February 2016); he sat in breach of section 44 from 20 August 2015 until that date, but his renunciation was complete before the 2016 election nominations, so he was not in breach when nominating.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nick McKim", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_McKim", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "TAS", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Nick McKim)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/nick_mckim/tasmania", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Senator_for_Tasmania_Nicholas_James_McKim.jpg/330px-Senator_for_Tasmania_Nicholas_James_McKim.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_McKim", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NickMcKim" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nick.mckim/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/NickMcKim" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ4fGUSme0H_hMygRJN93mgt_4s2j5hSr" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nick McKim, Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania", "url": "https://greens.org.au/tas/person/nick-mckim", "publisher": "Australian Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "peter-whish-wilson-tas", "name": "Peter Whish-Wilson", "party": "Australian Greens", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/peter_whish-wilson/tasmania", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In September 2023 Whish-Wilson joined a cross-party delegation of Australian MPs to Washington, D.C. to lobby the U.S. Department of Justice to abandon its attempts to extradite Australian publisher Julian Assange.", "sources": [ { "title": "Peter Whish-Wilson", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Whish-Wilson", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "Whish-Wilson established a Senate inquiry into foreign investment, stating that \"the government's failure to ensure the integrity of the foreign investment approval process is undermining what faith the public has that these takeovers are being approved in the national interest.\" He raised concerns about foreign takeovers (citing Bellamy's and VDL Dairy) and potential weaknesses, including money-laundering vulnerabilities, in Australia's foreign investment and property-purchase framework.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson establishes Senate inquiry into foreign investment", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6527421/foreign-investment-subject-of-senate-inquiry/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2019-12-05" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "TAS", "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 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He has also advocated for protecting jobs in Tasmanian salmon, forestry and other regional industries.", "sources": [ { "title": "Press releases", "url": "https://www.richardcolbeck.com.au/press-releases", "publisher": "Senator Richard Colbeck", "date": "2025-07-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "TAS", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Richard Colbeck)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/richard_colbeck/tasmania", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Richard_Colbeck.jpg/330px-Richard_Colbeck.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Colbeck", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.richardcolbeck.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/colbeckrichard" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatorrichardcolbeck/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHWLmf8gL5l8RDTEmQ04Dwg" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Liberal Senator for Tasmania Richard Colbeck", "url": "https://www.richardcolbeck.com.au/", "publisher": "Richard Colbeck", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "richard-dowling-tas", "name": "Richard Dowling", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/richard_dowling/tasmania", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "state": "TAS", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Richard Dowling)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/richard_dowling/tasmania", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/11056.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/richard_dowling/tasmania", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569370772617" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatordowlingtas/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/richiedowling/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Richard Dowling | Senator for Tasmania", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/richard-dowling/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tammy-tyrrell-tas", "name": "Tammy Tyrrell", "party": "Independent", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/tammy_tyrrell/tasmania", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "state": "TAS", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Tammy Tyrrell)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/tammy_tyrrell/tasmania", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Tammy_Tyrrell_2024.jpg/330px-Tammy_Tyrrell_2024.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Tyrrell", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTyrrell" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatortammytyrrell/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/TammyTyrrell_" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@senatortammytyrrell" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tammy Tyrrell - 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She said Australia should welcome migrants who share its values and respect the rule of law, stated \"We do not need Islamists in this country,\" and noted Australia has avoided the illegal-immigration problems seen elsewhere partly due to tough decisions by previous Coalition governments.", "sources": [ { "title": "CPAC Speech 2025 - Brisbane", "url": "https://www.bridgetmckenzie.com.au/uncategorized/cpac-speech-2025-brisbane/", "publisher": "Senator Bridget McKenzie (official website)", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In May 2024 McKenzie criticised Senator Fatima Payman's comments on Gaza as \"Absolutely appalling\" after Payman accused Israel of genocide and used the phrase \"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,\" and questioned what the Prime Minister would do in response.", "sources": [ { "title": "Bridget McKenzie", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_McKenzie", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "McKenzie supported reducing the foreign investment screening threshold to zero dollars so that all proposed foreign investments would be scrutinised, citing concern about \"opportunistic foreign raiders getting control of Australia's food supply assets\" and stating \"it is not in our national interest to leave the door open wide for foreign opportunists to take advantage of our clean, green reputation and assets.\" She framed the measures as protecting Australian agricultural land.", "sources": [ { "title": "Foreign investment change protects Aussie farm land", "url": "https://www.bridgetmckenzie.com.au/media-releases/foreign-investment-change-protects-aussie-farm-land/", "publisher": "Senator Bridget McKenzie", "date": "2020-03-30" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "VIC", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Bridget McKenzie)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/bridget_mckenzie/victoria", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Bridget_McKenzie_2019.jpg/330px-Bridget_McKenzie_2019.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_McKenzie", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.bridgetmckenzie.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/senatormckenzie" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senator_mckenzie/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/senbmckenzie" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@bridgetmckenzie928" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Bridget McKenzie - Nationals Senator for Victoria", "url": "https://www.bridgetmckenzie.com.au/", "publisher": "Bridget McKenzie", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "james-paterson-vic", "name": "James Paterson", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/james_paterson/victoria", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Paterson is an agnostic and has described himself as 'not religious at all', although his wife is Catholic and his children were baptised Catholic.", "sources": [ { "title": "James Paterson (Australian politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Paterson_(Australian_politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "Paterson defended the Coalition's plan to reduce migration, arguing it would bring in 140,000 permanent residents in a way that is \"much more sustainable than what Labor has been doing\" and would \"ease pressure on the housing market, health sector and congestion.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Dutton doubles down on migration", "url": "https://www.senatorpaterson.com.au/news/dutton-doubles-down-on-migration", "publisher": "Senator James Paterson (official website)", "date": "2024-05-21" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Paterson is a strong critic of China; he and Andrew Hastie were denied entry to China in 2019 over their criticism of Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs, and in 2022 he became Australian Co-Chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. He has stated that China's \"foreign interference and espionage are the greatest threat to Australia's way of life, surpassing terrorism\" (October 2021). 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"platform": "website", "url": "https://jesswalsh.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JessWalshVic/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jesswalshvic/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/jesswalshvic" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jess-walsh-0a2698214/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Jess Walsh | Australian Labor Party", "url": "https://jesswalsh.com.au/", "publisher": "Jess Walsh", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "lidia-thorpe-vic", "name": "Lidia Thorpe", "party": "Independent", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/lidia_thorpe/victoria", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "Thorpe is a vocal opponent of immigration and offshore detention. Attending protests at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation in 2022 over the transfer of detainees to Christmas Island, she demanded to know \"how many people seeking asylum are actually in there, and what are the plans for them?\" and criticised the treatment of detainees. She has continued to advocate for asylum seekers and refugees in the Senate.", "sources": [ { "title": "'No regard for human life': Lidia Thorpe demands police explain violent clashes with protesters outside Melbourne immigration centre", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/no-regard-for-human-life-lidia-thorpe-demands-police-explain-violent-clashes-with-protesters-outside-melbourne-immigration-centre/a4euur0r2", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2022-05-03" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Thorpe is an outspoken advocate for Palestine. At an October 2025 pro-Palestine rally she said she would \"burn down Parliament House to make a point\" over conditions in Gaza (which she described as hyperbolic), and in November 2024 raised a fist and called \"Free Palestine\" in the Senate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Lidia Thorpe", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidia_Thorpe", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "VIC", "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 2024-25: $26,458 across 158 donor(s); 2023-24: $15,219 across 52 donor(s); 2022-23: $100 across 1 donor(s). Note: member returns capture only donations made directly to the member, not money received via a party; figures are partial. 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In May 2024 she said she felt \"very conflicted\" about the Australian government's UN vote supporting Palestinian statehood, and in July 2024 she criticised Senator Fatima Payman for crossing the floor to immediately recognise Palestine, arguing it contradicted Labor's two-state approach. She visited Israel as part of parliamentary delegations in July and December 2023.", "sources": [ { "title": "Michelle Ananda-Rajah", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Ananda-Rajah", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In her first speech and related remarks, Ananda-Rajah argues Australia should build sovereign capability in biotechnology, bridging the \"missing middle\" so domestic biotech firms can achieve scale onshore rather than commercialising overseas, and positions Australia as a global clinical trials destination. She frames science as a pillar of national economic strategy with sovereign capability \"now a national priority.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Ananda-Rajah's Science and Sovereignty Vision", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/senator-ananda-rajahs-science-and-sovereignty-1510910/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Born in London, Michelle Ananda-Rajah became an Australian citizen in 1996 and renounced her British citizenship in 2021, resolving her foreign-citizenship status for the purposes of section 44(i) eligibility.", "sources": [ { "title": "Michelle Ananda-Rajah", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Ananda-Rajah", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "VIC", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Michelle Ananda-Rajah)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/michelle_ananda-rajah/victoria", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/10983.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/michelle_ananda-rajah/victoria", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/michelleanandarajah/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senator.michelle/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://au.linkedin.com/in/michelle-ananda-rajah" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah | Senator for Victoria", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/dr-michelle-ananda-rajah/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "raff-ciccone-vic", "name": "Raff Ciccone", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/raff_ciccone/victoria", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Ciccone is a strong supporter of AUKUS and the Australia-US alliance, stating in an August 2025 piece that \"AUKUS represents just one component of our broader defence partnership\" resting on shared values and the rules-based order, and projecting it will create around 20,000 jobs. In a March 2026 Senate speech on Iran-Israel escalation he argued \"Peace is not maintained by slogans or wishful thinking; it is maintained by strength, alliances and, importantly, deterrence,\" noted Australia's military support to the UAE, and accused the Greens of \"selective outrage\" and an \"anti-West and anti-Australia\" stance on AUKUS.", "sources": [ { "title": "Alliance that goes far beyond AUKUS", "url": "https://senatorciccone.com.au/alliance-that-goes-far-beyond-aukus/", "publisher": "Senator Raff Ciccone", "date": "2025-08-28" }, { "title": "Middle East conflict and calling out the Greens' selective outrage", "url": "https://senatorciccone.com.au/middle-east-conflict-and-calling-out-the-greens-selective-outrage/", "publisher": "Senator Raff Ciccone", "date": "2026-03-26" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "On his official website, Ciccone advocates for Australia building domestic industrial and manufacturing capacity, stating: \"Australia must be a country that makes things, to have our own industrial and manufacturing capabilities,\" and arguing that COVID showed \"the need for Australia to be a place which makes things... our own sovereign capabilities.\" He supports the National Reconstruction Fund to diversify Australia's industrial base and develop national sovereign capability.", "sources": [ { "title": "A future made in Australia", "url": "https://senatorciccone.com.au/campaigns/a-future-made-in-australia/", "publisher": "Senator Raff Ciccone (official website)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "VIC", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Raff Ciccone)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/raff_ciccone/victoria", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Senator_Raff_Ciccone_Nov_2021.png/330px-Senator_Raff_Ciccone_Nov_2021.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raff_Ciccone", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://senatorciccone.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenRaffCiccone/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senraffciccone/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/senraffciccone" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Raff Ciccone - 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She has generally supported the party line on boat turnbacks and offshore processing.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sarah Henderson", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Henderson", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "In her maiden Senate speech (16 October 2019), Henderson stated that Australia's critical infrastructure assets \"such as airports, power stations, data networks, communications infrastructure and ports - including the Port of Darwin - should simply not be falling into foreign hands,\" and called for foreign investment laws to be re-examined to limit foreign acquisition of prime agricultural land.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sarah Henderson - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Henderson", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "VIC", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Sarah Henderson)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/sarah_henderson/victoria", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Sarah_Henderson_2019_cropped.jpg/330px-Sarah_Henderson_2019_cropped.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Henderson", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://sarahhenderson.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSarahHenderson" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/SenSHenderson" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator the Hon Sarah Henderson - Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=ZN4", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "steph-hodgins-may-vic", "name": "Steph Hodgins-May", "party": "Australian Greens", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/steph_hodgins-may/victoria", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "immigration": { "summary": "In her first Senate speech, Hodgins-May criticised \"this country's abhorrent approach to refugees and asylum seekers seeking our protection,\" cited a record 120 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, and called for \"more humility and compassion in our treatment of refugees and asylum seekers\" rather than \"cruel campaign slogans designed only to scare people and win votes.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "First Speech - Senator Steph Hodgins-May", "url": "https://greens.org.au/news/speech/first-speech-senator-steph-hodgins-may", "publisher": "The Australian Greens", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Hodgins-May is an advocate for Australia increasing its foreign aid budget and placing greater focus on international development. She previously worked in the Australian mission to the United Nations and as Greenpeace's Head of Pacific, pushing for Australia to do more to help Pacific Island nations facing climate change.", "sources": [ { "title": "Steph Hodgins-May", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steph_Hodgins-May", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "VIC", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Steph Hodgins-May)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/steph_hodgins-may/victoria", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Steph_Hodgins-May.jpg/330px-Steph_Hodgins-May.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steph_Hodgins-May", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.hodginsmay" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/stephhodginsmay/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/stephhodginsmay" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Steph Hodgins-May, Senator for Victoria", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/steph-hodgins-may", "publisher": "Australian Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "dean-smith-wa", "name": "Dean Smith", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/dean_smith/wa", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Wikipedia states \"He is an Anglican\" in the personal life section of Dean Smith's article.", "sources": [ { "title": "Dean Smith (Australian politician) - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Smith_(Australian_politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "immigration": { "summary": "In July 2018, Smith called for a national debate on Australia's population as it reached 25 million, saying issues were broader than immigration alone and included regional growth, congestion and infrastructure. He advocated \"moderation\" of intake and better forecasting so Australia could \"prepare and plan better,\" suggesting an audit-commission approach or parliamentary inquiry to lead the debate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Government senator Dean Smith urges national debate about population", "url": "https://theconversation.com/government-senator-dean-smith-urges-national-debate-about-population-100002", "publisher": "The Conversation", "date": "2018-07-15" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "WA", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Dean Smith)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/dean_smith/wa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Smith_Smith_20200054-41.jpg/330px-Smith_Smith_20200054-41.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Smith_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.deansmithwa.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorDeanSmith" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/deansmithwa" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/DeanSmithWA" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-smith-7733047a/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Dean Smith - Parliament of Australia", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=241710", "publisher": "Parliament of Australia", "date": null }, { "title": "Senator Dean Smith", "url": "https://www.waliberal.org.au/senator/dean-smith/", "publisher": "Liberal Party of Australia (WA Division)", "date": null }, { "title": "Senator Dean Smith - official website", "url": "http://www.deansmithwa.com.au/", "publisher": "Dean Smith", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "dorinda-cox-wa", "name": "Dorinda Cox", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/dorinda_cox/wa", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "state": "WA", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Dorinda Cox)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/dorinda_cox/wa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Dorinda_Cox_%282022%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg/330px-Dorinda_Cox_%282022%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorinda_Cox", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/senatordorindacox" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/dorinda_cox/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dorinda Cox | Senator for Western Australia | Australian Labor Party", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/dorinda-cox/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "ellie-whiteaker-wa", "name": "Ellie Whiteaker", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/ellie_whiteaker/wa", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "economic_nationalism": { "summary": "According to her Wikipedia article, Whiteaker's inaugural Senate speech (23 July 2025) highlighted support for policies promoting public sector investment in health care and manufacturing, alongside workers' rights and gender equality. She is affiliated with the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ellie Whiteaker - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellie_Whiteaker", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "WA", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Ellie Whiteaker)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/ellie_whiteaker/wa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/11059.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/ellie_whiteaker/wa", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.elliewhiteaker.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/people/Senator-Ellie-Whiteaker/61576282702042/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ellie.whiteaker/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ellie Whiteaker - official website", "url": "https://www.elliewhiteaker.com.au/", "publisher": "Ellie Whiteaker", "date": null }, { "title": "Ellie Whiteaker | Senator for Western Australia | Australian Labor Party", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/ellie-whiteaker/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "fatima-payman-wa", "name": "Fatima Payman", "party": "Australia's Voice", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/fatima_payman/wa", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Wikipedia states \"Payman is a Muslim\" in the personal life section of her article.", "sources": [ { "title": "Fatima Payman - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima_Payman", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In a May 2024 Senate speech Payman accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, criticised the Australian government's response and called for sanctions and divestment against Israel. On 25 June 2024 she crossed the floor to vote for a Greens resolution supporting Australian recognition of Palestinian statehood, after writing on 17 June 2024 that \"Australia must recognise Palestine to support peace efforts\"; she subsequently left the Labor Party.", "sources": [ { "title": "Fatima Payman", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima_Payman", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and naturalised as an Australian citizen in 2005, Fatima Payman was advised she had taken \"all reasonable steps\" (per Sykes v Cleary) to renounce her Afghan citizenship after a 2021 renunciation request could not be finalised; a November 2024 Senate motion to investigate her section 44 eligibility was defeated 35-3.", "sources": [ { "title": "Fatima Payman", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima_Payman", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "WA", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Fatima Payman)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/fatima_payman/wa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Dai_Le_Fatima_Payman_Circles_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima_Payman", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.fatimapayman.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/people/Senator-Fatima-Payman/100077402947532/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatorfatimapayman/" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@senatorfatimapayman" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Senator Fatima Payman - 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Jordon Steele-John (Greens-WA) - Maiden Speech", "url": "https://australianpolitics.com/2017/11/29/sen-jordon-steele-john-greens-wa-maiden-speech.html/", "publisher": "AustralianPolitics.com", "date": "2017-11-29" } ], "verified": true }, "foreign_policy": { "summary": "Steele-John, the Greens' spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Peace & Nuclear Disarmament, has campaigned to have the government revoke the AUKUS pact and redirect funds to community services. In a November 2021 piece he called to \"tear up the AUKUS deal,\" ratify the nuclear weapons ban treaty, ban the development and sale of weapons including autonomous weapons, close joint military facilities including Pine Gap, oppose framing China as an inevitable enemy, and pursue cooperation and diplomacy. He is co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jordon Steele-John, Senator for WA", "url": "https://greens.org.au/wa/person/jordon-steele-john", "publisher": "Australian Greens", "date": "" }, { "title": "Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John: Charting Australia's pathway to peace", "url": "https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/greens-senator-jordon-steele-john-charting-australias-pathway-peace", "publisher": "Green Left", "date": "2021-11-25" } ], "verified": true }, "citizenship_eligibility": { "summary": "Born in Northampton, England, Jordon Steele-John held British citizenship from 1994 to 2013 and renounced it at age eighteen in preparation for the 2013 federal election, leaving him solely an Australian citizen for section 44(i) purposes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jordon Steele-John", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordon_Steele-John", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "state": "WA", "donors": { "summary": "No donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns (money received via a party is not attributed to individuals).", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [] }, "roster_source": { "title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Jordon Steele-John)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/jordon_steele-john/wa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Jordon-Steele-John-2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Jordon-Steele-John-2019_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordon_Steele-John", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JordonSteeleJohn/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jordonsteelejohn/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/SenatorJordon" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jordon Steele-John, Senator for WA", "url": "https://greens.org.au/wa/person/jordon-steele-john", "publisher": "Australian Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "matt-o-sullivan-wa", "name": "Matt O'Sullivan", "party": "Liberal Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/matt_o%27sullivan/wa", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "In his 2019 Senate maiden speech, O'Sullivan declared: \"My faith is an integral part of my life. I am a Christian, and I believe and affirm the Apostles' Creed.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Sen. 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"title": "OpenAustralia.org — Senator profile (Sue Lines)", "url": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/sue_lines/wa", "publisher": "OpenAustralia.org", "date": "" }, "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Sue_Lines_2017-02-23.JPG/330px-Sue_Lines_2017-02-23.JPG", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Lines", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SueLinesWA/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/senatorsue/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/linessue" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sue Lines | Senator for Western Australia | Australian Labor Party", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/sue-lines/", "publisher": "Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tyron-whitten-wa", "name": "Tyron Whitten", "party": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party", "chamber": 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"https://www.facebook.com/TyronWhitten.PHON" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/SenatorWhitten" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyronwhittenphon/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@TyronWhittenPHON" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tyron Whitten One Nation for WA (Internet Archive snapshot of tyronwhitten.com.au)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260119015439/https://www.tyronwhitten.com.au/", "publisher": "Internet Archive / Tyron Whitten", "date": "2026-01-19" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "varun-ghosh-wa", "name": "Varun Ghosh", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "Senate", "status": "incumbent", "official_page": "https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senator/varun_ghosh/wa", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "foreign_policy": { "summary": "In his first Senate speech (25 March 2024) Ghosh stated that \"our defence forces, our alliance structures and our diplomatic initiatives all play vital 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Note: member returns capture only donations made directly to the member, not money received via a party; figures are partial.", "total_aud": 7500, "entries": [], "sources": [ { "title": "AEC Member of Parliament annual return — Mr Andrew Laming MP (2020-21)", "url": "https://transparency.aec.gov.au/MemberOfParliament", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "" } ] }, "state": "QLD", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal" }, { "id": "maria-vamvakinou", "name": "Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "chamber": "House of Representatives", "status": "former", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "donors": { "summary": "Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 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Note: member returns capture only donations made directly to the member, not money received via a party; figures are partial.", "total_aud": 0, "entries": [], "sources": [ { "title": "AEC Member of Parliament annual return — Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (2020-21)", "url": "https://transparency.aec.gov.au/MemberOfParliament", "publisher": "Australian Electoral Commission", "date": "" } ] }, "state": "NSW", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Federal", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SenatorCFW/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/senator_cfw" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (@Senator_CFW) / X", "url": "https://twitter.com/senator_cfw", "publisher": "X (Twitter)", "date": null }, { "title": "Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells - Home | Facebook (archived)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190518084336/https://www.facebook.com/SenatorCFW/", "publisher": "Internet Archive", "date": "2019-05-18" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-andrew-barr-kurrajong", "name": "Andrew Barr", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Kurrajong", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Barr voted Aye in the ACT Legislative Assembly division of 25 June 2024 to agree to the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2024, which allowed nurse practitioners and authorised midwives to prescribe abortion medication and required conscientious objectors to provide referral information.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 25 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240625.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Ayes).", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Stated position and record: Barr is Australia's first openly gay head of a state or territory government, was a prominent advocate for the 'Yes' campaign in the 2017 same-sex marriage postal survey, and his government passed the 2020 legislation banning LGBTI conversion practices.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Barr", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Barr", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "In the ACT Legislative Assembly debate on the Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022 (23 March 2023), Barr spoke in support of the bill, which narrowed exceptions for religious bodies so that, when providing public goods, services or employment, they may discriminate only on the ground of a person's religious conviction and not on other protected attributes such as sexuality, gender identity or marital status, while leaving greater freedom for religious observances such as the training and ordination of clergy. This is a stated position and a recorded contribution to debate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Week 2 - Thursday, 23 March 2023 - 10th Assembly Hansard", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2023/HTML/week02/p587-p694.htm", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2023-03-23" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Barr supports drug law liberalisation as harm reduction: as Chief Minister he introduced a 2018 bill to legalise personal cannabis cultivation and possession, and in 2021 introduced amendments to decriminalise possession of small quantities of illicit drugs, stating the 'just say no' approach has not stopped drug use and that the solution lies in health-based harm reduction. (Stated position.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Journey to drug decriminalisation", "url": "https://www.andrewbarr.com.au/news/latest-news/journey-to-drug-decriminalisation/", "publisher": "Andrew Barr MLA", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Andrew_Barr_June_2025.jpg/330px-Andrew_Barr_June_2025.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Barr", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.andrewbarr.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ABarrMLA/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarrmla" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ABarrMLA" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://au.linkedin.com/in/andrewbarrmla" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Territory MLAs | ALP ACT", "url": "https://www.actlabor.org.au/our-people/territory-mlas/", "publisher": "ACT Labor", "date": null }, { "title": "Andrew Barr MLA - official website", "url": "https://www.andrewbarr.com.au/", "publisher": "Andrew Barr", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-yvette-berry-ginninderra", "name": "Yvette Berry", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ginninderra", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Berry voted Aye in the ACT Legislative Assembly division of 25 June 2024 to agree to the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2024, which expanded who may prescribe abortion medication and required conscientious objectors to provide referral information.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 25 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240625.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Ayes).", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Recorded vote: as a Labor member present in the Assembly in August 2020, Berry was among the Labor and Greens members who voted to pass the Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Act 2020 (passed 14 to 11), which the Liberals opposed.", "sources": [ { "title": "LGBT rights in the Australian Capital Territory", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Australian_Capital_Territory", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "ACT Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Education and Early Childhood (education portfolio since 2016). In 2025 she established an independent Expert Panel to review ACT public school system resourcing amid budget pressures, stating 'The review will help us understand how we can achieve equitable resourcing across the ACT public school system to make sure all students are well supported.' She emphasises the ACT is the only jurisdiction to fund public schools above the national School Resourcing Standard.", "sources": [ { "title": "Berry names her experts to help solve public school budget crisis", "url": "https://region.com.au/berry-names-her-experts-to-help-solve-public-school-budget-crisis/914347/", "publisher": "Region Canberra", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Yvette Berry", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvette_Berry", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Yvette_Berry.png/330px-Yvette_Berry.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvette_Berry", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.yvetteberry.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/YvetteSBerry" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/YvetteSBerry" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Territory MLAs | ALP ACT", "url": "https://www.actlabor.org.au/our-people/territory-mlas/", "publisher": "ACT Labor", "date": null }, { "title": "Yvette Berry MLA - official website", "url": "https://www.yvetteberry.com.au/", "publisher": "Yvette Berry", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-tara-cheyne-ginninderra", "name": "Tara Cheyne", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ginninderra", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Cheyne voted Aye in the ACT Legislative Assembly division of 25 June 2024 to agree to the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2024, which expanded who may prescribe abortion medication and required conscientious objectors to provide referral information.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 25 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240625.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Ayes). Cheyne was the minister who introduced the bill.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Stated position and record: as Human Rights Minister, Cheyne championed the 2024 ACT reforms giving greater choice of gender descriptors on birth certificates, removing the clinical-treatment requirement and lowering the application age, saying the amendments were 'about a person's fundamental human rights, their identity and being able to express who they are'; she also voted with Labor to pass the 2020 conversion practices ban.", "sources": [ { "title": "ACT reforms will make big difference to gender diverse people", "url": "https://qnews.com.au/act-gender-laws-pass-act-parliament/", "publisher": "QNews", "date": "2024-03" }, { "title": "LGBT rights in the Australian Capital Territory", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Australian_Capital_Territory", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "As Minister for Human Rights, Cheyne introduced and championed the Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022; in the debate (23 March 2023) she stated the bill amended the exceptions for religious bodies to 'strike a better balance between the right to equality and the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief,' citing examples such as prayer groups still being able to exclude people who do not share the relevant religious conviction. This is a stated position and a recorded contribution to debate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Week 2 - Thursday, 23 March 2023 - 10th Assembly Hansard", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2023/HTML/week02/p587-p694.htm", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2023-03-23" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As City and Government Services Minister, Cheyne told the Assembly in December that the territory government was not considering laws to stop medicinal cannabis users from being automatically disqualified from driving, while noting the ACT government 'is closely monitoring the evolving evidence base for driver impairment following tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) intake to inform future considerations.' (Stated position.)", "sources": [ { "title": "ACT set to debate drug driving law change for medicinal cannabis", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9291481/act-set-to-debate-drug-driving-law-change-for-medicinal-cannabis/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2026-06-14" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Tara-Cheyne-2015-12-12.jpeg/330px-Tara-Cheyne-2015-12-12.jpeg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Cheyne", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://taracheyne.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/taraforginninderra/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/in_the_taratory/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/In_The_Taratory" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Territory MLAs | ALP ACT", "url": "https://www.actlabor.org.au/our-people/territory-mlas/", "publisher": "ACT Labor", "date": null }, { "title": "Tara Cheyne MLA - 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The bill retained criminal penalties for supply, trafficking and manufacture. (Stated position; author of the bill.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Drug law reform", "url": "https://www.michaelpettersson.com.au/media-centre/latest-news/drug-law-reform/", "publisher": "Michael Pettersson MLA", "date": "" }, { "title": "Pettersson: Hard drug use a public health, not criminal justice, issue", "url": "https://canberradaily.com.au/pettersson-hard-drug-use-a-health-problem-not-criminal-justice-issue/", "publisher": "Canberra Daily", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Michael_Pettersson_MLA.jpg/330px-Michael_Pettersson_MLA.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pettersson", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.michaelpettersson.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/michael.pettersson" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/petterssonmla" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/PetterssonMLA" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Territory MLAs | ALP ACT", "url": "https://www.actlabor.org.au/our-people/territory-mlas/", "publisher": "ACT Labor", "date": null }, { "title": "Michael Pettersson MLA - official website", "url": "https://www.michaelpettersson.com.au/", "publisher": "Michael Pettersson", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-chris-steel-murrumbidgee", "name": "Chris Steel", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Murrumbidgee", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Steel voted Aye in the ACT Legislative Assembly division of 25 June 2024 to agree to the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2024, which expanded who may prescribe abortion medication and required conscientious objectors to provide referral information.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 25 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240625.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Ayes).", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Recorded vote: as a Labor member present in the Assembly in August 2020, Steel was among the Labor and Greens members who voted to pass the Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Act 2020 (passed 14 to 11), which the Liberals opposed. Steel also spoke in support of the bill during the debate.", "sources": [ { "title": "LGBT rights in the Australian Capital Territory", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Australian_Capital_Territory", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "ACT Hansard, 27 August 2020 - Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Bill 2020", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/9th-assembly/2020/HTML/week07/2223.htm", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2020-08-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Chris_Steel.png/330px-Chris_Steel.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Steel", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.chrissteel.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/chrissteellabor" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/chrissteelmla" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ChrisSteelMLA" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjsteel/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Territory MLAs | ALP ACT", "url": "https://www.actlabor.org.au/our-people/territory-mlas/", "publisher": "ACT Labor", "date": null }, { "title": "Chris Steel MLA - official website", "url": "https://www.chrissteel.com.au/", "publisher": "Chris Steel", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-rachel-stephen-smith-kurrajong", "name": "Rachel Stephen-Smith", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Kurrajong", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As Health Minister, Stephen-Smith introduced and moved the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2024 and voted Aye for it on 25 June 2024, stating in the chamber that 'abortion is an essential feature of an equitable healthcare system' and that the ACT Labor government 'has been at the forefront of abortion rights and reproductive justice in Australia'; she also confirmed there was no intention to remove the right to conscientious objection.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 25 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240625.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-25" }, { "title": "Capital Territory becomes first Australia jurisdiction to provide free abortion care", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/04/capital-territory-becomes-first-australia-state-to-provide-free-abortion-care/", "publisher": "JURIST", "date": "2023-04-21" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Ayes).", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Recorded vote: as a Labor member present in the Assembly in August 2020, Stephen-Smith was among the Labor and Greens members who voted to pass the Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Act 2020 (passed 14 to 11), which the Liberals opposed.", "sources": [ { "title": "LGBT rights in the Australian Capital Territory", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Australian_Capital_Territory", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As Health Minister, Stephen-Smith backed the 2022 decriminalisation of personal possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, saying the changes ensure people with small amounts for personal use 'are treated with a health response not a criminal one' and that 'treating drug addiction as a health issue improves outcomes for everyone in the community.' (Stated position.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Canberra drug decriminalisation laws passed in ACT Legislative Assembly", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7949564/drug-decriminalisation-laws-passed-in-the-act/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2022-10-20" }, { "title": "ACT decriminalises possession of small amounts of illicit drugs in Australian first", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/act-decriminalises-possession-of-small-amounts-of-illicit-drugs-in-australian-first/ghk782vqp", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2022-10-20" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "ACT Minister for Health (Barr Labor government). In 2025 released the 2025-2030 ACT Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Regional Plan, signed a new agreement to strengthen primary care, expanded nurse practitioners' scope of practice via the Nurse Practitioners Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, and established an independent inquiry into health-system data, demand and workforce recruitment/retention.", "sources": [ { "title": "Stronger primary care for Canberrans under new health agreement", "url": "https://www.cmtedd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/rachel-stephen-smith-mla-media-releases/2025/stronger-primary-care-for-canberrans-under-new-health-agreement", "publisher": "ACT Government (CMTEDD)", "date": "2025-01-01" }, { "title": "New plan to improve mental health and wellbeing", "url": "https://www.cmtedd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/rachel-stephen-smith-mla-media-releases/2025/new-plan-to-improve-mental-health-and-wellbeing", "publisher": "ACT Government (CMTEDD)", "date": "2025-01-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Photo_of_Rachel_Stephen-Smith_MLA.jpg/330px-Photo_of_Rachel_Stephen-Smith_MLA.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Stephen-Smith", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.rachelstephensmith.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/rachelstephensmith" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/rachelstephensmith" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelstephensmith/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Territory MLAs | ALP ACT", "url": "https://www.actlabor.org.au/our-people/territory-mlas/", "publisher": "ACT Labor", "date": null }, { "title": "Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA - official website", "url": "https://www.rachelstephensmith.com.au/", "publisher": "Rachel Stephen-Smith", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-caitlin-tough-brindabella", "name": "Caitlin Tough", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Brindabella", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "As ACT Labor candidate for Brindabella in the 2024 election, Tough provided a candidate statement to Canberrans for a Good Death adopting the ACT Labor statement, which expressed support for the ACT's voluntary assisted dying legislation and noted all ACT Labor MLAs voted in favour of it. (Stated position; she was elected in November 2024 and did not vote on the 2024 Act.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Appendix: Responses from Individual Candidates - Statement by Caitlin Tough, ACT Labor candidate for Brindabella", "url": "https://canberransforagooddeath.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Candidate-statements.pdf", "publisher": "Canberrans for a Good Death", "date": "2024-09-17" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Caitlin_Tough_2025.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Tough", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://caitlintough.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/caitlinforbrindabella" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/caitlinforbrindabella/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Territory MLAs | ALP ACT", "url": "https://www.actlabor.org.au/our-people/territory-mlas/", "publisher": "ACT Labor", "date": null }, { "title": "Caitlin Tough MLA - 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Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cain_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-11" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "Cain voted No in the ACT Legislative Assembly division of 25 June 2024 against agreeing to the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2024, which allowed nurse practitioners and authorised midwives to prescribe abortion medication and required conscientious objectors to provide referral information.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 25 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240625.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted against the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Noes).", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Recorded vote: as a Liberal member of the 10th Assembly, Cain was part of the Canberra Liberals who opposed the 2024 reforms to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act (which passed 12 to 5), the party objecting in particular to lowering the age at which a person can apply to change their registered sex.", "sources": [ { "title": "ACT reforms will make big difference to gender diverse people", "url": "https://qnews.com.au/act-gender-laws-pass-act-parliament/", "publisher": "QNews", "date": "2024-03" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As Liberal committee chair, Cain wrote a dissenting report opposing the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill, arguing it would enable 'drug tourism', conflict with Commonwealth law and burden AFP officers, and that 'drug policy requires a whole-of-government evaluation and response' rather than a backbencher's bill. (Stated position; opposed the bill.)", "sources": [ { "title": "ACT should decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs, committee says", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7531398/drug-decriminalisation-in-act-a-step-closer-but-opposition-airs-concerns/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2021-11-30" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Peter_Cain_2025.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cain_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.petercain.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/petercainliberal" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/cainforginninderra/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/cain_mla" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cain-mla/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Peter Cain MLA", "url": "https://www.petercain.com.au/", "publisher": "Peter Cain MLA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-leanne-castley-yerrabi", "name": "Leanne Castley", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Yerrabi", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Castley voted Aye in the ACT Legislative Assembly division of 25 June 2024 to agree to the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2024 (a Canberra Liberals conscience vote), which expanded who may prescribe abortion medication and required conscientious objectors to provide referral information.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 25 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240625.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Ayes).", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Recorded vote: as a Liberal member of the 10th Assembly, Castley was part of the Canberra Liberals who opposed the 2024 reforms to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act (which passed 12 to 5), the party objecting in particular to lowering the age at which a person can apply to change their registered sex.", "sources": [ { "title": "ACT reforms will make big difference to gender diverse people", "url": "https://qnews.com.au/act-gender-laws-pass-act-parliament/", "publisher": "QNews", "date": "2024-03" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.leannecastleymla.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/leannecastley" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/leannecastleymla/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@LeanneCastleyMLA" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@theleannecastley" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Leanne Castley MLA", "url": 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"publisher": "QNews", "date": "2024-03" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "In a Canberra Daily profile, Cocks listed 'freedom of worship' among the Liberal values he personally identifies with, naming it alongside freedom of speech, freedom of thought, freedom to own property and freedom to make choices in the market. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "From public service to politics: Ed Cocks MLA", "url": "https://canberradaily.com.au/from-public-service-to-politics-ed-cocks-mla/", "publisher": "Canberra Daily", "date": "2022-07-13" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Ed_Cocks_-_FB_Profile_Picture_Photo.jpg/330px-Ed_Cocks_-_FB_Profile_Picture_Photo.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Cocks", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.edcocks.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/EdCocksMLA" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/edcocksmla/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ed Cocks MLA", "url": "https://www.edcocks.com.au/", "publisher": "Ed Cocks MLA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-jeremy-hanson-murrumbidgee", "name": "Jeremy Hanson", "party": "Canberra Liberals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Murrumbidgee", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted against the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Noes).", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Stated position and recorded vote: Hanson has publicly stated his support for same-sex marriage (Canberra Times, 4 June 2015); as a Liberal member present in August 2020 he was among the Liberals who opposed the Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Act 2020 (passed 14 to 11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Jeremy Hanson", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hanson", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "LGBT rights in the Australian Capital Territory", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Australian_Capital_Territory", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "In the Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022 debate (23 March 2023), Hanson said the Canberra Liberals would support the bill, stated that people should be protected from discrimination on the basis of their faith as well as other attributes, noted faith groups remained 'nervous' about possible unintended consequences, and moved amendments (including on behalf of Elizabeth Lee) seeking a longer commencement period and an objects clause asserting that all human rights are held with equal importance. This reflects stated positions and recorded contributions to debate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Week 2 - Thursday, 23 March 2023 - 10th Assembly Hansard", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2023/HTML/week02/p587-p694.htm", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2023-03-23" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Hanson, as Deputy Liberal Leader, opposed drug decriminalisation, saying 'it's going to lead to more crime. It's going to lead to more carnage on our roads.' He later moved a 2025 Assembly motion to repeal the decriminalisation laws, calling them 'a failed experiment' that is 'not evidence-based' and arguing 'the only people that are winning are the drug dealers.' (Stated position; moved repeal motion.)", "sources": [ { "title": "ACT decriminalises possession of small amounts of illicit drugs in Australian first", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/act-decriminalises-possession-of-small-amounts-of-illicit-drugs-in-australian-first/ghk782vqp", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2022-10-20" }, { "title": "Canberra Liberals accused of playing 'alarmist' games in failed attempt to repeal drug decriminalisation laws", "url": "https://region.com.au/canberra-liberals-accused-of-playing-alarmist-games-in-failed-attempt-to-repeal-drug-decriminalisation-laws/914746/", "publisher": "Region Canberra", "date": "2025-10-22" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Jeremy_Hanson_2016.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hanson", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.hanson2/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jeremy Hanson", "url": "https://canberraliberals.org.au/team/jeremy-hanson/", "publisher": "Canberra Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-elizabeth-lee-kurrajong", "name": "Elizabeth Lee", "party": "Canberra Liberals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Kurrajong", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Speaking as the Liberal member for Kurrajong on a conscience vote, Lee said 'I support this bill' and voted Aye on 25 June 2024 for the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2024, describing its conscientious-objection referral requirement as a 'sensible amendment'; she is also described as a moderate who supports abortion.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 25 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240625.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-25" }, { "title": "Can Elizabeth Lee end the ACT Liberals' 23-year drought?", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8788598/can-elizabeth-lee-end-the-act-liberals-23-year-drought/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2024-10-11" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Ayes).", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Stated position and recorded vote: Lee is described as a moderate who supports gay marriage (Canberra Times); as a Liberal member present in August 2020 she was among the Liberals who opposed the Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Act 2020 (passed 14 to 11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Can Elizabeth Lee end the ACT Liberals' 23-year drought?", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8788598/can-elizabeth-lee-end-the-act-liberals-23-year-drought/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "" }, { "title": "LGBT rights in the Australian Capital Territory", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Australian_Capital_Territory", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "In the Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022 debate (23 March 2023), amendments circulated in Elizabeth Lee's name (moved on her behalf as she was absent) proposed inserting an objects clause stating the indivisibility and universality of human rights and that every person is free and equal in dignity, an extended commencement period, and a club/voluntary-body exception; the objects-clause amendment was put to a division and negatived 7-14. These are recorded proposed amendments attributed to her.", "sources": [ { "title": "Week 2 - Thursday, 23 March 2023 - 10th Assembly Hansard", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2023/HTML/week02/p587-p694.htm", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2023-03-23" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As Opposition Leader, Lee stated the Canberra Liberals 'remain strongly opposed' to the drug decriminalisation laws, called them 'bad laws', and committed that if elected in October 2024 the party would repeal them. She separately said she supported territory rights and did not back the federal Coalition's attempt to overturn the ACT laws. (Stated position.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Elizabeth Lee reaffirms Canberra Liberals will overturn drug decriminalisation if they win 2024 poll", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8398843/bad-laws-liberals-concerns-for-business-ahead-of-drug-changes/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2023-10-25" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Elizabeth_Lee_MLA_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Elizabeth_Lee_MLA_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Lee_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.elizabethlee.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethLeeMLA" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/elizabethleemla/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ElizabethLeeMLA" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethleemla" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Elizabeth Lee MLA", "url": "https://www.elizabethlee.com.au/", "publisher": "Elizabeth Lee MLA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-james-milligan-yerrabi", "name": "James Milligan", "party": "Canberra Liberals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Yerrabi", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Milligan voted No in the ACT Legislative Assembly division of 25 June 2024 against agreeing to the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2024, which allowed nurse practitioners and authorised midwives to prescribe abortion medication and required conscientious objectors to provide referral information.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 25 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240625.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted against the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Noes).", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Recorded vote: Milligan served in the Assembly from 2016 to October 2020 and was among the Liberals who opposed the Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Act 2020 (passed 14 to 11 in August 2020); he was re-elected in 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "LGBT rights in the Australian Capital Territory", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Australian_Capital_Territory", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "James Milligan (politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Milligan_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As Shadow Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Milligan opposes drug decriminalisation and supports recriminalisation, citing Oregon: 'in the space of four years, their soft on drugs policy has been a complete and utter disaster.' He said 'the Canberra Liberals called for the recriminalisation of drugs of dependence, and I stand by that.' (Stated position.)", "sources": [ { "title": "US drug-decriminalisation U-turn: lessons for ACT, Liberals warn", "url": "https://canberradaily.com.au/us-drug-decriminalisation-u-turn-lessons-for-act-liberals-warn/", "publisher": "Canberra Daily", "date": "2024-04-23" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/James_Milligan_2025.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Milligan_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.jamesmilligan.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jameskmilligan/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jameskmilligan" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHERc_5r1Bee2z28JBwTY1w" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "James Milligan MLA", "url": "https://www.jamesmilligan.com.au/", "publisher": "James Milligan MLA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-deborah-morris-brindabella", "name": "Deborah Morris", "party": "Canberra Liberals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Brindabella", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Morris, Deputy Opposition Leader, supports 'tougher sentencing, more police funding, anti-consorting laws and the criminalisation of drug use', saying 'if you weaken laws that are designed to keep the community safe, a lot of people are going to get hurt, and governments have a responsibility to ensure that that doesn't happen.' She has campaigned strongly on crime and law and order. (Stated position.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Canberra Liberals deputy Deborah Morris' unique path to politics", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9110784/canberra-liberals-deputy-deborah-morris-unique-path-to-politics/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2025-11-16" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DeborahMorrisLiberal" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Deborah Morris", "url": "https://canberraliberals.org.au/team/deborah-morris/", "publisher": "Canberra Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-mark-parton-brindabella", "name": "Mark Parton", "party": "Canberra Liberals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Brindabella", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Parton voted Aye in the ACT Legislative Assembly division of 25 June 2024 to agree to the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2024 (a Canberra Liberals conscience vote), which expanded who may prescribe abortion medication and required conscientious objectors to provide referral information.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 25 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240625.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Ayes).", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Recorded vote: as a Liberal member present in August 2020, Parton was among the Liberals who opposed the Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Act 2020 (passed 14 to 11).", "sources": [ { "title": "LGBT rights in the Australian Capital Territory", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Australian_Capital_Territory", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As Liberal leader, Parton announced in his 2026 budget reply that a Liberal government would recriminalise methamphetamine, describing the existing decriminalisation approach as having 'failed' and saying 'we will recriminalise meth because we refuse to pretend that a drug causing such serious harm in our community should be treated as just another minor infringement.' (Stated position.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Parton unveils 50-cent fares and meth recriminalisation in budget reply", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9291199/mark-parton-unveils-50-cent-fares-and-meth-recriminalisation-in-budget-reply/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2026-06-12" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Mark_Parton_2024.jpg/330px-Mark_Parton_2024.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Parton", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.markparton.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/markpartonforbrindabella" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/markpartonmla" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/markparton" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@markparton" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Parton MLA", "url": "https://www.markparton.com.au/", "publisher": "Mark Parton MLA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-andrew-braddock-yerrabi", "name": "Andrew Braddock", "party": "ACT Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Yerrabi", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Ayes).", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Recorded vote: as an ACT Greens member of the 10th Assembly, Braddock was among the Labor and Greens members who passed the 2024 reforms to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act (12 to 5), giving greater choice of gender descriptors on birth certificates, removing the clinical-treatment requirement and lowering the application age, which the Liberals opposed.", "sources": [ { "title": "ACT reforms will make big difference to gender diverse people", "url": "https://qnews.com.au/act-gender-laws-pass-act-parliament/", "publisher": "QNews", "date": "2024-03" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "In the Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022 debate (23 March 2023), Braddock (Greens) spoke in support of the bill, applauding the refinement of the Act's exceptions (including those affecting religious bodies) so that discrimination must be reasonable, proportionate and justifiable, and stated the Greens would oppose the Opposition's amendment that he said would effectively restore a blanket exemption for clubs to discriminate. This is a stated position and a recorded contribution to debate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Week 2 - Thursday, 23 March 2023 - 10th Assembly Hansard", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2023/HTML/week02/p587-p694.htm", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2023-03-23" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Braddock introduced a private member's Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Amendment Bill 2026 to remove what he calls 'discriminatory treatment' of medicinal cannabis users under drug-driving laws, arguing prescribed cannabis users who are not impaired should not be treated differently from prescribed opioid users: 'if you are not impaired, have a valid prescription, and are taking your medication as directed, you should not be treated as a criminal.' (Stated position; author of the bill.)", "sources": [ { "title": "ACT set to debate drug driving law change for medicinal cannabis", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9291481/act-set-to-debate-drug-driving-law-change-for-medicinal-cannabis/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2026-06-14" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Andrew_Braddock_2024_cropped.jpg/330px-Andrew_Braddock_2024_cropped.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Braddock_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BraddockAndrew/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/braddockandrew/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Braddock, Deputy Leader & Member for Yerrabi", "url": "https://greens.org.au/act/person/andrew-braddock", "publisher": "ACT Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-jo-clay-ginninderra", "name": "Jo Clay", "party": "ACT Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ginninderra", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Clay voted Aye in the ACT Legislative Assembly division of 25 June 2024 to agree to the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2024, which expanded who may prescribe abortion medication and required conscientious objectors to provide referral information.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 25 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240625.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Ayes).", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Recorded vote: as an ACT Greens member of the 10th Assembly, Clay was among the Labor and Greens members who passed the 2024 reforms to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act (12 to 5), giving greater choice of gender descriptors on birth certificates, removing the clinical-treatment requirement and lowering the application age, which the Liberals opposed.", "sources": [ { "title": "ACT reforms will make big difference to gender diverse people", "url": "https://qnews.com.au/act-gender-laws-pass-act-parliament/", "publisher": "QNews", "date": "2024-03" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Jo_Clay_2024_election_%28cropped%2C_full_torso%29.jpg/330px-Jo_Clay_2024_election_%28cropped%2C_full_torso%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Clay", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/joclayginninderra" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jo_clay_mla" }, { "platform": "bluesky", "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/joclaygreens.bsky.social" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jo Clay, ACT Greens Leader & Member for Ginninderra", "url": "https://greens.org.au/act/person/jo-clay", "publisher": "ACT Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-laura-nuttall-brindabella", "name": "Laura Nuttall", "party": "ACT Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Brindabella", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Nuttall voted Aye in the ACT Legislative Assembly division of 25 June 2024 to agree to the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2024, which expanded who may prescribe abortion medication and required conscientious objectors to provide referral information.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 25 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240625.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which passed the ACT Legislative Assembly 20 votes to 5 on 5 June 2024 (recorded in the Ayes). Nuttall was an ACT Greens MLA in the Tenth Assembly at the time of the vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Debates Weekly Hansard, Tenth Assembly, 5 June 2024", "url": "https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/10th-assembly/2024/PDF/20240605.pdf", "publisher": "ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard", "date": "2024-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Recorded vote and action: as an ACT Greens member, Nuttall moved amendments to the 2024 gender-recognition reforms (greater choice of gender descriptors on birth certificates, removing the clinical-treatment requirement and lowering the application age) which were accepted by the ACT Labor Government, and the reforms passed 12 to 5 with the Liberals opposed.", "sources": [ { "title": "ACT reforms will make big difference to gender diverse people", "url": "https://qnews.com.au/act-gender-laws-pass-act-parliament/", "publisher": "QNews", "date": "2024-03" }, { "title": "New laws removing barriers to gender recognition welcomed in ACT", "url": "https://equalityaustralia.org.au/new-laws-removing-barriers-to-gender-recognition-welcomed-in-act/", "publisher": "Equality Australia", "date": "2024-03" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Laura_Nuttall_2024_%28cropped%2C_full%29.jpg/330px-Laura_Nuttall_2024_%28cropped%2C_full%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Nuttall", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/LauraNuttallGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/LauraNuttallGreens" }, { "platform": "bluesky", "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/lauranutallgreens.bsky.social" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Laura Nuttall, Member for Brindabella", "url": "https://greens.org.au/act/person/laura-nuttall", "publisher": "ACT Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-fiona-carrick-murrumbidgee", "name": "Fiona Carrick", "party": "Fiona Carrick Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Murrumbidgee", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "In a candidate statement to Canberrans for a Good Death ahead of the 2024 election, Carrick wrote 'I support Voluntary Assisted Dying, including the current legislation,' adding any change to the Act's review timeframe should involve stakeholder and community consultation. (Stated position; she was elected in November 2024 and did not vote on the 2024 Act.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Appendix: Responses from Individual Candidates - Statement by Fiona Carrick, Candidate for Murrumbidgee", "url": "https://canberransforagooddeath.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Candidate-statements.pdf", "publisher": "Canberrans for a Good Death", "date": "2024-10-01" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Independent MLA Carrick voted against the Canberra Liberals' October 2025 motion to repeal the ACT's drug decriminalisation laws, alongside Labor, the Greens and fellow independent Thomas Emerson; the motion failed. (Recorded vote against repeal.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Canberra Liberals accused of playing 'alarmist' games in failed attempt to repeal drug decriminalisation laws", "url": "https://region.com.au/canberra-liberals-accused-of-playing-alarmist-games-in-failed-attempt-to-repeal-drug-decriminalisation-laws/914746/", "publisher": "Region Canberra", "date": "2025-10-22" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Fiona_Carrick.jpg/330px-Fiona_Carrick.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Carrick", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.fionacarrick.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/fionacarrick24/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/fionacarrickmla/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-carrick-mla-86bb431b0/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@fionacarrick2024" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Fiona Carrick Independent", "url": "https://www.fionacarrick.com/", "publisher": "Fiona Carrick Independent", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "act-thomas-emerson-kurrajong", "name": "Thomas Emerson", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "ACT", "chamber": "ACT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Kurrajong", "state": "ACT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "In response to the Canberrans for a Good Death 2024 election candidate survey, Emerson (Independents for Canberra, Kurrajong) answered 'Yes' to the question 'Do you support VAD', and supported widening eligibility and a binding advance directive in the next Assembly term. (Stated position; he was elected in November 2024 and did not vote on the 2024 Act.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Report on the survey of candidates for the 2024 ACT Election and their attitudes to widening eligibility for voluntary assisted dying", "url": "https://canberransforagooddeath.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/REPORT-ON-THE-SURVEY-OF-CANDIDATES-FOR-THE-2024-ACT-ELECTION.pdf", "publisher": "Canberrans for a Good Death", "date": "2024-10-01" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Independent MLA Emerson voted against the Canberra Liberals' October 2025 motion to repeal the ACT's drug decriminalisation laws, alongside Labor, the Greens and fellow independent Fiona Carrick; the motion failed. (Recorded vote against repeal.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Canberra Liberals accused of playing 'alarmist' games in failed attempt to repeal drug decriminalisation laws", "url": "https://region.com.au/canberra-liberals-accused-of-playing-alarmist-games-in-failed-attempt-to-repeal-drug-decriminalisation-laws/914746/", "publisher": "Region Canberra", "date": "2025-10-22" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/TEmerson.jpg/330px-TEmerson.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Emerson_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.thomasemerson.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/EmersonMLA" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/EmersonMLA" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@emersonmla" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Thomas Emerson MLA", "url": "https://www.thomasemerson.com/", "publisher": "Thomas Emerson MLA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-jenny-aitchison-maitland", "name": "Jenny Aitchison", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Maitland", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at both the second reading (8 Aug 2019) and the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Jenny Aitchison voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Assembly (Hansard, 26 Nov 2021)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1323879322-121813", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2021-11-26" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/JennyA.jpg/330px-JennyA.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Aitchison", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.jennyaitchison.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jennyaitchison" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jennyaitchisonmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/jennyaitchison" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-aitchison/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV7LdVV6gtZcd-C7LJRH4Cw" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "The Hon. Jenny Aitchison MP", "url": "https://www.jennyaitchison.com.au/", "publisher": "Jenny Aitchison MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-kevin-anderson-tamworth", "name": "Kevin Anderson", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Tamworth", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at both the second reading (8 Aug 2019) and the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Kevin Anderson voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Assembly (Hansard, 26 Nov 2021)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1323879322-121813", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2021-11-26" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/The_Hon._Kevin_John_ANDERSON%2C_MP.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Anderson_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.kevinanderson.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/KevinAndersonMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/kevinandersonmp/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://au.linkedin.com/in/kevin-anderson-mp" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@KevinAndersonMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Kevin Anderson MP", "url": "https://www.kevinanderson.com.au/", "publisher": "Kevin Anderson MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-edmond-atalla-mount-druitt", "name": "Edmond Atalla", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mount Druitt", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Edmond Atalla is of Coptic Orthodox Christian background; he attended the Coptic Orthodox Church in Redfern as a child and is known for advocacy on behalf of Australia's Coptic community.", "sources": [ { "title": "Edmond Atalla", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Atalla", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at both the second reading (8 Aug 2019) and the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Edmond Atalla voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Assembly (Hansard, 26 Nov 2021)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1323879322-121813", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2021-11-26" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Edmond_Atalla_MP.jpg/330px-Edmond_Atalla_MP.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Atalla", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.edmondatalla.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/EdmondAtallaMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Edmond Atalla MP", "url": "https://www.edmondatalla.com.au/", "publisher": "Edmond Atalla MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-tina-ayyad-holsworthy", "name": "Tina Ayyad", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Holsworthy", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Tina Ayyad is Muslim.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tina Ayyad", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Ayyad", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Tina_Ayyad_MP%2C_Member_for_Holsworthy.jpg/330px-Tina_Ayyad_MP%2C_Member_for_Holsworthy.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Ayyad", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.tinaayyad.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TinaAyyad4Holsworthy/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/tinaayyad4holsworthy/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tina Ayyad MP", "url": "https://www.tinaayyad.com.au/", "publisher": "Tina Ayyad MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-stephen-bali-blacktown", "name": "Stephen Bali", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Blacktown", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at both the second reading (8 Aug 2019) and the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Stephen Bali voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Assembly (Hansard, 26 Nov 2021)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1323879322-121813", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2021-11-26" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Blacktown_Mayor_Stephen_Bali_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Bali", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://stephenbali.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/StephenBaliMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Stephen Bali - Member for Blacktown", "url": "https://www.nswlabor.org.au/stephen_bali", "publisher": "NSW Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-clayton-barr-cessnock", "name": "Clayton Barr", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Cessnock", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Mr_Clayton_Gordon_BARR.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_Barr", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://claytonbarr.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/claytonbarrmp/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/claytonbarrmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ClaytonBarrMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Clayton Barr MP", "url": "https://claytonbarr.com.au/", "publisher": "Clayton Barr MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-liza-butler-south-coast", "name": "Liza Butler", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "South Coast", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://lizabutler.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/lizaforsouthcoast" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Liza Butler - Member for South Coast", "url": "https://www.nswlabor.org.au/liza_butler", "publisher": "NSW Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-roy-butler-barwon", "name": "Roy Butler", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Barwon", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Roy Butler voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). 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She defended the Government's 2024 youth bail laws on radio, saying \"repeated bail without backup, with no intervention whatsoever, is just a road to ruin.\" She backed permanent police \"wanding\" powers to detect knives (commenced December 2024), saying \"knife crime devastates families and communities.\" In the Government's October 2025 response to the 2024 Drug Summit she said police would \"remain focused on disrupting the supply of illicit drugs\" while ensuring \"diversion opportunities are available.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Police wanding powers to tackle knife crime begin this week", "url": "https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/police-wanding-powers-to-tackle-knife-crime-begin-week", "publisher": "NSW Government", "date": "2024-12-09" }, { "title": "NSW police minister defends new bail laws as members of Labor revolt", "url": "https://nit.com.au/04-04-2024/10641/nsw-police-minister-defends-new-bail-laws-in-as-members-of-labor-revolt", "publisher": "National Indigenous Times", "date": "2024-04-04" }, { "title": "NSW Government delivers response to the 2024 Drug Summit Report", "url": "https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/nsw-government-delivers-response-to-2024-drug-summit-report", "publisher": "NSW Government", "date": "2025-10-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.yasmincatley.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/YasminCatleyforSwansea" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Yasmin Catley MP", "url": "https://www.yasmincatley.com/", "publisher": "Yasmin Catley MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-anoulack-chanthivong-macquarie-fields", "name": "Anoulack Chanthivong", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Macquarie Fields", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at both the second reading (8 Aug 2019) and the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Anoulack Chanthivong voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). 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The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Assembly (Hansard, 26 Nov 2021)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1323879322-121813", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2021-11-26" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "As Attorney General, Daley introduced and championed the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024 (passed 22 March 2024). He said conversion practices 'cause significant ongoing trauma' and that the law was developed 'following extensive consultation to ensure that it strikes the right balance between protecting vulnerable communities as well as legitimate religious and cultural practices,' adding the government did 'not intend to ban the teachings of a religious leader or expression of a religious belief through sermon.' He later reaffirmed in parliament that 'praying with or over a particular person in an attempt to try to change or suppress that person's sexuality or gender is unlawful.'", "sources": [ { "title": "NSW Government introduces laws to ban harmful LGBTQ+ conversion practices", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/2024/nsw-government-introduces-laws-to-ban-harmful-lgbtq--conversion-.html", "publisher": "NSW Communities and Justice", "date": "2024-03-13" }, { "title": "Prayer ban reaffirmed in New South Wales, Australia", "url": "https://www.christiantoday.com/news/prayer-ban-reaffirmed-in-new-south-wales-australia", "publisher": "Christian Today", "date": "2025-09-05" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Labor Attorney-General. He announced the 2024 youth bail law changes and the new \"post and boast\" (performance crime) offence (passed 22 March 2024), saying the bail laws were \"purposefully designed to address repeated alleged offending by young people aged between 14 and 18\" and that posting footage advertising crimes \"is unacceptable and has to stop.\" He supported the expansion of pre-court drug diversion (Early Drug Diversion Initiative), calling it \"key to alleviating pressure on our court system,\" and led the Government's October 2025 response to the 2024 Drug Summit which supported over 50 of 56 recommendations including a pill-testing trial and reformed drug diversion.", "sources": [ { "title": "New bail and performance crime laws passed to prevent youth crime", "url": "https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/new-bail-and-performance-crime-laws-passed-to-prevent-youth-crime", "publisher": "NSW Government", "date": "2024-03-22" }, { "title": "NSW Government delivers response to the 2024 Drug Summit Report", "url": "https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/nsw-government-delivers-response-to-2024-drug-summit-report", "publisher": "NSW Government", "date": "2025-10-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Michael_Daley_portrait_2024.jpg/330px-Michael_Daley_portrait_2024.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Daley", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MichaelDaleyMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/michaeldaleynsw/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/michaeldaleyMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Meet Michael - Attorney General (NSW Labor profile, archived)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250218063838/https://www.nswlabor.org.au/michael_daley", "publisher": "NSW Labor via Internet Archive (Wayback Machine)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-helen-dalton-murray", "name": "Helen Dalton", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Murray", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at both the second reading (8 Aug 2019) and the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Helen Dalton voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Assembly (Hansard, 26 Nov 2021)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1323879322-121813", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2021-11-26" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Helen_Dalton_Headshot.jpg/330px-Helen_Dalton_Headshot.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Dalton", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://helendalton.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/HelenDaltonMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/helendalton.mp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/helendalton22" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Helen Dalton MP - official website", "url": "https://helendalton.com.au/", "publisher": "Helen Dalton MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-tanya-davies-badgerys-creek", "name": "Tanya Davies", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Badgerys Creek", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at both the second reading (8 Aug 2019) and the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Tanya Davies voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). 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The petition urged protection of religious teaching, prayer and guidance on gender and sexuality, inclusion of faith leaders in drafting, and a clear distinction between coercive practices and religious interventions.", "sources": [ { "title": "Refer the Proposed Conversion Therapy Legislation to a Joint Parliamentary Select Committee", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/petitions/Pages/tabled-paper-details.aspx?pk=186657", "publisher": "Parliament of NSW", "date": "2023-10-10" }, { "title": "Tanya Davies", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanya_Davies", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/tanyadaviesmp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/tanyadaviesmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tanya Davies - Liberal Party NSW", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/tanya-davies", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-donna-davis-parramatta", "name": "Donna Davis", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Parramatta", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DonnaDavisMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/donnadavismp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Donna Davis - Member for Parramatta (NSW Labor profile, archived)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250315231739/https://www.nswlabor.org.au/donna_davis", "publisher": "NSW Labor via Internet Archive (Wayback Machine)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-stephanie-di-pasqua-drummoyne", "name": "Stephanie Di Pasqua", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Drummoyne", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/StephanieDiPasquaMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/stephanie.dipasqua/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Stephanie Di Pasqua - Liberal Party NSW", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/stephanie-di-pasqua", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-jihad-dib-bankstown", "name": "Jihad Dib", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bankstown", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Jihad Dib is Muslim; he was the first Muslim elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly and took his oath on his own Qur'an, a first in that chamber.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jihad Dib makes history", "url": "https://www.amust.com.au/2015/06/jihad-dib-makes-history/", "publisher": "AMUST (Australasian Muslim Times)", "date": "2015-06" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at both the second reading (8 Aug 2019) and the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Jihad Dib voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). 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The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Assembly (Hansard, 26 Nov 2021)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1323879322-121813", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2021-11-26" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Independent MP for Sydney and an openly gay member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (married to Victor Hoeld). A leading LGBTIQ law-reform advocate: former co-chair of Australian Marriage Equality and a key leader of the 2017 'Yes' marriage equality campaign. He introduced and championed the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023, which passed the Legislative Assembly 50 votes to 30 (16 Oct 2024) and the Legislative Council 15-12 (17 Oct 2024) in amended form, removing barriers to gender recognition (allowing trans people to change birth certificates without surgery). He described the decision to strip back parts of the bill as 'heartbreaking.' In Sept 2024 the Federal Court found a tweet by Mark Latham about Greenwich was defamatory and homophobic, awarding him $140,000.", "sources": [ { "title": "Out Gay Sydney MP Alex Greenwich Reflects On A Decade In NSW Parliament", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/out-gay-sydney-mp-alex-greenwich-reflects-on-a-decade-in-nsw-parliament-oxford-street-and-his-equality-bill/217815", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023" }, { "title": "NSW Passes Equality Bill, Granting Landmark Changes For The Trans Community", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/nsw-passes-equality-bill-granting-landmark-changes-for-the-trans-community/233447", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2024-10-17" }, { "title": "Reduced NSW equality bill passes, discrimination remains", "url": "https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/reduced-nsw-equality-bill-passes-discrimination-remains", "publisher": "Green Left", "date": "2024-10" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Greenwich (Independent MP) dissented from the parliamentary committee report endorsing Mark Latham's religious-freedom bill and, with Jenny Leong, urged the Attorney-General to disregard it, warning against enshrining protections for discrimination 'under the guise of religious freedoms.' He championed the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024, saying on its passage that 'NSW wakes up a safer place for LGBTQIA+ people.'", "sources": [ { "title": "NSW Parliament Panel Endorses Mark Latham's 'Discriminatory' Religious Freedom Laws", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/nsw-parliament-panel-endorses-mark-lathams-discriminatory-religious-freedom-laws/201966", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2021-04-03" }, { "title": "Conversion therapy ban passes NSW parliament after marathon overnight debate", "url": "https://catholicweekly.com.au/conversion-therapy-ban-passes/", "publisher": "The Catholic Weekly", "date": "2024-03-22" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Independent MP for Sydney who advocates drug law reform. He supports decriminalisation as a harm-reduction approach (replacing convictions with cautions, fines and health referrals), pill testing, and removing the possibility of custodial sentences for adults possessing small quantities of cannabis. He has disclosed holding a medicinal cannabis prescription, saying \"Like over 100,000 people in NSW, I have a script for medical cannabis. It helps me manage anxiety and insomnia,\" and has campaigned for a medical defence so prescribed cannabis users are not penalised for driving when unimpaired, noting \"THC can be detected for days, if not weeks, after it no longer impacts driving.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Alex Greenwich Fights For Reform & Shares He Has A Medicinal Cannabis Prescription Himself", "url": "https://cityhub.com.au/alex-greenwich-fights-for-reform-shares-he-has-a-medicinal-cannabis-prescription-himself/", "publisher": "City Hub", "date": "2025-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "gambling": { "summary": "Leading parliamentary advocate for mandatory cashless gaming on poker machines in NSW as a harm-minimisation and anti-money-laundering measure. Vowed to legislate cashless gaming regardless of which party won the 2023 election, saying 'Cashless gaming is going to pass the New South Wales parliament whether the Labor party likes it or not,' and pledging to introduce his own private member's bill if government did not act. Supported the Coalition's plan to make all pokies cashless by 2028 and criticised Labor's more limited 500-machine trial.", "sources": [ { "title": "Independent MP Alex Greenwich vows to make pokies cashless even if NSW Labor wins the election", "url": "https://www.inkl.com/news/independent-mp-alex-greenwich-vows-to-make-pokies-cashless-even-if-nsw-labor-wins-the-election", "publisher": "ABC News (via inkl)", "date": "2023" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Alex_Greenwich_outside_APH_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Alex_Greenwich_outside_APH_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Greenwich", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://alexgreenwich.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/alexgreenwich/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/alexgreenwich/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://au.linkedin.com/in/alex-greenwich-mp-43930a33" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Alex Greenwich - official website", "url": "https://alexgreenwich.com/", "publisher": "Alex Greenwich MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-james-griffin-manly", "name": "James Griffin", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Manly", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "James Griffin voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Assembly (Hansard, 26 Nov 2021)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1323879322-121813", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2021-11-26" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/NSW_Parliament_Portrait.jpg/330px-NSW_Parliament_Portrait.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Griffin_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JamesGriffinMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jamesgriffinmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "James Griffin - 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The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Assembly (Hansard, 26 Nov 2021)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1323879322-121813", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2021-11-26" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "gambling": { "summary": "As NSW Minister for Gaming and Racing, oversaw the government's staged gaming-reform roadmap, including the March 2024 cashless gaming trial and the Independent Panel on Gaming Reform. Stated: 'The NSW Government is committed to gambling reform that reduces harm and prevents money laundering in NSW,' describing the trial as 'a key step for these reforms,' while pursuing a measured, panel-guided approach rather than an immediate statewide mandate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Cashless gaming trial beginning in Tweed Heads", "url": "https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/cashless-gaming-trial-beginning-tweed-heads", "publisher": "NSW Government", "date": "2024-03-26" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Minister_for_Medical_Research_David_Robert_Harris.png/330px-Minister_for_Medical_Research_David_Robert_Harris.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Harris_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.davidharrismp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DavidHarrisWyong" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/david4wyong/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-harris-b8a4122b/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Harris MP - official website", "url": "http://www.davidharrismp.com.au/", "publisher": "David Harris MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-jodie-harrison-charlestown", "name": "Jodie Harrison", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Charlestown", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at both the second reading (8 Aug 2019) and the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Jodie Harrison voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Assembly (Hansard, 26 Nov 2021)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1323879322-121813", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2021-11-26" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Jodie_Harrison_MP.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodie_Harrison", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.jodieharrison.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JodieHarrisonMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jodieharrisonmp/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodie-harrison-b264911a7/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jodie Harrison MP - official website", "url": "http://www.jodieharrison.com.au/", "publisher": "Jodie Harrison MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-jo-haylen-summer-hill", "name": "Jo Haylen", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Summer Hill", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at both the second reading (8 Aug 2019) and the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Jo Haylen voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Assembly (Hansard, 26 Nov 2021)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1323879322-121813", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2021-11-26" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "As NSW Minister for Transport (2023 until Feb 2025), Haylen oversaw the opening of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest (M1) line on 19 August 2024, describing it as 'truly a historic moment' and saying 'What an incredible day to experience the first passengers travelling on the new M1 extension deep below the city and under the harbour.' She resigned the portfolio in Feb 2025.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sydney Metro: City celebrates 'historic' moment as multibillion dollar driverless line opens", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/sydney-celebrates-historic-moment-as-multibillion-dollar-driverless-metro-line-opens/c9irj4r2v", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2024-08-19" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Jo_Haylen_MP_2015.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Haylen", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.johaylen.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jo.haylen" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/johaylen/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/johaylen" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk0m3ppwS4GsAdPJbqrI8A" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jo Haylen MP homepage (official website, archived)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260101100829/https://www.johaylen.com/", "publisher": "Jo Haylen MP via Internet Archive (Wayback Machine)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-alister-henskens-wahroonga", "name": "Alister Henskens", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Wahroonga", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the second reading (8 Aug 2019) but in favour of the amended bill at the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Alister Henskens voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Assembly (Hansard, 26 Nov 2021)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1323879322-121813", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2021-11-26" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Liberal MP who, as a shadow minister, introduced the private member's Bail Amendment (Serious Personal Violence and Electronic Monitoring) Bill 2024 in the Legislative Assembly on 9 May 2024. The bill sought to expand electronic monitoring for bail on serious personal violence charges and to restrict local court registrars from granting bail for such offences. The bill lapsed under Standing Orders on 8 November 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "Bail Amendment (Serious Personal Violence and Electronic Monitoring) Bill 2024", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=18577", "publisher": "Parliament of NSW", "date": "2024-05-09" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Alister_Henskens_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alister_Henskens", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AlisterHenskensMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/alisterhenskens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Alister Henskens - Liberal Party NSW", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/alister-henskens", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-mark-hodges-castle-hill", "name": "Mark Hodges", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Castle Hill", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093497947387" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Hodges - Liberal Party NSW", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/mark-hodges", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-ron-hoenig-heffron", "name": "Ron Hoenig", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Heffron", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Ron Hoenig is Jewish and a member of the Maroubra Synagogue.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ron Hoenig", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Hoenig", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at both the second reading (8 Aug 2019) and the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Ron Hoenig voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). 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The government said it developed the legislation 'following extensive consultation' to balance protecting vulnerable communities with 'legitimate religious and cultural practices,' and stated it did not intend to ban religious teaching or expression of belief through a sermon.", "sources": [ { "title": "NSW Government introduces laws to ban harmful LGBTQ+ conversion practices", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/2024/nsw-government-introduces-laws-to-ban-harmful-lgbtq--conversion-.html", "publisher": "NSW Communities and Justice", "date": "2024-03-13" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Labor Premier. As Opposition Leader before the March 2023 election he supported a drug summit, pill testing, decriminalisation of personal drug use and cannabis law reform, but as Premier announced at the December 2024 NSW Drug Summit that decriminalisation was \"off the table,\" arguing he had no mandate. He championed police knife \"wanding\" powers (modelled on Queensland's Jack's Law), saying at their December 2024 commencement that the laws would be \"inconvenient\" but \"we can't take chances when it comes to public safety.\" He defended and extended the youth bail laws in February 2025, stating \"the bail laws are working, so we're extending them.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Police wanding powers to tackle knife crime begin this week", "url": "https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/police-wanding-powers-to-tackle-knife-crime-begin-week", "publisher": "NSW Government", "date": "2024-12-09" }, { "title": "The number of kids refused bail in NSW has spiked. The premier sees it as a win, but critics say it's a fail", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/nsw-extends-harsh-youth-bail-laws-despite-condemnation/y56pgbdqc", "publisher": "SBS NITV", "date": "2025-02-21" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "As NSW Premier, refused to lift the state's ban on nuclear power in response to the federal Coalition's June 2024 nuclear plan, questioning the cost and whether the Commonwealth could constitutionally force states to build reactors.", "sources": [ { "title": "Peter Dutton vs the states: With premiers blocking nuclear, how can his proposal go ahead?", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/peter-dutton-vs-the-states-with-premiers-blocking-nuclear-how-can-his-proposal-go-ahead/mqsg4l1er", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2024-06-21" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "As Premier, Minns backed the Minns Labor Government's landmark 2024 rental reforms ending no-grounds evictions and capping rent increases to once a year, while stressing landlords retained the ability to evict bad tenants: 'Bad tenants will still be able to be evicted. We don't want homeowners to have (to) put up with bad behaviour.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Making renting fairer in NSW", "url": "https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/making-renting-fairer-nsw", "publisher": "NSW Government", "date": "2024-07-28" } ], "verified": true }, "animal_welfare": { "summary": "As NSW Premier, ruled out shutting down the greyhound racing industry on 10 July 2024, responding to a damning report by GRNSW's former chief veterinary officer Dr Alex Brittan alleging systemic animal cruelty. Minns said 'we do take this report seriously' but that the government 'would not shut down the industry,' with the criticisms to be investigated. Opposes banning greyhound racing.", "sources": [ { "title": "NSW Premier rules out shutting down greyhound racing industry", "url": "https://cityhub.com.au/nsw-premier-rules-out-shutting-down-greyhound-racing-industry/", "publisher": "City Hub", "date": "2024-07-10" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.chrisminns.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ChrisMinnsMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/chrisminnsmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ChrisMinnsMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "The Hon. 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Following the December 2024 NSW Drug Summit he announced a 12-month pill/drug checking trial at music festivals starting early 2025, saying \"if there are any further steps we can take to keep young people safe this festival season we'll listen\" and that the Government \"will be guided by that which delivers in the best interests of the health of the community.\" In the October 2025 Drug Summit response he described drug reform as traversing \"health, law and order, education, housing and so much more.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "NSW to trial pill testing at music festivals in 2025", "url": "https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/nsw-to-trial-pill-testing-at-music-festivals-2025", "publisher": "NSW Government", "date": "2024-12-19" }, { "title": "NSW Government delivers response to the 2024 Drug Summit Report", "url": "https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/nsw-government-delivers-response-to-2024-drug-summit-report", "publisher": "NSW Government", "date": "2025-10-28" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "NSW Minister for Health (Minns Labor government, since 2023). Oversaw the return of Northern Beaches Hospital to full public operation in April 2026, calling it 'a historic day for the people of the Northern Beaches and for the NSW public health system' and framing it as reversing a privatisation failure; the government is establishing the state's first High Volume Planned Surgery Centre there to cut surgery wait times. Stated health priorities are improving access to care in cities and regional NSW, boosting the health workforce and investing in health infrastructure.", "sources": [ { "title": "Northern Beaches Hospital officially transitions to public hands", "url": "https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/northern-beaches-hospital-officially-transitions-to-public-hands", "publisher": "NSW Government", "date": "2026-04-29" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Minister_for_Health%2C_Minister_for_Regional_Health_Ryan_John_Park.png/330px-Minister_for_Health%2C_Minister_for_Regional_Health_Ryan_John_Park.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Park_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.ryanpark.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RyanParkMPMemberforKeira/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ryanparkmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/RyanPark_Keira" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ryan Park MP", "url": "https://www.ryanpark.com.au/", "publisher": "Ryan Park MP", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-eleni-petinos-miranda", "name": "Eleni Petinos", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Miranda", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at both the second reading (8 Aug 2019) and the third reading (final passage, 8 Aug 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings No. 18, 8 August 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill divisions)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Documents/2019/8-august-2019-votes-and-proceedings/018-VAP.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-08-08" }, { "title": "How MPs voted and what they say about abortion bill", "url": "https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6319071/updated-how-mps-voted-and-what-they-say-about-abortion-bill/", "publisher": "St George & Sutherland Shire Leader", "date": "2019-08-09" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Eleni Petinos voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Assembly on 26 November 2021 (Assembly third reading, which passed 52 votes to 32). 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She said: 'As a Liberal I believe in the fundamental principle of equality for all people, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation,' and 'Just because the party won't give you a conscience vote, doesn't mean that you don't have a conscience.' She argued the bill 'will not harm any person in NSW' and called claims it would create risk for women 'fearmongering.' 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The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MarkBanasiakSFF/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/BanasiakMlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Banasiak | Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MarkBanasiakSFF/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null }, { "title": "Mark Banasiak MLC (@BanasiakMlc) / X", "url": "https://x.com/BanasiakMlc", "publisher": "X", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-robert-borsak-statewide", "name": "Robert Borsak", "party": "Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Robert Borsak voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RobertBorsakMLC/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Robert Borsak MLC | Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RobertBorsakMLC/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-abigail-boyd-statewide", "name": "Abigail Boyd", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Abigail Boyd voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Abigail_Boyd_hero_2_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Abigail_Boyd_hero_2_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Boyd", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.abigailboyd.org/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/abigailboydgreens/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/abigailboydgreens/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/AbigailBoydMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Abigail Boyd, MLC", "url": "https://greens.org.au/nsw/person/abigail-boyd", "publisher": "The Greens NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-jeremy-buckingham-statewide", "name": "Jeremy Buckingham", "party": "Legalise Cannabis Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Legalise Cannabis Party MLC and the party's first NSW member, elected 2023. A leading cannabis-reform advocate, he introduced the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Amendment (Regulation of Personal Adult Use of Cannabis) Bill 2023 in the Legislative Council on 29 November 2023, which would let adults possess small quantities of cannabis, cultivate up to six plants and gift cannabis to other adults (debate adjourned at second reading). He chaired Portfolio Committee No. 1's inquiry into the cannabis regulatory framework (appointed 20 March 2024); its final report (20 June 2025) called existing cannabis laws \"unjust and ineffective\" and recommended abolishing custodial sentences for minor possession and a staged move toward decriminalisation and legal regulated access.", "sources": [ { "title": "Drug Misuse and Trafficking Amendment (Regulation of Personal Adult Use of Cannabis) Bill 2023", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=18455", "publisher": "Parliament of NSW", "date": "2023-11-29" }, { "title": "Jeremy Buckingham", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Buckingham", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025-06-20" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Jeremy_Buckingham_MLC.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Buckingham", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.jeremybuckinghammp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BuckinghamNSW/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jeremy Buckingham MLC - Legalise Cannabis", "url": "https://www.jeremybuckinghammp.com.au/", "publisher": "Jeremy Buckingham MLC", "date": null }, { "title": "Jeremy Buckingham | Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BuckinghamNSW/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-mark-buttigieg-statewide", "name": "Mark Buttigieg", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Mark Buttigieg voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Pictureofmarkbuttigieg.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Buttigieg", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.markbuttigieg.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MarkButtigiegMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/mark.buttigiegmlc/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Buttigieg MLC", "url": "https://www.markbuttigieg.com.au/", "publisher": "Mark Buttigieg MLC", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-susan-carter-statewide", "name": "Susan Carter", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC who argued against the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2024, citing concerns about single-sex spaces. She was also among the members who moved or supported amendments during the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024 debate.", "sources": [ { "title": "NSW Passes Equality Bill, Granting Landmark Changes For The Trans Community", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/nsw-passes-equality-bill-granting-landmark-changes-for-the-trans-community/233447", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Carter (Liberal MLC) used parliamentary questioning to scrutinise the religious-freedom impact of the Conversion Practices Ban Act 2024, asking Attorney General Michael Daley whether the law makes some prayers unlawful even when people freely seek them; in response Daley confirmed that 'praying with or over a particular person in an attempt to try to change or suppress that person's sexuality or gender is unlawful.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Prayer ban reaffirmed in New South Wales (NSW), Australia", "url": "https://www.christiandaily.com/news/prayer-ban-reaffirmed-in-new-south-wales-nsw-australia", "publisher": "Christian Daily International", "date": "2025-09-05" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SusanCarterMLC/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@SusanCarterMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Susan Carter MLC | Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SusanCarterMLC/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null }, { "title": "Susan Carter - YouTube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@SusanCarterMLC", "publisher": "YouTube", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-amanda-cohn-statewide", "name": "Amanda Cohn", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "NSW Greens MLC, Greens spokesperson for Health and Mental Health, and Chair of Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health. A GP and former rural emergency-services worker, she campaigns for legislated nurse-to-patient ratios, saying 'we know that ratios save lives, they improve working conditions and are also cost saving' and describing the NSW public health system as 'in absolute crisis.' During the 2025 psychiatrist mass-resignation dispute she urged the Minns government to pay staff-specialist psychiatrists competitively rather than rely on costly locum agencies.", "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Amanda COHN - member details (Chair, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/member-details.aspx?pk=2300", "publisher": "Parliament of NSW", "date": "2023-06-07" }, { "title": "Beyond broken: here's how one doctor would fix Orange's health system", "url": "https://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/8120531/beyond-broken-heres-how-one-doctor-would-fix-oranges-health-system/", "publisher": "Central Western Daily", "date": "2023-03-15" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Amanda_Cohn_portrait.jpeg/330px-Amanda_Cohn_portrait.jpeg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Cohn", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.amandacohn.org/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/amandacohn.greens/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/amandacohn.greens/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/DrAmandaCohn" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Amanda Cohn, MLC", "url": "https://greens.org.au/nsw/person/dr-amanda-cohn", "publisher": "The Greens NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-anthony-d-adam-statewide", "name": "Anthony D'Adam", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Anthony D'Adam voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). 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The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLC (since 2005), a Catholic who has been a consistent opponent of LGBTQ-affirming legislation. He opposed a NSW Greens marriage equality bill (2012); in May 2017 was one of three Labor MPs to vote with the Coalition to block decriminalisation of abortion; wrote against same-sex adoption in NSW; and wrote an opinion piece opposing the Safe Schools program (Nov 2016). He publicly urged people to sign a petition calling on the Legislative Council to vote against Alex Greenwich's Equality Bill, arguing the reforms risked 'far-reaching unintended consequences for women and children' and would let 'males legally identify as females' and access women-only spaces. In June 2023 he spoke at a 'Why Can't Women Talk About Sex' event alongside Moira Deeming and Tania Mihailuk.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greg Donnelly", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Donnelly", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-scott-farlow-statewide", "name": "Scott Farlow", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Scott Farlow voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Scott_Farlow_MLC.jpg/330px-Scott_Farlow_MLC.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Farlow", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/scottfarlowmlc/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Scott Farlow MLC | Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/scottfarlowmlc/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-cate-faehrmann-statewide", "name": "Cate Faehrmann", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Cate Faehrmann voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Greens MLC and the party's drug law reform and harm reduction spokesperson. In August 2023 she publicly advocated legalising cocaine in Australia, arguing \"the war on drugs has failed.\" She supports legalising cannabis, allowing pill/drug checking, removing criminal sanctions for personal use and possession of all currently illicit drugs, ending the use of drug detection dogs, and repealing the roadside drug testing regime until it tests for impairment rather than mere presence.", "sources": [ { "title": "Cate Faehrmann", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cate_Faehrmann", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2023-08" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Cate_Faehrmann%2C_NSW_Greens_MP.jpg/330px-Cate_Faehrmann%2C_NSW_Greens_MP.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cate_Faehrmann", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/greencate/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/greencate/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/greencate" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Cate Faehrmann - NSW Greens MP", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": null }, { "title": "Cate Faehrmann | Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/greencate/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-wes-fang-statewide", "name": "Wes Fang", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Wes Fang voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/WesFang.png/330px-WesFang.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Fang", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/wesfangmlc/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/WesFangMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Wes Fang MLC | Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/wesfangmlc/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null }, { "title": "Wes Fang (@WesFangMLC) / X", "url": "https://x.com/WesFangMLC", "publisher": "X", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-ben-franklin-statewide", "name": "Ben Franklin", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/President_Ben_Franklin_-_Head_Shot.jpg/330px-President_Ben_Franklin_-_Head_Shot.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Franklin_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.benfranklin.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/benfranklinmlc/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/benfranklinnats/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/benfranklinnats" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Ben Franklin MLC | President of the NSW Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.benfranklin.com.au/", "publisher": "Ben Franklin MLC", "date": null }, { "title": "Ben Franklin | Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/benfranklinmlc/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-john-graham-statewide", "name": "John Graham", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "John Graham voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Graham became NSW Minister for Transport in February 2025 (after Jo Haylen's resignation), taking full carriage of the portfolio in March 2025. As minister he is responsible for the Sydney Metro program and has fronted budget estimates on Metro project delivery and delays, including the Metro Southwest (Bankstown line) conversion and Western Sydney Airport metro.", "sources": [ { "title": "John Graham (Australian politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Graham_(Australian_politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2e/John_Graham_MLC.jpg/330px-John_Graham_MLC.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Graham_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/johngrahamalp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jgnswmlc/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/JohnGrahamALP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "John Graham - NSW Labor profile (Internet Archive)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250608092430/https://www.nswlabor.org.au/john_graham", "publisher": "NSW Labor / Internet Archive", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-sue-higginson-statewide", "name": "Sue Higginson", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Sue Higginson voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Greens MLC and justice spokesperson who has consistently opposed the Minns Government's youth bail law changes (section 22C of the Bail Act 2013). On the February 2025 three-year extension of the laws she said sending more young people to prison was \"an indictment on the premier,\" criticising the government for gauging success on prison numbers. In an August 2025 statement she described the laws as \"locking up more children and young people, for longer, before they have even been found guilty,\" noted nearly 60% of detained youth are First Nations, said \"locking up kids is the most criminogenic thing we can do to them,\" and called instead to \"invest in diversion, prevention, and community-led programs, not more prison beds for kids.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Record surge in youth detention exposes Minns Government's failed bail laws", "url": "https://greens.org.au/nsw/news/media-release/record-surge-youth-detention-exposes-minns-governments-failed-bail-laws", "publisher": "Greens NSW", "date": "2025-08-14" }, { "title": "The number of kids refused bail in NSW has spiked. The premier sees it as a win, but critics say it's a fail", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/nsw-extends-harsh-youth-bail-laws-despite-condemnation/y56pgbdqc", "publisher": "SBS NITV", "date": "2025-02-21" } ], "verified": true }, "native_forest_logging": { "summary": "Greens MLC Higginson is a leading advocate for ending native forest logging in NSW, calling for the government to 'end native forest logging across NSW' and to follow Western Australia and Victoria in halting operations. On the Great Koala National Park (7 Sep 2025) she said: 'We are jubilant that 176,000 hectares of our public native forests on the Mid North Coast are finally off the logging schedule.' She has repeatedly described the Forestry Corporation as a 'serial offender.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Great Koala National Park delivered. Now protect Richmond River Koalas, Great Southern Forests, and end native forest logging", "url": "https://greens.org.au/nsw/news/media-release/great-koala-national-park-delivered-now-protect-richmond-river-koalas-great", "publisher": "Greens NSW", "date": "2025-09-07" }, { "title": "'Serial offender' charges prompt calls to end logging", "url": "https://www.theleader.com.au/story/9053132/serial-offender-charges-prompt-calls-to-end-logging/", "publisher": "The Leader (Australian Community Media)", "date": "2025-08-29" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Sue_Higginson.jpg/330px-Sue_Higginson.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Higginson", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.suehigginson.org" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SueHigginsonMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/suehgreens/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/SueHigginson_" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-higginson-65113078/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sue Higginson - NSW Greens MP (official site, Internet Archive)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260308033353/https://www.suehigginson.org/", "publisher": "Sue Higginson / Internet Archive", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-courtney-houssos-statewide", "name": "Courtney Houssos", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Courtney Houssos voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/courtneynsw" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/courtneyhoussos/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/CourtneyHoussos" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Courtney Houssos - NSW Labor profile (Internet Archive)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250520072250/https://www.nswlabor.org.au/courtney_houssos", "publisher": "NSW Labor / Internet Archive", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-emma-hurst-statewide", "name": "Emma Hurst", "party": "Animal Justice Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Emma Hurst voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true }, "animal_welfare": { "summary": "Introduced the Greyhound Racing Ban Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council (notice given 6 Aug 2024; introduced and second-reading speech given 12 Feb 2025), seeking to ban greyhound racing, dissolve Greyhound Racing NSW, ban breeding and betting, with a managed transition and government-assisted rehoming. In her second reading speech she argued the industry involves ongoing cruelty, citing a 2024 handover report from GRNSW's former chief veterinary officer Dr Alex Brittan and bans in other jurisdictions. Strongly supports ending greyhound racing.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greyhound Racing Ban Bill 2025 (bill details)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=18622", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2025-02-12" }, { "title": "In the House – Wednesday 12 February 2025", "url": "https://thehouseinreview.com/2025/02/14/in-the-house-wednesday-12-february-2025/", "publisher": "The House in Review", "date": "2025-02-14" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.emmahurstmp.com/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Emma Hurst - Wikipedia (infobox official website)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Hurst", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-rose-jackson-statewide", "name": "Rose Jackson", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Rose Jackson voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "As Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Jackson promoted the 2024 rental reforms ending no-grounds evictions, describing them as crucial to 'rebuilding our housing system' and stating renters 'deserve more security and ending no grounds evictions is an important first step.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Making renting fairer in NSW", "url": "https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/making-renting-fairer-nsw", "publisher": "NSW Government", "date": "2024-07-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Minister_for_Mental_Health_Rose_Butler_Jackson.jpg/330px-Minister_for_Mental_Health_Rose_Butler_Jackson.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Jackson", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RoseJacksonMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/rosebjackson/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/RoseBJackson" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Rose Jackson - NSW Labor profile (Internet Archive)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260414061027/https://www.nswlabor.org.au/rose_jackson", "publisher": "NSW Labor / Internet Archive", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-sarah-kaine-statewide", "name": "Sarah Kaine", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-mark-latham-statewide", "name": "Mark Latham", "party": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party", "party_group": "One Nation", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Mark Latham has described himself as a humanist and, in a 2004 interview, said 'I'm agnostic.' In his 2019 NSW inaugural speech he stated 'I'm not a Christian but I recognise the vital contribution of Christianity to our civilisation.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Latham", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Latham", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Mark Latham and the Future of Australia", "url": "https://billmuehlenberg.com/2019/05/12/mark-latham-and-the-future-of-australia/", "publisher": "CultureWatch (Bill Muehlenberg)", "date": "2019-05-12" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Mark Latham voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "One Nation MLC (sat as independent for part of the term) known for vocal opposition to transgender and LGBTIQ measures. He introduced the Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill, which sought to prohibit teaching of 'gender fluidity' in schools, restrict trans students' use of facilities and sports, and require school staff to disclose a student's gender identity to parents; the NSW Government rejected it. During the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024 debate he opposed the late-night sitting, calling it a 'shameful tactic' and the 'politics of exhaustion,' and moved a motion to delay the debate. In Sept 2024 the Federal Court ruled a tweet he posted about Alex Greenwich was defamatory and homophobic.", "sources": [ { "title": "NSW Government Rejects One Nation MLC Mark Latham's Anti-Trans Education Bill", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/nsw-government-rejects-one-nation-mlc-mark-lathams-anti-trans-education-bill/211092", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2022" }, { "title": "Alex Greenwich", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Greenwich", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024" }, { "title": "Conversion therapy bill passes NSW parliament after marathon debate", "url": "https://cathnews.com/2024/03/25/conversion-therapy-bill-passes-nsw-parliament-after-marathon-debate/", "publisher": "CathNews", "date": "2024-03-25" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Latham (One Nation MLC) has been a leading parliamentary advocate for religious-freedom and parental-rights legislation in NSW. He introduced the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill, which a NSW parliamentary committee chaired by Gabrielle Upton said had 'merit and could be used as a template for reform'; a version of the religious-freedom bill was defeated in the Legislative Council 29-4 in February 2022, with government and opposition uniting against it. He has also promoted an Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill to restrict teaching about gender, and in March 2023 gave a church speech on 'religious freedom, parental rights, school education.' During the March 2024 conversion-practices debate he opposed the overnight sitting, calling it a 'shameful tactic' and the 'politics of exhaustion.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Latham", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Latham", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Mark Latham's Religious Freedom Bill Defeated In NSW Parliament", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/mark-lathams-religious-bill-defeated-in-nsw-parliament/210326", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2022-02-24" }, { "title": "NSW Parliament Panel Endorses Mark Latham's 'Discriminatory' Religious Freedom Laws", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/nsw-parliament-panel-endorses-mark-lathams-discriminatory-religious-freedom-laws/201966", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2021-04-03" }, { "title": "Conversion therapy ban passes NSW parliament after marathon overnight debate", "url": "https://catholicweekly.com.au/conversion-therapy-ban-passes/", "publisher": "The Catholic Weekly", "date": "2024-03-22" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Mark_Latham.png/330px-Mark_Latham.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Latham" }, { "id": "new-south-wales-stephen-lawrence-statewide", "name": "Stephen Lawrence", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Labor MLC and former Principal Legal Officer at the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT). On the Government's 2024 youth bail changes he said: \"I think there should be changes to bail laws but it's really important we look at long-term answers like programs,\" adding on crime and domestic violence that \"this is a social problem and I try not to look at it in a sensational, simplistic way\" and \"I think we need to look at what works and build from there to find solutions.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Griffith-born Labor MLC Stephen Lawrence revisits the area", "url": "https://www.areanews.com.au/story/8700929/griffith-born-labor-mlc-stephen-lawrence-revisits-the-area/", "publisher": "The Area News", "date": "2024-07-19" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/stephenfordubbo" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Stephen Lawrence - NSW Labor profile (Internet Archive)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250523042725/https://www.nswlabor.org.au/stephen_lawrence", "publisher": "NSW Labor / Internet Archive", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-aileen-macdonald-statewide", "name": "Aileen MacDonald", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086483599207" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/aileen2365" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact - Aileen MacDonald - Liberal Party NSW", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/aileen-macdonald/contact", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-natasha-maclaren-jones-statewide", "name": "Natasha Maclaren-Jones", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/natashamaclarenjones/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/natashamaclarenjones/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/nmaclarenjones" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-hon-natasha-maclaren-jones-mlc-086a76b/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact - Natasha Maclaren-Jones - Liberal Party NSW", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/natasha-maclaren-jones/contact", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-taylor-martin-statewide", "name": "Taylor Martin", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Taylor Martin voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Taylor_Martin_MLC.png/330px-Taylor_Martin_MLC.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Martin" }, { "id": "new-south-wales-rachel-merton-statewide", "name": "Rachel Merton", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Official_Photograph_-_Hon._Rachel_Merton_MLC_-_dated_April_2023_-_%28_current_as_at_May_2023_%29.jpg/330px-Official_Photograph_-_Hon._Rachel_Merton_MLC_-_dated_April_2023_-_%28_current_as_at_May_2023_%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Merton", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551820684326" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/rachel_merton_mlc/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact - Rachel Merton - Liberal Party NSW", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/rachel-merton/contact", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-tania-mihailuk-statewide", "name": "Tania Mihailuk", "party": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party", "party_group": "One Nation", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Mihailuk (then Labor Member for Bankstown; later One Nation MLC) co-chaired the launch of the Parliamentary Friends for Religious Freedom Group in August 2019 alongside Liberal Damien Tudehope. At the launch she said, 'It's important to understand that any religious discrimination law won't replace anything in NSW.'", "sources": [ { "title": "MPs act to defend faith", "url": "https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/mps-act-to-defend-faith/", "publisher": "The Catholic Weekly", "date": "2019-08-26" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Tania_Mihailuk_MP.jpg/330px-Tania_Mihailuk_MP.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tania_Mihailuk", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://taniamihailukmlc.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tania Mihailuk - Wikipedia (infobox official website)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tania_Mihailuk", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-sarah-mitchell-statewide", "name": "Sarah Mitchell", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Sarah Mitchell voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Nationals MLC who, as NSW Education Minister (Perrottet Government), delivered the government's response rejecting Mark Latham's Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill (announced March 2022). She warned the bill had 'the potential to marginalise the LGBTIQ+ community, which is a group already experiencing increased isolation and vulnerability,' and said 'the NSW Government supports the right of every student and teacher to be themselves at school.'", "sources": [ { "title": "NSW Government reject Mark Latham's anti-trans education bill", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/nsw-government-reject-mark-lathams-anti-trans-education-bill/", "publisher": "OUTInPerth", "date": "2022-03-16" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "NSW Shadow Minister for Health, Regional Health and Mental Health (appointed January 2026 after Kellie Sloane became Opposition Leader). Argues the public health system is failing under Labor Health Minister Ryan Park, stating in March 2026 that 'our public health system is literally falling apart on Ryan Park's watch' and that 'it's time to give someone else a go.' Advocates for regional hospital investment and youth mental health facilities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Appointment of shadow spokesperson for Health", "url": "https://www.amansw.com.au/shadow-health-spokesperson-appointment/", "publisher": "Australian Medical Association (NSW)", "date": "2026-01-06" }, { "title": "NSW Health system in severe disarray on Ryan Park's watch - Sarah Mitchell", "url": "https://www.nswnationals.org.au/nsw-health-system-in-severe-disarray-on-ryan-parks-watch-sarah-mitchell/", "publisher": "NSW Nationals", "date": "2026-03-02" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "NSW Nationals MLC who served as Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning (2019-2023) in the Berejiklian and Perrottet Coalition governments, and subsequently as Shadow Minister for Education and Early Learning in opposition. (A January 2026 shadow-ministry reshuffle reportedly moved education to Mark Speakman and Mitchell to health portfolios.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Sarah Mitchell", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Mitchell", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "The Hon Sarah Mitchell MLC", "url": "https://www.nswnationals.org.au/state-team/sarahmitchell/", "publisher": "NSW Nationals", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Minister_Mitchell_July_20_headshot_DSC6710a.jpg/330px-Minister_Mitchell_July_20_headshot_DSC6710a.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Mitchell", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/sarahmitchellMLC/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sarahmitchellmlc/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/smitchellmlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "The Hon Sarah Mitchell MLC - NSW Nationals", "url": "https://www.nswnationals.org.au/state-team/sarahmitchell/", "publisher": "NSW Nationals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-daniel-mookhey-statewide", "name": "Daniel Mookhey", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Daniel Mookhey is Hindu; he took his oath of office as NSW Treasurer on the Bhagavad Gita in 2023, stating he was honoured to be the first Australian minister to do so.", "sources": [ { "title": "First Indian-origin politician sworn in as Treasurer of Australia's New South Wales state", "url": "https://theprint.in/world/first-indian-origin-politician-sworn-in-as-treasurer-of-australias-new-south-wales-state/1481509/", "publisher": "ThePrint", "date": "2023-03-29" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Daniel Mookhey voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MookheyNSW" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/daniel_mookhey_mlc/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/dmookheyMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Daniel Mookhey - NSW Labor profile (Internet Archive)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://www.nswlabor.org.au/daniel_mookhey", "publisher": "NSW Labor / Internet Archive", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-tara-moriarty-statewide", "name": "Tara Moriarty", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Tara Moriarty voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TaraMoriartyMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/tara.moriarty/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/TaraMoriarty" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tara Moriarty - NSW Labor profile (Internet Archive)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250619151038/https://www.nswlabor.org.au/tara_moriarty", "publisher": "NSW Labor / Internet Archive", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-jacqui-munro-statewide", "name": "Jacqui Munro", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC who spoke in support of the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2024 (although absent from the final vote). She said: 'I believe that gender fluidity and expression without medicalisation or formalised labels can and should be accepted.'", "sources": [ { "title": "NSW Passes Equality Bill, Granting Landmark Changes For The Trans Community", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/nsw-passes-equality-bill-granting-landmark-changes-for-the-trans-community/233447", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Munro_NSW.jpg/330px-Munro_NSW.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqui_Munro", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/thehonjacquimunromlc/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact - Jacqui Munro - Liberal Party NSW", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/jacqui-munro/contact", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-cameron-murphy-statewide", "name": "Cameron Murphy", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Labor MLC who voted for the Government's 2024 youth bail bill in line with caucus solidarity but voiced personal objections in the Legislative Council, saying: \"We in the Labor Party went to the last election on a platform that committed ... to closing the gap ... This bill, even though designed with the best intentions ... will ultimately send more Indigenous kids to jail.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "NSW bail laws face internal opposition from within Labor party ranks", "url": "https://nit.com.au/27-03-2024/10490/nsw-bail-laws-face-internal-opposition-from-within-labor-party-ranks", "publisher": "National Indigenous Times", "date": "2024-03-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Cameron_Murphy_AM_11_April_2014.jpg/330px-Cameron_Murphy_AM_11_April_2014.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Murphy" }, { "id": "new-south-wales-bob-nanva-statewide", "name": "Bob Nanva", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. 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The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Peter_Primrose_MLC.jpg/330px-Peter_Primrose_MLC.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Primrose", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PeterPrimroseMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Peter Primrose - NSW Labor profile (Internet Archive)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://www.nswlabor.org.au/peter_primrose", "publisher": "NSW Labor / Internet Archive", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-chris-rath-statewide", "name": "Chris Rath", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Chris Rath voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). 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The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Chris_Rath_2022_Portrait.jpg/330px-Chris_Rath_2022_Portrait.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rath", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/chrisrathmlc/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/ChrisRathMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact - Chris Rath - Liberal Party NSW", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/chris-rath/contact", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-rod-roberts-statewide", "name": "Rod Roberts", "party": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party", "party_group": "One Nation", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Rod Roberts voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/The_Hon._Rod_Roberts_MLC.jpg/330px-The_Hon._Rod_Roberts_MLC.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Roberts_%28Australian_politician%29" }, { "id": "new-south-wales-john-ruddick-statewide", "name": "John Ruddick", "party": "Libertarian Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Libertarian Party MLC, the first NSW Libertarian elected to Parliament (April 2023). During the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024 debate he moved an amendment to remove 'gender identity' from the bill, prioritising individual autonomy in choosing counselling. He said: 'We support individuals or institutions offering a counselling service that attempts to convince people that they are not same-sex attracted or that they are not transgender,' while adding he did not support practices involving 'physical assault or mental anguish' as those are already crimes. The amendment was defeated.", "sources": [ { "title": "John Ruddick", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ruddick", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024" }, { "title": "Conversion therapy bill passes NSW parliament after marathon debate", "url": "https://cathnews.com/2024/03/25/conversion-therapy-bill-passes-nsw-parliament-after-marathon-debate/", "publisher": "CathNews", "date": "2024-03-25" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Introduced and moved the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 as a private member's bill in the NSW Legislative Council and voted AYE on its second reading on 6 May 2026, seeking to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/John_Ruddick_MLC.png/330px-John_Ruddick_MLC.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ruddick", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/johnruddicklibdems/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/JohnRuddick2" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "John Ruddick MLC - Libertarian Party NSW (Internet Archive)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20241207102551/https://www.lpnsw.org.au/johnruddick", "publisher": "Libertarian Party NSW / Internet Archive", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-penny-sharpe-statewide", "name": "Penny Sharpe", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Penny Sharpe voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLC and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council. She was the first openly lesbian member of the NSW Parliament (appointed 2005) and is a long-standing LGBTIQ rights advocate. She worked internally within Labor to shift the party toward supporting marriage equality and campaigned during the 2017 Marriage Law Postal Survey. In 2018 she championed cross-party amendments to the Public Health Act to establish abortion-clinic 'safe access zones.' During the Equality Bill debate she defended the legislation, stating it 'does not impact on women's rights.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Penny Sharpe", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Sharpe", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024" }, { "title": "NSW Passes Equality Bill, Granting Landmark Changes For The Trans Community", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/nsw-passes-equality-bill-granting-landmark-changes-for-the-trans-community/233447", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "As Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, Sharpe was named among ministers supporting the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024, which the government said was crafted to balance protecting LGBTQ+ people with 'legitimate religious and cultural practices' and not to ban religious teaching or expression of belief through a sermon.", "sources": [ { "title": "NSW Government introduces laws to ban harmful LGBTQ+ conversion practices", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/2024/nsw-government-introduces-laws-to-ban-harmful-lgbtq--conversion-.html", "publisher": "NSW Communities and Justice", "date": "2024-03-13" } ], "verified": true }, "native_forest_logging": { "summary": "As NSW Environment Minister (ALP), Sharpe has led the Great Koala National Park process rather than a statewide logging ban. Regarding the park footprint she said 'We're very close to finalising and announcing that,' acknowledging the impact on logging ('there is going to be an impact') and noting 'Koalas like the same large trees that our mills have relied on.' Reporting indicates she accepts 'the status quo cannot continue' on native forest logging. The government imposed a logging moratorium within the proposed park in Sep 2025.", "sources": [ { "title": "'Serial offender' charges prompt calls to end logging", "url": "https://www.theleader.com.au/story/9053132/serial-offender-charges-prompt-calls-to-end-logging/", "publisher": "The Leader (Australian Community Media)", "date": "2025-08-29" } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "NSW Minister for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Heritage (and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council). Sharpe delivers the state's Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap, which manages the exit of ageing coal power stations while building Renewable Energy Zones, storage, firming and transmission; she frames the REZs and roadmap as ensuring NSW has the energy to run its economy by 'replacing coal-fired power with renewable energy.'", "sources": [ { "title": "The Hon. Penelope Gail SHARPE, MLC - member details", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/member-details.aspx?pk=28", "publisher": "Parliament of NSW", "date": "2023" }, { "title": "Accelerating the Energy Transition in New South Wales: Minister Penny Sharpe", "url": "https://www.theclimategroup.org/our-work/case-studies/accelerating-energy-transition-new-south-wales-minister-penny-sharpe-states", "publisher": "Climate Group", "date": "2024" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "As NSW Minister for Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Heritage (Labor), Penny Sharpe championed the Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Act 2023, which legislated targets of 50% emissions reduction by 2030, 70% by 2035 and net zero by 2050. On its passage she said 'NSW Labor has followed through on its commitment to the people of NSW to take serious action on climate change and keep this government and future governments accountable for delivering on emissions reduction targets.' She also drove the September 2025 expansion of the NSW Return and Earn container deposit scheme to include wine and spirit bottles, saying the government was 'working with industry to ensure a smooth transition and to ensure return systems will be ready to handle the new containers by mid-2027.'", "sources": [ { "title": "NSW takes action: Labor's Climate Change Bill passes parliament with broad support", "url": "https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/climate-change-bill-passes-nsw-parliament", "publisher": "NSW Government", "date": "2023-11-30" }, { "title": "Container deposit legislation in Australia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_deposit_legislation_in_Australia", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Penny_Sharpe_%28cropped%29.png/330px-Penny_Sharpe_%28cropped%29.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Sharpe", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PennySharpeMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/pennysharpemlc/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/PennySharpemlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Penny Sharpe - NSW Labor profile (Internet Archive)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://www.nswlabor.org.au/penny_sharpe", "publisher": "NSW Labor / Internet Archive", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-emily-suvaal-statewide", "name": "Emily Suvaal", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to keep NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill nonetheless passed 21–19.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Emily_Suvaal_at_the_Study_NSW_Recognition_Ceremony_at_the_Parliament_House_%282025%29.jpg/330px-Emily_Suvaal_at_the_Study_NSW_Recognition_Ceremony_at_the_Parliament_House_%282025%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Suvaal", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089033157984" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/emilysuvaal/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Emily Suvaal - NSW Labor profile (Internet Archive)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://www.nswlabor.org.au/emily_suvaal", "publisher": "NSW Labor / Internet Archive", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-damien-tudehope-statewide", "name": "Damien Tudehope", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Damien Tudehope is a Roman Catholic and a former spokesperson for the Australian Family Association.", "sources": [ { "title": "Damien Tudehope", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Tudehope", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted against the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Damien Tudehope voted against (Noes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC who criticised the process around the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024, with the all-night sitting timing described as an 'abuse of democracy.' He was among Coalition members who sought amendments during the debate, including provisions around religious freedom.", "sources": [ { "title": "Conversion therapy bill passes NSW parliament after marathon debate", "url": "https://cathnews.com/2024/03/25/conversion-therapy-bill-passes-nsw-parliament-after-marathon-debate/", "publisher": "CathNews", "date": "2024-03-25" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Tudehope (Liberal MLC), then Coalition Minister for Finance, co-chaired the launch of the Parliamentary Friends for Religious Freedom Group in August 2019, a cross-party group of about 30 MPs that aimed to work toward drafting religious-freedom laws for NSW. During the March 2024 conversion-practices ban debate he objected to the late-night timing, saying 'This bill should not be starting at this hour of night.'", "sources": [ { "title": "MPs act to defend faith", "url": "https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/mps-act-to-defend-faith/", "publisher": "The Catholic Weekly", "date": "2019-08-26" }, { "title": "Conversion therapy ban passes NSW parliament after marathon overnight debate", "url": "https://catholicweekly.com.au/conversion-therapy-ban-passes/", "publisher": "The Catholic Weekly", "date": "2024-03-22" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Tudehope24_b_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Tudehope24_b_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Tudehope", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/tudehope.damien/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/damien.tudehope/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact - Damien Tudehope - Liberal Party NSW", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/damien-tudehope/contact", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-natalie-ward-statewide", "name": "Natalie Ward", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "As a member of the NSW Legislative Council, voted in favour of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 (which became the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, decriminalising abortion in NSW) at the third reading (final passage, 25 Sept 2019), on a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 22, 25 September 2019 (Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill third reading division)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2019/25-september-2019-minutes/M190925P.22.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2019-09-25" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Natalie Ward voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "As NSW Shadow Minister for Transport (Liberal), Ward has repeatedly attacked the Minns Labor government over Sydney Metro delays. On 3 November 2025 she said of the Metro: 'Labor fought against it, and now they are failing to deliver it... Sydney deserves better than this,' and she has cast delays to the Western Sydney Airport metro, Metro West, Parramatta light rail and the City Metro extension as 'Labor's transport legacy'.", "sources": [ { "title": "All aboard the NSW Labor delay express", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/news/all-aboard-the-nsw-labor-delay-express", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": "2025-11-03" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/nataliewardmlc/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nataliewardmlc/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/natwardmlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact - Natalie Ward - Liberal Party NSW", "url": "https://nswliberal.org.au/natalie-ward/contact", "publisher": "Liberal Party NSW", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-scott-barrett-statewide", "name": "Scott Barrett", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Scott Barrett voted in favour of (Ayes) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 at its third reading in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 (Council third reading, which passed 23 votes to 15). The Act was a conscience vote and became the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - Third Reading division, Legislative Council (Hansard, 19 May 2022)", "url": "https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/fragment/HANSARD-1820781676-89230", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales (Hansard)", "date": "2022-05-19" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 - bill details and stages", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3891", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2022-05-27" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ScottBarrettMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/scott.barrett.mlc/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Scott Barrett - NSW Nationals", "url": "https://www.nswnationals.org.au/state-team/scott-barrett/", "publisher": "NSW Nationals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "new-south-wales-nichole-overall-statewide", "name": "Nichole Overall", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "chamber": "New South Wales Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "NSW", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "nuclear": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council on 6 May 2026 — i.e. voted to repeal NSW's 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear facilities. The bill passed 21–19 and was read a third time the same day.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Minutes of the Proceedings No. 149 — Wednesday 6 May 2026 (division on Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025, second reading)", "url": "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hp/housepaper/31192/149-Min-20260506-Proof.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of New South Wales", "date": "2026-05-06" }, { "title": "Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2025 — Second Reading Speech (Cate Faehrmann MLC, opposing the bill)", "url": "https://www.catefaehrmann.org/uranium_mining_and_nuclear_facilities_prohibitions_repeal_bill_2025_second_reading_speech", "publisher": "Cate Faehrmann MLC", "date": "2026-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2023–2027", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932027", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Nichole_Overall_MP_image.jpg/330px-Nichole_Overall_MP_image.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichole_Overall", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NicholeOverallMonaro/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nichole Overall - NSW Nationals", "url": "https://www.nswnationals.org.au/state-team/nichole-overall/", "publisher": "NSW Nationals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "nt-marie-clare-boothby-brennan", "name": "Marie-Clare Boothby", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Brennan", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in November 2022 (14th Assembly) Boothby voted against Labor's Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill, which removed exemptions allowing religious schools to hire on the basis of faith. Stated position: as Attorney-General she introduced the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2025 reinstating an exception for religious schools to hire on the basis of faith and narrowing vilification provisions, saying the changes aimed to restore 'freedom of speech, especially for individuals and religious communities ... without allowing [or] condoning hate speech.'", "sources": [ { "title": "How NT MPs voted on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022", "url": "https://familyvoice.org.au/news/how-nt-mps-voted-on-the-anti-discrimination-amendment-bill-2022", "publisher": "FamilyVoice Australia", "date": "2022-11-28" }, { "title": "CLP Restores Balance To Anti-Discrimination Laws", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/clp-restores-balance-to-anti-discrimination-1552327/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2025-10-16" }, { "title": "Removal of anti-vilification protection unacceptable, NT Labor says", "url": "https://nit.com.au/24-02-2025/16453/removal-of-anti-vilification-protection-unacceptable-nt-labor-says", "publisher": "National Indigenous Times", "date": "2025-02-24" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As NT Attorney-General and Minister for Tourism and Hospitality, Boothby led the CLP government's removal of the alcohol minimum floor price, stating the CLP is 'focused on real reforms' and committed to alcohol policy that is 'responsible, targeted, and evidence-based' while supporting the hospitality sector; she framed pricing controls as ineffective compared with targeted measures such as Police Auxiliary Liquor Inspectors. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "CLP Removes Minimum Floor Price in Year of Action", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/clp-removes-minimum-floor-price-in-year-of-1406293/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2025-02-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "nt-joshua-burgoyne-braitling", "name": "Joshua Burgoyne", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Braitling", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in November 2022 (14th Assembly) Burgoyne voted against Labor's Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill, which removed exemptions that had allowed faith-based schools to hire staff sharing the school's religion.", "sources": [ { "title": "How NT MPs voted on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022", "url": "https://familyvoice.org.au/news/how-nt-mps-voted-on-the-anti-discrimination-amendment-bill-2022", "publisher": "FamilyVoice Australia", "date": "2022-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Burgoyne (with fellow Alice Springs MLAs) advocated tougher youth-crime measures, stating victims would 'be put first' over what he called 'offender first' policies and that 'youth justice must immediately be returned to Corrections' as the body best placed to correct offending behaviour. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kids, parents must pay for crime: 3 Alice MLAs", "url": "https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2021/02/01/kids-parents-must-pay-for-crime-3-alice-mlas/", "publisher": "Alice Springs News", "date": "2021-02-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "nt-robyn-cahill-port-darwin", "name": "Robyn Cahill", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Port Darwin", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As NT Minister for Child Protection, Cahill championed amending child protection legislation to prioritise child safety, stating 'above all else, the safety of children is what counts most' and that 'if we can't guarantee the safety of a child, it is absolutely paramount that we put that child somewhere safe'; she criticised an 'absolute reluctance' to remove children from Aboriginal families. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Minister Robyn Cahill reveals NT child protection workers stood down over Kumanjayi Little Baby failures", "url": "https://thenightly.com.au/australia/minister-robyn-cahill-reveals-three-nt-child-protection-workers-sacked-over-kumanjayi-little-baby-failures-c-22241620", "publisher": "The Nightly", "date": "2026-05-06" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Robyn_Cahill_at_the_Australia%E2%80%93ASEAN_Business_Forum_2025_-_02.jpg/330px-Robyn_Cahill_at_the_Australia%E2%80%93ASEAN_Business_Forum_2025_-_02.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Cahill" }, { "id": "nt-oly-carlson-wanguri", "name": "Oly Carlson", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Wanguri", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "On her CLP profile, Carlson frames community safety and crime as her central concern, stating 'our lifestyle and community has changed, we live in fear and our choices have been taken away' and citing an attack on her mother by youths at Casuarina as why she is 'standing up to make a change'. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Oly Carlson - CLP Member for Wanguri", "url": "https://clp.org.au/team/oly-carlson", "publisher": "Country Liberal Party", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "nt-jinson-charls-sanderson", "name": "Jinson Charls", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Sanderson", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Charls (Member for Sanderson) supports the CLP's 'Declan's Law' bail reforms, saying the killing of Declan Laverty by a person on bail was 'the tragedy that pushed me to put my hand up, to work harder for the Northern Suburbs and to stand up for the safety and future of Territorians'. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Declan's Law delivers stronger bail outcomes and safer communities", "url": "https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/declan-s-law-delivers-stronger-bail-outcomes-and-safer-communities/", "publisher": "The National Tribune", "date": "2025-10-23" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "nt-steve-edgington-barkly", "name": "Steve Edgington", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Barkly", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in November 2022 (14th Assembly) Edgington voted against Labor's Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill, which removed exemptions that had allowed faith-based schools to hire staff sharing the school's religion.", "sources": [ { "title": "How NT MPs voted on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022", "url": "https://familyvoice.org.au/news/how-nt-mps-voted-on-the-anti-discrimination-amendment-bill-2022", "publisher": "FamilyVoice Australia", "date": "2022-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As NT Minister for Alcohol Policy, Edgington backed new nuisance public drinking laws (police powers to fine up to $925, issue seven-day Banned Drinker Orders and confiscate alcohol), saying they aim at 'making our public spaces and parks safer and cleaner for everyone' and will 'allow police to intervene earlier to ensure we stop this scourge in public places where alcohol is prohibited'. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "CLP's new approach tackling the Northern Territory's crime rates as new nuisance public drinking laws pass Parliament", "url": "https://nit.com.au/25-10-2024/14478/clps-new-approach-tackling-the-northern-territories-crime-rates-as-new-nuisance-public-drinking-laws-pass-parliament", "publisher": "National Indigenous Times", "date": "2024-10-25" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "NT Minister for Health and Mental Health (Finocchiaro CLP government). Priorities include expanding Royal Darwin Hospital and buying private hospital beds to relieve pressure, welcoming 317 new junior doctors, nurses and midwives in 2025, and pressing the Commonwealth for a fairer funding share (NT at 31.8% vs national average). On Darwin Private Hospital he said 'if you are prepared to back the Territory, we are prepared to back you' and made restoring private maternity services a priority.", "sources": [ { "title": "CLP Moves to Secure Private Healthcare in Territory", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/clp-moves-to-secure-private-healthcare-in-1675017/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2026-05-18" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "nt-lia-finocchiaro-spillett", "name": "Lia Finocchiaro", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Spillett", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "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.", "sources": [ { "title": "Lia Finocchiaro", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_Finocchiaro", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "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.", "sources": [ { "title": "NT Govt Bans Trans Women From Women's Prisons in “Nation-First” Move", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/nt-govt-bans-trans-women-from-womens-prisons-in-nation-first-move/239202", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2025-10-15" }, { "title": "'Degraded and uneasy': Incarcerated trans women push back on NT prison ban proposal", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/nt-advocates-share-incarcerated-trans-womens-stories-amid-ban-debate/8mpeirml0", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2025-10-16" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "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.", "sources": [ { "title": "How NT MPs voted on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022", "url": "https://familyvoice.org.au/news/how-nt-mps-voted-on-the-anti-discrimination-amendment-bill-2022", "publisher": "FamilyVoice Australia", "date": "2022-11-28" }, { "title": "Removal of anti-vilification protection unacceptable, NT Labor says", "url": "https://nit.com.au/24-02-2025/16453/removal-of-anti-vilification-protection-unacceptable-nt-labor-says", "publisher": "National Indigenous Times", "date": "2025-02-24" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "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.", "sources": [ { "title": "Chief ministership of Lia Finocchiaro", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_ministership_of_Lia_Finocchiaro", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "Declan's Law delivers stronger bail outcomes and safer communities", "url": "https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/declan-s-law-delivers-stronger-bail-outcomes-and-safer-communities/", "publisher": "The National Tribune", "date": "2025-10-23" }, { "title": "CLP to rush through changes to Youth Justice Act in Parliament, claims 'evidence-based' approach not working", "url": "https://ntindependent.com.au/clp-to-rush-through-changes-to-youth-justice-act-in-parliament-claims-evidence-based-approach-not-working/", "publisher": "NT Independent", "date": "2025-07-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lia_Finocchiaro_Profile.jpg/330px-Lia_Finocchiaro_Profile.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_Finocchiaro", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/LiaFinocchiaro" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Lia Finocchiaro - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_Finocchiaro", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "nt-jo-hersey-katherine", "name": "Jo Hersey", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Katherine", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in November 2022 (14th Assembly) Hersey voted against Labor's Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill, which removed exemptions that had allowed faith-based schools to hire staff sharing the school's religion.", "sources": [ { "title": "How NT MPs voted on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022", "url": "https://familyvoice.org.au/news/how-nt-mps-voted-on-the-anti-discrimination-amendment-bill-2022", "publisher": "FamilyVoice Australia", "date": "2022-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Hersey (Member for Katherine) criticises bail laws as too lenient, saying it 'does not pass the pub test for these youth to be bailed repeatedly' and blaming Labor for watering down bail and raising the age of criminal responsibility; she ties youth crime to truancy and calls for reinstating truancy officers. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "OPINION: Crime is having dramatic impact", "url": "https://www.katherinetimes.com.au/story/8590535/crime-impact-on-katherine-jo-hersey-outlines-failures/", "publisher": "Katherine Times", "date": "2024-04-16" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "NT Minister for Education and Training (CLP, since 2024). She is driving a shift to explicit teaching and phonics across NT government schools under the 'Boosting Literacy and Numeracy Plan', stating 'The evidence is clear - explicit teaching works. From next year, every NT Government school will adopt this approach because our kids deserve the best start in life,' and framing the reforms as 'about delivering results, not excuses' with a focus on school attendance and Aboriginal student participation.", "sources": [ { "title": "CLP Govt Tackles Education Reform Post-2025 NAPLAN", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/clp-govt-tackles-education-reform-post-2025-1505630/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "nt-clinton-howe-drysdale", "name": "Clinton Howe", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Drysdale", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Howe (Member for Drysdale) met the NT Liquor Commission seeking a review of alcohol licences at a number of Palmerston outlets to address alcohol-fuelled problems, and linked crime and anti-social behaviour partly to the density of public housing in his electorate. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Member for Drysdale awaits response from NT Liquor Commission after seeking a review of alcohol licenses at some Palmerston outlets", "url": "https://www.mix1049.com.au/blogs/member-for-drysdale-awaits-response-from-nt-liquor-commission-after-seeking-a-review-of-alcohol-licenses-at-some-palmerston-outlets/", "publisher": "Mix 104.9", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Clinton_Howe_MLA.png/330px-Clinton_Howe_MLA.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Howe" }, { "id": "nt-matthew-kerle-blain", "name": "Matthew Kerle", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Blain", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "On his CLP profile, Kerle (Member for Blain) makes community safety his primary priority, stating 'we must first deliver community safety' and committing to 'strengthen the laws, empower our police, tackle cost of living and move our economy forwards'. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Matthew Kerle - CLP Member for Blain", "url": "https://www.clp.org.au/team/matthew-kerle", "publisher": "Country Liberal Party", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "nt-andrew-mackay-goyder", "name": "Andrew Mackay", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Goyder", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "nt-gerard-maley-nelson", "name": "Gerard Maley", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Nelson", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Then-Acting Chief Minister Maley said he supports the principles of voluntary assisted dying but would ask his constituents before voting, and confirmed members would be allowed a conscience vote. No recorded vote has occurred. Stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Half of Top End parliamentarians voice support for assisted dying", "url": "https://cathnews.com/2025/10/09/half-of-top-end-parliamentarians-voice-support-for-assisted-dying/", "publisher": "CathNews", "date": "2025-10-09" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in November 2022 (14th Assembly) Maley voted against Labor's Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill, which removed exemptions that had allowed faith-based schools to hire staff sharing the school's religion.", "sources": [ { "title": "How NT MPs voted on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022", "url": "https://familyvoice.org.au/news/how-nt-mps-voted-on-the-anti-discrimination-amendment-bill-2022", "publisher": "FamilyVoice Australia", "date": "2022-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Corrections, Maley is fast-tracking prison expansion to manage 'more than 400 additional prisoners' since the August 2024 election, saying 'all options are on the table to address workforce challenges' and 'this isn't just a corrections issue – it's a justice system issue'; he supports the government's bail crackdown including a presumption against bail and mandatory electronic monitoring for repeat serious offenders. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "NT Corrections plan fast-tracked to expand prisons", "url": "https://www.insidestategovernment.com.au/nt-corrections-plan-fast-tracked-to-expand-prisons/", "publisher": "Inside State Government", "date": "2025-01-30" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.gerardmaleymla.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/GerardMaley4Nelson/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/maley4nelson" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Gerard Maley MLA | Northern Territory", "url": "https://www.gerardmaleymla.com.au/", "publisher": "gerardmaleymla.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "nt-brian-o-gallagher-karama", "name": "Brian O'Gallagher", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Karama", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "O'Gallagher (Member for Karama) backed establishing a permanent Northern Suburbs Youth Hub, saying 'this has been needed for a long time and this new facility will give youth a safe, vibrant place to connect, learn and grow', framing youth services as part of the government's community-safety agenda. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Leanyer Secured as Permanent Northern Suburbs Youth Hub", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/leanyer-secured-as-permanent-northern-suburbs-1638982/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2026-03-18" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "nt-khoda-patel-casuarina", "name": "Khoda Patel", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Casuarina", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Patel (Member for Casuarina) identifies youth crime and anti-social behaviour as top concerns for local businesses and fought to relocate the Northern Suburbs Youth Hub, saying he wanted to provide youth 'a safe, active, and positive place that our youth can truly be proud of'. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "REVEALED: Location Of New Northern Suburbs Youth Hub", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/revealed-location-of-new-northern-suburbs-youth-1456266/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2025-05-08" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "nt-tanzil-rahman-fong-lim", "name": "Tanzil Rahman", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Fong Lim", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "In a speech on his official website, Tanzil Rahman explicitly states that he subscribes to the Muslim faith: \"that is the faith to which I subscribe as well.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Racism Eradication speech", "url": "https://tanzilrahman.com/about-tanzil/speeches/racism-eradication", "publisher": "Dr Tanzil Rahman MLA (official website)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Tanzilrahman_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Tanzilrahman_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzil_Rahman" }, { "id": "nt-bill-yan-namatjira", "name": "Bill Yan", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Namatjira", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in November 2022 (14th Assembly) Yan (listed as William Yan) voted against Labor's Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill, which removed exemptions that had allowed faith-based schools to hire staff sharing the school's religion.", "sources": [ { "title": "How NT MPs voted on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022", "url": "https://familyvoice.org.au/news/how-nt-mps-voted-on-the-anti-discrimination-amendment-bill-2022", "publisher": "FamilyVoice Australia", "date": "2022-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Yan (Member for Namatjira), a former Alice Springs Correctional Centre manager, emphasises rehabilitation and addressing root causes, stating on his CLP profile he is 'fighting as part of the CLP Team that will address root causes of crime' and that rehabilitation and skills training reduce reoffending; he also co-advocated returning youth justice to Corrections and tougher bail. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Bill Yan - CLP Member for Namatjira", "url": "https://clp.org.au/team/bill-yan", "publisher": "Country Liberal Party", "date": "" }, { "title": "Kids, parents must pay for crime: 3 Alice MLAs", "url": "https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2021/02/01/kids-parents-must-pay-for-crime-3-alice-mlas/", "publisher": "Alice Springs News", "date": "2021-02-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://billyanmla.org/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BillYanMLA" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/billyanmla/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Home | Bill Yan", "url": "https://billyanmla.org/", "publisher": "billyanmla.org", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "nt-laurie-zio-fannie-bay", "name": "Laurie Zio", "party": "Country Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Fannie Bay", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Zio (Member for Fannie Bay) stated her support for mandatory sentencing for assaults on frontline workers, posting 'Like this post if you support mandatory sentencing'. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "NT MLA misleads parliament about support for mandatory sentencing", "url": "https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/nt-mla-misleads-parliament-about-support-mandatory-sentencing", "publisher": "Green Left", "date": "2025-03-31" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "nt-manuel-brown-arafura", "name": "Manuel Brown", "party": "Territory Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Arafura", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/manuel4arafura" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Manuel Brown - Territory Labor", "url": "https://territorylabor.com.au/our-team/territory-members/manuel-brown/", "publisher": "Territory Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "nt-chansey-paech-gwoja", "name": "Chansey Paech", "party": "Territory Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Gwoja", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Paech supported the 2017 Termination of Pregnancy Law Reform Bill during the parliamentary debate, tabling and criticising as 'offensive and racist' a Right to Life media release about Aboriginal population control. This reflects a stated position in support during the debate on the bill, which passed 20-4.", "sources": [ { "title": "Northern Territory passes new abortion law", "url": "https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/northern-territory-passes-new-abortion-law", "publisher": "Green Left", "date": "2017-03-25" }, { "title": "Decriminalisation in the NT signals abortion is part of normal health care", "url": "https://theconversation.com/decriminalisation-in-the-nt-signals-abortion-is-part-of-normal-health-care-74992", "publisher": "The Conversation", "date": "2017-03-23" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "In his maiden speech to the NT Legislative Assembly on 19 October 2016, Paech said \"I am young, I am gay, I am black,\" called for same-sex marriage recognition (\"I look forward to the day when this country will recognise my rights as equal rights, when I too can marry in my country\"), and stated \"I will never allow or tolerate discrimination, homophobia or hate speech in this Assembly.\" This is a stated position; Paech is the first openly gay Indigenous MP in Australia.", "sources": [ { "title": "Full Text: Chansey Paech's maiden speech to parliament", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/full-text-chansey-paechs-maiden-speech-to-parliament/ai04rbv2e", "publisher": "SBS NITV", "date": "2016-10-19" }, { "title": "Chansey Paech", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chansey_Paech", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-28" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Recorded vote / sponsor: as Labor Attorney-General Paech introduced and voted for the 2022 Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill that removed religious-school hiring exemptions, describing criticism of its hate-speech provisions as 'fearmongering.' Stated position: in 2025 he opposed the CLP's amendments, posting that 'we do not support the CLP's attempt to water down our anti-discrimination laws.'", "sources": [ { "title": "How NT MPs voted on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022", "url": "https://familyvoice.org.au/news/how-nt-mps-voted-on-the-anti-discrimination-amendment-bill-2022", "publisher": "FamilyVoice Australia", "date": "2022-11-28" }, { "title": "Removal of anti-vilification protection unacceptable, NT Labor says", "url": "https://nit.com.au/24-02-2025/16453/removal-of-anti-vilification-protection-unacceptable-nt-labor-says", "publisher": "National Indigenous Times", "date": "2025-02-24" }, { "title": "'Shameful': union slam NT's watering down of anti-discrimination laws", "url": "https://educationhq.com/news/shameful-union-slam-nts-watering-down-of-anti-discrimination-laws-200534/", "publisher": "EducationHQ", "date": "2025-08-01" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Paech, as former Labor Attorney-General, introduced laws raising the age of criminal responsibility and reforming adult mandatory sentencing; as Shadow Attorney-General he opposed the CLP's bail changes and lowering the age to 10, saying 'changing bail laws is not addressing root causes' and calling the legislation a 'purely punitive measure that will ultimately make our communities less safe' that sets children up to 'become career criminals'. This is a stated position plus prior legislative action.", "sources": [ { "title": "Chansey Paech", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chansey_Paech", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "'We want to see community-led solutions': Indigenous MPs decry new NT laws", "url": "https://nit.com.au/17-10-2024/14319/we-want-to-see-community-led-solutions-indigenous-mps-decry-new-laws", "publisher": "National Indigenous Times", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Chansey_Paech.jpg/330px-Chansey_Paech.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chansey_Paech", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.chanseypaech.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/chanseypaechMLA" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/chanseypaechmla/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/chanseypaechMLA" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/chansey-paech-b05b0b52/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Chansey Paech | Serving Remote Communities", "url": "https://www.chanseypaech.com.au/", "publisher": "chanseypaech.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "nt-ed-smelt-nightcliff", "name": "Ed Smelt", "party": "Territory Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Nightcliff", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "nt-selena-uibo-arnhem", "name": "Selena Uibo", "party": "Territory Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Arnhem", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Uibo supported the 2017 Termination of Pregnancy Law Reform Bill, stating in the debate that she stood 'as a young Aboriginal woman who wants the same rights as my fellow female Australians in every other state and territory.' This reflects a stated position in support during the debate on the bill, which passed 20-4.", "sources": [ { "title": "Northern Territory passes new abortion law", "url": "https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/northern-territory-passes-new-abortion-law", "publisher": "Green Left", "date": "2017-03-25" }, { "title": "Decriminalisation in the NT signals abortion is part of normal health care", "url": "https://theconversation.com/decriminalisation-in-the-nt-signals-abortion-is-part-of-normal-health-care-74992", "publisher": "The Conversation", "date": "2017-03-23" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Labor Opposition Leader Uibo supports voluntary assisted dying; on 13 October 2025 she submitted a draft VAD bill to the government, urging it to adopt the legislation rather than 'waste more time'. The government declined to use her bill. No recorded vote has occurred. Stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "NT CLP commits to VAD vote, rejects Labor's bill", "url": "https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1440/news/nt-clp-commits-vad-vote-rejects-labors-bill", "publisher": "Green Left", "date": "2025-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "As Opposition Leader during parliamentary question time in October 2025, Uibo challenged the government's transgender prisoner policy, telling the Chief Minister that despite the announced ban, \"internal department documents state that you have not, and you still operate your government under the 2021 version four directive.\" This is a stated position recorded in parliament.", "sources": [ { "title": "'Degraded and uneasy': Incarcerated trans women push back on NT prison ban proposal", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/nt-advocates-share-incarcerated-trans-womens-stories-amid-ban-debate/8mpeirml0", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2025-10-16" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in November 2022 (14th Assembly) Uibo voted in favour of Labor's Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill. Stated position: as Labor leader she said in 2025 that the CLP government's plan to remove vilification protections is 'unacceptable' and out of step with other Australian jurisdictions and international human rights conventions.", "sources": [ { "title": "How NT MPs voted on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022", "url": "https://familyvoice.org.au/news/how-nt-mps-voted-on-the-anti-discrimination-amendment-bill-2022", "publisher": "FamilyVoice Australia", "date": "2022-11-28" }, { "title": "Removal of anti-vilification protection unacceptable, NT Labor says", "url": "https://nit.com.au/24-02-2025/16453/removal-of-anti-vilification-protection-unacceptable-nt-labor-says", "publisher": "National Indigenous Times", "date": "2025-02-24" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As Opposition Leader, Uibo criticised the CLP's repeated youth justice and bail rewrites as 'chaos disguised as policy', with 'no consultation, no evidence, no real plan', saying 'each time, they've ignored expert advice. And each time, crime has gotten worse', and noting the government 'scrapped the Minimum Unit Price making alcohol cheaper'; she advocates early intervention, diversion and trauma-informed care. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "CLP to rush through changes to Youth Justice Act in Parliament, claims 'evidence-based' approach not working", "url": "https://ntindependent.com.au/clp-to-rush-through-changes-to-youth-justice-act-in-parliament-claims-evidence-based-approach-not-working/", "publisher": "NT Independent", "date": "2025-07-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/SelenaUibo2025.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selena_Uibo", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/uibo4arnhem" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/selenauibo" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Selena Uibo - Territory Labor", "url": "https://territorylabor.com.au/our-team/territory-members/selena-uibo/", "publisher": "Territory Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "nt-dheran-young-daly", "name": "Dheran Young", "party": "Territory Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Daly", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in November 2022 (14th Assembly) Young voted in favour of Labor's Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill, which removed exemptions that had allowed faith-based schools to hire staff sharing the school's religion and broadened vilification protections.", "sources": [ { "title": "How NT MPs voted on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022", "url": "https://familyvoice.org.au/news/how-nt-mps-voted-on-the-anti-discrimination-amendment-bill-2022", "publisher": "FamilyVoice Australia", "date": "2022-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Dheran4Daly" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dheran Young - Territory Labor", "url": "https://territorylabor.com.au/our-team/territory-members/dheran-young/", "publisher": "Territory Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "nt-justine-davis-johnston", "name": "Justine Davis", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Johnston", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Independent member Davis supports voluntary assisted dying; she moved the original NT Legislative Assembly motion (13 May 2025) to progress VAD that led to the parliamentary inquiry, and chairs the NT VAD working group. No recorded vote has occurred. Stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "NT inquiry finds strong support for voluntary assisted dying", "url": "https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/nt-inquiry-finds-strong-support-voluntary-assisted-dying", "publisher": "Green Left", "date": "2025-09-02" }, { "title": "NT CLP commits to VAD vote, rejects Labor's bill", "url": "https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1440/news/nt-clp-commits-vad-vote-rejects-labors-bill", "publisher": "Green Left", "date": "2025-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "In October 2025, independent MLA Justine Davis opposed the government's changes affecting transgender people in prisons, stating in an SBS interview \"There is no need for these changes and, in fact, they are going to potentially cause harm.\" This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "'Degraded and uneasy': Incarcerated trans women push back on NT prison ban proposal", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/nt-advocates-share-incarcerated-trans-womens-stories-amid-ban-debate/8mpeirml0", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2025-10-16" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Davis (Independent, Johnston) opposed lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 10, calling it 'a bad day for democracy in the Northern Territory', apologising to her community, and warning the NT would not 'be the only country in the world that treats 10-year-olds as criminals'. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Independent Territory MPs warn of 'irrevocable harm' caused by jailing 10-year-olds", "url": "https://nit.com.au/18-10-2024/14343/independent-territory-mps-warn-of-irrevocable-harm-caused-by-jailing-10-year-olds", "publisher": "National Indigenous Times", "date": "2024-10-18" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.justinedavis.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/justine4johnston/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/justine4johnston/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://youtube.com/@justine4johnston" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "justine4johnston Official | Linktree", "url": "https://linktr.ee/justine4johnston", "publisher": "Linktree", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "nt-yingiya-mark-guyula-mulka", "name": "Yingiya Mark Guyula", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mulka", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Guyula was one of four members who voted against the 2017 Termination of Pregnancy Law Reform Bill that decriminalised abortion in the Northern Territory. This is a recorded vote against the bill, which passed 20-4.", "sources": [ { "title": "Northern Territory passes new abortion law", "url": "https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/northern-territory-passes-new-abortion-law", "publisher": "Green Left", "date": "2017-03-25" }, { "title": "Yingiya Mark Guyula", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yingiya_Mark_Guyula", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in November 2022 (14th Assembly) Guyula, as an independent, voted in favour of Labor's Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill, which removed exemptions that had allowed faith-based schools to hire staff sharing the school's religion and broadened vilification protections.", "sources": [ { "title": "How NT MPs voted on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022", "url": "https://familyvoice.org.au/news/how-nt-mps-voted-on-the-anti-discrimination-amendment-bill-2022", "publisher": "FamilyVoice Australia", "date": "2022-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Guyula (Independent, Mulka) opposed the CLP's bail laws and lowering the age of criminal responsibility, saying 'we want to see community-led solutions' and that the NT 'locks up almost four times more children than the next highest jurisdiction' and the changes 'will jail more First Nations adults and children than ever before'; he said he was 'disappointed to be a part of this Parliament that is lowering the age'. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "'We want to see community-led solutions': Indigenous MPs decry new NT laws", "url": "https://nit.com.au/17-10-2024/14319/we-want-to-see-community-led-solutions-indigenous-mps-decry-new-laws", "publisher": "National Indigenous Times", "date": "2024-10-17" }, { "title": "Independent Territory MPs warn of 'irrevocable harm' caused by jailing 10-year-olds", "url": "https://nit.com.au/18-10-2024/14343/independent-territory-mps-warn-of-irrevocable-harm-caused-by-jailing-10-year-olds", "publisher": "National Indigenous Times", "date": "2024-10-18" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Yingiya_88_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Yingiya_88_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yingiya_Mark_Guyula", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://yingiya.net/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Yingiya Guyula MLA - Member for Mulka", "url": "https://yingiya.net/", "publisher": "yingiya.net", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "nt-robyn-lambley-araluen", "name": "Robyn Lambley", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "NT", "chamber": "NT Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Araluen", "state": "NT", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Independent member and Assembly Speaker Lambley opposes proceeding with voluntary assisted dying in the NT, saying 'I don't think we're ready. Maybe we'll never be ready in the Territory' and 'It will be a disaster... We just need to take it at our own pace,' citing difficulties educating remote Indigenous communities. No recorded vote has occurred. Stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Australia's Northern Territory considers passing assisted dying laws for second time in 31 years", "url": "https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/australias-northern-territory-considers-passing-assisted-dying-laws-for-second-time-in-31-years", "publisher": "The Tribune", "date": "2026-01-02" }, { "title": "Parties commit to conscience vote on NT euthanasia bill", "url": "https://cathnews.com/2024/02/29/parties-commit-to-conscience-vote-on-nt-euthanasia-bill/", "publisher": "CathNews", "date": "2024-02-29" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "During the August 2024 NT election campaign, the Australian Christian Lobby recorded that independent MLA Robyn Lambley (along with all CLP candidates) supported a review into the medical and surgical care of gender-diverse children; as Speaker she subsequently tabled the ACL's petition (17-18 October 2024) calling for the suspension of gender-affirming treatments for children in the NT. Tabling a petition is a procedural duty; her support for a review is the recorded stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "MPs urged to suspend gender-affirming care for kids", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8796283/mps-urged-to-suspend-gender-affirming-care-for-kids/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2024-10-18" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in November 2022 (14th Assembly) Lambley, as an independent, voted against Labor's Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill that removed religious-school hiring exemptions. Stated position: in the Australian Christian Lobby's 2024 NT election questionnaire she answered affirmatively to supporting repeal of the 2022 changes to protect faith-based schools, repeal of offence-based provisions, and completely protecting speech from the pulpit.", "sources": [ { "title": "How NT MPs voted on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022", "url": "https://familyvoice.org.au/news/how-nt-mps-voted-on-the-anti-discrimination-amendment-bill-2022", "publisher": "FamilyVoice Australia", "date": "2022-11-28" }, { "title": "NT Votes 2024", "url": "https://www.acl.org.au/ntvotes/", "publisher": "Australian Christian Lobby", "date": "2024-08-24" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Lambley (Independent, Araluen) has long pressed for stronger action on crime and alcohol in Central Australia: she moved (and was ejected from Parliament over) a bid for a non-partisan crime committee, saying 'we can either continue to go down the path that we're on... and see crime escalate... or we can do something different', and earlier advocated an emergency 8pm-6am youth curfew and reinstating 'personal and parental responsibility' laws. This is a stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Independent MLA who raised crime crisis banned from Parliament for 24 hours", "url": "https://ntindependent.com.au/independent-mla-who-raised-crime-crisis-banned-from-parliament-for-24-hours/", "publisher": "NT Independent", "date": "2022-03-23" }, { "title": "Kids, parents must pay for crime: 3 Alice MLAs", "url": "https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2021/02/01/kids-parents-must-pay-for-crime-3-alice-mlas/", "publisher": "Alice Springs News", "date": "2021-02-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Northern_Territory_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Robyn_Lambley.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Lambley" }, { "id": "queensland-leeanne-enoch-algester", "name": "Leeanne Enoch", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Algester", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Leeanne Enoch is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Leeanne_Enoch_Profile_Pic_%282%29.jpg/330px-Leeanne_Enoch_Profile_Pic_%282%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeanne_Enoch", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://leeanneenoch.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/leeanneenochmp/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/leeanneenoch_mp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/leeanneenoch" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeanne-enoch-b5221268/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Leeanne Enoch MP", "url": "https://leeanneenoch.com/", "publisher": "leeanneenoch.com", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-bart-mellish-aspley", "name": "Bart Mellish", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Aspley", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (one of three Labor members to do so), which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Bart Mellish is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "As Queensland's Labor Transport and Main Roads Minister until the Oct 2024 election (now Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads), Mellish defended Cross River Rail, telling Estimates in 2024 that 'the majority of construction on Cross River Rail is expected to be complete within 2025 and first passenger services are expected to commence in 2026' — a timeline the incoming Crisafulli LNP government later disputed as unachievable.", "sources": [ { "title": "Labor secures $17B for Cross River Rail project (Mickelberg statement citing Mellish's Estimates evidence)", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/labor-secures-17b-for-cross-river-rail-project-1375433/", "publisher": "Mirage News (reproducing Qld Government media statement)", "date": "2024-12-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Bart_Mellish_MP.jpg/330px-Bart_Mellish_MP.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Mellish", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://bartmellish.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Mellish4Aspley/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/bartmellishmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Bart Mellish MP", "url": "https://bartmellish.com/", "publisher": "bartmellish.com", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-chris-whiting-bancroft", "name": "Chris Whiting", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bancroft", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Chris Whiting is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://chriswhiting.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ChrisWhitingMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ChrisWhitingMP/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ChrisWhitingMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Chris Whiting MP: State Member for Bancroft", "url": "https://chriswhiting.com.au/", "publisher": "chriswhiting.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-bree-james-barron-river", "name": "Bree James", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Barron River", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Miss_Bree_James_-_Barron_River_MP.jpg/330px-Miss_Bree_James_-_Barron_River_MP.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bree_James", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://bree4barronriver.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BreeJamesMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/breejamesmp" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/breejamesmp/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC39aDxOS0QnH7nLkFFwiWAg/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Home - Bree James MP", "url": "https://bree4barronriver.com.au/", "publisher": "bree4barronriver.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-sam-o-connor-bonney", "name": "Sam O'Connor", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bonney", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (one of about ten LNP members to do so), which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Sam O'Connor is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "As LNP (Crisafulli Government) Minister for Housing and Public Works, O'Connor has prioritised increasing housing supply and cutting planning red tape, including a new Queensland Housing Code with simplified design/siting rules for detached homes, saying 'unlocking more housing supply is our number one priority' and 'We're rebuilding Queensland's housing system from the foundations up to get more homes for Queenslanders sooner.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Thousands Of New Homes For Queenslanders", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/thousands-of-new-homes-for-queenslanders-1675045/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2026-05-18" }, { "title": "Samuel (Sam) O'Connor MP - Minister for Housing and Public Works", "url": "https://cabinet.qld.gov.au/ministers-portfolios/samuel-o-connor.aspx", "publisher": "Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory", "date": "2025-01-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.samoconnormp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/samoconnormp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/samoconnormp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sam O'Connor MP", "url": "https://www.samoconnormp.com.au/", "publisher": "samoconnormp.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-david-crisafulli-broadwater", "name": "David Crisafulli", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Broadwater", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018 (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018). As Premier, on 10 December 2024 he moved a parliamentary motion, approved by a majority, to ban the introduction of any bill amending the state's abortion laws for four years.", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" }, { "title": "Abortion in Queensland in the 21st century", "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/4/abortion-in-queensland-in-the-21st-century", "publisher": "InSight+ (Medical Journal of Australia)", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021. As Opposition Leader he opposed the bill, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Premier whose government implemented the 2025 pause on initiating puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones for new under-18 public patients (stated/enacted government position). His Wikipedia profile records that he opposes transgender women competing in women's sport and voted for an unsuccessful bill to ban it.", "sources": [ { "title": "David Crisafulli", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Crisafulli", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "The Ongoing Fight Against Queensland's Trans Youth Healthcare Ban", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/features/the-ongoing-fight-against-queenslands-trans-youth-healthcare-ban/240734", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "LNP Premier who campaigned on and legislated 'Adult Crime, Adult Time', under which youth offenders are sentenced as adults for serious offences; as government leader he was recorded voting for the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (passed 12 December 2024) and has defended the laws against criticism from the UN special rapporteur on torture.", "sources": [ { "title": "David Crisafulli", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Crisafulli", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; David Crisafulli is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "LNP Premier (Opposition Leader at the 2024 election). Crisafulli supported Queensland's 75% by 2035 emissions reduction target but the LNP voted against the Clean Economy Jobs / Energy (Renewable Transformation and Jobs) legislation that set the pathway, and he committed to repeal the legislated 50%/70%/80% renewable energy targets, saying they would be 'ditched because there is no credible path to get there.' He said he wants to keep coal-fired power stations running 'indefinitely.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Bipartisan support for Qld's 2035 emissions target, but LNP votes against pathway to get there", "url": "https://www.acf.org.au/bipartisan-support-for-qld-2035-emissions-target", "publisher": "Australian Conservation Foundation", "date": "2024-04-18" }, { "title": "New wind and solar may struggle in Sunshine state as LNP right wing lays ground for nuclear backflip", "url": "https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-wind-and-solar-may-struggle-in-sunshine-state-as-lnp-right-wing-lays-ground-for-nuclear-backflip/", "publisher": "RenewEconomy", "date": "2024-10" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Queensland LNP Premier David Crisafulli committed to delivering the state's legislated 75% emissions reduction by 2035 target (set in Labor's Clean Economy Jobs Act 2024, which the LNP voted to support). The Australian Conservation Foundation noted that while the LNP voted in support of Labor's climate targets, the party rejected Labor's plan to deliver them, and called on Crisafulli to produce a credible pathway to meet the 75%-by-2035 goal.", "sources": [ { "title": "Crisafulli: credible plan needed for Qld climate and nature", "url": "https://www.acf.org.au/news/crisafulli-credible-plan-needed-for-qld-climate-and-nature", "publisher": "Australian Conservation Foundation", "date": "2024" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DavidCrisafulliMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/david_crisafulli" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-crisafulli/" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@david.crisafulli.mp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Crisafulli - Contact - LNP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/david-crisafulli/contact", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-brent-mickelberg-buderim", "name": "Brent Mickelberg", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Buderim", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (one of about ten LNP members to do so), which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Brent Mickelberg is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "As Queensland's LNP Minister for Transport and Main Roads (from the Oct 2024 Crisafulli government), Mickelberg has attacked the former Labor government's delivery of Cross River Rail, alleging the project's cost has blown out to more than $17bn (later cited as up to ~$19bn) versus the original $5.4bn budget and would not be complete until 2029, and later announcing revised performance-based contractual arrangements to finish it.", "sources": [ { "title": "Labor secured more than $17 billion for Cross River Rail (Mickelberg media statement)", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/labor-secures-17b-for-cross-river-rail-project-1375433/", "publisher": "Mirage News (reproducing Qld Government media statement)", "date": "2024-12-11" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Brent_Mickelberg.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Mickelberg", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.brentmickelberg.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BrentMickelbergMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/brentmickelbergmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Brent Mickelberg MP - Serving our Community", "url": "https://www.brentmickelberg.com.au/", "publisher": "Brent Mickelberg", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-di-farmer-bulimba", "name": "Di Farmer", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bulimba", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Di Farmer is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Di_Farmer.jpg/330px-Di_Farmer.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di_Farmer", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/diforbulimba" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/di4bulimba" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/DiFarmerMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Di Farmer – Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/di-farmer/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-tom-smith-bundaberg", "name": "Tom Smith", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bundaberg", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Tom Smith is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://tomsmithmp.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/TomSmithMemberForBundaberg" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/tomsmithmp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/tomsmithmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tom Smith – Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/tom-smith/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-lance-mccallum-bundamba", "name": "Lance McCallum", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bundamba", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Lance McCallum is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://lancemccallum.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/LanceMcCallumMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/lancemccallummp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/LanceMcCallumMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Lance McCallum – Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/lance-mccallum/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-dale-last-burdekin", "name": "Dale Last", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Burdekin", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (one of about ten LNP members to do so), which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Dale Last is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "As Mines Minister (LNP), countered Robbie Katter's 24 June 2026 motion to lift Queensland's uranium mining ban by moving an amendment that praised the government's existing energy policies rather than endorsing uranium mining; the amendment passed, keeping the ban in place.", "sources": [ { "title": "Pro-uranium push nuked in parliamentary debate", "url": "https://industryqld.com.au/pro-uranium-push-nuked-in-parliamentary-debate/", "publisher": "Industry Queensland", "date": "2026-06-25" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Minister_for_Natural_Resources_and_Mines%2C_Manufacturing%2C_and_for_Regional_and_Rural_Development_Dale_Raymond_Last.jpg/330px-Minister_for_Natural_Resources_and_Mines%2C_Manufacturing%2C_and_for_Regional_and_Rural_Development_Dale_Raymond_Last.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Last", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.dalelast.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DaleLastLNP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/dalelastmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Dale Last", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/dalelast", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "Dale Last MP - Member for Burdekin", "url": "https://www.dalelast.com.au/", "publisher": "Dale Last", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-hermann-vorster-burleigh", "name": "Hermann Vorster", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Burleigh", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/HermannVorsterMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/vorster4burleigh/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hermann Vorster MP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/vorster4burleigh", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-stephen-bennett-burnett", "name": "Stephen Bennett", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Burnett", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Stated in the second reading debate (10 September 2024) that the LNP \"will not be supporting the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill\", and voted against it on its third reading.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Stephen Bennett is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/StephenBennettMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/stephen_bennettmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Stephen Bennett MP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/stephenbennettmp", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-michael-healy-cairns", "name": "Michael Healy", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Cairns", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Michael Healy is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://michaelhealy.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/healycairns" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/michael_healy_mp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/MichaelHealyMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Michael Healy – Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/michael-healy/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-bryson-head-callide", "name": "Bryson Head", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Callide", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Bryson Head is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://brysonhead.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BrysonHeadMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/brysonheadmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Bryson Head MP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/brysonhead", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "Bryson Head MP - Member for Callide", "url": "https://brysonhead.com.au/", "publisher": "Bryson Head", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-kendall-morton-caloundra", "name": "Kendall Morton", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Caloundra", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/KendallMortonMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/kendall4caloundra/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Kendall Morton MP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/kendall4caloundra", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-russell-field-capalaba", "name": "Russell Field", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Capalaba", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RussellFieldMP/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Russell Field MP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/russellfield", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-steve-minnikin-chatsworth", "name": "Steve Minnikin", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Chatsworth", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (one of about ten LNP members to do so), which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Steve Minnikin is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Minister_Steve_Minnikin.png/330px-Minister_Steve_Minnikin.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Minnikin", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.steveminnikin.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SteveMinnikinMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/steveminnikinmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Steve Minnikin MP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/steveminnikin", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "Steve Minnikin MP – Local. Experienced. Delivering.", "url": "https://www.steveminnikin.com.au/", "publisher": "Steve Minnikin", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-tim-nicholls-clayfield", "name": "Tim Nicholls", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Clayfield", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (one of about ten LNP members to do so), which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "As Health Minister, in January 2025 announced an immediate pause on prescribing puberty blockers (Stage 1) and cross-sex hormones (Stage 2) to new under-18 patients in Queensland public health, citing 'contested evidence'; after a court quashed the directive in October 2025 he reissued it the same day (stated position / ministerial action).", "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Nicholls", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Nicholls", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "The Ongoing Fight Against Queensland's Trans Youth Healthcare Ban", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/features/the-ongoing-fight-against-queenslands-trans-youth-healthcare-ban/240734", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government (Speaker/minister), recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Tim Nicholls is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Queensland Minister for Health and Ambulance Services (Crisafulli LNP government, since November 2024). Secured a record $33.1 billion health budget in June 2025, including $18.5 billion for the government's 'Hospital Rescue Plan' to build three new hospitals and expand ten others, delivering more than 2,600 new beds statewide, plus a Queensland Cancer Centre and an additional 4,500 frontline health workers in 2025-26.", "sources": [ { "title": "Hospital Rescue Plan powers ahead with key timelines for delivery unveiled", "url": "https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/104145", "publisher": "Queensland Government (Ministerial Media Statements)", "date": "2025-06-01" }, { "title": "Tim Nicholls - Minister for Health and Ambulance Services", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Nicholls", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024-11-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/TimNicholls2023.png/330px-TimNicholls2023.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Nicholls", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.timnicholls.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TimNichollsMPQld" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/timnicholls.mp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Tim Nicholls", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/timnicholls", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "HON. TIM NICHOLLS MP", "url": "https://www.timnicholls.com.au/", "publisher": "Tim Nicholls", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-pat-weir-condamine", "name": "Pat Weir", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Condamine", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Pat Weir is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://patweir.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PatWeirMP/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Pat Weir MP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/patweir", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "Pat Weir MP | Member for Condamine", "url": "https://patweir.com.au/", "publisher": "Pat Weir", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-david-kempton-cook", "name": "David Kempton", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Cook", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://davidkempton.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DavidKemptonMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/davidkemptonlnp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Kempton MP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/davidkempton", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "David Kempton MP - State Member for Cook", "url": "https://davidkempton.com.au/", "publisher": "David Kempton", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-michael-crandon-coomera", "name": "Michael Crandon", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Coomera", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (one of about ten LNP members to do so), which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Michael Crandon is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.crandon4coomera.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MichaelCrandonMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/michaelcrandon/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Michael Crandon MP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/crandon4coomera", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "Michael Crandon For Coomera", "url": "https://www.crandon4coomera.com.au/", "publisher": "Michael Crandon", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-jonty-bush-cooper", "name": "Jonty Bush", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Cooper", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Jonty Bush is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://jontybush.com" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/jontyforcooper" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/jontybush" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jonty Bush – Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/jonty-bush/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-laura-gerber-currumbin", "name": "Laura Gerber", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Currumbin", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "LNP Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support who is a leading proponent of Adult Crime, Adult Time; as a government member she was recorded voting for the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (passed 12 December 2024) and has publicly championed expanding the laws to deliver consequences to youth offenders and prioritise victims.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Laura Gerber is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Laura_Gerber.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Gerber", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.lauragerber.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/LauraGerberMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/lauragerbermp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Laura Gerber", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/laura-gerber", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "Laura Gerber MP - Building a Better Currumbin", "url": "https://www.lauragerber.com.au/", "publisher": "Laura Gerber", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-tim-mander-everton", "name": "Tim Mander", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Everton", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Wikipedia describes Mander as \"A Christian and bible college graduate\" who was CEO of Scripture Union Queensland.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Mander", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Mander", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Tim Mander is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.timmander.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/timmandermpeverton" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/timmandermp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Tim Mander", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/timmander", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "Tim Mander", "url": "https://www.timmander.com.au/", "publisher": "Tim Mander", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-mark-furner-ferny-grove", "name": "Mark Furner", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ferny Grove", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Mark Furner is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Mark_Furner_090720-N-9950J-049.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Furner", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://markfurnermp.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/markfurnermp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/markfurnermp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/MarkFurnerMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Furner – Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/mark-furner/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-meaghan-scanlon-gaven", "name": "Meaghan Scanlon", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Gaven", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Meaghan Scanlon is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "integrity": { "summary": "As shadow Attorney-General, Scanlon spoke on the Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill 2025 and stated: 'the Labor opposition supports a strong and an independent Crime and Corruption Commission that is empowered to do its job on behalf of Queenslanders,' citing successive Labor governments' record of strengthening the integrity landscape. She criticised the government for attaching unrelated last-minute amendments (to the Anti-Discrimination/respect-at-work and Youth Justice Acts) outside the bill's long title without committee scrutiny.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Queensland Legislative Assembly, 29 April 2025 - Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill, second reading (Hon. MAJ Scanlon, Gaven)", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2025/2025_04_29_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2025-04-29" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "As Labor Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning, Scanlon introduced the Housing Availability and Affordability (Planning and Other Legislation Amendment) Bill 2024 (part of the 'Homes for Queenslanders' plan), designed to speed up housing approvals: 'Our bill slashes planning barriers, speeds up infrastructure delivery, and fuels housing construction. More homes, faster - plain and simple.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Homes for Queenslanders: New legislation to build more homes, faster", "url": "https://www.meaghanscanlon.com.au/news/media-releases/homes-for-queenslanders-new-legislation-to-build-more-homes-faster/", "publisher": "Meaghan Scanlon MP", "date": "2024-04-16" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Meaghan_Scanlon.jpg/330px-Meaghan_Scanlon.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaghan_Scanlon", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://meaghanscanlon.com" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/M.Scanlon.ALP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/meaghanscanlon" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/meaghan_scanlon" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Meaghan Scanlon – Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/meaghan-scanlon/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-glenn-butcher-gladstone", "name": "Glenn Butcher", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Gladstone", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Glenn Butcher is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://glennbutchermp.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/GlennButcherMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/glenn_butcher_gladstone" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/GlennButcherMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Glenn Butcher – Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/glenn-butcher/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-andrew-powell-glass-house", "name": "Andrew Powell", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Glass House", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Said in the second reading debate (10 September 2024) that the Bill was \"a weapon aimed directly at the heart of religious organisations\" and that \"religious exemptions that have historically protected our freedoms are not being extended\"; voted against the Bill on its third reading.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Andrew Powell is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Minister_for_the_Environment_and_Tourism_and_Minister_for_Science_and_Innovation_Andrew_Cary_Powell.png/330px-Minister_for_the_Environment_and_Tourism_and_Minister_for_Science_and_Innovation_Andrew_Cary_Powell.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Powell_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://andrewpowell.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AndrewPowellMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/andrewpowellmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/andrewpowellmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Meet Andrew", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/andrewpowell", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "Andrew Powell MP – Your member for Glass House", "url": "https://andrewpowell.com.au/", "publisher": "Andrew Powell", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-joe-kelly-greenslopes", "name": "Joe Kelly", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Greenslopes", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (one of three Labor members to do so), which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "In the second reading debate (10 September 2024) said protecting people's right to develop their beliefs is \"fundamentally important\" but that this must be \"balance[d] against people's beliefs where they start to impact on other people in society\"; voted in favour of the Bill on its third reading.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Joe Kelly is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://joekellymp.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/joekellygreenslopes" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/joekellymp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Joe Kelly – Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/joe-kelly/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-sean-dillon-gregory", "name": "Sean Dillon", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Gregory", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "integrity": { "summary": "Dillon (LNP) spoke in support of the Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill 2025, saying 'I am proud to support' the bill 'that finally drags government back into the daylight.' He argued the restoration of past CCC reports and statements to the public record and clearer procedural-fairness rules would restore trust, referencing the Jackie Trad and Peter Carne matters, and said the bill puts the power to table reports 'back where it should belong: with the independent CCC, not at the whim of politicians.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Queensland Legislative Assembly, 30 April 2025 - Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill, second reading (Mr Dillon, Gregory)", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2025/2025_04_30_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2025-04-30" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.seandillon.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SeanDillonMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/SeanDillon_gregory" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sean Dillon MP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/seandillon", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "Sean Dillon MP | Member for Gregory", "url": "https://www.seandillon.com.au/", "publisher": "Sean Dillon", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-tony-perrett-gympie", "name": "Tony Perrett", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Gympie", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Tony Perrett is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://tonyperrett.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TonyPerrettLNP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/tonyperrettmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/MpPerrett" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Tony Perrett", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/tonyperrett", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "Tony Perrett - LNP Member for Gympie", "url": "https://tonyperrett.com.au/", "publisher": "Tony Perrett", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-david-lee-hervey-bay", "name": "David Lee", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Hervey Bay", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://davidlee.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DavidLeeMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/david_leeherveybay/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Lee MP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/davidlee", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "David Lee MP - State Member for Hervey Bay", "url": "https://davidlee.com.au/", "publisher": "David Lee", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-shane-knuth-hill", "name": "Shane Knuth", "party": "Katter's Australian Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Hill", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (all three Katter's Australian Party members opposed), which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Said in the second reading debate (10 September 2024) that the Bill was \"a disgraceful attack on religious-based schools\" and a \"threat to the fundamental rights of religious institutions\", citing ICCPR article 18; voted against the Bill on its third reading.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Katter's Australian Party member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when all LNP, Labor and KAP MPs voted for and only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Shane Knuth is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Shane_Knuth_Corflute_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Shane_Knuth_Corflute_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Knuth", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.shaneknuth.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "State Member for Hill – Shane Knuth MP", "url": "https://www.shaneknuth.com.au/", "publisher": "Shane Knuth", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-wayde-chiesa-hinchinbrook", "name": "Wayde Chiesa", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Hinchinbrook", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "LNP member who won the Hinchinbrook by-election on 29 November 2025 (after the December 2024 vote); he campaigned strongly on law and order, stating the LNP's Adult Crime, Adult Time laws are 'starting to hold youth criminals accountable' and calling for more police, CCTV and 'tougher bail laws for youth criminals'.", "sources": [ { "title": "Meet LNP Candidate Wayde Chiesa", "url": "https://www.hinchinbrooklife.com/article/meet-lnp-candidate-wayde-chiesa", "publisher": "Hinchinbrook Life", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/WaydeChiesaMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/waydechiesamp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Wayde Chiesa", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/waydechiesa", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-margie-nightingale-inala", "name": "Margie Nightingale", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Inala", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Margie Nightingale is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Margie_Nightingale_MP_2024.jpg/330px-Margie_Nightingale_MP_2024.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margie_Nightingale", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MargieNightingaleMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/MargieNightingalemp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Margie Nightingale – Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/margie-nightingale/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-jennifer-howard-ipswich", "name": "Jennifer Howard", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ipswich", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Jennifer Howard is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Jennifer_Howard_2022.jpg/330px-Jennifer_Howard_2022.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Howard_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://jenniferhowardmp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jenniferhowardmp/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jenniferhowardmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jennifer Howard MP official website", "url": "https://jenniferhowardmp.com.au/", "publisher": "jenniferhowardmp.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-wendy-bourne-ipswich-west", "name": "Wendy Bourne", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ipswich West", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/wendybournemp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/wendybournemp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Wendy Bourne - Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/wendy-bourne/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-charis-mullen-jordan", "name": "Charis Mullen", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Jordan", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Charis Mullen is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://charismullen.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CharisMullenQLD" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/charismullenmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Charis Mullen MP official website", "url": "https://charismullen.com.au/", "publisher": "charismullen.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-jarrod-bleijie-kawana", "name": "Jarrod Bleijie", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Kawana", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Mixed record: as Attorney-General in 2012 introduced legislation removing state-sanctioned ceremonies from same-sex civil partnerships and legislation barring single people and same-sex couples from surrogacy; in 2015 he declared support for same-sex marriage ahead of the federal plebiscite (stated positions / legislative actions).", "sources": [ { "title": "Jarrod Bleijie", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrod_Bleijie", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a senior LNP member of the Crisafulli Government (Deputy Premier/Leader of the House), recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Jarrod Bleijie is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Jarrod_Bleijie.jpg/330px-Jarrod_Bleijie.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrod_Bleijie", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.jarrodbleijie.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jarrod.bleijie" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jarrodbleijie_mp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/JarrodBleijieMP" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@jarrodbleijiemp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jarrod Bleijie official website", "url": "https://www.jarrodbleijie.com.au/", "publisher": "jarrodbleijie.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-nigel-hutton-keppel", "name": "Nigel Hutton", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Keppel", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://nigelhutton.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NigelHuttonMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nigelhutton_/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nigel Hutton MP - Liberal National Party of Queensland", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/nigelhutton", "publisher": "LNP Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-shane-king-kurwongbah", "name": "Shane King", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Kurwongbah", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Shane King is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Shane_King_Cropped.png/330px-Shane_King_Cropped.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_King_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.shaneking.net.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ShaneKingMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/shanekingmp/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-king-mp-kurwongbah/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Shane King MP official website", "url": "https://www.shaneking.net.au/", "publisher": "shaneking.net.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-jim-mcdonald-lockyer", "name": "Jim McDonald", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Lockyer", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Jim McDonald is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.jimmcdonald.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JimMcDonaldMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jimmcdonald_lockyer/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jim McDonald MP - Building a Better Lockyer", "url": "https://www.jimmcdonald.com.au/", "publisher": "jimmcdonald.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-linus-power-logan", "name": "Linus Power", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Logan", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: abstained on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018); he did not vote Aye or No.", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (one of three Labor members to do so), which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Linus Power is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.linuspowermp.com/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Linus Power - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Power", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-joan-pease-lytton", "name": "Joan Pease", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Lytton", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Joan Pease is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.joanpease.com/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Joan Pease - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Pease", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-melissa-mcmahon-macalister", "name": "Melissa McMahon", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Macalister", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Melissa McMahon is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.melissamcmahon.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/McMahonMF" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Melissa McMahon MP official website", "url": "https://www.melissamcmahon.com.au/", "publisher": "melissamcmahon.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-nigel-dalton-mackay", "name": "Nigel Dalton", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mackay", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Wikipedia lists Dalton as a member of Beaches Baptist Church (Mackay) among his community affiliations, indicating a Baptist (Christian) church membership.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nigel Dalton", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Dalton", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Mackay_Nigel_Dalton_HiRes.jpg/330px-Mackay_Nigel_Dalton_HiRes.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Dalton", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NigelDaltonMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/NigelDaltonLNP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nigel Dalton MP - Liberal National Party of Queensland", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/dalton4mackay", "publisher": "LNP Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-michael-berkman-maiwar", "name": "Michael Berkman", "party": "Queensland Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Maiwar", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (both Greens members supported it), which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Greens MP who publicly opposes the 2025 Queensland ban/pause on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans minors, stating 'Hormone therapy and puberty blockers save lives' and that the treatment is lifesaving for young people with gender dysphoria (stated position).", "sources": [ { "title": "Hormone Therapy Ban: Interview with Greens MP Michael Berkman", "url": "https://www.4zzzfm.org.au/news/hormone-therapy-ban-interview-greens-mp-michael-berkman", "publisher": "4ZZZ", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Doctors, activists condemn Queensland LNP's attack on trans youth", "url": "https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1422/news/doctors-activists-condemn-queensland-lnps-attack-trans-youth", "publisher": "Green Left", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Greens MP who criticised the Bill in the second reading debate (10 September 2024) as \"watered down\" after \"Labor caved to pressure from the conservative Christian lobby\", objecting that religious institutions including schools remained exempt from anti-discrimination protections; voted in favour of the Bill on its third reading.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Greens MP who was one of only two members to vote against the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on 12 December 2024; he opposes detention-led youth justice and advocates redirecting funding from youth prisons into housing, youth services, First Nations-led programs and rehabilitation.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Michael Berkman is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Michael_Berkman_MP.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Berkman", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://michaelberkman.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/michaelberkman.greens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/michael.berkman/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/mcberkman" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Michael Berkman - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Berkman", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Michael Berkman - Queensland Greens", "url": "https://greens.org.au/qld/person/michael-berkman", "publisher": "Queensland Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-corrine-mcmillan-mansfield", "name": "Corrine McMillan", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mansfield", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Corrine McMillan is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://corrinemcmillan.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/McMillan4Mansfield" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/corrinemcmillanmp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/mc_millan4" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Corrine McMillan - Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/corrine-mcmillan/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-fiona-simpson-maroochydore", "name": "Fiona Simpson", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Maroochydore", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" }, { "title": "Queensland becomes fifth Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/queensland-becomes-fifth-australian-state-to-legalise-voluntary-assisted-dying/b5gvbtuk6", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2021-09-16" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Said in the second reading debate (10 September 2024) that Labor \"has treated people of faith with contempt\" and that she supports faith-based schools' \"right to recruit in alignment with their faith and values\"; voted against the Bill on its third reading.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Fiona Simpson is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.fionasimpson.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/FionaSimpsonMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/fionasimpsonmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Fiona Simpson MP - Member for Maroochydore", "url": "https://www.fionasimpson.com.au/", "publisher": "fionasimpson.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-john-barounis-maryborough", "name": "John Barounis", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Maryborough", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://johnbarounis.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JohnBarounisMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/johnbarounismp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "John Barounis MP official website", "url": "https://johnbarounis.com.au/", "publisher": "johnbarounis.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-grace-grace-mcconnel", "name": "Grace Grace", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "McConnel", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Grace Grace is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Grace_Grace_MP.jpg/330px-Grace_Grace_MP.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Grace", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.gracegracemp.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/GraceXtwo/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/gracegracemp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/gracextwo" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Grace Grace MP official website", "url": "https://www.gracegracemp.com/", "publisher": "gracegracemp.com", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-ray-stevens-mermaid-beach", "name": "Ray Stevens", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mermaid Beach", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (one of about ten LNP members to do so), which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.mermaidray.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/raystevens.mp/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/raystevens.mp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ray Stevens MP - Member for Mermaid Beach", "url": "https://www.mermaidray.com.au/", "publisher": "mermaidray.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-mark-bailey-miller", "name": "Mark Bailey", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Miller", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Mark Bailey is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Queensland Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services and Shadow Minister for Mental Health (Labor). Focuses on regional access to care, saying 'regional Queenslanders are struggling to access lifesaving healthcare,' and has criticised the Crisafulli government's budget priorities and funding for mental-health early-intervention providers.", "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Bailey | Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services", "url": "https://app.advoc8.co/public/profiles/vz8CxG", "publisher": "Advoc8", "date": "2025-04-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Mark_Bailey_MP_April_2024.jpg/330px-Mark_Bailey_MP_April_2024.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Bailey_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.markbaileymp.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MarkBaileyMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/mark_bailey_mp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Bailey MP official website", "url": "https://www.markbaileymp.au/", "publisher": "markbaileymp.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-glen-kelly-mirani", "name": "Glen Kelly", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mirani", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://glenkellymp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/GlenKellyMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/glenkellymp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Glen Kelly MP - Member for Mirani", "url": "https://glenkellymp.com.au/", "publisher": "glenkellymp.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-christian-rowan-moggill", "name": "Christian Rowan", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Moggill", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Christian Rowan is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/DrChristianRowanMP.jpg/330px-DrChristianRowanMP.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Rowan", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.drchristianrowanmp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ChristianRowanLNP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/drchristianrowanmp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/drCRowanMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Christian Rowan MP official website", "url": "http://www.drchristianrowanmp.com.au/", "publisher": "drchristianrowanmp.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-mark-ryan-morayfield", "name": "Mark Ryan", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Morayfield", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member (former Police Minister), recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Mark Ryan is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "integrity": { "summary": "As shadow minister (former Labor police minister), Ryan spoke on the Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill 2025 and stated: 'I reiterate the opposition's support for these public reporting amendments' restoring the CCC's power to publicly report on corruption, and 'I encourage all members to do so.' He raised Labor concerns about unrelated last-minute government amendments (delaying respect-at-work protections) but backed the CCC public-reporting provisions. Bill passed 30 April 2025.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Queensland Legislative Assembly, 30 April 2025 - Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill, second reading (Hon. MT Ryan, Morayfield)", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2025/2025_04_30_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2025-04-30" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Mark_Ryan_MP.jpg/330px-Mark_Ryan_MP.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ryan_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.markryan.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MarkRyanLabor" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/markryanqld" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/MarkRyanQLD" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Ryan MP official website", "url": "https://www.markryan.com.au/", "publisher": "markryan.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-jess-pugh-mount-ommaney", "name": "Jess Pugh", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mount Ommaney", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Jess Pugh is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://jesspughmp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jesspughMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jesspughmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/JessPughMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jess Pugh MP official website", "url": "https://jesspughmp.com.au/", "publisher": "jesspughmp.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-ros-bates-mudgeeraba", "name": "Ros Bates", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mudgeeraba", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/RosBatesT1.jpg/330px-RosBatesT1.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ros_Bates", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://rosbates.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RosBatesMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/rosbates/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/Ros_Bates_MP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ros Bates MP official website", "url": "https://rosbates.com.au/", "publisher": "rosbates.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-terry-james-mulgrave", "name": "Terry James", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mulgrave", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TerryJamesMP/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Terry James MP - Liberal National Party of Queensland", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/terryjames", "publisher": "LNP Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-janelle-poole-mundingburra", "name": "Janelle Poole", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mundingburra", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://janellepoole.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JanellePooleMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/janellepoolemp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Janelle Poole MP - State Member for Mundingburra", "url": "https://janellepoole.com.au/", "publisher": "janellepoole.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-steven-miles-murrumba", "name": "Steven Miles", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Murrumba", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021. As Deputy Premier he supported its passage; the bill passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" }, { "title": "Queensland becomes fifth Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/queensland-becomes-fifth-australian-state-to-legalise-voluntary-assisted-dying/b5gvbtuk6", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2021-09-16" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Labor Opposition Leader at the time; Labor under his leadership supported the urgency declaration and was recorded voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, while raising concerns about the rushed process; only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Steven Miles is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "As Queensland Premier, opposed nuclear power and declined to repeal Queensland's ban in response to the federal Coalition's June 2024 nuclear plan, saying nuclear \"isn't the answer for Queensland\" and that it \"would cost hundreds of billions of dollars and leave our kids to manage dangerous radioactive waste forever.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Peter Dutton vs the states: With premiers blocking nuclear, how can his proposal go ahead?", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/peter-dutton-vs-the-states-with-premiers-blocking-nuclear-how-can-his-proposal-go-ahead/mqsg4l1er", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2024-06-21" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.stevenmiles.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/stevenmilesmp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/stevenmilesmp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/StevenJMiles" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Steven Miles - Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/steven-miles/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-deb-frecklington-nanango", "name": "Deb Frecklington", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Nanango", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "LNP Attorney-General in the Crisafulli Government who carriage of the youth justice agenda; recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Deb Frecklington is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "integrity": { "summary": "As Attorney-General and Minister for Integrity in the Crisafulli LNP government, Frecklington introduced and championed the Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill 2025, which restored the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission's power to publish reports and make public statements about corruption (a power lost after a September 2023 High Court decision) and retrospectively validated past CCC reports and statements. In her second-reading reply she said the CCC's fundamental objective is 'to continuously improve the integrity of, and to reduce the incidence of, corruption in the public sector' and that 'we went to the election with a simple promise to restore the CCC's powers, and today we deliver on that promise for the benefit of all Queenslanders.' The bill passed on 30 April 2025.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Queensland Legislative Assembly, 30 April 2025 - Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill, second reading in reply", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2025/2025_04_30_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2025-04-30" }, { "title": "Crisafulli Government restores power to Crime and Corruption Commission", "url": "https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/crisafulli-government-restores-power-to-crime-and-corruption-commission/", "publisher": "The National Tribune", "date": "2025-04-30" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Deb_Frecklington_headshot_crop_narrow.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_Frecklington", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.debfrecklington.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DebFrecklingtonMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/debfrecklingtonmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Deb Frecklington MP official website", "url": "https://www.debfrecklington.com.au/", "publisher": "debfrecklington.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-marty-hunt-nicklin", "name": "Marty Hunt", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Nicklin", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://martyhunt.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MartyHuntMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/marty_hunt_mp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Marty Hunt MP - State Member for Nicklin", "url": "https://martyhunt.com.au/", "publisher": "martyhunt.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-dan-purdie-ninderry", "name": "Dan Purdie", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ninderry", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "LNP Minister for Police (former detective) in the Crisafulli Government; recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Dan Purdie is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.danpurdie.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DanPurdieMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/danpurdie_mp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dan Purdie MP - Building a Better Ninderry", "url": "https://www.danpurdie.com.au/", "publisher": "danpurdie.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-sandy-bolton-noosa", "name": "Sandy Bolton", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Noosa", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (the sole independent, who supported it), which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Independent MP who was one of only two members to vote against the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on 12 December 2024, the other being Greens MP Michael Berkman.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Sandy Bolton is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Sandy_Bolton.png/330px-Sandy_Bolton.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bolton", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.sandybolton.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SandyBoltonNoosa/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sandy_bolton_mp_noosa/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-bolton-noosa/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sandy Bolton MP official website", "url": "https://www.sandybolton.com/", "publisher": "sandybolton.com", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-leanne-linard-nudgee", "name": "Leanne Linard", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Nudgee", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Leanne Linard is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Leanne_Linard.jpg/330px-Leanne_Linard.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leanne_Linard", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/leannelinardnudgee" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/leannelinardmp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/LeanneLinard" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Leanne Linard — Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/leanne-linard/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-amanda-stoker-oodgeroo", "name": "Amanda Stoker", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Oodgeroo", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Wikipedia states \"She is a Christian and attends an Anglican church in inner-city Brisbane,\" and describes her as a self-described conservative Christian.", "sources": [ { "title": "Amanda Stoker", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Stoker", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Stated position: opposes voluntary assisted dying / euthanasia. Stoker (a social conservative) was not in the Queensland Parliament for the 2021 vote, having been a federal Senator at the time, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "Amanda Stoker", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Stoker", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024-11-01" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Has publicly opposed aspects of transgender rights, advocating restricting transgender participation in women's sport and limiting access to gender-affirming care for children; in 2018 opposed removing religious-school exemptions relating to sexual orientation and gender identity, and has described sexuality as a 'choice' (stated positions).", "sources": [ { "title": "Amanda Stoker", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Stoker", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Amanda_Stoker_crop.jpg/330px-Amanda_Stoker_crop.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Stoker", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.amandastoker.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AmandaStokerMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ajstoker/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact — The Hon. Amanda Stoker MP", "url": "https://www.amandastoker.com.au/contact", "publisher": "Amanda Stoker", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-nikki-boyd-pine-rivers", "name": "Nikki Boyd", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Pine Rivers", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Nikki Boyd is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/nikkiforpinerivers" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/nikkiboydmp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/NikkiBoydMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nikki Boyd — Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/nikki-boyd/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-ariana-doolan-pumicestone", "name": "Ariana Doolan", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Pumicestone", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ArianaDoolanMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ariana4pumicestone/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — arianadoolan", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/arianadoolan", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-kerri-anne-dooley-redcliffe", "name": "Kerri-Anne Dooley", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Redcliffe", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Kerri-Anne_Dooley_MP.png/330px-Kerri-Anne_Dooley_MP.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerri-Anne_Dooley", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/KerriAnneDooleyMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/kerriannedooley" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — kerriannedooley", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/kerriannedooley", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-rebecca-young-redlands", "name": "Rebecca Young", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Redlands", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RebeccaYoungMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/rebeccayoungredlands/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — rebeccayoung", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/rebeccayoung", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-donna-kirkland-rockhampton", "name": "Donna Kirkland", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Rockhampton", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DonnaKirklandMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/donna.kirkland/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — donnakirkland", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/donnakirkland", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-bisma-asif-sandgate", "name": "Bisma Asif", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Sandgate", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Wikipedia states that Asif \"is the first Muslim to be elected to the Parliament of Queensland,\" identifying her faith as Muslim (Islam).", "sources": [ { "title": "Bisma Asif", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisma_Asif", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/sandgatebisma" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sandgatebisma" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Bisma Asif — Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/bisma-asif/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-jon-krause-scenic-rim", "name": "Jon Krause", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Scenic Rim", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Jon Krause is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Jon_Krause_2013.jpg/330px-Jon_Krause_2013.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Krause", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JonKrauseMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jonkrausemp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — jonkrause", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/jonkrause", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-barbara-o-shea-south-brisbane", "name": "Barbara O'Shea", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "South Brisbane", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/BarbaraOSheaMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/BarbaraOSheaMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Barbara Oshea — Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/barbara-oshea/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-james-lister-southern-downs", "name": "James Lister", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Southern Downs", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "integrity": { "summary": "Lister (LNP) said he 'wholeheartedly support[s]' the Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill 2025, praising the restoration of CCC public reporting and criticising the former Labor government for spending taxpayer money to conceal CCC reports about Jackie Trad and Peter Carne. He argued release of information should occur 'when it is merited in the public interest' and commended the bill to the House.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Queensland Legislative Assembly, 30 April 2025 - Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill, second reading (Mr Lister, Southern Downs)", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2025/2025_04_30_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2025-04-30" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JamesListerSouthernDowns/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — jameslister", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/jameslister", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-rob-molhoek-southport", "name": "Rob Molhoek", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Southport", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (one of about ten LNP members to do so), which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RobMolhoekMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/robmolhoekmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — robmolhoek", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/robmolhoek", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-mick-de-brenni-springwood", "name": "Mick de Brenni", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Springwood", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "As Miles Labor government Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen, de Brenni introduced and passed the Energy (Renewable Transformation and Jobs) Act 2024, which legislated renewable energy targets of 50% by 2030, 70% by 2032 and 80% by 2035 plus a publicly-owned energy system and coal-worker job guarantees. He said the laws show 'Queensland is ready, willing and able to help tackle climate change.' Now in opposition, he opposed the Crisafulli government's repeal of those targets, noting Queensland was on track for about 60% renewables by 2030.", "sources": [ { "title": "Miles Labor Government locks in 100,000 jobs for the future", "url": "https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/100137", "publisher": "Queensland Government Ministerial Media Statements", "date": "2024-04-18" }, { "title": "New wind and solar may struggle in Sunshine state as LNP right wing lays ground for nuclear backflip", "url": "https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-wind-and-solar-may-struggle-in-sunshine-state-as-lnp-right-wing-lays-ground-for-nuclear-backflip/", "publisher": "RenewEconomy", "date": "2024-10" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Mick_de_Brenni.jpg/330px-Mick_de_Brenni.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_de_Brenni", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/mickdebrenni" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/mickdebrenni" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/mickdebrenni" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mick De Brenni — Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/mick-de-brenni/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-luke-richmond-stafford", "name": "Luke Richmond", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Stafford", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/lukerichmondalp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/lukerichmondalp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Luke Richmond — Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/luke-richmond/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-james-martin-stretton", "name": "James Martin", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Stretton", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; James Martin is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/JamesMartin4Stretton" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jamesmartinmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "James Martin — Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/james-martin/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-john-paul-langbroek-surfers-paradise", "name": "John-Paul Langbroek", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Surfers Paradise", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; John-Paul Langbroek is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Queensland Minister for Education and the Arts (LNP) since November 2024. Notable education actions during his tenure: he oversaw Queensland's first teachers' strike in 16 years (August 2025), in which more than 50,000 QTU members rejected the government's proposed 8% pay rise over three years; and (in his Arts capacity) he directed the State Library of Queensland to withdraw a writing fellowship from a First Nations author over a 2024 social-media post, prompting several literary-award judges to resign in protest.", "sources": [ { "title": "John-Paul Langbroek", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John-Paul_Langbroek", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Minister_for_Education_and_for_the_Arts_John-Paul_Honor%C3%A9_Langbroek.jpg/330px-Minister_for_Education_and_for_the_Arts_John-Paul_Honor%C3%A9_Langbroek.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John-Paul_Langbroek", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JohnPaulLangbroekMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jplangbroek/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Meet John-Paul — LNP", "url": "https://www.lnp.org.au/jplangbroek/meet-john-paul", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-mark-boothman-theodore", "name": "Mark Boothman", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Theodore", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (one of about ten LNP members to do so), which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "As an LNP committee member, said in the second reading debate (10 September 2024) that LNP committee members shared submitters' concerns, particularly about the undefined term \"equitable outcomes\" causing uncertainty; voted against the Bill on its third reading.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Mark Boothman is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "integrity": { "summary": "Boothman (LNP) spoke in support of the Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill 2025, calling it disappointing that such legislation was needed but condemning the previous Labor government for spending over $300,000 of taxpayers' money to keep CCC reports about Jackie Trad and Peter Carne secret. He thanked the Attorney-General 'for finally shining a light into a very dodgy era of Queensland politics.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Queensland Legislative Assembly, 30 April 2025 - Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill, second reading (Mr Boothman, Theodore)", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2025/2025_04_30_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2025-04-30" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MarkBoothmanTheodore/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/mark_boothman/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — markboothman", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/markboothman", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-natalie-marr-thuringowa", "name": "Natalie Marr", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Thuringowa", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NatalieMarrMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nataliemarrlnp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — nataliemarr", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/nataliemarr", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-peter-russo-toohey", "name": "Peter Russo", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Toohey", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member (former Attorney-General), recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Peter Russo is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Peter_Russo_MP_Member_for_Toohey.jpg/330px-Peter_Russo_MP_Member_for_Toohey.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Russo_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/PeterRussoMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/peterrussomp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/peterrussomp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Peter Russo — Queensland Labor", "url": "https://queenslandlabor.org/peter-russo/", "publisher": "Queensland Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-trevor-watts-toowoomba-north", "name": "Trevor Watts", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Toowoomba North", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Trevor Watts is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TrevorWattsMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/trevorwattsmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/TrevorWattsLNP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — trevorwatts", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/trevorwatts", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-david-janetzki-toowoomba-south", "name": "David Janetzki", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Toowoomba South", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021; he proposed numerous amendments during debate. The bill nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" }, { "title": "Queensland becomes fifth Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/queensland-becomes-fifth-australian-state-to-legalise-voluntary-assisted-dying/b5gvbtuk6", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2021-09-16" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a senior LNP member of the Crisafulli Government (Treasurer), recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; David Janetzki is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "Treasurer and Minister for Energy in the Crisafulli LNP government. Janetzki delivered the Energy Roadmap Amendment Act 2025, which repealed Queensland's legislated renewable energy targets (50%/70%/80%) in favour of what the government calls a 'more realistic and market driven' approach focused on affordable, reliable electricity and existing (including coal) assets. On nuclear power he said the choice is 'a matter for the federal government.'", "sources": [ { "title": "David Janetzki MP - Ministers and Portfolios", "url": "https://cabinet.qld.gov.au/ministers-portfolios/david-janetzki.aspx", "publisher": "Queensland Cabinet", "date": "2024" }, { "title": "New wind and solar may struggle in Sunshine state as LNP right wing lays ground for nuclear backflip", "url": "https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-wind-and-solar-may-struggle-in-sunshine-state-as-lnp-right-wing-lays-ground-for-nuclear-backflip/", "publisher": "RenewEconomy", "date": "2024-10" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DavidJanetzkiMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/david_janetzki/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — davidjanetzki", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/davidjanetzki", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-adam-baillie-townsville", "name": "Adam Baillie", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Townsville", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AdamBaillieMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/adambaillielnp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — adambaillie", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/adambaillie", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-robbie-katter-traeger", "name": "Robbie Katter", "party": "Katter's Australian Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Traeger", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018). His party, Katter's Australian Party, has since promised to bring bills to first amend and then seek to repeal the 2018 decriminalisation.", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" }, { "title": "Abortion in Queensland in the 21st century", "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/4/abortion-in-queensland-in-the-21st-century", "publisher": "InSight+ (Medical Journal of Australia)", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (all three Katter's Australian Party members opposed), which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "In 2022 moved to legislate banning transgender athletes from women's sport; his motion on the issue was defeated 49-33, with the LNP opposition voting in favour (stated position / recorded vote on his motion).", "sources": [ { "title": "Robbie Katter", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Katter", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Leader of Katter's Australian Party; KAP supported and voted for the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on 12 December 2024, and Katter has pushed for tougher youth justice including a 'relocation/bush sentencing' model sending repeat young offenders to remote rehabilitative facilities.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Robbie Katter is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "As KAP leader and Member for Traeger, moved a motion in the Queensland Parliament on 24 June 2026 to end Queensland's policy of no uranium mining or export, arguing the state's uranium is a $15–19 billion untapped industry and dismissing opposition as the \"antiquated 'No Nukes' campaign of 30 years ago.\" The motion was defeated by a government amendment.", "sources": [ { "title": "Pro-uranium push nuked in parliamentary debate", "url": "https://industryqld.com.au/pro-uranium-push-nuked-in-parliamentary-debate/", "publisher": "Industry Queensland", "date": "2026-06-25" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Robbie_Katter_with_hat_at_lookout_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Robbie_Katter_with_hat_at_lookout_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Katter", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://robbiekatter.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/robkatterMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/mprobbiekatter" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/robkatter3" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Robbie Katter, MP for Traeger", "url": "https://robbiekatter.com.au/", "publisher": "Robbie Katter", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-ann-leahy-warrego", "name": "Ann Leahy", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Warrego", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted No (against) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting LNP member of the Crisafulli Government, recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Ann Leahy is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AnnLeahyLNP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — annleahy", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/annleahy", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-shannon-fentiman-waterford", "name": "Shannon Fentiman", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Waterford", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Recorded as supporting transgender rights and opposed to the gender-critical movement; as Child Safety Minister championed 2016 legislation allowing same-sex couples to adopt (stated position). (As Attorney-General she also introduced the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Bill in late 2022, though this specific detail was not on the fetched source.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Shannon Fentiman", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Fentiman", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member (former Attorney-General and Health Minister), recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Shannon Fentiman is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Shannon_Fentiman_MP%2C_August_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Shannon_Fentiman_MP%2C_August_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Fentiman", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.shannonfentiman.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ShannonFentimanMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/shannonfentimanmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ShannonFentiman" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@shannonfentiman" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact — Shannon Fentiman MP", "url": "https://www.shannonfentiman.com/contact/", "publisher": "Shannon Fentiman", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-amanda-camm-whitsunday", "name": "Amanda Camm", "party": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Whitsunday", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which nonetheless passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted against the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). Opposition MPs argued the Bill threatened religious freedom and free speech and did not adequately protect faith-based organisations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "LNP minister in the Crisafulli Government; recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, opposing decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Amanda Camm is recorded in the Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted AYE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023, ending Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AmandaCammMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/amandacammmp/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacamm/" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@amandacamm_mp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "LNP profile — amandacamm", "url": "https://online.lnp.org.au/amandacamm", "publisher": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "queensland-cameron-dick-woodridge", "name": "Cameron Dick", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "chamber": "Queensland Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Woodridge", "state": "QLD", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted Aye (in favour) on the third reading of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018, which decriminalised abortion in Queensland (passed 50-41 on 17 October 2018).", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion in Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2018-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, which passed the Queensland Legislative Assembly 61-30 on 16 September 2021 in a conscience vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tragic Euthanasia Law Passes in QLD: Here's How MPs Voted", "url": "https://blog.canberradeclaration.org.au/2021/09/17/tragic-euthanasia-law-passes-in-qld-heres-how-mps-voted/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration (Canberra Declaration)", "date": "2021-09-17" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Voted in favour of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 on its third reading (10 September 2024). The Bill retained, rather than removed, exemptions allowing faith-based schools and religious bodies to discriminate in employment, after the Labor government withdrew its earlier proposal to narrow them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 10 September 2024", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_09_10_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-09-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As a sitting Labor member (former Treasurer), recorded as voting in favour of the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (Adult Crime, Adult Time) on its passage on 12 December 2024, when only Greens MP Michael Berkman and independent Sandy Bolton voted against.", "sources": [ { "title": "58th Parliament of Queensland", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/58th_Parliament_of_Queensland", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the second reading of the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which decriminalised sex work in Queensland. The named division was carried 49–35 on 2 May 2024; Cameron Dick is recorded in the Ayes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), 2 May 2024 — Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_05_02_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Voted NOE on the second reading of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (28 November 2024), opposing the omnibus bill that repealed the Path to Treaty Act 2023 (which ended Queensland's First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry). The bill passed 53 to 35.", "sources": [ { "title": "Record of Proceedings (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 28 November 2024 — Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, second reading division", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2024/2024_11_28_WEEKLY.pdf", "publisher": "Queensland Parliament", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2024%E2%80%932028", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://camerondick.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CameronDickMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/camerondickmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/camerondickqld" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Cameron Dick MP", "url": "https://camerondick.com.au/", "publisher": "Cameron Dick", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-cory-bernardi-statewide", "name": "Cory Bernardi", "party": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party", "party_group": "One Nation", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Bernardi is described as a conservative Catholic; in his 2006 Senate maiden speech he pledged to be guided by Judeo-Christian principles.", "sources": [ { "title": "Cory Bernardi", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Bernardi", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "Voted in favour of Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026, where it passed 10 votes to 9 before being defeated in the House of Assembly.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "One Nation MLC and party state leader; former Liberal senator. A long-standing opponent of same-sex marriage: in a federal speech he linked redefining marriage to bestiality, and in 2026 said he stands by those comments '100 per cent.' In his SA maiden speech to the Legislative Council on 20 May 2026 he criticised gender-affirming healthcare, stating 'the government allows doctors to mutilate children in the name of gender-affirming care,' prompting Greens MLCs to walk out.", "sources": [ { "title": "Cory Bernardi Backs Gay Marriage And Bestiality Claims Ahead Of Election", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/cory-bernardi-backs-gay-marriage-and-bestiality-claims-ahead-of-election/241131", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Cory Bernardi's Maiden Speech To SA Parliament Sparks Walkout", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/cory-bernardi-speech-walkout/241900", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2026-05-20" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Bernardi has a long record advocating freedom of conscience and warning of risks to religious freedom. In July 2019, as a federal Senator for SA, he tabled an 'Australian Freedoms Bill' intended to 'ring-fence Australia's key freedoms', and warned that a religious freedom act, 'unless handled carefully, gravely risks a slippery slope towards blasphemy laws.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Rights are cannibalising each other: Bernardi takes aim", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6289548/rights-are-cannibalising-each-other-bernardi-takes-aim/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2019-07-24" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Cory_Bernardi_crop.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Bernardi" }, { "id": "south-australia-emily-bourke-statewide", "name": "Emily Bourke", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026; the bill passed the upper house 10 votes to 9 but was later defeated in the House of Assembly. Also voted against Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour (Aye) of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill at its final reading in the SA Legislative Council on 5 May 2021, which passed 14 votes to 7.", "sources": [ { "title": "VAD passes overwhelmingly in SA Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.vadsa.org.au/vad_passes_overwhelmingly_in_sa_legislative_council", "publisher": "Voluntary Assisted Dying South Australia (VADSA)", "date": "2021-05-06" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Emily_Bourke.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Bourke", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/EmilyBourkeMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/emilybourkemlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Emily Bourke — South Australian Labor", "url": "https://sa.alp.org.au/alp_people/emily-bourke/", "publisher": "South Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-nicola-centofanti-statewide", "name": "Nicola Centofanti", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted in favour of Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026, where it passed 10 votes to 9 before being defeated in the House of Assembly. Also voted in favour of Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted against (Noe) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill at its final reading in the SA Legislative Council on 5 May 2021 (the bill passed 14 votes to 7).", "sources": [ { "title": "VAD passes overwhelmingly in SA Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.vadsa.org.au/vad_passes_overwhelmingly_in_sa_legislative_council", "publisher": "Voluntary Assisted Dying South Australia (VADSA)", "date": "2021-05-06" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Centofanti, Liberal Leader in the Legislative Council, states on her official website: 'I believe in the fundamental rights and freedoms of every person, including the freedom of thought, speech, worship and association.' She opposed the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2024, questioning its necessity (a Liberal conscience vote).", "sources": [ { "title": "The Hon. Nicola Centofanti MLC", "url": "https://www.nicolacentofanti.com.au/", "publisher": "Nicola Centofanti (official website)", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "hunting": { "summary": "Liberal MLC (Opposition Leader in the Council) and member of the SA Select Committee on Hunting of Native Birds, which recommended duck hunting continue. She was among committee members who attended a pro-hunting event organised by hunters' lobby group CHASA and expressed support for hunting.", "sources": [ { "title": "Duck Hunting Select Committee out of step", "url": "https://www.rspcasa.org.au/duck-hunting-select-committee-out-of-step/", "publisher": "RSPCA South Australia", "date": "2023-12-14" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Nicola_Centofanti_at_Gr%C3%BCnthal_Brew%2C_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Nicola_Centofanti_at_Gr%C3%BCnthal_Brew%2C_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Centofanti", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.nicolacentofanti.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NicolaCentofantiMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nicolacentofantimlc/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nicola Centofanti — Liberal Party SA", "url": "https://saliberal.org.au/team/nicola-centofanti", "publisher": "Liberal Party of South Australia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-mira-el-dannawi-statewide", "name": "Mira El Dannawi", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Wikipedia records El Dannawi as the first Muslim member of the South Australian Parliament.", "sources": [ { "title": "Mira El Dannawi", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_El_Dannawi", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026; the bill passed the upper house 10 votes to 9 but was later defeated in the House of Assembly. Also voted against Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Mira_El_Dannawi_at_the_TAFE_SA_Adelaide_City_Campus%2C_June_2026_%28DSCF7649%29.jpg/330px-Mira_El_Dannawi_at_the_TAFE_SA_Adelaide_City_Campus%2C_June_2026_%28DSCF7649%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_El_Dannawi", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Miraeldannawi" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/miraeldannawimlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "SA Labor – Hon. Mira El Dannawi", "url": "https://www.sa.alp.org.au/members/hon-mira-el-dannawi", "publisher": "South Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-sarah-game-statewide", "name": "Sarah Game", "party": "Family First Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Sarah Game has Jewish heritage and was confirmed Catholic, but has stated 'my values are Christian, [but] I don't align myself now with any particular religion'; she chose to make an affirmation rather than a religious oath when sworn into the Legislative Council.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sarah Game - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Game", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "Introduced (as Family First MLC) the 2026 bill to restrict access to late-term abortions and voted for it in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026, where it passed 10 votes to 9 before being defeated in the House of Assembly. Also voted in favour of Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024; she had earlier introduced her own 2025 restriction bill.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Legislative Council member (elected for One Nation in 2022; in 2026 announced she would join the Family First Party). Per her Wikipedia profile she has stated she 'does not hold to strict interpretations of complex personal issues relating to abortion and transgender issues,' indicating a non-dogmatic stance; no detailed voting record on LGBTQ/gender bills is documented in the sourced material reviewed.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sarah Game", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Game", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "hunting": { "summary": "Family First (elected One Nation) MLC and member of the SA Select Committee on Hunting of Native Birds, which recommended duck hunting continue. She was among committee members who attended a pro-hunting event organised by hunters' lobby group CHASA and expressed support for hunting.", "sources": [ { "title": "Duck Hunting Select Committee out of step", "url": "https://www.rspcasa.org.au/duck-hunting-select-committee-out-of-step/", "publisher": "RSPCA South Australia", "date": "2023-12-14" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://sarahgame.com.au" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sarah Game - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Game", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-heidi-girolamo-statewide", "name": "Heidi Girolamo", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted in favour of Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026, where it passed 10 votes to 9 before being defeated in the House of Assembly. Also voted in favour of Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://heidigirolamo.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/HeidiGirolamoMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/heidigirolamomlc/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Heidi Girolamo | Liberal Party SA", "url": "https://saliberal.org.au/team/heidi-girolamo", "publisher": "Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-hilton-gumbys-statewide", "name": "Hilton Gumbys", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026; the bill passed the upper house 10 votes to 9 but was later defeated in the House of Assembly.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Hilton_Gumbys_Photo_%282%29.png/330px-Hilton_Gumbys_Photo_%282%29.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilton_Gumbys", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/hiltongumbys" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "SA Labor – Hon. 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Also voted against Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour (Aye) of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill at its final reading in the SA Legislative Council on 5 May 2021, which passed 14 votes to 7.", "sources": [ { "title": "VAD passes overwhelmingly in SA Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.vadsa.org.au/vad_passes_overwhelmingly_in_sa_legislative_council", "publisher": "Voluntary Assisted Dying South Australia (VADSA)", "date": "2021-05-06" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Justin_Hanson_MLC_inside_Parliament_House%2C_Adelaide_%2823_September_2025%29_-_05.jpg/330px-Justin_Hanson_MLC_inside_Parliament_House%2C_Adelaide_%2823_September_2025%29_-_05.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Hanson" }, { "id": "south-australia-laura-henderson-statewide", "name": "Laura Henderson", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "On 17 June 2026 was paired in favour of Sarah Game's late-term abortion restriction bill in the Legislative Council, her vote paired against Michelle Lensink's vote opposing it. Also voted in favour of Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 amendment bill, defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC. In the Legislative Council on 24 September 2024 she spoke against the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2024 (a conscience vote for the Liberal Party), calling it 'incredible overreach into the personal lives of people in this state' and arguing 'it is not for us as a parliament to tell parents what conversations they can and cannot have.' She raised concerns about the bill's definitions and parental rights.", "sources": [ { "title": "Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill", "url": "https://laurahenderson.com.au/posts/conversion-practices-prohibition-bill", "publisher": "Laura Henderson MLC (official site)", "date": "2024-09-24" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "In the Legislative Council on the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2024 (a Liberal conscience vote) Henderson spoke against the bill, raising religious-freedom concerns including that religious schools might lack protection for expressing biblical viewpoints on sexuality.", "sources": [ { "title": "Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill", "url": "https://laurahenderson.com.au/posts/conversion-practices-prohibition-bill", "publisher": "Hon Laura Henderson MLC (official website)", "date": "2024-09-24" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://laurahenderson.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/HonLauraHendersonMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/honlhendersonmlc/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Laura Henderson | Liberal Party SA", "url": "https://saliberal.org.au/team/laura-curran", "publisher": "Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)", "date": null }, { "title": "Meet Laura | Hon Laura Henderson MLC", "url": "https://laurahenderson.com.au/about", "publisher": "Laura Henderson MLC", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-rebecca-hewett-statewide", "name": "Rebecca Hewett", "party": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party", "party_group": "One Nation", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted in favour of Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026, where it passed 10 votes to 9 before being defeated in the House of Assembly.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Rebecca_Hewett_at_Kavel_candidates_forum%2C_2026_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Rebecca_Hewett_at_Kavel_candidates_forum%2C_2026_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hewett" }, { "id": "south-australia-ben-hood-statewide", "name": "Ben Hood", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Introduced the 2024 Termination of Pregnancy (Terminations and Live Births) Amendment Bill (defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024) and voted for it. Also voted in favour of Sarah Game's 2026 late-term abortion restriction bill in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026, where it passed 10 votes to 9 before being defeated in the House of Assembly.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "hunting": { "summary": "Liberal MLC and member of the SA Select Committee on Hunting of Native Birds, which recommended duck hunting continue. He was among committee members who attended a pro-hunting event organised by hunters' lobby group CHASA and expressed support for hunting.", "sources": [ { "title": "Duck Hunting Select Committee out of step", "url": "https://www.rspcasa.org.au/duck-hunting-select-committee-out-of-step/", "publisher": "RSPCA South Australia", "date": "2023-12-14" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Ben_Hood_at_the_Remembrance_Day_at_the_National_War_Memorial_%28South_Australia%29_2025.jpg/330px-Ben_Hood_at_the_Remembrance_Day_at_the_National_War_Memorial_%28South_Australia%29_2025.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hood", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.benhood.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BenHoodMTG" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrhood/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/benjaminrhood" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ben Hood | Liberal Party SA", "url": "https://saliberal.org.au/team/ben-hood", "publisher": "Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-dennis-hood-statewide", "name": "Dennis Hood", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Hood converted to Christianity at age 19 and continues to attend church regularly; he is identified as a Baptist and has referred to his Christian convictions in relation to his political positions.", "sources": [ { "title": "Dennis Hood", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hood", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "Voted in favour of Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026, where it passed 10 votes to 9 before being defeated in the House of Assembly.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted against (Noe) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill at its final reading in the SA Legislative Council on 5 May 2021 (the bill passed 14 votes to 7).", "sources": [ { "title": "VAD passes overwhelmingly in SA Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.vadsa.org.au/vad_passes_overwhelmingly_in_sa_legislative_council", "publisher": "Voluntary Assisted Dying South Australia (VADSA)", "date": "2021-05-06" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Hood has a record of supporting faith-based exemptions and religious observance. In 2007 he defended prayer in parliament; in 2009 he rejected the Greens' call to name religious schools that discriminate on sexual orientation; and in 2016 he proposed an amendment allowing medical professionals to refuse reproductive assistance on conscientious-objection grounds.", "sources": [ { "title": "Dennis Hood", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hood", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Hood has a long, publicly documented record opposing drug liberalisation and favouring enforcement. He has praised abstinence-based drug policy, pushed for tougher cannabis penalties (proposing in 2013 raising maximum fines for small grows), opposed medicinal cannabis arguing 'the harm outweighs the therapeutic benefits,' and advocated minimum sentences for repeat offenders.", "sources": [ { "title": "Dennis Hood", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hood", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "Drug Free Australia parliamentary speech of the Hon Dennis Hood", "url": "https://wfad.se/activity/member-activity/drug-free-australia-speech-by-parliamentary-speech-of-the-honorable-dennis-hood-government-of-south-australia-australia/", "publisher": "World Federation Against Drugs", "date": "2018-09-05" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Dennis_Hood_Portrait_2010.jpg/330px-Dennis_Hood_Portrait_2010.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hood" }, { "id": "south-australia-ian-hunter-statewide", "name": "Ian Hunter", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Hunter is an atheist; he contributed a chapter titled 'Parliament and Prayer' to the 2010 Australian Book of Atheism and has publicly described opening parliament with prayer as archaic.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ian Hunter (politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Hunter_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026; the bill passed the upper house 10 votes to 9 but was later defeated in the House of Assembly. Also voted against Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour (Aye) of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill at its final reading in the SA Legislative Council on 5 May 2021, which passed 14 votes to 7.", "sources": [ { "title": "VAD passes overwhelmingly in SA Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.vadsa.org.au/vad_passes_overwhelmingly_in_sa_legislative_council", "publisher": "Voluntary Assisted Dying South Australia (VADSA)", "date": "2021-05-06" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Long-serving Labor MLC and the first openly gay/LGBTI member of the SA Parliament and Cabinet. A prominent same-sex marriage advocate: delivered a 2009 parliamentary speech calling for marriage equality and co-sponsored a 2011 Marriage Equality Bill with Greens MLC Tammy Franks, at one point calling Labor's then-policy on marriage 'morally bankrupt'. He married his partner overseas before Australian law recognised same-sex marriage. In Nov 2023 he spoke in the Legislative Council relaying a survivor's account in support of banning conversion practices.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ian Hunter (politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Hunter_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, { "title": "Conversion practices", "url": "https://www.saraa.org.au/conversion-practices/", "publisher": "SA Rainbow Advocacy Alliance", "date": "2024" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Hunter, an atheist, has advocated secular reform, repeatedly calling for the removal of prayers from the opening of parliament, and in late 2023 called for South Australia to ban conversion practices in step with other states.", "sources": [ { "title": "Labor MP calls for ban on conversion practices in South Australia", "url": "https://rationalist.com.au/labor-mp-calls-for-ban-on-conversion-practices-in-south-australia/", "publisher": "Rationalist Society of Australia", "date": "2024" } ], "verified": true }, "hunting": { "summary": "Labor MLC and former minister who signed off on hunting seasons 2013-2018. As a member of the SA Select Committee on Hunting of Native Birds he dissented from the majority recommendation, attaching a statement that duck hunting 'necessarily means supporting deliberate cruelty to animals' and declaring that 'Duck and quail hunting in South Australia should be made illegal.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Duck Hunting Select Committee out of step", "url": "https://www.rspcasa.org.au/duck-hunting-select-committee-out-of-step/", "publisher": "RSPCA South Australia", "date": "2023-12-14" }, { "title": "Green light for duck hunting to continue in SA", "url": "https://www.rspcasa.org.au/green-light-for-duck-hunting-to-continue-in-sa/", "publisher": "RSPCA South Australia", "date": "2024-02-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Ian_Hunter.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Hunter_%28politician%29" }, { "id": "south-australia-michelle-lensink-statewide", "name": "Michelle Lensink", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "On 17 June 2026 was paired against Sarah Game's late-term abortion restriction bill in the Legislative Council (absent due to illness), with her vote paired against Laura Henderson's vote in favour. In October 2024 she was recorded as opposing Liberal MLC Ben Hood's amendment bill (absent on medical leave during the 10-9 division but counted as against it).", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour (Aye) of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill at its final reading in the SA Legislative Council on 5 May 2021, which passed 14 votes to 7.", "sources": [ { "title": "VAD passes overwhelmingly in SA Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.vadsa.org.au/vad_passes_overwhelmingly_in_sa_legislative_council", "publisher": "Voluntary Assisted Dying South Australia (VADSA)", "date": "2021-05-06" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Lensink, a Liberal MLC, spoke in the Legislative Council on 24 September 2024 to support the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2024, saying 'I rise to indicate that I will be supporting this legislation' and that she would not support amendments to it.", "sources": [ { "title": "Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill (Hansard, Legislative Council)", "url": "https://www.abbi.org.au/2024/09/conversion-practices-prohibition-bill-sa/", "publisher": "Australian Baptists / SA Hansard transcript", "date": "2024-09-24" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Michelle_Lensink.jpg/330px-Michelle_Lensink.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Lensink", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/miclensink" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/misshelina" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/miclensink" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-lensink-0b4bb8246/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Michelle Lensink | Liberal Party SA", "url": "https://saliberal.org.au/team/michelle-lensink", "publisher": "Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-kyam-maher-statewide", "name": "Kyam Maher", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026; the bill passed the upper house 10 votes to 9 but was later defeated in the House of Assembly. Also voted against Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "As Shadow Attorney-General and Labor Leader in the Legislative Council, Kyam Maher introduced the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill in December 2020 and voted in favour of it at the final reading in the SA Legislative Council on 5 May 2021 (which passed 14 votes to 7).", "sources": [ { "title": "VAD passes overwhelmingly in SA Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.vadsa.org.au/vad_passes_overwhelmingly_in_sa_legislative_council", "publisher": "Voluntary Assisted Dying South Australia (VADSA)", "date": "2021-05-06" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLC and Attorney-General. Drafted the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2024, the Malinauskas Government's legislation banning LGBTIQ conversion practices (passed October 2024, effective 1 April 2025). Publicly described conversion practices as 'a damaging practice that seeks to force members of the LGBTIQ community to abandon who they are under the guise of \"saving\" or \"helping\" them.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Conversion practices to be banned", "url": "https://www.agd.sa.gov.au/news/conversion-practices-to-be-banned", "publisher": "SA Attorney-General's Department", "date": "2024" }, { "title": "Conversion practices", "url": "https://www.saraa.org.au/conversion-practices/", "publisher": "SA Rainbow Advocacy Alliance", "date": "2024" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "As South Australian Attorney-General and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (and the first Indigenous person to hold the AG role in Australia), championed the First Nations Voice Act 2023, which created Australia's first legislated Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Remained strongly committed to it after the 2023 federal referendum defeat: \"It's almost taken on a greater importance, because this is what we've got to hold onto,\" and pledged to restart SA's treaty process.", "sources": [ { "title": "Following the referendum's defeat, Kyam Maher is determined to make South Australia's Voice a success", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/living-black/article/following-the-referendums-defeat-kyam-maher-is-determined-to-make-south-australias-voice-a-success/grb4jyv0x", "publisher": "SBS/NITV Living Black", "date": "2024-05-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Member_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council_Kyam_Joseph_Maher.jpg/330px-Member_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council_Kyam_Joseph_Maher.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyam_Maher", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/KyamMaherMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/kyam.maher" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "SA Labor – Hon. Kyam Maher", "url": "https://www.sa.alp.org.au/members/hon-kyam-maher", "publisher": "South Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-reggie-martin-statewide", "name": "Reggie Martin", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "hunting": { "summary": "Labor MLC who moved for and chaired the SA Legislative Council Select Committee on the Hunting of Native Birds (report tabled Dec 2023). As presiding member he delivered the committee's majority report recommending that duck/native bird hunting be allowed to continue in South Australia (with tightened regulations).", "sources": [ { "title": "Duck Hunting Select Committee out of step", "url": "https://www.rspcasa.org.au/duck-hunting-select-committee-out-of-step/", "publisher": "RSPCA South Australia", "date": "2023-12-14" }, { "title": "Green light for duck hunting to continue in SA", "url": "https://www.rspcasa.org.au/green-light-for-duck-hunting-to-continue-in-sa/", "publisher": "RSPCA South Australia", "date": "2024-02-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Reggie_Martin_speaking_at_Adelaide_University_%28028A9233%29.jpg/330px-Reggie_Martin_speaking_at_Adelaide_University_%28028A9233%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Martin", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ReggieMartinMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "SA Labor – Hon. Reggie Martin", "url": "https://www.sa.alp.org.au/members/hon-reggie-martin", "publisher": "South Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-tung-ngo-statewide", "name": "Tung Ngo", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted in favour of Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026, where it passed 10 votes to 9 before being defeated in the House of Assembly. Also voted in favour of Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted against (Noe) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill at its final reading in the SA Legislative Council on 5 May 2021 (the bill passed 14 votes to 7).", "sources": [ { "title": "VAD passes overwhelmingly in SA Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.vadsa.org.au/vad_passes_overwhelmingly_in_sa_legislative_council", "publisher": "Voluntary Assisted Dying South Australia (VADSA)", "date": "2021-05-06" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "south-australia-carlos-quaremba-statewide", "name": "Carlos Quaremba", "party": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party", "party_group": "One Nation", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted in favour of Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026, where it passed 10 votes to 9 before being defeated in the House of Assembly.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Carlos_Quaremba_2026.jpg/330px-Carlos_Quaremba_2026.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Quaremba" }, { "id": "south-australia-clare-scriven-statewide", "name": "Clare Scriven", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted in favour of Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026, where it passed 10 votes to 9 before being defeated in the House of Assembly. Also voted in favour of Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted against (Noe) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill at its final reading in the SA Legislative Council on 5 May 2021 (the bill passed 14 votes to 7). Ahead of the vote she told InDaily, 'there is clear evidence that safeguards are ignored or diluted in practice once voluntary euthanasia becomes legal... I will not be supporting the bill.'", "sources": [ { "title": "VAD passes overwhelmingly in SA Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.vadsa.org.au/vad_passes_overwhelmingly_in_sa_legislative_council", "publisher": "Voluntary Assisted Dying South Australia (VADSA)", "date": "2021-05-06" }, { "title": "MP 'courage' plea ahead of latest voluntary euthanasia bill vote", "url": "https://indaily.com.au/news/2021/04/27/mp-courage-plea-ahead-of-latest-voluntary-euthanasia-bill-vote/", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2021-04-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Clare_Scriven_at_Gr%C3%BCnthal_Brew%2C_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Clare_Scriven_at_Gr%C3%BCnthal_Brew%2C_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Scriven" }, { "id": "south-australia-melanie-selwood-statewide", "name": "Melanie Selwood", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026; the bill passed the upper house 10 votes to 9 but was later defeated in the House of Assembly.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Greens MLC elected at the March 2026 state election. On 20 May 2026 she walked out of the Legislative Council, alongside fellow Greens MLC Robert Simms, during One Nation MLC Cory Bernardi's maiden speech in protest at his comments about transgender people and gender-affirming healthcare. She has aligned with the Greens' platform of advancing LGBTIQ+ rights and accessible gender-affirming healthcare.", "sources": [ { "title": "Cory Bernardi's Maiden Speech To SA Parliament Sparks Walkout", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/cory-bernardi-speech-walkout/241900", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2026-05-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Melanie_Selwood_campaign_headshot.jpg/330px-Melanie_Selwood_campaign_headshot.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Selwood", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.melanieselwood.com" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/melanieselwood" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/melanieselwood/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Melanie Selwood, Member of the Legislative Council", "url": "https://greens.org.au/sa/person/melanie-selwood", "publisher": "The Greens SA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-robert-simms-statewide", "name": "Robert Simms", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026; the bill passed the upper house 10 votes to 9 but was later defeated in the House of Assembly. Also voted against Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour (Aye) of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill at its final reading in the SA Legislative Council on 5 May 2021, which passed 14 votes to 7.", "sources": [ { "title": "VAD passes overwhelmingly in SA Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.vadsa.org.au/vad_passes_overwhelmingly_in_sa_legislative_council", "publisher": "Voluntary Assisted Dying South Australia (VADSA)", "date": "2021-05-06" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Greens MLC and SA Greens leader; openly gay and the first out gay man to represent SA in federal parliament. Long-standing LGBTIQ advocate: as a federal senator was Greens spokesperson on marriage equality; in SA has introduced birth-certificate reform for rainbow families and a bill to remove religious exemptions from anti-discrimination laws, and supported the 2024 conversion practices ban (moving amendments with Tammy Franks). On 20 May 2026 he walked out of the Legislative Council during One Nation MLC Cory Bernardi's maiden speech over Bernardi's remarks on transgender people and gender-affirming care.", "sources": [ { "title": "SA Greens announce plans to advance the rights of LGBTIQ+ people", "url": "https://qnews.com.au/sa-greens-announce-plans-to-advance-the-rights-of-lgbtiq-people/", "publisher": "QNews", "date": "" }, { "title": "Cory Bernardi's Maiden Speech To SA Parliament Sparks Walkout", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/cory-bernardi-speech-walkout/241900", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2026-05-20" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "On 28 August 2024 Greens MLC Simms introduced the Equal Opportunity (Religious Bodies) Amendment Bill into the Legislative Council, seeking to remove exemptions in the Equal Opportunity Act that allow religious bodies such as schools and welfare providers to discriminate on grounds including sexual orientation and gender identity.", "sources": [ { "title": "Simms calls on Malinauskas to remove South Australia's religious exemptions to discrimination laws", "url": "https://rationalist.com.au/simms-calls-on-malinauskas-to-show-leadership-and-remove-south-australias-religious-exemptions-to-discrimination-laws/", "publisher": "Rationalist Society of Australia", "date": "2024-08-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Member_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council_Robert_Andrew_Simms.jpg/330px-Member_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council_Robert_Andrew_Simms.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Simms_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.robertsimms.org.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RobertSimms84" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/robsimms84/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/SimmsRobert" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Robert Simms, Member of the Legislative Council", "url": "https://greens.org.au/sa/person/robert-simms-0", "publisher": "The Greens SA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-russell-wortley-statewide", "name": "Russell Wortley", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026; the bill passed the upper house 10 votes to 9 but was later defeated in the House of Assembly. Also voted against Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" }, { "title": "Abortion vote falls short after night of parliamentary chaos", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2024/10/17/abortion-vote-falls-short-after-night-of-parliamentary-chaos", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2024-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted in favour (Aye) of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill at its final reading in the SA Legislative Council on 5 May 2021, which passed 14 votes to 7.", "sources": [ { "title": "VAD passes overwhelmingly in SA Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.vadsa.org.au/vad_passes_overwhelmingly_in_sa_legislative_council", "publisher": "Voluntary Assisted Dying South Australia (VADSA)", "date": "2021-05-06" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "south-australia-james-agness-light", "name": "James Agness", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Light", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Family First MLC Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the House of Assembly on 18 June 2026; the bill was defeated in the lower house 36 votes to 9.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_House_of_Assembly,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JamesAgnessLight" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/JamesAgnessLight" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "SA Labor – James Agness", "url": "https://www.sa.alp.org.au/members/james-agness", "publisher": "South Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-sarah-andrews-gibson", "name": "Sarah Andrews", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Gibson", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Family First MLC Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the House of Assembly on 18 June 2026; the bill was defeated in the lower house 36 votes to 9.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_House_of_Assembly,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Sarah_Andrews_at_the_launch_of_the_2026_SA_Refugee_Week_Youth_Poster_Awards_Exhibition_%28028A6888%29.jpg/330px-Sarah_Andrews_at_the_launch_of_the_2026_SA_Refugee_Week_Youth_Poster_Awards_Exhibition_%28028A6888%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Andrews_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SarahAndrewsMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sarahandrewsmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "SA Labor – Sarah Andrews", "url": "https://www.sa.alp.org.au/members/sarah-andrews", "publisher": "South Australian Labor Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-jack-batty-bragg", "name": "Jack Batty", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Bragg", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Family First MLC Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the House of Assembly on 18 June 2026; the bill was defeated in the lower house 36 votes to 9.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Batty, Shadow Minister for Community Safety, Police and Corrections, has campaigned on tough bail and sentencing. In February 2025 he announced Liberal legislation for a mandatory minimum six-month sentence for assaulting police ('If you assault a police officer, you will go to jail'), and in January 2026 backed a 'Break bail, face jail' presumption against bail for serious repeat offenders.", "sources": [ { "title": "Liberals introduce new laws to crack down on attacks on police", "url": "https://jackbatty.com.au/media-release/liberals-introduce-new-laws-to-crack-down-on-attacks-on-police", "publisher": "Jack Batty MP", "date": "2025-02" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_House_of_Assembly,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://jackbatty.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jackbattybragg" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jackbattybragg/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jack Batty | Liberal Party SA", "url": "https://saliberal.org.au/team/jack-batty", "publisher": "Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "south-australia-lawrence-ben-enfield", "name": "Lawrence Ben", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Enfield", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Family First MLC Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the House of Assembly on 18 June 2026; the bill was defeated in the lower house 36 votes to 9.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_House_of_Assembly,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "south-australia-zoe-bettison-ramsay", "name": "Zoe Bettison", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "chamber": "South Australian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Ramsay", "state": "SA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted against Family First MLC Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the House of Assembly on 18 June 2026; the bill was defeated in the lower house 36 votes to 9.", "sources": [ { "title": "How your MP voted on the abortion bill", "url": "https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/06/17/how-your-mp-voted-on-the-abortion-bill", "publisher": "InDaily", "date": "2026-06-17" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2026–2030", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_South_Australian_House_of_Assembly,_2026%E2%80%932030", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Zoe_Bettison_at_the_2025_Adelaide_Christmas_Pageant_-_03.jpg/330px-Zoe_Bettison_at_the_2025_Adelaide_Christmas_Pageant_-_03.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Bettison", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ZoeBettisonMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/zoebettison" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "SA Labor – Hon. 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Her central policy is the 'Lifting Literacy' agenda mandating structured, explicit, evidence-based literacy instruction - requiring one hour of structured literacy daily in primary schools, with all Tasmanian students to be taught reading in a systematic, explicit way by 2026 - and extending the same model to numeracy, requiring a minimum one hour of structured numeracy instruction daily from 2027. She said schools would leverage the literacy hour 'to add critical math skills as well.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Giving our children the best possible start", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/news/2025/07/09/giving-our-children-best-possible-start", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": "2025-07-09" }, { "title": "Jo Palmer", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Palmer", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JoPalmerRosevears" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jo Palmer | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/jo-palmer", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-kerry-vincent-prosser", "name": "Kerry Vincent", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Prosser", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "In the 2024 Equality Tasmania Legislative Council election survey Vincent (Liberal) referenced the government's existing 2023 conversion-practices bill and said work on intersex issues should be done collaboratively \"with community and clinical stakeholders\"; he answered \"No\" on a Human Rights Act and gave a neutral response on drag story time. (Stated positions.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian Legislative Council Election 2024", "url": "https://equalitytasmania.org.au/tasmanian-legislative-council-election-2024/", "publisher": "Equality Tasmania", "date": "2024-05-04" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558314360426" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Kerry Vincent | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/kerry-vincent", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-luke-edmunds-pembroke", "name": "Luke Edmunds", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Pembroke", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.lukeedmunds.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/lukeedmundsmlc" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/lukeedmundsmlc" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/lukeedmundsmlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Luke Edmunds MLC | Member for Pembroke", "url": "https://www.lukeedmunds.au/", "publisher": "Luke Edmunds", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-craig-farrell-derwent", "name": "Craig Farrell", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Derwent", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: As the Legislative Council member for Derwent (Labor), Craig Farrell voted in favour of the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill 2013 (which decriminalised abortion). He was one of nine members who voted yes when the bill passed the Legislative Council 9 votes to 5 on 21 November 2013.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmania leads nation as abortion bill passed", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/1925158/tasmania-leads-nation-as-abortion-bill-passed/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2013-11-22" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://craigfarrell.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CraigFarrellMLC/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Craig Farrell, Member for Derwent", "url": "https://craigfarrell.com.au/", "publisher": "Craig Farrell", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-sarah-lovell-rumney", "name": "Sarah Lovell", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Rumney", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SarahLovellLabor" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/sarahlovellmlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sarah Lovell | Tasmanian Labor", "url": "https://taslabor.org.au/people/sarah-lovell/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-cassy-o-connor-hobart", "name": "Cassy O'Connor", "party": "Tasmanian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Hobart", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Stated position / recorded action: As Greens leader, Cassy O'Connor supported the 13 June 2018 motion to provide terminations through public hospitals (defeated 12-11). In a 3 February 2023 statement she said a Women's Health Tasmania report \"highlights the need for improved access to safe and affordable termination services in Tasmania\" and described \"a health system still failing on reproductive health.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian Parliament Has Opposed A Move To Address The State's Abortion Access Issues", "url": "https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/tasmanian-parliament-abortion-access-sue-hickey-michael", "publisher": "BuzzFeed News", "date": "2018-06-14" }, { "title": "Reproductive Health Report Demands Action", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/media-releases/reproductive-health-report-demands-action/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2023-02-03" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: as the Greens member for Clark in the House of Assembly, Cassy O'Connor (listed as 'Ms O'Connor') voted Aye in favour of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 at its second reading division on 4 December 2020. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes. (She now sits in the Legislative Council for Hobart.)", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "As Greens leader O'Connor championed the 2019 gender-optional birth certificate reforms, saying \"Just as it was with the vote on marriage equality, the sky is likely to remain in place with the passing of this legislation\"; in a February 2023 parliamentary speech she supported a ban on conversion practices, stating \"The Greens choose love, acceptance and inclusion\" and speaking as the mother of a transgender son. (Stated positions/parliamentary speech.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmania passes landmark laws for gender-optional birth certificates", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/tasmania-passes-landmark-laws-for-gender-optional-birth-certificates/t5zup9h4s", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2019-04-10" }, { "title": "Legislation to Prohibit Conversion Practices", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/speeches/legislation-to-prohibit-conversion-practices/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2023-02-28" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "O'Connor has opposed weakening section 17 of the Anti-Discrimination Act, describing it as 'gold standard' and raising concern about the Australian Christian Lobby campaign to water it down (Sept 2021), and has supported legislation prohibiting conversion practices while distinguishing such practices from legitimate religious prayer and pastoral care (Feb 2023). Stated positions.", "sources": [ { "title": "Premier - Anti-Discrimination Act", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/premier-anti-discrimination-act/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2021-09-06" }, { "title": "Legislation to Prohibit Conversion Practices", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/speeches/legislation-to-prohibit-conversion-practices/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2023-02-28" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: O'Connor, Greens justice spokesperson, advocates treating drug use as a health issue rather than a crime and supports decriminalisation, saying in January 2023 that 'Drug use is a health issue, not a crime against another person' and that criminalisation is 'costly, ineffective, and harmful.' In October 2024 she called on the Rockliff government to 'look at the evidence from other jurisdictions, including the ACT, and introduce this common-sense reform in Tasmania.'", "sources": [ { "title": "CLC Report Should Prompt Informed Debate on Drug Law Reform", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/media-releases/clc-report-should-prompt-informed-debate-on-drug-law-reform/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2023-01-30" }, { "title": "Drug Decriminalisation Success in ACT - Tassie Should Follow Lead", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/media-releases/drug-decriminalisation-success-in-act-tassie-should-follow-lead/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2024-10-29" } ], "verified": true }, "native_forest_logging": { "summary": "Greens MLC O'Connor advocates ending native forest logging in Tasmania, framing it as the state's best climate action: 'The best, fastest way for Tasmania to take real climate action is to end the logging and burning of native forests,' noting native forest logging 'produces two and a half times the emissions of the State's entire transport sector.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Ending Native Forest Logging Best Climate Fix For Tasmania", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/media-releases/ending-native-forest-logging-best-climate-fix-for-tasmania/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2025-09-03" } ], "verified": true }, "animal_welfare": { "summary": "Tasmanian Greens member who supports the government's greyhound racing ban bill. In the Legislative Council she opposed a motion to delay the ban, stating 'the Greens in this place will not be supporting the motion to delay' and that 'ending greyhound racing is simply the right thing to do.' She was reported as one of the Legislative Council members intending to vote for the ban. Supports ending greyhound racing.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greyhound Racing Ban Delay Motion", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/greyhound-racing-ban-delay-motion/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2025-01-01" }, { "title": "Tasmanian government delays greyhound racing ban vote to avoid upper house defeat", "url": "https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tasmanian-government-delays-greyhound-racing-ban-vote-to-avoid-upper-house-defeat/", "publisher": "Pulse Tasmania", "date": "2025-01-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Cassy-Oconnor-2017-Ross.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassy_O%27Connor", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CassyOConnorMP/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/CassyOConnorMLC" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr0xaAUra0iAFUzrzk4uOfg" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Cassy O'Connor MLC | Tasmanian Greens MPs", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/your-greens-mps/cassy-oconnor/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-rosemary-armitage-launceston", "name": "Rosemary Armitage", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Launceston", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: As the Legislative Council member for Launceston, Rosemary Armitage voted against the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill 2013 (which decriminalised abortion). She was one of five members who voted no when the bill passed the Legislative Council 9 votes to 5 on 21 November 2013.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmania leads nation as abortion bill passed", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/1925158/tasmania-leads-nation-as-abortion-bill-passed/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2013-11-22" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "During the November 2018 Legislative Council debate on the gender/birth-certificate reform bill, Armitage stated she could not support the bill as presented. (Stated position during debate.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Birth certificate changes delayed in Tasmanian Parliament", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5786250/transgender-reform-bill-put-on-hold/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2018-11-30" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: Armitage opposed a 2019 motion for pill testing at Tasmanian festivals, saying 'I do not believe there is any safe way to take drugs' and 'I feel this could be seen as a way of normalising drug taking,' concluding 'I cannot support the motion.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Pill Testing - Tasmanian Festivals & Events", "url": "https://www.rosemaryarmitage.com/single-post/2019/08/13/pill-testing-tasmanian-festivals-events", "publisher": "Rosemary Armitage MLC (official site)", "date": "2019-08-13" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.rosemaryarmitage.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/rosemaryarmitage.launceston/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Rosemary Armitage MLC Launceston", "url": "https://www.rosemaryarmitage.com/", "publisher": "Rosemary Armitage", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-ruth-forrest-murchison", "name": "Ruth Forrest", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Murchison", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: As the Legislative Council member for Murchison, Ruth Forrest voted in favour of the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill 2013 (which decriminalised abortion). She was one of nine members who voted yes when the bill passed the Legislative Council 9 votes to 5 on 21 November 2013.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmania leads nation as abortion bill passed", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/1925158/tasmania-leads-nation-as-abortion-bill-passed/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2013-11-22" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Stated position: Ruth Forrest, independent member for Murchison, supported the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 and, with Labor members, moved the bulk of amendments to it during its passage through the Legislative Council in 2020. The bill passed the upper house at its third reading on 10 November 2020.", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary assisted dying bill passes Tasmanian upper house", "url": "https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/tas/2020/11/10/voluntary-assisted-dying-bill-tasmania/", "publisher": "The New Daily", "date": "2020-11-10" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Recorded action / stated position: In August 2019 Forrest moved a motion in the Legislative Council calling for pill testing (drug analysis) services at Tasmanian music festivals and events; the motion was supported by only four members and defeated, with Liberal and Labor members voting against. She indicated she intended to re-table the motion pending coronial recommendations.", "sources": [ { "title": "ATDC says failed pill testing motion was a successful process", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6327605/pill-testing-debate-a-success-says-atdc/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2019-08-14" } ], "verified": true }, "gambling": { "summary": "Voted AGAINST the Gaming Control Amendment (Future Gaming Market) Bill 2021 in the Tasmanian Legislative Council (passed 8-5), stating the bill 'fails to deliver effective harm minimisation measures and a fair distribution' of gaming revenue to the community.", "sources": [ { "title": "Libs hit the jackpot on pokies; Rivals slam new gambling laws", "url": "https://megwebb.com.au/libs-hit-the-jackpot-on-pokies-rivals-slam-new-gambling-laws/", "publisher": "Mercury (reproduced on megwebb.com.au)", "date": "2021-11-25" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://ruthforrest.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089942561556" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/RuthForrestMLC" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-forrest-151b4915/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@ruthforrestmlc9491" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ruth Forrest MLC. Independent Member for Murchison", "url": "https://ruthforrest.com.au/", "publisher": "Ruth Forrest", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-mike-gaffney-mersey", "name": "Mike Gaffney", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Mersey", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: As the Legislative Council member for Mersey, Mike Gaffney voted in favour of the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill 2013 (which decriminalised abortion). He was one of nine members who voted yes when the bill passed the Legislative Council 9 votes to 5 on 21 November 2013.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmania leads nation as abortion bill passed", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/1925158/tasmania-leads-nation-as-abortion-bill-passed/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2013-11-22" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Stated position (and recorded role): Mike Gaffney, independent member for Mersey, is the author and mover of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 in the Legislative Council, which he introduced in August 2020 and moved through to its third reading on 10 November 2020. He is a strong supporter of voluntary assisted dying.", "sources": [ { "title": "Legislative Council Report of Debates, Tuesday 10 November 2020 (End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020, third reading moved by Mr Gaffney)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/56241/lc20tuesday201020november202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-11-10" }, { "title": "Voluntary assisted dying bill passes Tasmanian upper house", "url": "https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/tas/2020/11/10/voluntary-assisted-dying-bill-tasmania/", "publisher": "The New Daily", "date": "2020-11-10" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "During the November 2018 Legislative Council debate on the gender/birth-certificate reform bill, Gaffney said he could not support certain provisions without sufficient information, stating his job was \"for good legislation and to review what's in front of us\" and warning that passing flawed legislation would \"put your cause back even further.\" (Stated position during debate.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Birth certificate changes delayed in Tasmanian Parliament", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5786250/transgender-reform-bill-put-on-hold/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2018-11-30" } ], "verified": true }, "gambling": { "summary": "Voted AGAINST the Gaming Control Amendment (Future Gaming Market) Bill 2021 in the Tasmanian Legislative Council (passed 8-5), joining the minority of independent MLCs who opposed the pokies reform framework as inadequate on harm minimisation.", "sources": [ { "title": "Libs hit the jackpot on pokies; Rivals slam new gambling laws", "url": "https://megwebb.com.au/libs-hit-the-jackpot-on-pokies-rivals-slam-new-gambling-laws/", "publisher": "Mercury (reproduced on megwebb.com.au)", "date": "2021-11-25" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.mikegaffney.com.au/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://au.linkedin.com/in/michael-gaffney-23826597" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@TheHonMichaelGaffneyMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "The Hon Michael Gaffney MLC | Member for Mersey", "url": "https://www.mikegaffney.com.au/", "publisher": "Michael Gaffney", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-clare-glade-wright-huon", "name": "Clare Glade-Wright", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Huon", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://claregladewright.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CGladeWright" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Clare Glade-Wright, independent candidate for Huon", "url": "https://claregladewright.com.au/", "publisher": "Clare Glade-Wright", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-casey-hiscutt-montgomery", "name": "Casey Hiscutt", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Montgomery", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "animal_welfare": { "summary": "Independent Legislative Council member (Montgomery) reported as planning to vote against the Tasmanian government's greyhound racing ban bill, contributing to the government deferring the upper-house vote in late 2025 for lack of numbers. Opposes the greyhound racing ban.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian greyhound racing ban on hold", "url": "https://thestraight.com.au/tasmanian-greyhound-racing-ban-on-hold/", "publisher": "The Straight", "date": "2025-01-01" }, { "title": "Tasmanian government delays greyhound racing ban vote to avoid upper house defeat", "url": "https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tasmanian-government-delays-greyhound-racing-ban-vote-to-avoid-upper-house-defeat/", "publisher": "Pulse Tasmania", "date": "2025-01-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CaseyforCCC/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Casey Hiscutt - Independent Member for Montgomery", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CaseyforCCC/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-bec-thomas-elwick", "name": "Bec Thomas", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Elwick", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.becthomas.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/becthomaslovethisplace/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/bec.thomas/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Bec Thomas MLC | Elwick", "url": "https://www.becthomas.com/", "publisher": "Bec Thomas", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-meg-webb-nelson", "name": "Meg Webb", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Nelson", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Webb authored a ten-point Legislative Council motion (passed 9 to 5 in October 2019) defending Tasmania's Anti-Discrimination Act against the proposed federal Religious Discrimination Bill, warning the federal bill 'risks making our state law unworkable and will leave a range of vulnerable Tasmanians less protected.' Stated position and a recorded motion she moved.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian MLCs vote to uphold anti-discrimination laws", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/tasmanian-mlcs-vote-to-uphold-anti-discrimination-laws/188325", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2019-10-17" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: Webb advocates raising Tasmania's minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14, telling the Legislative Council (motion debated October 2021) 'Children do not belong in the criminal justice system. To have them there is not smart justice; it is not compassionate justice,' and calling for a 'contemporary, nation-leading therapeutic approach to youth justice.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Motion - Raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility", "url": "https://megwebb.com.au/motion-raising-the-minimum-age-of-criminal-responsibility/", "publisher": "Meg Webb MLC (official site)", "date": "2021-10-01" } ], "verified": true }, "gambling": { "summary": "Voted AGAINST the Gaming Control Amendment (Future Gaming Market) Bill 2021 in the Tasmanian Legislative Council (passed 8-5). A long-time anti-pokies campaigner, Webb delivered a marathon (~6.5 hour) speech opposing the industry-favoured framework, arguing it ignored consumer protection and harm minimisation, and advocating $1 bet limits, 6-second spin speeds, lower jackpots and higher return-to-player rates. She said: 'We've got a lot of doubt as to the ultimate impact of this Bill still remaining for us.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Libs hit the jackpot on pokies; Rivals slam new gambling laws", "url": "https://megwebb.com.au/libs-hit-the-jackpot-on-pokies-rivals-slam-new-gambling-laws/", "publisher": "Mercury (reproduced on megwebb.com.au)", "date": "2021-11-25" }, { "title": "Meg Webb's marathon speech leaves pokies policy spinning", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7507462/meg-webbs-marathon-speech-leaves-pokies-policy-spinning/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2021-11" } ], "verified": true }, "animal_welfare": { "summary": "Independent Legislative Council member (Nelson) reported as intending to support the Tasmanian government's greyhound racing ban bill. Named alongside Greens MLC Cassy O'Connor and three Liberal MLCs as supporters when the government deferred the upper-house vote in late 2025. Supports ending greyhound racing.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian government delays greyhound racing ban vote to avoid upper house defeat", "url": "https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tasmanian-government-delays-greyhound-racing-ban-vote-to-avoid-upper-house-defeat/", "publisher": "Pulse Tasmania", "date": "2025-01-01" }, { "title": "Tasmanian greyhound racing ban on hold", "url": "https://thestraight.com.au/tasmanian-greyhound-racing-ban-on-hold/", "publisher": "The Straight", "date": "2025-01-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://megwebb.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/megwebbindependent/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Meg Webb MLC | Independent Member for Nelson", "url": "https://megwebb.com.au/", "publisher": "Meg Webb", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-tania-rattray-mcintyre", "name": "Tania Rattray", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian Legislative Council", "electorate": "McIntyre", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Recorded vote: Tania Rattray (then Legislative Council member for Apsley, now McIntyre) voted in favour of the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill 2013 (which decriminalised abortion). She was one of nine members who voted yes when the bill passed the Legislative Council 9 votes to 5 on 21 November 2013.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmania leads nation as abortion bill passed", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/1925158/tasmania-leads-nation-as-abortion-bill-passed/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2013-11-22" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "During the November 2018 Legislative Council debate on the gender/birth-certificate reform bill, Rattray stated she could not support the bill as presented. (Stated position during debate.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Birth certificate changes delayed in Tasmanian Parliament", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5786250/transgender-reform-bill-put-on-hold/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2018-11-30" } ], "verified": true }, "animal_welfare": { "summary": "Independent Legislative Council member (McIntyre) reported as planning to vote against the Tasmanian government's greyhound racing ban bill, contributing to the government deferring the upper-house vote in late 2025 for lack of numbers. Opposes the greyhound racing ban.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian greyhound racing ban on hold", "url": "https://thestraight.com.au/tasmanian-greyhound-racing-ban-on-hold/", "publisher": "The Straight", "date": "2025-01-01" }, { "title": "Tasmanian government delays greyhound racing ban vote to avoid upper house defeat", "url": "https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tasmanian-government-delays-greyhound-racing-ban-vote-to-avoid-upper-house-defeat/", "publisher": "Pulse Tasmania", "date": "2025-01-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2023–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council,_2023%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://taniarattray.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Tania-Rattray-MLC-712537782494509/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Home - Tania Rattray", "url": "https://taniarattray.au/", "publisher": "Tania Rattray", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-bridget-archer-bass", "name": "Bridget Archer", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Bass", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Stated position: as Tasmanian Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Bridget Archer said in April 2026 that 'Tasmanians should have the right to make their own choices at the end-of-life, including access to voluntary assisted dying supported by registered health practitioners if they are eligible,' announcing public consultation on the statutory review of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021. (She was not a member of the Tasmanian Parliament at the time of the 2020-21 vote.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanians invited to have their say on assisted dying legislation", "url": "https://www.premier.tas.gov.au/latest-news/2026/april/tasmanians-invited-to-have-their-say-on-assisted-dying-legislation", "publisher": "Premier of Tasmania", "date": "2026-04-23" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "In February 2022, as federal MP, Archer crossed the floor over the religious discrimination bill; she said she was \"horrified\" that proposed protections would not extend \"to children who identify as transgender\" and \"utterly distressed by this exclusion,\" and said she could not support the bill in that form. (Stated position/floor-crossing.)", "sources": [ { "title": "'What message are we sending?' Archer slams government bill", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7613497/what-message-are-we-sending-archer-slams-government-bill/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2022-02-09" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "As federal member for Bass, Archer said in 2022 she could not support the Commonwealth Religious Discrimination Bill, arguing its Statement of Belief provisions would 'allow for discrimination to happen' and would override Tasmania's existing 'gold standard' anti-discrimination laws, while stating there 'absolutely should be freedom from discrimination for all people, including people of faith.' Stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Bridget Archer's speech to Parliament explaining why she'd vote against the Religious Discrimination Bill", "url": "https://nofibs.com.au/bridget-archers-speech-to-parliament-explaining-why-shed-vote-against-the-religious-discrimination-bill/", "publisher": "No Fibs", "date": "" }, { "title": "Bridget Archer says she will cross the floor over Religious Discrimination", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/bridget-archer-says-she-will-cross-the-floor-over-religious-discrimination/", "publisher": "OutInPerth", "date": "2022-02-06" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: As Health Minister, Archer ruled out drug decriminalisation in June 2026, saying 'We won't be decriminalising illicit drugs, which cause significant harm in our community,' adding that Tasmania's focus remains on harm minimisation through supply, demand and harm-reduction strategies.", "sources": [ { "title": "Push to bring ACT drug reform to Tasmania rejected by state government", "url": "https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/push-to-bring-act-drug-reform-to-tasmania-rejected-by-state-government/", "publisher": "Pulse Tasmania", "date": "2026-06-04" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Tasmanian Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Ageing and Aboriginal Affairs (Rockliff Liberal government, sworn in August 2025 after the July 2025 state election). Emphasises record elective-surgery delivery - over 22,500 elective surgeries in 2024-25 (a 46.1% increase over pre-elective-surgery-plan levels) - and increased health-system transparency, including daily publication of ambulance response times and elective-surgery wait-list reporting from early 2026, plus a Tasmanian Midwifery Workforce Strategy.", "sources": [ { "title": "ACRRM welcomes new Tasmanian Health Minister (Bridget Archer)", "url": "https://www.acrrm.org.au/about-us/news-events/media-releases/2025/08/08/acrrm-welcomes-new-tasmanian-health-minister", "publisher": "ACRRM", "date": "2025-08-08" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Bridget_Archer_MP.webp/330px-Bridget_Archer_MP.webp.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Archer", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.bridgetarcher.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BridgetArcherMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/bridget.archer/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "The Hon. Bridget Archer MP", "url": "https://www.bridgetarcher.com.au/", "publisher": "Bridget Archer", "date": null }, { "title": "Bridget Archer | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/bridget-archer", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-rob-fairs-bass", "name": "Rob Fairs", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Bass", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/robfairsmp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/robfairsmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Rob Fairs | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/rob-fairs", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-michael-ferguson-bass", "name": "Michael Ferguson", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Bass", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Michael Ferguson has publicly identified as a Christian. In a parliamentary speech quoted by the Australian Christian Lobby he said, \"I am a Christian. I would not say I am a very good one,\" and referred to himself as \"a person of faith.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian Election Candidate Profiles: Michael Ferguson and Lara Alexander", "url": "https://www.acl.org.au/blog/tas-election-ferguson-alexander/", "publisher": "Australian Christian Lobby", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "Stated position / recorded action: Described as anti-abortion, Michael Ferguson as Tasmanian Health Minister opposed a 13 June 2018 motion (moved by Labor's Michelle O'Byrne) to provide pregnancy terminations through public hospitals; the motion was defeated 12-11. He instead offered an amendment directing the Department of Health to provide advice after consulting stakeholders.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian Parliament Has Opposed A Move To Address The State's Abortion Access Issues", "url": "https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/tasmanian-parliament-abortion-access-sue-hickey-michael", "publisher": "BuzzFeed News", "date": "2018-06-14" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Michael Ferguson (listed as 'Mr Ferguson') voted Noe, against. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Wikipedia records that Ferguson opposed same-sex marriage and that in 2018 he criticised the Tasmanian Greens and Labor for their reforms making birth certificates gender-optional. (Stated positions.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Michael Ferguson (Australian politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ferguson_(Australian_politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024-01-01" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Ferguson has been described as a conservative Liberal who opposed same-sex marriage (voting against related legislation in 2010) and abortion, and in 2018 criticised Greens and Labor reforms to make birth certificate gender optional. Stated positions and a recorded vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Michael Ferguson (Australian politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ferguson_(Australian_politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "New Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff Had Voted For Pro-LGBT Laws", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/new-tasmanian-premier-jeremy-rockliff-had-voted-for-pro-lgbt-laws/211828", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: As Police Minister in December 2018, Ferguson flagged a renewed push for mandatory minimum sentences for child sex offenders, saying 'We've been prevented once and we don't want to be prevented twice from having stronger legislation to protect children' and challenging Labor to state its position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Michael Ferguson flags renewed mandatory sentencing fight", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5813797/michael-ferguson-flags-renewed-mandatory-sentencing-fight/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2018-12-16" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "As Tasmania's Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (2019 until August 2024, when he relinquished the portfolio), Ferguson was the political lead on the New Bridgewater Bridge, Tasmania's largest-ever transport infrastructure project. He called it his 'passion project' and said he 'oversaw construction and delivery' of the bridge, which opened to traffic in May 2025.", "sources": [ { "title": "Infrastructure Achievements", "url": "https://michaelferguson.com/infrastructure-achievements/", "publisher": "michaelferguson.com", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Michael Ferguson Resigns As Infrastructure Minister", "url": "https://tasmaniantimes.com/2024/08/michael-ferguson-resigns-as-infrastructure-minister/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Times", "date": "2024-08" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://michaelferguson.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/michaelfergusonmp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/michaelfergusonmp" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "http://www.youtube.com/user/michaelfergusonmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Michael Ferguson | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/michael-ferguson", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-janie-finlay-bass", "name": "Janie Finlay", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Bass", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Janie_Finlay_cropped.jpg/330px-Janie_Finlay_cropped.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janie_Finlay", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://janiefinlay.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/janiefinlay" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/janiefinlaymp" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@janiefinlay.mp" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7XfR1qE_xiBPA3GGCPtbEQ" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Janie Finlay MP", "url": "https://janiefinlay.com/", "publisher": "Janie Finlay", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-jess-greene-bass", "name": "Jess Greene", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Bass", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CouncillorJessGreene" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jess__greene/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jess Greene | Tasmanian Labor", "url": "https://taslabor.org.au/people/jess-greene", "publisher": "Tasmanian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-cecily-rosol-bass", "name": "Cecily Rosol", "party": "Tasmanian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Bass", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: Rosol opposes 'adult crime, adult time' laws and supports raising the age of criminal responsibility and evidence-based youth justice. In May 2025 she cited UN Special Rapporteurs that such laws are 'Incompatible with basic child rights' and asked the Premier to 'ditch the adult crime, adult time plan.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Adult Crime, Adult Time - Infringement on Human Rights", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/adult-crime-adult-time-infringement-on-human-rights/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2025-05-29" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Cecily_Rosol_portrait_2_%28cropped%29.jpeg/330px-Cecily_Rosol_portrait_2_%28cropped%29.jpeg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecily_Rosol", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CecilyRosolforBass/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/cecilyrosol4greens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Cecily Rosol, Member for Bass", "url": "https://greens.org.au/tas/person/cecily-rosol", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-george-razay-bass", "name": "George Razay", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Bass", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "tasmania-shane-broad-braddon", "name": "Shane Broad", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Braddon", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Shane Broad (listed as 'Dr Broad') voted Aye, in favour. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes and later became the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Shane_Broad_MP.png/330px-Shane_Broad_MP.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Broad", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ShaneBroadMP/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Shane Broad | Tasmanian Labor", "url": "https://taslabor.org.au/people/shane-broad/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-anita-dow-braddon", "name": "Anita Dow", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Braddon", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Anita Dow (listed as 'Ms Dow', and acting as a teller for the Ayes) voted Aye, in favour. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Memorial-unveilings-Burnie-20150331-004-crop1.jpg/330px-Memorial-unveilings-Burnie-20150331-004-crop1.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Dow", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/anitadowbraddon/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Anita Dow | Tasmanian Labor", "url": "https://taslabor.org.au/people/anita-dow/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-felix-ellis-braddon", "name": "Felix Ellis", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Braddon", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Felix Ellis (listed as 'Mr Ellis', and acting as a teller for the Noes) voted Noe, against. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "At a July 2022 public meeting on the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute's conversion-practices report, Ellis noted there would be \"a formal consultation period that all Tasmanians can take part in before any legislation is tabled,\" said he wanted to hear from constituents and would \"listen with open ears and an open heart.\" (Stated position.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Standing up for traditional biblical views on sexuality and gender in Tasmania", "url": "https://www.acl.org.au/blog/blog-tas-tlri-ulverstone-meeting/", "publisher": "Australian Christian Lobby", "date": "2022-07-13" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: As Police Minister, Ellis has pushed tougher bail and youth crime measures. In July 2025 he said police 'are often let down by weak bail laws' and announced a re-elected Liberal government would 'bring this to an end, introducing new bail laws for serious repeat young offenders,' making breach of bail an offence for youths and continuing knife-crime restrictions for under-18s, advocating being 'tough on crime, and the causes of crime.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Tough on crime, and tough on the causes of crime", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/news/2025/07/06/tough-crime-and-tough-causes-crime", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": "2025-07-06" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://felixellis.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/felixellistas" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/felixellismp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Felix Ellis | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/felix-ellis", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-craig-garland-braddon", "name": "Craig Garland", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Braddon", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CraigGarlandIndependent/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Craig Garland Independent for Braddon | Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CraigGarlandIndependent/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-roger-jaensch-braddon", "name": "Roger Jaensch", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Braddon", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Roger Jaensch (listed as 'Mr Jaensch') voted Aye, in favour. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "OUTInPerth describes Jaensch as having \"been a supporter of LGBTIQ+ equality for many years and a voice for LGBTIQ+ law reform in the Liberal Party.\" (Reported characterisation of his record.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Peter Gutwein's Liberal government returned in Tasmanian election", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/peter-gutweins-liberal-government-returned-in-tasmanian-election/", "publisher": "OUTInPerth", "date": "2021-05-02" } ], "verified": true }, "gambling": { "summary": "As Community Services Minister, jointly announced in November 2024 the deferral of Tasmania's mandatory pre-commitment pokies card, favouring alternative measures instead, including flagging that facial recognition technology may be included in the harm-minimisation package and that the government was reviewing the Tasmanian Gambling Exclusion Scheme.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian Government defers nation-leading pre-commitment gaming card", "url": "https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tasmanian-government-defers-nation-leading-pre-commitment-gaming-card/", "publisher": "Pulse Tasmania", "date": "2024-11-19" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Roger_Jaensch.png/330px-Roger_Jaensch.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Jaensch", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.rogerjaensch.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jaenschMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/rogerjaenschmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Roger Jaensch | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/roger-jaensch", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-gavin-pearce-braddon", "name": "Gavin Pearce", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Braddon", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Gavin_Pearce_2019.jpg/330px-Gavin_Pearce_2019.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Pearce", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/gavinpearcebraddon/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/gavinpearcemp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Gavin Pearce | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/gavin-pearce", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-jeremy-rockliff-braddon", "name": "Jeremy Rockliff", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Braddon", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Jeremy Rockliff (listed as 'Mr Rockliff') voted Aye, in favour. He told Parliament he would support the bill after having voted against three previous voluntary assisted dying bills. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" }, { "title": "Emotions on show for debate (Tasmania's House of Assembly resumes debate on voluntary assisted dying)", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7040394/emotions-on-show-for-debate/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2020-11-23" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Rockliff voted for the Greens-sponsored 2015 motion supporting same-sex marriage (which passed the House 15-9), stating he was \"absolutely unequivocally in favour of same-sex marriage equality\"; as Premier in 2022 he committed to banning conversion practices, saying \"I will be leading the change\" and that change was needed given the harm to wellbeing. (Recorded vote and stated positions.)", "sources": [ { "title": "New Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff Had Voted For Pro-LGBT Laws", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/new-tasmanian-premier-jeremy-rockliff-had-voted-for-pro-lgbt-laws/211828", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2022-04-08" }, { "title": "Premier Jeremy Rockliff Says Tasmania Will Ban 'Conversion Therapy'", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/premier-jeremy-rockliff-says-tasmania-will-ban-conversion-therapy/213581", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2022-06-07" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "As Premier, Rockliff told Parliament on 15 May 2024 'There will be no weakening of the Anti-Discrimination Act. I will absolutely rule that out,' responding to calls (including from Archbishop Porteous) to amend the Act; he earlier voted for Tasmania's 2015 in-principle motion supporting same-sex marriage. Stated position and recorded vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Anti-Discrimination Act (parliamentary exchange)", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/anti-discrimination-act/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2024-05-15" }, { "title": "New Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff Had Voted For Pro-LGBT Laws", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/new-tasmanian-premier-jeremy-rockliff-had-voted-for-pro-lgbt-laws/211828", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: Premier Rockliff opposes drug decriminalisation and adopts a 'tough on crime' stance. He defended the government's youth crime crackdown in March 2024, saying he made 'no apologies' and that Tasmanians had 'a gutful' of youth crime, and in April 2025 said on 'adult crime, adult time' laws 'Yes, we will, absolutely. All options are on the table.' In July 2025 he said 'Community safety must come first' while pledging to also divert young people from the justice system.", "sources": [ { "title": "Premier Jeremy Rockliff defends youth crime crackdown in Tasmania", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8541997/premier-jeremy-rockliff-defends-youth-crime-crackdown-in-tasmania/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2024-03-02" }, { "title": "Adult Crime, Adult Time laws could be an option to address youth crime, Rockliff says", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8953159/adult-crime-adult-time-tasmanias-new-approach/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2025-04-29" }, { "title": "Tough on crime, and tough on the causes of crime", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/news/2025/07/06/tough-crime-and-tough-causes-crime", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": "2025-07-06" } ], "verified": true }, "animal_welfare": { "summary": "As Tasmanian Premier (Liberal), announced on 10 August 2025 that greyhound racing would be phased out in Tasmania by 30 June 2029, when the industry's funding deed expires, citing concerns about animal welfare and the industry's future. The government legislated the phase-out (bill cleared the House of Assembly). Rockliff said 'the time had come to make a call on the future of greyhound racing' and that he was 'concerned about animal welfare.' Supports ending greyhound racing.", "sources": [ { "title": "Phase-out of Tasmanian greyhound racing", "url": "https://greyhoundcoalition.com/phase-out-tasmanian-greyhound-racing/", "publisher": "Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds", "date": "2025-08-10" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/TasPremierRockliff2024.png/330px-TasPremierRockliff2024.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Rockliff", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.jeremyrockliff.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jeremyrockliff" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jeremyrockliff" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@PremierJeremyRockliff" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jeremy Rockliff | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/jeremy-rockliff", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-vica-bayley-clark", "name": "Vica Bayley", "party": "Tasmanian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Clark", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "In December 2023 parliamentary estimates Bayley criticised the government's 2015 LGBTIQA+ framework for \"the complete lack of acknowledgement of Tasmanians who are non-binary and don't identify as male or female,\" and pressed the government to update the framework with the LGBTIQA+ community. (Stated position/parliamentary statement.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Minister For Health – LGBTIQA+", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/minister-for-health-lgbtiqa/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2023-12-05" } ], "verified": true }, "gambling": { "summary": "Greens MP who condemned the Liberal government's watering-down/deferral of the mandatory pokies pre-commitment card, calling it 'a shameful decision that will mean more harm done to more Tasmanians.' The Greens support strong mandatory harm-minimisation measures including card-based play with binding loss limits.", "sources": [ { "title": "Yet More Evidence Pokies Reform Scrapped by Liberals", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/media-releases/yet-more-evidence-pokies-reform-scrapped-by-liberals/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens", "date": "2024-10-29" } ], "verified": true }, "native_forest_logging": { "summary": "Greens Deputy Leader and Member for Clark, Bayley (environment/biodiversity portfolio) campaigns to end native forest logging in Tasmania: 'We must protect the environment, and end native forest logging.' He has accused the Liberal government of secretly planning to log reserved forests despite taxpayer subsidies to protect them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Polling Shows Tasmanians Want Environment Protection", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/media-releases/polling-shows-tasmanians-want-environment-protection/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2025-11-26" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Vica_Bayley_headshot_1_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Vica_Bayley_headshot_1_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vica_Bayley", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/VicaBayleyMP" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/vicabayley" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Vica Bayley MP | Tasmanian Greens MPs", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/your-greens-mps/vica-bayley/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-helen-burnet-clark", "name": "Helen Burnet", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Clark", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: Burnet advocates for a drug-checking (pill testing) service in Tasmania, telling parliament in September 2025 that 'Pill testing reduces harm and saves lives' and that it was 'an easy win' for the government that would save lives without new legislation, citing Royal Australian College of General Practitioners support.", "sources": [ { "title": "Pill Testing in Tasmania", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/pill-testing-in-tasmania/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2025-09-10" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Helen_Burnet.png/330px-Helen_Burnet.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Burnet", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.helenburnet.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/helenforhobart" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/helenburnet_clark/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Helen Burnet - Independent Member for Clark", "url": "https://www.helenburnet.com.au/", "publisher": "Helen Burnet", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-ella-haddad-clark", "name": "Ella Haddad", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Clark", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Ella Haddad (listed as 'Ms Haddad') voted Aye, in favour. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "As Labor's then shadow attorney-general, Haddad opposed the federal Religious Freedom draft bills, saying the changes \"would unnecessarily risk hard-won anti-discrimination rights and, if passed, would expose vulnerable Australians to increased discrimination with no recourse.\" (Stated position.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Follow Tasmania's lead on religious freedom laws says Labor's Ella Haddad", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6638097/follow-states-lead-on-religious-freedom-labor/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2020-02-19" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "In a 2020 submission on the federal Religious Freedom Bills, Haddad argued Tasmania's Anti-Discrimination Act 'provides a model for the nation,' warning the federal draft would 'unnecessarily risk hard-won anti-discrimination rights,' and noted the Tasmanian Act already allows faith-based organisations including schools, hospitals and charities to select employees on the basis of religion. Stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Follow Tasmania's lead on religious freedom laws says Labor's Ella Haddad", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6638097/follow-states-lead-on-religious-freedom-labor/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2020-02-19" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: As Labor justice spokeswoman, Haddad indicated in November 2023 that Labor would not oppose the government's mandatory minimum sentencing bill for child sex offences, saying 'It's too traumatising to continue to bring this big issue back again and again, every election, with no regard to the effect on victim-survivors,' citing a wish to stop the issue being used politically. Labor's general policy has been opposition to mandatory sentencing.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmania on path to introduce mandatory child sex abuse sentences", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8424007/tasmania-on-path-to-introduce-mandatory-child-sex-abuse-sentences/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2023-11-15" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/EllaHaddadMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ellahaddadMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ella Haddad | Tasmanian Labor", "url": "https://taslabor.org.au/people/ella-haddad/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-kristie-johnston-clark", "name": "Kristie Johnston", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Clark", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "In the 2024 Equality Tasmania election survey Johnston said she wants to end conversion practices (\"Absolutely\"), would enact a prohibition as \"Very high priority. It is long overdue,\" supported prohibiting medically-unnecessary interventions on intersex children, and answered \"Yes\" to all the survey's major LGBTIQA+ reform questions. (Stated positions.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Response from Kristie Johnston, Independent, Clark", "url": "https://equalitytasmania.org.au/response-from-kristie-johnson-independent-clark/", "publisher": "Equality Tasmania", "date": "2024-03-04" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://kristiejohnston.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/KrisJJohnston/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Kristie Johnston - Independent Member for Clark | Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/KrisJJohnston/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null }, { "title": "Kristie Johnston - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristie_Johnston", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-madeleine-ogilvie-clark", "name": "Madeleine Ogilvie", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Clark", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Madeleine Ogilvie (listed as 'Ms Ogilvie') voted Noe, against. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" }, { "title": "Emotions on show for debate (Tasmania's House of Assembly resumes debate on voluntary assisted dying)", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7040394/emotions-on-show-for-debate/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2020-11-23" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "In December 2015 Ogilvie voted, in a free vote, against a Greens motion supporting marriage equality, on the basis that it was a matter for federal reform, and said she would 'not be bullied over same-sex marriage.' Recorded vote and stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Madeleine Ogilvie", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Ogilvie", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/madeleineogilvie.com.au" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ogilviemp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Madeleine Ogilvie | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/madeleine-ogilvie", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-marcus-vermey-clark", "name": "Marcus Vermey", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Clark", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/mvermey" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/marcus.vermey" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Marcus Vermey | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/marcus-vermey", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-josh-willie-clark", "name": "Josh Willie", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Clark", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Josh_willie_spirits_photo_headshot.jpg/330px-Josh_willie_spirits_photo_headshot.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Willie", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JoshWillieLabor/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/joshwillie1" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Josh Willie | Tasmanian Labor", "url": "https://taslabor.org.au/people/josh-willie/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-eric-abetz-franklin", "name": "Eric Abetz", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Franklin", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Eric Abetz is a Christian. His Wikipedia article states he is a Protestant Christian and a member of the Christian Reformed Churches of Australia.", "sources": [ { "title": "Eric Abetz", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Abetz", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "Stated position / recorded federal vote: As a Liberal Senator for Tasmania, Eric Abetz was one of ten senators who voted yes in 2017 on Cory Bernardi's motion to ban abortion on gender grounds (the motion was not carried). His Wikipedia biography also records his association with anti-abortion group Right to Life Australia.", "sources": [ { "title": "Eric Abetz", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Abetz", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-28" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "In a November 2017 Senate speech Abetz argued that \"same-sex marriage is not a human right\" in the way religious freedoms and heterosexual marriage are, and opposed the inclusion of trans, intersex and non-binary protections in the marriage legislation. (Stated position.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Eric Abetz says \"same-sex marriage is not a human right\" in wild Senate speech", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/eric-abetz-same-sex-marriage-not-human-right/164219", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2017-11-27" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Abetz is a public opponent of same-sex marriage and was among 12 senators who voted against the 2017 marriage-equality legislation; he identifies as a Protestant Christian and has been associated with conservative groups including the Australian Christian Lobby and Right to Life Australia. Stated positions and a recorded Senate vote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Eric Abetz", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Abetz", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Senator_Eric_Abetz_crop_b.jpg/330px-Senator_Eric_Abetz_crop_b.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Abetz", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://abetz.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/abetzau" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Eric Abetz | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/eric-abetz", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-meg-brown-franklin", "name": "Meg Brown", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Franklin", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Meg_Brown_portrait.jpg/330px-Meg_Brown_portrait.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Brown", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MegBrownforFranklin/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/megbrownmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Meg Brown | Tasmanian Labor", "url": "https://taslabor.org.au/people/meg-brown/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-peter-george-franklin", "name": "Peter George", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Franklin", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Peter_George.png/330px-Peter_George.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_George_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://petergeorgeforfranklin.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571531882395" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/petergeorge4franklin/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-george-0b0ba137/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Peter George | Independent for Franklin", "url": "https://petergeorgeforfranklin.com/", "publisher": "Peter George", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-jacquie-petrusma-franklin", "name": "Jacquie Petrusma", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Franklin", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Stated position: During the 16 April 2013 Lower House debate on the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill, Liberal MP Jacquie Petrusma spoke against the bill in favour of preserving unborn life, stating \"An abortion is not the termination of just one life\" and drawing on her own experience as a young unmarried pregnant nurse. (Source is the advocacy group Australian Christian Lobby.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian Election Candidate Profile: Jacquie Petrusma", "url": "https://www.acl.org.au/blog/blog-tas-jacquie-petrusma/", "publisher": "Australian Christian Lobby", "date": "2013-04-16" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Jacquie Petrusma (listed as 'Mrs Petrusma') voted Noe, against. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "A former Family First Party Senate candidate, Petrusma spoke in the House of Assembly in 2013 in favour of preserving the lives of unborn babies during debate on abortion law reform, according to an Australian Christian Lobby profile. Stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian Election Candidate Profile: Jacquie Petrusma", "url": "https://www.acl.org.au/blog/blog-tas-jacquie-petrusma/", "publisher": "Australian Christian Lobby", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Petrusma4Franklin" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jacquiepetrusmafranklin/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jacquie Petrusma | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/jacquie-petrusma", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-david-o-byrne-franklin", "name": "David O'Byrne", "party": "Independent", "party_group": "Independent", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Franklin", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, David O'Byrne (listed as 'Mr O'Byrne') voted Aye, in favour. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "In Equality Tasmania's 2025 state election material O'Byrne is recorded as a strong ally supporting marriage equality, conversion-therapy bans, intersex protections, improved access to gender-affirming care, and hate-crime protections. (Stated positions.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian State Election 2025", "url": "https://equalitytasmania.org.au/tasmanian-state-election-2025/", "publisher": "Equality Tasmania", "date": "2025-07-01" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: During November 2023 chamber debate, O'Byrne signalled he would not support the government's mandatory minimum sentencing bill for child sex offences, arguing mandatory minimums would encourage offenders to plead not guilty rather than guilty, thereby retraumatising victims.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmania on path to introduce mandatory child sex abuse sentences", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8424007/tasmania-on-path-to-introduce-mandatory-child-sex-abuse-sentences/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2023-11-15" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/DAVID_O%27BYRNE.jpg/330px-DAVID_O%27BYRNE.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_O%27Byrne", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.davidobyrne.net/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DavidOByrneMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/david_obyrnemp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/davidobyrnemp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David O'Byrne - Independent for Franklin", "url": "https://www.davidobyrne.net/", "publisher": "David O'Byrne", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-dean-winter-franklin", "name": "Dean Winter", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Franklin", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "OUTInPerth describes Winter as \"an early advocate for marriage equality.\" (Reported characterisation.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Peter Gutwein's Liberal government returned in Tasmanian election", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/peter-gutweins-liberal-government-returned-in-tasmanian-election/", "publisher": "OUTInPerth", "date": "2021-05-02" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Dean_Winter_Jobs_plan_for_stadium_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Dean_Winter_Jobs_plan_for_stadium_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Winter", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/deanwintermp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/DeanWinterMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dean Winter | Tasmanian Labor", "url": "https://taslabor.org.au/people/dean-winter/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-rosalie-woodruff-franklin", "name": "Rosalie Woodruff", "party": "Tasmanian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Franklin", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Rosalie Woodruff (listed as 'Dr Woodruff') voted Aye, in favour. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "As Greens leader Woodruff said the party would \"move that Parliament ban conversion practices and fully implement\" the Law Reform Institute recommendations, and criticised the Liberal government's draft bill as one that \"would legitimise conversion practices\" and increase \"trauma, pain and suffering of LGBTIQA+ people\"; in the 2024 Equality Tasmania survey the Greens (Woodruff responding) backed a real conversion-practices ban, opposed weakening gender-recognition laws, and supported evidence-based care for trans and gender-diverse youth. (Stated positions.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian Greens pledge ban on conversion practices", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8548923/tasmanian-greens-pledge-ban-on-conversion-practices/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2024-03-08" }, { "title": "Response from the Tasmanian Greens", "url": "https://equalitytasmania.org.au/response-from-the-tasmanian-greens/", "publisher": "Equality Tasmania", "date": "2024-03-04" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "On 15 May 2024 Woodruff questioned the Premier in Parliament about Archbishop Porteous urging parents to lobby MPs to weaken the Anti-Discrimination Act and oppose a ban on conversion practices, expressing concern that the Act should not be weakened. Stated position.", "sources": [ { "title": "Anti-Discrimination Act (parliamentary exchange)", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/anti-discrimination-act/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2024-05-15" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: Greens leader Woodruff supports legalising and regulating cannabis, telling parliament on 17 March 2021 'It is well past time to legalise cannabis and regulate it.' She introduced a bill to decriminalise personal use of small quantities of drugs and directing users to treatment. She opposed the government's mandatory minimum sentencing bill for child sex offences, saying in November 2023 that 'Every single expert on this matter ... have opposed previous versions of this bill because it will increase harms for victim-survivors.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Medical Cannabis Access Scheme and Legalisation", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/speeches/medical-cannabis-access-scheme-and-legalisation/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2021-03-17" }, { "title": "Minor parties lead Tasmania drug decriminalisation debate", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8595887/minor-parties-lead-tasmania-drug-decriminalisation-debate/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2023-02-22" }, { "title": "Tasmania on path to introduce mandatory child sex abuse sentences", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8424007/tasmania-on-path-to-introduce-mandatory-child-sex-abuse-sentences/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2023-11-15" } ], "verified": true }, "native_forest_logging": { "summary": "Tasmanian Greens leader Dr Woodruff calls for ending native forest logging, arguing 'In a biodiversity and climate crisis, native forest logging simply shouldn't continue' and that it is 'a loss-making industry that survives only on billions in public subsidies... This must end.' She has criticised the Forest Practices Authority and Liberal plans to continue logging via a bilateral agreement.", "sources": [ { "title": "Liberals Locking in Native Forest Destruction", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/media-releases/liberals-locking-in-native-forest-destruction/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2026-06-09" }, { "title": "Native Forest Logging Must End", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/media-releases/native-forest-logging-must-end/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2026-02-02" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Tasmanian Greens MP (and Safe Climate spokesperson) Rosalie Woodruff pressed the government to act on the independent review of the Climate Change (State Action) Act, calling for legislated sector emissions targets 'so the state's carbon emissions actually come down' and for restoration of 'the independent climate body that you axed more than a decade ago to increase accountability of government.' She urged the government to commit to amending the Act within the year.", "sources": [ { "title": "Climate Change Response (parliamentary questions)", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/questions/climate-change-response/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2023" } ], "verified": true }, "animal_welfare": { "summary": "Leader of the Tasmanian Greens, a long-time campaigner for ending greyhound racing. She spoke in support of the greyhound racing ban bill in the House of Assembly; the Greens describe themselves as having led the parliamentary fight to end the industry. Supports ending greyhound racing.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greyhound Racing Ban Delay Motion", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/greyhound-racing-ban-delay-motion/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2025-01-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/RosalieWoodruff.jpg/330px-RosalieWoodruff.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalie_Woodruff", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RosalieWoodruffMLA" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/rosaliewoodruff" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Rosalie Woodruff MP | Tasmanian Greens MPs", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/your-greens-mps/rosalie-woodruff/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-tabatha-badger-lyons", "name": "Tabatha Badger", "party": "Tasmanian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Lyons", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: Badger opposed the Police Offences Amendment (Knives and Other Weapons) Bill 2025 as drafted, telling parliament on 1 April 2025 that broadening police wand-search powers 'will result in more people getting caught in the justice system,' arguing the measure lacks evidence of effectiveness and favouring prevention and diversion over expanded police powers.", "sources": [ { "title": "Police Offences Amendment (Knives and Other Weapons) Bill 2025", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/parliament/police-offences-amendment-knives-and-other-weapons-bill-2025/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens MPs", "date": "2025-04-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Tabatha_Badger_portrait_1_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Tabatha_Badger_portrait_1_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabatha_Badger", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TabathaBadgerGreens/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/TabathaBadger" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tabatha Badger MP | Tasmanian Greens MPs", "url": "https://tasgreensmps.org/your-greens-mps/tabatha-badger/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Greens", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-guy-barnett-lyons", "name": "Guy Barnett", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Lyons", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Stated position / federal motion: As a Liberal Senator for Tasmania, in June 2008 Guy Barnett moved a motion in the Senate to end Medicare funding for abortions occurring after the second trimester, stating he wanted to show \"compassion and care for the unborn... rather than killing them in many cases for psychosocial reasons, which is effectively abortion on request.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Guy Barnett (Australian politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Barnett_(Australian_politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-28" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Guy Barnett (listed as 'Mr Barnett') voted Noe, against. He called the bill 'ill-conceived, ambiguous, and fatally flawed' and argued it undermined dignity. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" }, { "title": "Emotions on show for debate (Tasmania's House of Assembly resumes debate on voluntary assisted dying)", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7040394/emotions-on-show-for-debate/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2020-11-23" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Wikipedia records that Barnett opposed same-sex marriage during the 2017 postal survey campaign, including a September 2017 claim that \"'Gay sex' will be taught in school if SSM vote passes.\" (Stated position.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Guy Barnett (Australian politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Barnett_(Australian_politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024-01-01" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "As a senator Barnett pressed for the Commonwealth Marriage Act to be amended to define marriage as between one man and one woman and opposed same-sex marriage in the 2017 postal survey; in 2008 he moved a Senate motion to end Medicare funding for late-term abortions. Stated positions and a recorded motion.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian Election Candidate Profile: Guy Barnett", "url": "https://www.acl.org.au/blog/blog-tas-guy-barnett/", "publisher": "Australian Christian Lobby", "date": "" }, { "title": "Guy Barnett (Australian politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Barnett_(Australian_politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: As Attorney-General, Barnett championed bail and sentencing reform. On the 2024 Bail Bill (March 2025) he said reform would 'improve transparency and provide a clear statutory framework for deciding when, or if, bail should be granted' and ensure 'the safety of victims of crime, individuals and the community is taken into account.' On 'Post and Boast' laws (June 2026) he said 'We want to stamp down on a culture where there's a bragging of the crime' and 'We want that culture of violence gone.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian bail law reform sparks Law Society concern", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8924036/tasmanian-bail-law-reform-sparks-law-society-concern/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2025-03-31" }, { "title": "Attorney-General Barnett: New laws target crime glorifiers, not bystanders", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/9298560/attorney-general-barnett-new-laws-target-crime-glorifiers-not-bystanders/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2026-06-24" } ], "verified": true }, "gambling": { "summary": "As Treasurer, jointly announced in November 2024 that the Tasmanian Government would indefinitely defer its promised mandatory cashless pre-commitment card for poker machines (which would have set default loss limits of ~$100/day, $5,000/year), citing cost, complexity and implementation delays, and would instead pursue alternative harm-minimisation measures. Stated the government needed 'to get the balance right between implementing effective harm minimisation measures and regulatory implications.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian Government defers nation-leading pre-commitment gaming card", "url": "https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tasmanian-government-defers-nation-leading-pre-commitment-gaming-card/", "publisher": "Pulse Tasmania", "date": "2024-11-19" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Guy-Barnett-crop-20150331-015.jpg/330px-Guy-Barnett-crop-20150331-015.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Barnett_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://www.guybarnett.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/GuyBarnettMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/guy_barnett_mp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Guy Barnett | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/guy-barnett", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-jen-butler-lyons", "name": "Jen Butler", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Lyons", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Jen Butler (listed as 'Ms Butler') voted Aye, in favour. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jenbutlerlyons/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jenbutlerlyons/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jen Butler | Tasmanian Labor", "url": "https://taslabor.org.au/people/jen-butler/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-carlo-di-falco-lyons", "name": "Carlo Di Falco", "party": "Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Lyons", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: As the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party member, Di Falco has prioritised firearm-related law and order, proposing in August 2025 a mandatory minimum of at least three months' imprisonment for anyone caught stealing firearms, and said of his agenda 'We're not pushing anything that's going to endanger public safety ... we're enhancing it.'", "sources": [ { "title": "New Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MP targets gun laws", "url": "https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/new-shooters-fishers-and-farmers-mp-targets-gun-laws/", "publisher": "Pulse Tasmania", "date": "2025-08-05" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "tasmania-jane-howlett-lyons", "name": "Jane Howlett", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Lyons", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gambling": { "summary": "As Minister for Hospitality and Small Business, was one of three ministers who jointly announced in November 2024 that the Tasmanian Government would indefinitely defer its promised mandatory cashless pre-commitment card for poker machines in favour of alternative harm-minimisation measures.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tasmanian Government defers nation-leading pre-commitment gaming card", "url": "https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tasmanian-government-defers-nation-leading-pre-commitment-gaming-card/", "publisher": "Pulse Tasmania", "date": "2024-11-19" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JaneHowlettForLyons" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jane_howlettmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jane Howlett | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/jane-howlett", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-brian-mitchell-lyons", "name": "Brian Mitchell", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Lyons", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/brianmitchellforlyons" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Brian Mitchell | Tasmanian Labor", "url": "https://taslabor.org.au/people/brian-mitchell/", "publisher": "Tasmanian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "tasmania-mark-shelton-lyons", "name": "Mark Shelton", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "chamber": "Tasmanian House of Assembly", "electorate": "Lyons", "state": "TAS", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Recorded vote: in the House of Assembly division on the second reading of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 on 4 December 2020, Mark Shelton (listed as 'Mr Shelton') voted Aye, in favour. The bill passed 17 Ayes to 7 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "House of Assembly Report of Debates, Friday 4 December 2020 (second reading division, End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020)", "url": "https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/56248/ha20friday20420december202020.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Tasmania (Hansard)", "date": "2020-12-04" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Stated position: As Police Minister in June 2020, Shelton opposed decriminalising illicit drugs, saying 'Illicit drugs are illegal for a reason. They destroy lives and line the pockets of criminals. Let me be clear - there is no safe use of illicit drugs,' while noting Tasmania Police take a harm-minimisation approach diverting small personal-use possession to health intervention.", "sources": [ { "title": "ATDC CEO says police minister Mark Shelton 'simplifies' decriminalisation calls", "url": "https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6808665/drug-decriminalisation-needed-in-tasmania-says-council/", "publisher": "The Examiner", "date": "2020-06-26" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MarksheltonMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/marksheltonmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mark Shelton | Tasmanian Liberals", "url": "https://tas.liberal.org.au/our-team/mark-shelton", "publisher": "Tasmanian Liberals", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-juliana-addison-wendouree", "name": "Juliana Addison", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Wendouree", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Juliana_Addison_MLA.jpg/330px-Juliana_Addison_MLA.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliana_Addison", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.julianaaddison.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JulianaAddisonMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/julianaaddison/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvDf57EB5jkwutcmGwnadrA" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Juliana Addison MP | Member for Wendouree", "url": "https://www.julianaaddison.com.au/", "publisher": "Juliana Addison", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-jacinta-allan-bendigo-east", "name": "Jacinta Allan", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bendigo East", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Allan, member for Bendigo East since 1999, voted for the Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 that decriminalised abortion in Victoria; her Wikipedia biography notes she received abusive emails and a picket of her electorate office by anti-abortion campaigners over the vote and was targeted by Right to Life groups in the 2010 campaign. As Premier in October 2024 she said there are 'real and genuine threats to the protections women have fought for and won' and that legislation to protect those rights 'is being looked at being torn down at too many opportunities by conservative politicians.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Jacinta Allan", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinta_Allan", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "We must keep fighting for abortion rights, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says", "url": "https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/we-must-keep-fighting-for-abortion-rights-victorian-premier-jacinta-allan-says/", "publisher": "Women's Agenda", "date": "2024-10-24" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Jacinta Allan voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MP for Bendigo East and Premier of Victoria (since September 2023). She has been a vocal supporter of LGBTIQ+ equality, declaring in a February 2025 statement that 'in Victoria, equality is not negotiable' and pledging to defend LGBTIQ+ rights against 'hard-right extremists.' Her government cites achievements including the conversion-practices ban, same-sex adoption, easier birth-certificate sex changes for trans and gender-diverse Victorians, the Pride Centre, and landmark anti-vilification laws.", "sources": [ { "title": "Love Who You Want To Love – And Be Who You Are", "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/love-who-you-want-love-and-be-who-you-are", "publisher": "Premier of Victoria", "date": "2025-02-02" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As Premier, Allan announced in April 2024 that the government would not proceed with a second medically supervised injecting room in Melbourne's CBD, saying a site balancing user support and community backing could not be found and committing instead to expanded health and addiction supports. In March 2025 she announced and her government passed the 'toughest bail laws in the country', stating 'I have listened to victims of crime and Victorians, and I have acted', removing remand as a last resort and making community safety the overarching principle. She also announced Australia's first machete ban (effective 1 September 2025), saying 'Machetes are destroying lives so we will destroy machetes.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Vic government drops CBD injecting room against advice", "url": "https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8602043/vic-government-drops-cbd-injecting-room-against-advice/", "publisher": "Newcastle Herald", "date": "2024-04-23" }, { "title": "Toughest Bail Laws in Australia Pass Parliament", "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/toughest-bail-laws-australia-pass-parliament", "publisher": "Premier of Victoria", "date": "2025-03-21" }, { "title": "First Machete Ban In Australia", "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/first-machete-ban-australia", "publisher": "Premier of Victoria", "date": "2025-03-13" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "As Premier, introduced the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 to the Victorian Parliament on 9 September 2025 and championed it. The Bill — Australia's first legislated treaty framework, establishing an ongoing First Peoples' representative body (Gellung Warl) — passed both houses (Assembly 16 Oct, Council 30 Oct 2025) and received royal assent on 13 November 2025.", "sources": [ { "title": "Statewide Treaty Act 2025", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statewide_Treaty_Act_2025", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025-11" }, { "title": "Granting of Royal Assent for the Statewide Treaty Bill", "url": "https://www.governor.vic.gov.au/granting-royal-assent-statewide-treaty-bill", "publisher": "Governor of Victoria", "date": "2025-11-13" } ], "verified": true }, "nuclear": { "summary": "As Victorian Premier, opposed the federal Coalition's June 2024 nuclear plan, characterising nuclear as \"a more expensive, more risky, more toxic\" energy solution and indicating her government would not support it.", "sources": [ { "title": "Peter Dutton vs the states: With premiers blocking nuclear, how can his proposal go ahead?", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/peter-dutton-vs-the-states-with-premiers-blocking-nuclear-how-can-his-proposal-go-ahead/mqsg4l1er", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2024-06-21" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "As Premier and long-time Minister for Transport Infrastructure and the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL), Allan is the leading champion of Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop. She has overseen the ~$34.5bn SRL East since its inception, signed the first tunnelling contracts, and continued to defend and fund the project (advancing tax measures and funding in December 2025), framing it as congestion-cutting rail linking Melbourne's middle-suburban universities and delivering tens of thousands of homes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Suburban Rail Loop", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburban_Rail_Loop", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Works To Kick Off On The Suburban Rail Loop", "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/works-kick-suburban-rail-loop", "publisher": "Premier of Victoria", "date": "2024" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.jacintaallan.com/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jacinta Allan - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinta_Allan", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-brad-battin-berwick", "name": "Brad Battin", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Berwick", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Battin (Liberal), elected Opposition Leader in December 2024, said in a January 2025 interview that he supports Victoria's existing abortion legislation (and that he would be happy to attend Melbourne's pride march), per his Wikipedia biography.", "sources": [ { "title": "Brad Battin", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Battin", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Brad Battin voted NO (against). [Battin (then member for Gembrook)]", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MP for Berwick; elected Victorian Liberal leader in December 2024 after John Pesutto's defamation loss to Moira Deeming, serving as Opposition Leader until November 2025. He had opposed Deeming's expulsion and, on becoming leader, promoted Deeming allies and later elevated Deeming to a shadow assistant ministry. In 2015 he voted against legislation allowing same-sex couples to adopt. By 2025 he said he supports Victoria's abortion laws and would be happy to attend Melbourne's pride march, and stated 'every person has a choice to identify or be who they want,' while also announcing a Coalition government would stop biological men convicted of sex offences being housed in women's prisons.", "sources": [ { "title": "Brad Battin", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Battin", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As Liberal leader (Dec 2024-Nov 2025), Battin championed a 'break bail, face jail' / 'you break bail, you go to jail' policy as the Liberal-National plan to toughen Victoria's bail system, framing it as a common-sense response to crime while saying youth crime needs a multi-layered approach: 'It can't be a one-solution-fits-all approach. We must give young offenders every chance to turn their lives around.' He earlier served as Shadow Minister for Police (2021-2022).", "sources": [ { "title": "Brad Battin", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Battin", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Battin courts multicultural votes with tough crime crackdown", "url": "https://www.theaustraliatoday.com.au/battin-courts-multicultural-votes-with-tough-crime-crackdown-break-bail-go-to-jail-no-land-tax-and-gas-taps-back-on/", "publisher": "The Australia Today", "date": "2025-06-19" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "As Leader of the Opposition, opposed the Statewide Treaty and pledged that a Liberal-Nationals government would introduce legislation to repeal the Treaty within its first 100 days, stating the Coalition did not believe Treaty was the best way to close the gap; proposed a standalone First Nations Victoria department instead.", "sources": [ { "title": "Coalition pledge Treaty repeal", "url": "https://theweeklyadvertiser.com.au/articles/coalition-pledge-treaty-repeal/", "publisher": "The Weekly Advertiser", "date": "2025-10-22" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "As Victorian Liberal Opposition Leader (from Dec 2024), Battin is an opponent of the Suburban Rail Loop. In January 2025 he announced he would halt further development of the SRL if he becomes Premier at the 2026 state election, and on 24 March 2025 the Liberal/National Coalition under his leadership publicly called on Premier Allan to immediately suspend works on the project before more taxpayer money is spent.", "sources": [ { "title": "Suburban Rail Loop", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburban_Rail_Loop", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Brad_Battin_at_Rural_Press_Club_event_%28cropped%293.jpg/330px-Brad_Battin_at_Rural_Press_Club_event_%28cropped%293.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Battin", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.bradbattin.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Brad Battin - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Battin", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-jade-benham-mildura", "name": "Jade Benham", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mildura", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.jadebenham.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Jade4Mildura" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jadebenham_mp/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@JadeBenhamMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jade Benham MP - Member for Mildura", "url": "https://www.jadebenham.com.au/", "publisher": "Jade Benham", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-roma-britnell-south-west-coast", "name": "Roma Britnell", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "South-West Coast", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Roma Britnell voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "sex_work": { "summary": "As Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, opposed Victoria's Sex Work Decriminalisation Bill 2021; moved a reasoned amendment against the bill in the Legislative Assembly (defeated 28 October 2021), arguing sex work is often 'the result of limited choice' and that the bill lacked support (drug treatment, housing, training) for people exiting the industry.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sex Work Decriminalisation Bill 2021 — bill passage (reasoned amendment by Ms Britnell defeated 28 October 2021)", "url": "https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/bills/sex-work-decriminalisation-bill-2021", "publisher": "legislation.vic.gov.au", "date": "2022-03-01" }, { "title": "Vic: Sex Work Bill Quietly Passes the Lower House", "url": "https://www.acl.org.au/blog/blog-vic-sex-work-bill/", "publisher": "Australian Christian Lobby", "date": "2021-10-29" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Roma_Britnell_MP.jpg/330px-Roma_Britnell_MP.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Britnell", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.romabritnell.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RomaBritnellMP/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Roma Britnell", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Britnell", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Roma Britnell MP - Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RomaBritnellMP/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-colin-brooks-bundoora", "name": "Colin Brooks", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bundoora", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.colinbrooks.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ColinBrooksMP/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Colin Brooks (politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Brooks_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Colin Brooks MP - Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ColinBrooksMP/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-josh-bull-sunbury", "name": "Josh Bull", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Sunbury", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Josh Bull voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Josh_Bull_speaking_at_No_Waste_Incinerator_protest_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Josh_Bull_speaking_at_No_Waste_Incinerator_protest_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Bull", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://joshbull.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JoshBullMP/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Josh Bull", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Bull", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Josh Bull MP for Sunbury - Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JoshBullMP/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-tim-bull-gippsland-east", "name": "Tim Bull", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Gippsland East", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Tim Bull voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Tim_Bull%2C_Nat.%2C_State_Member_Gipps._East%2C_jjron%2C_16.12.2010.jpg/330px-Tim_Bull%2C_Nat.%2C_State_Member_Gipps._East%2C_jjron%2C_16.12.2010.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Bull", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.timbull.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/tim.bullmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Bull", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Bull", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Tim Bull MP - Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/tim.bullmp/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-martin-cameron-morwell", "name": "Martin Cameron", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Morwell", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.martincameron.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Martin4Morwell" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/martin4morwell/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Martin Cameron MP - Member for Morwell", "url": "https://www.martincameron.com.au/", "publisher": "martincameron.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-anthony-carbines-ivanhoe", "name": "Anthony Carbines", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ivanhoe", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). 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In a 29 November 2023 statement marking the 15th anniversary of Victoria's 2008 decriminalisation of abortion, she promoted the Allan Labor Government's expansion of surgical termination services across Melbourne and new sexual and reproductive health hubs, noting safe access zones around abortion providers had been legislated.", "sources": [ { "title": "Improving Abortion Access Across Melbourne", "url": "https://www.lilydambrosio.com.au/news/improving-abortion-access-across-melbourne/", "publisher": "Lily D'Ambrosio MP", "date": "2023-11-29" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Lily D'Ambrosio voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "native_forest_logging": { "summary": "As Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, D'Ambrosio (ALP) drove the government policy to phase out native forest logging, announcing on 7 Nov 2019 the plan to end all native forest logging in Victoria: 'This is the largest environmental protection plan in our state's history... By ending the destruction of our old growth forests immediately, we're protecting the habitat of our Greater Gliders, Leadbeater's Possums, and many other threatened species.' Logging in state forests ended 1 Jan 2024 and the enabling Act was later repealed.", "sources": [ { "title": "Protecting Victoria's Forests And Threatened Species", "url": "https://www.lilydambrosio.com.au/media-releases/protecting-victorias-forests-and-threatened-species/", "publisher": "Lily D'Ambrosio MP", "date": "2019-11-07" } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "As Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D'Ambrosio has driven Victoria's legislated renewable energy targets of 65% renewable generation by 2030 and 95% by 2035 (with the remaining ~5% gas), the revival of a state-owned State Electricity Commission (SEC), and a planned exit from coal-fired power. She stated Victoria's 'record investment in renewable energy is paying off - Victoria consistently has the lowest wholesale power prices in the country.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Victoria Powers Towards Next Renewable Energy Target", "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/victoria-powers-towards-next-renewable-energy-target", "publisher": "Premier of Victoria", "date": "2023" }, { "title": "Victoria to target 95% renewable energy by 2035", "url": "https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2022/10/20/victoria-to-target-95-renewable-energy-by-2035/", "publisher": "pv magazine Australia", "date": "2022-10-20" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "As Victorian Minister for Climate Action, Energy and Resources (Labor), Lily D'Ambrosio introduced legislation locking in Victoria's renewable energy and climate targets: 95% renewable electricity generation by 2035 (with a 65% interim target for 2030), emissions reduction of 45-50% below 2005 levels by 2030 and 75-80% by 2035, and bringing net zero forward from 2050 to 2045. She said: 'These targets encourage investment in Victoria's renewable energy transition and show our commitment to bold climate action as we work towards net-zero emissions by 2045.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Locking In Leading Renewable Energy And Climate Targets", "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/locking-leading-renewable-energy-and-climate-targets", "publisher": "Premier of Victoria", "date": "2023" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Lily_D%27Ambrosio_launches_Moreland_Council_renewables_powered_hydrogen_fuel_cell_heavy_vehicle_fleet_pilot_program.jpg/330px-Lily_D%27Ambrosio_launches_Moreland_Council_renewables_powered_hydrogen_fuel_cell_heavy_vehicle_fleet_pilot_program.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_D%27Ambrosio", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://lilydambrosio.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/LilyDAmbrosioMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/lilydambrosiomp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Lily D'Ambrosio MP", "url": "https://lilydambrosio.com.au/", "publisher": "lilydambrosio.com.au", "date": null }, { "title": "Lily D'Ambrosio - Labor State Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/lily-dambrosio", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-daniela-de-martino-monbulk", "name": "Daniela De Martino", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Monbulk", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.danielademartino.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DanielaDeMartinoMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/danielademartinomp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Daniela De Martino", "url": "https://www.danielademartino.com.au/", "publisher": "danielademartino.com.au", "date": null }, { "title": "Daniela De Martino - Labor State Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/daniela-de-martino", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-gabrielle-de-vietri-richmond", "name": "Gabrielle de Vietri", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Richmond", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Greens MP for Richmond (since 2022). She is openly queer and is described as the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly; she uses she/her and they/them pronouns. She serves as a Victorian Greens spokesperson on LGBTIQA+ rights and has been a public advocate for trans and gender-diverse people and stronger anti-vilification protections. In October 2023, as Greens LGBTIQA+ spokesperson, she opposed Moira Deeming's motion for an inquiry into gender-affirming care, saying it would 'stoke the flames of transphobia and hate.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Gabrielle de Vietri", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_de_Vietri", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Greens' Gabrielle De Vietri Is Victoria's Newest Out Member Of Parliament", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/greens-gabrielle-de-vietri-is-victorias-newest-out-gay-member-of-parliament/218688", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2022" }, { "title": "Moira Deeming Pushes For Inquiry Into Gender-Affirming Care", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/moira-deeming-pushes-for-inquiry-into-gender-affirming-care/226691", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-18" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Greens MLA for Richmond (which contains the North Richmond injecting room). De Vietri welcomed the 2023 decision to make the North Richmond medically supervised injecting room ongoing, saying 'it saves lives and provides pathways to better health, housing and employment for people who use injecting drugs,' while pushing for expanded eligibility and additional injecting rooms to relieve pressure on the North Richmond site.", "sources": [ { "title": "Government must establish more safe injecting rooms to take pressure off North Richmond", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/government-must-establish-more-safe-injecting-rooms-take-pressure-north", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2023-03-07" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Gabrielle_de_Vietri_2022.jpg/330px-Gabrielle_de_Vietri_2022.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_de_Vietri", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://gabrielledevietri.org.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/gabrielle.de.vietri" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/gabrielledevietri" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/GabrielledeVie" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@gabrielledevietri" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Gabrielle de Vietri - Greens MP for Richmond", "url": "https://gabrielledevietri.org.au/", "publisher": "gabrielledevietri.org.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-steve-dimopoulos-oakleigh", "name": "Steve Dimopoulos", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Oakleigh", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Steve Dimopoulos voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MP for Oakleigh (since 2014) and, alongside Harriet Shing, one of Victoria's first openly gay cabinet ministers when sworn into the Andrews ministry in June 2022. He is described as the first openly gay Greek-Australian minister in Victoria. He has held portfolios including Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Creative Industries and (until April 2026) Environment and Outdoor Recreation.", "sources": [ { "title": "Steve Dimopoulos", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Dimopoulos", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Victoria Gets Its First Out Gay Ministers", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/victoria-gets-its-first-out-gay-ministers/214284", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2022" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/250518_Hughesdale_4x5-07676.jpg/330px-250518_Hughesdale_4x5-07676.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Dimopoulos", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://stevedimopoulos.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DimoforOakleigh" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/steve_dimopoulos/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Steve Dimopoulos MP", "url": "https://stevedimopoulos.com.au/", "publisher": "stevedimopoulos.com.au", "date": null }, { "title": "Steve Dimopoulos - Labor State Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/steve-dimopoulos", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-paul-edbrooke-frankston", "name": "Paul Edbrooke", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Frankston", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Paul Edbrooke voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Paul_Edbrooke.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Edbrooke", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PaulForFrankston" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/pauledbrookemp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Paul Edbrooke - Labor State Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/paul-edbrooke", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-maree-edwards-bendigo-west", "name": "Maree Edwards", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bendigo West", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Maree Edwards voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.mareeedwards.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/mareeedwardsmp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/mareeedwardsmp/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mareeedwardsmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Maree Edwards MP - 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Matthew Guy voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MP for Bulleen and a former Victorian Liberal leader (Opposition Leader 2014-2018 and 2021-2022). In October 2021, as Opposition Leader, he confirmed the Liberals would not reverse the conversion-practices ban: 'The Liberals will never bring back conversion therapy. Read that again.' Before the 2022 election he announced that conservative candidate Renee Heath would not be permitted to sit in the parliamentary Liberal party room if elected, citing her church's positions on gay, transgender and reproductive rights.", "sources": [ { "title": "Victorian Liberals Promise They Will Never Roll-Back Gay Conversion 'Therapy' Ban", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/victorian-liberals-promise-they-will-never-roll-back-gay-conversion-therapy-ban/206077", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2021-10-01" }, { "title": "Opposition Leader Says Ultra-Conservative Candidate Won't Sit In Party Room If Elected", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/opposition-leader-says-ultra-conservative-candidate-wont-sit-in-party-room-if-elected/218437", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2022" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Matthew_Guy_at_ABC_Suburban_Rail_Loop_forum_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Matthew_Guy_at_ABC_Suburban_Rail_Loop_forum_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Guy", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.matthewguy.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "The Hon Matt Guy MP - Member for Bulleen", "url": "https://www.matthewguy.com.au/", "publisher": "matthewguy.com.au", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-bronwyn-halfpenny-thomastown", "name": "Bronwyn Halfpenny", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Thomastown", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Bronwyn Halfpenny voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Bronwyn_Halfpenny_at_Refugee_Action_Collective_event_at_Trades_Hall_-_February_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Bronwyn_Halfpenny_at_Refugee_Action_Collective_event_at_Trades_Hall_-_February_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronwyn_Halfpenny", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/bronwyn.halfpenny" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/bronwynhalfpennymp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Bronwyn Halfpenny - Labor State Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/bronwyn-halfpenny", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-katie-hall-footscray", "name": "Katie Hall", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Footscray", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/KatieHallMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/katie_in_footscray/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Katie Hall - Labor State Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/katie-hall", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-paul-hamer-box-hill", "name": "Paul Hamer", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Box Hill", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Jewish. Wikipedia states \"He is Jewish.\" His father is a survivor of the Holocaust, and in his first speech he said \"after the horrors of the Holocaust it was Australia that gave my family a home.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Paul Hamer", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hamer", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-29" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PaulHamerMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/paulhamermp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Paul Hamer - Labor State Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/paul-hamer", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-martha-haylett-ripon", "name": "Martha Haylett", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ripon", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Martha_Haylett_MP_-_Ripon.png/330px-Martha_Haylett_MP_-_Ripon.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Haylett", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.marthahaylett.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MarthaHaylett4Ripon/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/marthahaylettmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Martha Haylett - official website", "url": "https://www.marthahaylett.com.au/", "publisher": "Martha Haylett", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-mathew-hilakari-point-cook", "name": "Mathew Hilakari", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Point Cook", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MathewHilakariMP/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mathew Hilakari MP - Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MathewHilakariMP/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-david-hodgett-croydon", "name": "David Hodgett", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Croydon", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). David Hodgett voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/David_Hodgett_at_Parliament_2021_%28cropped%29_b.jpg/330px-David_Hodgett_at_Parliament_2021_%28cropped%29_b.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hodgett", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.davidhodgett.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/davidhodgettmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "The Hon David Hodgett MLA - Member for Croydon", "url": "https://www.davidhodgett.com.au/", "publisher": "David Hodgett", "date": null }, { "title": "David Hodgett MP - Facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/davidhodgettmp/", "publisher": "Facebook", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-melissa-horne-williamstown", "name": "Melissa Horne", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Williamstown", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gambling": { "summary": "As Victorian Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation, announced (with Premier Daniel Andrews, July 2023) and carried the Gambling Legislation Amendment (Pre-commitment and Carded Play) Bill 2024, described as Australia's most significant gambling-harm reforms - mandatory carded play with binding loss limits, a reduced $100 load-up limit (down from $1,000) and slower spin speeds. 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Natalie Hutchins voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Natalie_Hutchins_in_2026_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Natalie_Hutchins_in_2026_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Hutchins", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.nataliehutchins.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NatalieHutchinsMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nataliehutchinsmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/nathutchins" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Natalie Hutchins MP - official website", "url": "https://www.nataliehutchins.com.au/", "publisher": "Natalie Hutchins", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-lauren-kathage-yan-yean", "name": "Lauren Kathage", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Yan Yean", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.laurenkathage.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/laurenkathagemp/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/laurenkathagemp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Lauren Kathage MP - official website", "url": "https://www.laurenkathage.com.au/", "publisher": "Lauren Kathage", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-emma-kealy-lowan", "name": "Emma Kealy", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Lowan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). 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John Pesutto voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MP for Hawthorn and Leader of the Opposition / Victorian Liberal leader from December 2022 until a leadership spill on 27 December 2024; factionally a moderate. He is central to the Moira Deeming affair: after Deeming spoke at the 'Let Women Speak' rally (18 March 2023) that was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis, Pesutto moved to discipline her, leading to her nine-month suspension and then expulsion from the party room (19-11) on 12 May 2023. Deeming sued him for defamation over imputations she associated with neo-Nazis; in December 2024 the Federal Court found Pesutto had defamed her, awarding $300,000 in damages plus large legal costs. As leader he stated that 'all people, irrespective of faith, sexual preference, race, ethnicity or gender they identify with, have an equal place in Victoria.'", "sources": [ { "title": "John Pesutto", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pesutto", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Victorian_Liberal_Leader_John_Pesutto_b.jpg/330px-Victorian_Liberal_Leader_John_Pesutto_b.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pesutto", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.johnpesutto.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JohnPesutto/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/johnpesutto" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/johnpesutto" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-pesutto-44b5aa56" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@JohnPesuttoMPHawthorn" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://tiktok.com/@john.pesutto" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "John Pesutto MP Official - Linktree", "url": "https://linktr.ee/johnpesuttomp", "publisher": "Linktree", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-tim-read-brunswick", "name": "Tim Read", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Brunswick", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Greens MP for Brunswick (since 2018) and a medical doctor whose PhD concerned the epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections; he is the Greens spokesperson for Health. He supported the Greens motion and legislation to ban gay conversion practices and campaigned to reduce restrictions on gay and bisexual men donating blood, continuing to advocate for further easing of those restrictions.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Read", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Read", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Greens MLA for Brunswick and the party's spokesperson on health, drug law reform and justice; a former physician. Read drafted the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing Pilot for Drug Harm Reduction) Bill 2019 and has led the Greens' push for pill testing, framing drug use as a health issue rather than a criminal one. He also called for decriminalising public drunkenness, urging 'appropriate facilities, instead of relying on police cells.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Read", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Read", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Tim_Read.png/330px-Tim_Read.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Read", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://timread.org.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TimReadGreens/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/timreadgreens/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/TimRRead" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@timreadgreens" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Tim Read - Greens MP for Brunswick (official website)", "url": "https://timread.org.au/", "publisher": "Tim Read", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-pauline-richards-cranbourne", "name": "Pauline Richards", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Cranbourne", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.paulinerichardsmp.org/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PaulineRichardsMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/paulinerichardsmp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/mp4cranbourne" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Pauline Richards MP - State Member for Cranbourne (official website)", "url": "https://www.paulinerichardsmp.org/", "publisher": "Pauline Richards", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-tim-richardson-mordialloc", "name": "Tim Richardson", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mordialloc", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Tim Richardson voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.timrichardsonmp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/richardson4mordialloc/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/timrichardsonmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/TimRichardsonMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Richardson MP - official website", "url": "https://www.timrichardsonmp.com.au/", "publisher": "Tim Richardson", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-richard-riordan-polwarth", "name": "Richard Riordan", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Polwarth", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Richard Riordan voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Richard_Riordan%2C_1997.jpg/330px-Richard_Riordan%2C_1997.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riordan", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.richardriordan.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Richard Riordan (Australian politician) - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riordan_(Australian_politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-brad-rowswell-sandringham", "name": "Brad Rowswell", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Sandringham", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Wikipedia reports that he \"once studied to be a Catholic priest,\" indicating a Catholic faith background.", "sources": [ { "title": "Brad Rowswell", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Rowswell", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-29" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Brad_Rowswell.jpg/330px-Brad_Rowswell.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Rowswell", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.bradrowswell.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Brad Rowswell - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Rowswell", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-ellen-sandell-melbourne", "name": "Ellen Sandell", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Melbourne", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Sandell, leader of the Victorian Greens, has publicly supported entrenching abortion access in the Victorian Constitution. In a 4 February 2025 Greens statement supporting the Constitution Amendment (Abortion) Bill 2024 she said 'People deserve to know where their leaders sit when it comes to their reproductive rights and access to essential healthcare,' and warned it was 'frightening that all it takes is for a change of government to threaten our right to safely access abortion in Victoria, especially when the Liberals are lurching further to the right here.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Vic Greens push to protect abortion from renewed conservative threat", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/vic-greens-push-protect-abortion-renewed-conservative-threat", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2025-02-04" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Ellen Sandell voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Sandell, Deputy Leader of the Victorian Greens, moved to remove the Lord's Prayer from the Legislative Assembly, announcing in February 2023 that she would introduce a motion 'for the lower house to ditch it' when Parliament returned, consistent with the Greens' position favouring a secular opening to parliamentary proceedings.", "sources": [ { "title": "The Lord's Prayer could be dumped from Victoria's parliament. Here's why", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-lords-prayer-could-be-dumped-from-victorias-parliament-heres-how/smjidwxv1", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2023-02-06" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Leader of the Victorian Greens (MLA for Melbourne). Sandell condemned the government's decision not to open a Melbourne CBD injecting room as 'cowardly... It leaves people who are struggling with heroin addiction to die on the streets of Melbourne.' She strongly opposed Labor's 2025 bail/youth justice laws allowing children to be tried in adult courts, saying 'Labor is ruining the lives of young people just to cling to power' and that the laws would not increase community safety.", "sources": [ { "title": "Safe injecting room decision a 'spineless captain's call' that will cost lives", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/safe-injecting-room-decision-spineless-captains-call-will-cost-lives", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2024-04-23" }, { "title": "Victorian Ombudsman writes to Greens warning of consequences of new punitive youth justice laws", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/victorian-ombudsman-writes-greens-warning-consequences-new-punitive-youth", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2025-11-14" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "As Leader of the Victorian Greens, publicly backed the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025, saying Greens votes would ensure it passed and calling it \"a historic moment where every Victorian has been invited to walk with First Nations people on this incredible journey.\" The Greens voted for the Bill.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens vote will ensure historic Treaty bill passes, as Liberals dig their own hole on the wrong side of history", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/greens-vote-will-ensure-historic-treaty-bill-passes-liberals-dig-their-own", "publisher": "Victorian Greens", "date": "2025-10-14" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Ellen_Sandell_cropped.jpg/330px-Ellen_Sandell_cropped.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Sandell", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://ellensandell.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ellensandell.mp/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/elleninmelbourne/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ellensandell" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@ellensandellmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ellen Sandell - official website", "url": "https://ellensandell.com/", "publisher": "Ellen Sandell", "date": null }, { "title": "Ellen Sandell - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Sandell", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-michaela-settle-eureka", "name": "Michaela Settle", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Eureka", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.michaelasettle.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/pg/MichaelaSettleMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/michaelasettle/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@michaelasettle8960" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Michaela Settle MP - official website", "url": "https://www.michaelasettle.com.au/", "publisher": "Michaela Settle", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-david-southwick-caulfield", "name": "David Southwick", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Caulfield", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). David Southwick voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MP for Caulfield and Deputy Liberal Leader. On the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill (10 December 2020) he moved a reasoned amendment seeking to delay the bill for further consultation, while saying he supported its substantive goals ('we can help stem the trauma by supporting this important bill'). In November 2022 he gave Aleph Melbourne (a Jewish LGBTQI organisation) a personal 'iron-clad guarantee' that any Liberal amendment to the Equal Opportunity Act would 'protect our LGBTQIA+ community from discrimination,' in the context of the Liberals' proposal to adjust the Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) provisions on faith-based school hiring.", "sources": [ { "title": "Victorian Liberal MP Gives Personal 'Iron-Clad' Guarantee To Protect LGBT Community From Discrimination", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/victorian-liberal-mp-gives-personal-iron-clad-guarantee-to-protect-lgbtcommunity-from-discrimination/218037", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2022-11-04" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Liberal MLA for Caulfield and former Shadow Minister for Police and Crime Prevention. Southwick opposed a second injecting centre in the CBD, saying 'A second injecting centre in the wrong place is the last thing our struggling CBD and stretched frontline police need to be dealing with,' and pointed to 'ongoing drug trafficking, anti-social behaviour and serious crime at the North Richmond Injecting Centre,' arguing systemic problems at the first site should be fixed before any second site.", "sources": [ { "title": "Police, community ignored by Daniel Andrews over Flinders Street injecting centre", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/police-community-ignored-by-daniel-andrews-over-562590/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2021-05-19" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/David_Southwick_at_Rye_Civic_Hall%2C_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-David_Southwick_at_Rye_Civic_Hall%2C_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Southwick", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://davidsouthwick.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Southwick - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Southwick", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-ros-spence-kalkallo", "name": "Ros Spence", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Kalkallo", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Ros Spence voted YES (in favour). [Spence (then member for Yuroke)]", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.rosspence.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RosSpenceMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/rosspencemp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ros Spence MP - official website", "url": "https://www.rosspence.com.au/", "publisher": "Ros Spence", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-nick-staikos-bentleigh", "name": "Nick Staikos", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bentleigh", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Nick Staikos voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "As Minister for Consumer Affairs, Staikos championed the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024, which banned all forms of rental bidding, banned rental application fees, and lengthened notice periods for rent increases and notices to vacate: 'Victoria has the strongest rental protections in the country and this builds on our significant work to make renting fairer across the state.'", "sources": [ { "title": "New Laws Passed To Make Renting Fairer In Victoria", "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/new-laws-passed-make-renting-fairer-victoria", "publisher": "Premier of Victoria", "date": "2025-03-06" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/McKinnon_Secondary_College_%28Cropped%29.png/330px-McKinnon_Secondary_College_%28Cropped%29.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Staikos", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.nickstaikos.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NickforBentleigh" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/nickstaikos/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://www.twitter.com/NStaikos" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nick Staikos - official website", "url": "https://www.nickstaikos.com.au/", "publisher": "Nick Staikos", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-natalie-suleyman-st-albans", "name": "Natalie Suleyman", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "St Albans", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Reported as the first Muslim woman elected to the Victorian Parliament. Wikipedia states she \"is the first person of Turkish origin, as well as the first Muslim woman, to be elected to the Victorian Parliament.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Natalie Suleyman", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Suleyman", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-29" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Natalie Suleyman voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Natalie_Suleyman.png/330px-Natalie_Suleyman.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Suleyman", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.nataliesuleyman.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/nataliesuleymanmp/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nataliesuleymanmp/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-suleyman-mp-651153191" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Natalie Suleyman MP - 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Mary-Anne Thomas voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Victorian Minister for Health and Ambulance Services (Andrews/Allan Labor governments) until she stepped down in April 2026. As minister she rolled out Urgent Care Clinics, the Virtual ED and the state's first Virtual hospital, and introduced Standards for Safe and Timely Ambulance and Emergency Care to speed ambulance-to-ED handover. 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In the December 2024 ministerial reshuffle she became Victoria's Minister for Equality (the portfolio passing to her from Harriet Shing), a role that leads the government's work to remove discrimination from Victorian laws and services and to promote inclusion of LGBTIQA+ communities, working with the Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Minister for Equality (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Equality_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.vickiward.org.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Vicki Ward - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicki_Ward", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-kim-wells-rowville", "name": "Kim Wells", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Rowville", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Kim Wells voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://kimwells.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Kim Wells - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Wells_(Victorian_politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-nicole-werner-warrandyte", "name": "Nicole Werner", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Warrandyte", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "A Christian who previously worked as a youth pastor at the Pentecostal megachurch Planetshakers. In her maiden speech she spoke about discrimination she faced as a person of faith.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nicole Werner", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Werner", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-29" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Nicole_Werner-2023.jpg/330px-Nicole_Werner-2023.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Werner", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.nicolewerner.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nicole Werner - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Werner", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-rachel-westaway-prahran", "name": "Rachel Westaway", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Prahran", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Rachel_Westaway_and_Georgie_Crozier_at_Prahran_community_forum%2C_June_2026_%281%29_%28cropped_for_Rachel_Westaway%29.jpg/330px-Rachel_Westaway_and_Georgie_Crozier_at_Prahran_community_forum%2C_June_2026_%281%29_%28cropped_for_Rachel_Westaway%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Westaway", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.rachelwestaway.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Rachel Westaway - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Westaway", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-dylan-wight-tarneit", "name": "Dylan Wight", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Tarneit", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.dylanwightmp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/dylanwightlabor" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/dylanwightmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dylan Wight MP - official website", "url": "https://www.dylanwightmp.com.au/", "publisher": "Dylan Wight", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-gabrielle-williams-dandenong", "name": "Gabrielle Williams", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Dandenong", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Gabrielle Williams voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Gabrielle_Williams_MP_Official_Headshot.jpg/330px-Gabrielle_Williams_MP_Official_Headshot.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Williams", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.gabriellewilliams.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/WilliamsforDandenong" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/gabbywilliamsmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Gabrielle Williams MP - Transport Minister - official website", "url": "https://www.gabriellewilliams.com.au/", "publisher": "Gabrielle Williams", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-belinda-wilson-narre-warren-north", "name": "Belinda Wilson", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Narre Warren North", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.belindawilson.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/belindawilsonvic" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/belindawilsonvic/" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@belindawilsonvic" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Belinda Wilson MP - official website", "url": "https://www.belindawilson.com.au/", "publisher": "Belinda Wilson", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-jess-wilson-kew", "name": "Jess Wilson", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Kew", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "As Victorian Liberal Opposition Leader (from November 2025, deposing Battin), Wilson made opposition to the Suburban Rail Loop her first major policy position, reaffirming the party's opposition and committing to pause/halt all development of the SRL, including current construction, if she becomes Premier at the 2026 election.", "sources": [ { "title": "Suburban Rail Loop", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburban_Rail_Loop", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Assembly,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Jess_Wilson_0026_%28cropped%29.png/330px-Jess_Wilson_0026_%28cropped%29.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Wilson", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://jesswilsonkew.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jess Wilson - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Wilson", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-ryan-batchelor-southern-metropolitan", "name": "Ryan Batchelor", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Southern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "hunting": { "summary": "As chair of the Legislative Council Select Committee on Victoria's Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements (2023), Batchelor led and endorsed the committee's majority report recommending an end to the annual native bird (duck and quail) hunting season on all public and private land from 2024. He supported the ban recommendation.", "sources": [ { "title": "Key findings from Victoria's duck hunting inquiry", "url": "https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8330755/key-findings-from-victorias-duck-hunting-inquiry/", "publisher": "Bendigo Advertiser", "date": "2023-08-31" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.ryanbatchelor.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/ryanbatchelormp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/ryanbatchelormp" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ryanbatchelormp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ryan Batchelor MP - official website", "url": "https://www.ryanbatchelor.com.au/", "publisher": "Ryan Batchelor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-melina-bath-eastern-victoria", "name": "Melina Bath", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Eastern Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Council (conscience vote; the bill passed the Council 22-18 on 22 November 2017). Melina Bath voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Nationals MLC for Eastern Victoria. In October 2023 she voted for Moira Deeming's motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into gender-affirming care, which was defeated 21-16.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true }, "hunting": { "summary": "Nationals member of the Victorian Legislative Council Select Committee on Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements (2023). Bath filed a minority report opposing a ban and supporting the continuation of recreational duck/native bird hunting; she has repeatedly defended regulated duck hunting in the Legislative Council.", "sources": [ { "title": "Key findings from Victoria's duck hunting inquiry", "url": "https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8330755/key-findings-from-victorias-duck-hunting-inquiry/", "publisher": "Bendigo Advertiser", "date": "2023-08-31" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.melinabath.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/MelinaBathMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/melinamlc" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/melinabathmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Melina Bath MLC - official website", "url": "https://www.melinabath.com.au/", "publisher": "Melina Bath", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-john-berger-southern-metropolitan", "name": "John Berger", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Southern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.johnbergermp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/johnbergermp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/johnbergermp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "John Berger MP - official website", "url": "https://www.johnbergermp.com.au/", "publisher": "John Berger", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-lizzie-blandthorn-western-metropolitan", "name": "Lizzie Blandthorn", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Western Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Lizzie Blandthorn voted NO (against). 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Jeff Bourman voted NO (against). 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Bourman filed a minority report opposing the ban recommendation and strongly supporting the continuation of recreational duck/native bird hunting.", "sources": [ { "title": "Key findings from Victoria's duck hunting inquiry", "url": "https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8330755/key-findings-from-victorias-duck-hunting-inquiry/", "publisher": "Bendigo Advertiser", "date": "2023-08-31" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Jeffrey-Bourman-MP-424951284335592" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/jeffbourmanMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Your Representatives - Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party Victoria", "url": "https://www.vicshootersfishersandfarmers.org.au/victorian-mps", "publisher": "Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-gaelle-broad-northern-victoria", "name": "Gaelle Broad", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Northern Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.gaellebroad.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/GaelleBroadMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/gaellebroad/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Gaelle Broad MP - official website", "url": "https://www.gaellebroad.com.au/", "publisher": "Gaelle Broad", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-katherine-copsey-southern-metropolitan", "name": "Katherine Copsey", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Southern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Greens MLC for Southern Metropolitan (since 2022). She publicly criticised the anti-trans content of Moira Deeming's February 2023 inaugural speech, describing Deeming's language as 'absolutely shocking,' and the Victorian Greens have campaigned (with Copsey among members) to expand the state's anti-vilification laws to better protect LGBTIQA+ people.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming uses inaugural speech to voice anti-trans views", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/moira-deeming-uses-inaugural-speech-to-voice-anti-trans-views/", "publisher": "OUTInPerth", "date": "2023-02" } ], "verified": true }, "hunting": { "summary": "Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council Select Committee on Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements (2023). She supported the committee's majority recommendation to end recreational native bird (duck and quail) hunting on all public and private land from 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "Key findings from Victoria's duck hunting inquiry", "url": "https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8330755/key-findings-from-victorias-duck-hunting-inquiry/", "publisher": "Bendigo Advertiser", "date": "2023-08-31" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Kat_Copsey.png/330px-Kat_Copsey.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Copsey", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://katherinecopsey.org.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/KatherineCopseyGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/katherinecopseygreens/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/KatCopseyGreens" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Katherine Copsey - Greens MLC for Southern Metro", "url": "https://katherinecopsey.org.au/", "publisher": "Katherine Copsey", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-georgie-crozier-southern-metropolitan", "name": "Georgie Crozier", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Southern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Crozier (Liberal, Shadow Health Minister) said of a 2022 crossbench bill on conscientious objection by religiously affiliated hospitals that she had not yet seen the legislation, stating 'I need to see the details in the bill. I'm very supportive of women's rights.' In February 2025 debate she characterised the Greens' Constitution Amendment (Abortion) Bill 2024 to entrench abortion in the constitution as a political manoeuvre rather than genuinely protecting abortion from politicisation.", "sources": [ { "title": "Victorian crossbench MP launches bid to force religiously affiliated hospitals to perform abortions", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/victorian-crossbench-mp-launches-bid-to-force-religiously-affiliated-hospitals-to-perform-abortions/exekchk9m", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2022" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Council (conscience vote; the bill passed the Council 22-18 on 22 November 2017). Georgie Crozier voted NO (against). [Division list records: Crozier (listed as Georgina Crozier)]", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC for Southern Metropolitan (since 2010), a former nurse and midwife. In October 2023 she spoke in support of Moira Deeming's motion for a parliamentary inquiry into gender-affirming care and questioned whether the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act was 'actually working,' and voted for the motion, which was defeated 21-16.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Liberal MLC and shadow health spokesperson. Crozier has opposed the location of the North Richmond injecting room and a second CBD facility, arguing trials should be in non-residential areas: 'If Daniel Andrews was serious about protecting the community, he would immediately move the trial away from a school, family homes and small businesses.' She has raised parliamentary questions about resident safety and CCTV coverage around the North Richmond precinct.", "sources": [ { "title": "Melbourne to open new safe injecting room", "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6782787/melbourne-to-open-new-safe-injecting-room/", "publisher": "The Canberra Times", "date": "2020-06-05" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Victorian Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services (Liberal, Legislative Council). A former nurse and midwife, she is a persistent critic of Labor's health record, focusing on ambulance ramping and response times, hospital pressures and elective-surgery wait lists, and has raised failures of code-1 ambulance response benchmarks in regional Victoria in Parliament.", "sources": [ { "title": "Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Health Minister roles - shadow ministry listing (Crozier: Health, Ambulance Services)", "url": "https://vic.liberal.org.au/team/georgie-crozier", "publisher": "Liberal Victoria", "date": "2025-04-08" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Georgie_Crozier.jpg/330px-Georgie_Crozier.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Crozier", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.georgiecrozier.com.au" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Georgie Crozier - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Crozier", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-david-davis-southern-metropolitan", "name": "David Davis", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Southern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Council (conscience vote; the bill passed the Council 22-18 on 22 November 2017). David Davis voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC for Southern Metropolitan and a long-serving senior Liberal. In October 2023 he voted for Moira Deeming's motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into gender-affirming care, which was defeated 21-16.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Hon._David_Davis.JPG/330px-Hon._David_Davis.JPG", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Davis_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://daviddavis.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DavidDavisMLC/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/daviddavismlc/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/daviddavismlc" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://au.linkedin.com/in/david-davis-39225a5" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKBjLqij7UgkFNDFTaX565g" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Davis MP - official website", "url": "https://daviddavis.com.au/", "publisher": "David Davis", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-moira-deeming-western-metropolitan", "name": "Moira Deeming", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Western Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Identifies as Presbyterian. Wikipedia states she \"identifies as Maori and a Presbyterian.\" She is widely reported as a devout Christian and has publicly defended retention of the Lord's Prayer in Parliament.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moira_Deeming", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-29" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "Deeming (Liberal) holds anti-abortion views. Her Wikipedia biography states she 'believes that laws legalising abortion need to be repealed' and 'thinks that rape victims should reject abortions and turn to the church.' Writing on a Christian news website she described abortion as a 'terrible evil' and wrote that each abortion 'wounds a mother and father, murders an unborn child, and ends a whole family line.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moira_Deeming", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC for Western Metropolitan and a prominent social conservative on gender issues. She co-organised and spoke at the 'Let Women Speak' (Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull / 'Posie Parker') rally on the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne on 18 March 2023, which was gatecrashed by members of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network who performed Nazi salutes. After the rally, then-Liberal leader John Pesutto moved to expel her; she accepted a nine-month suspension from the parliamentary Liberal Party on 27 March 2023, then was expelled from the party room by 19 votes to 11 on 12 May 2023. She sued Pesutto for defamation over imputations that she associated with neo-Nazis; in December 2024 the Federal Court found Pesutto had defamed her and awarded $300,000 in damages. She was readmitted to the parliamentary Liberal Party on 27 December 2024. Deeming has campaigned against transgender 'gender ideology', opposed allowing trans women in female sport, criticised the Safe Schools program, and has been a vocal advocate for what she frames as women's sex-based rights. In October 2023 she moved a motion in the Legislative Council calling for a parliamentary inquiry into gender-affirming care; it was defeated 21-16, with the Liberals, Nationals and conservative crossbenchers voting in support and Labor and the Greens opposing.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moira_Deeming", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Moira Deeming: Victorian MP wins $300,000 in defamation battle against State Liberal leader John Pesutto", "url": "https://thenightly.com.au/politics/australia/moira-deeming-victorian-mp-wins-300000-in-defamation-battle-against-state-liberal-leader-john-pesutto-c-17058764", "publisher": "The Nightly", "date": "2024-12" }, { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Deeming, a Presbyterian, is a prominent religious-conservative voice in the Legislative Council. Her Wikipedia biography records her conservative-Christian positions, including the view that rape victims should reject abortion and turn to the church, and documents her opposition to a range of progressive social measures. She supported the July 2024 petition to retain the Lord's Prayer in the Legislative Council, telling Parliament she had been 'overwhelmed by the number of religious communities - not necessarily Christian communities' who wanted the prayer retained.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moira_Deeming", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Moira_Deeming.png/330px-Moira_Deeming.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moira_Deeming", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://moiradeemingmp.com" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MoiraDeemingMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/moiradeemingmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/MoiraDeemingMP" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@moiradeemingmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming MP - official website", "url": "https://moiradeemingmp.com", "publisher": "Moira Deeming", "date": null }, { "title": "Moira Deeming - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moira_Deeming", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-enver-erdogan-northern-metropolitan", "name": "Enver Erdogan", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Northern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Erdogan_-_TLV_presser_-_30_Jan_2026.jpg/330px-Erdogan_-_TLV_presser_-_30_Jan_2026.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enver_Erdogan", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.envererdogan.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/EnverErdoganMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/enver.erdogan.mp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Enver Erdogan MP - official website", "url": "https://www.envererdogan.com/", "publisher": "Enver Erdogan", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-jacinta-ermacora-western-victoria", "name": "Jacinta Ermacora", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Western Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.jacintaermacora.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jacintaermacoramp/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jacintaermacoramp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jacinta Ermacora MP - official website", "url": "https://www.jacintaermacora.com.au/", "publisher": "Jacinta Ermacora", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-david-ettershank-western-metropolitan", "name": "David Ettershank", "party": "Legalise Cannabis Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Western Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Legalise Cannabis Party MLC. Ettershank introduced the Road Safety Amendment (Medicinal Cannabis) Bill 2023 and successfully amended an omnibus roads bill so that from 1 March 2025 medicinal cannabis patients driving unimpaired no longer automatically lose their licence, with magistrates given discretion on impairment. He also welcomed the government's Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing) Bill 2024, saying 'drug checking has been effective in saving lives wherever it has been provided.' His party also introduced a bill for personal adult use of cannabis.", "sources": [ { "title": "Automatic licence bans for cannabis-using drivers to be dropped in Victoria", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/automatic-licence-bans-for-cannabis-using-drivers-to-be-dropped-in-victoria/pqdo1c5cv", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2024-11" }, { "title": "Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing) Bill 2024", "url": "https://davidettershank.com.au/drugs-poisons-and-controlled-substances-amendment-pill-testing-bill-2024/", "publisher": "David Ettershank MP", "date": "2024-10-29" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/David_Ettershank_speaking_at_No_Waste_Incinerator_protest_%284%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-David_Ettershank_speaking_at_No_Waste_Incinerator_protest_%284%29_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ettershank", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://davidettershank.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/davidettershankMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/davidettershankMP/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/dettershankmp" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-ettershank-005726128/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Ettershank - official website", "url": "https://davidettershank.com.au", "publisher": "David Ettershank", "date": null }, { "title": "David Ettershank - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ettershank", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-michael-galea-south-eastern-metropolitan", "name": "Michael Galea", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "South-Eastern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLC for South-Eastern Metropolitan (since 2022). He is Deputy Chair of the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee's inquiry into anti-LGBTQIA+ hate crimes and co-chairs the Victorian government's LGBTIQA+ Justice Working Group. On the hate-crimes inquiry he said 'this is a global phenomenon and it will require global solutions,' referencing Victoria's 'post-and-boast' laws and support for services such as Switchboard Victoria.", "sources": [ { "title": "Victoria's Inquiry into anti-LGTBQIA+ hate crimes begins hearings today", "url": "https://qnews.com.au/victoria-inquiry-into-anti-lgtbqia-hate-crimes-begins-today/", "publisher": "QNews", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "hunting": { "summary": "Deputy chair of the Victorian Legislative Council Select Committee on Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements (2023). He supported the committee's majority recommendation to end the annual native bird (duck and quail) hunting season on all public and private land from 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "Key findings from Victoria's duck hunting inquiry", "url": "https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8330755/key-findings-from-victorias-duck-hunting-inquiry/", "publisher": "Bendigo Advertiser", "date": "2023-08-31" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "victoria-anasina-gray-barberio-northern-metropolitan", "name": "Anasina Gray-Barberio", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Northern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Anasina_Gray-Barberio.jpg/330px-Anasina_Gray-Barberio.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anasina_Gray-Barberio", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://anasinagraybarberio.org.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/anasinagraybarberiogreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/anasinagraybarberio/" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@anasinagraybarberio" }, { "platform": "bluesky", "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/anasina-greens.bsky.social" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Anasina Gray-Barberio MLC", "url": "https://anasinagraybarberio.org.au/", "publisher": "Anasina Gray-Barberio", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-renee-heath-eastern-victoria", "name": "Renee Heath", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Eastern Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Reported as a lifelong member of the City Builders' church, a Pentecostal church led in Australia by her father, pastor Brian Heath. Described in reporting as a conservative Pentecostal Christian.", "sources": [ { "title": "Renee Heath", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renee_Heath", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-29" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC for Eastern Victoria, elected 2022. A social conservative and lifelong member of the City Builders' church (led in Australia by her father, pastor Brian Heath), an organisation that has been accused of historic links to gay conversion practices. Before the 2022 election, then-Liberal leader Matthew Guy said Heath would not be permitted to sit in the parliamentary party room if elected, citing the church's opposition to gay, transgender and reproductive rights; new leader John Pesutto reversed that decision and appointed her Secretary of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. She was a close ally of Moira Deeming and was demoted as party-room Secretary on 12 May 2023 during the caucus vote on Deeming's expulsion. In October 2025 her sister Clare Heath-McIvor testified to a Victorian parliamentary inquiry about conversion practices allegedly linked to the church. In October 2023 she voted for Moira Deeming's motion calling for an inquiry into gender-affirming care (defeated 21-16).", "sources": [ { "title": "Renee Heath", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renee_Heath", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Opposition Leader Says Ultra-Conservative Candidate Won't Sit In Party Room If Elected", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/opposition-leader-says-ultra-conservative-candidate-wont-sit-in-party-room-if-elected/218437", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2022" }, { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Heath, a conservative Pentecostal and lifelong member of the City Builders' church (led by her father), framed religious liberty as a central theme of her inaugural speech (20 December 2022), stating: 'Victorians should not be told what to think, what to say, how to worship, how to raise their children,' which she characterised as 'a failed socialist experiment which has reinvented itself as a cultural movement.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Renee Heath", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renee_Heath", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Heathphoto_b_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Heathphoto_b_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renee_Heath", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.reneeheath.com.au" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Renee Heath - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renee_Heath", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-ann-marie-hermans-south-eastern-metropolitan", "name": "Ann-Marie Hermans", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "South-Eastern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC for South-Eastern Metropolitan (since 2022), considered part of the 'religious right' faction of the Victorian Liberal Party. In 2023 she voted against the successful party-room motion to expel fellow conservative Moira Deeming. She has publicly criticised the Andrews government's gender and sexuality policies and characterised the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act as an 'overreach' that, in her view, strips individuals of the right to consent to private practices such as counselling or prayer. In October 2023 she voted for Moira Deeming's motion calling for an inquiry into gender-affirming care (defeated 21-16).", "sources": [ { "title": "Ann-Marie Hermans", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann-Marie_Hermans", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Hermans (Liberal), considered part of the 'religious right' faction of the Victorian Liberal Party and a former Family First candidate, has raised religious-freedom concerns about anti-vilification legislation, characterising it as overreach and warning of 'a potential threat here to the freedom of speech and freedom of religion.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Ann-Marie Hermans", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann-Marie_Hermans", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Frankstonphoto_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Frankstonphoto_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann-Marie_Hermans", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.ann-mariehermans.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ann-Marie Hermans - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann-Marie_Hermans", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-shaun-leane-north-eastern-metropolitan", "name": "Shaun Leane", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "North-Eastern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Council (conscience vote; the bill passed the Council 22-18 on 22 November 2017). Shaun Leane voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.shaunleanemp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Shaun-Leane-MP-800041743487952/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ShaunLeaneMP/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ShaunLeaneMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Shaun Leane MP - official website", "url": "https://www.shaunleanemp.com.au/", "publisher": "Shaun Leane", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-david-limbrick-south-eastern-metropolitan", "name": "David Limbrick", "party": "Libertarian Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "South-Eastern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "MLC for South-Eastern Metropolitan, elected 2018 for the Liberal Democrats and now a member of the Libertarian Party. In February 2021 he announced he would vote against (and voted against) the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill, arguing on libertarian grounds that it 'tramples over several human rights' in the Victorian Charter including freedom of thought, conscience, religion and expression, and that adults should be free to approach faith leaders about their lives. He framed his opposition as the government not interfering in private choices rather than support for conversion practices. In October 2023 he spoke for, and voted for, Moira Deeming's motion calling for an inquiry into gender-affirming care (defeated 21-16).", "sources": [ { "title": "Liberal Democrats Will Vote Against Conversion Practices Ban", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/liberal-democrats-will-vote-against-conversion-practices-ban/200423", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2021-02" }, { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Limbrick (then Liberal Democrats) was one of nine Legislative Council members who voted against the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill in February 2021. He and other opponents stated they did not support harmful practices but would not back the bill because it 'oppresses basic human rights, including freedom of thought, religion and conscience.'", "sources": [ { "title": "The Victorian parliament has passed a bill banning gay conversion therapy", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-victorian-parliament-has-passed-a-bill-banning-gay-conversion-therapy/h81wdiwyg", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2021-02-05" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Libertarian Party MLC who lists drug law reform among his priority areas. Limbrick has advocated drug-checking/pill-testing services and harm reduction, voting in support of the government's Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing) Bill 2024 (passed the Legislative Council 29 October 2024, 23 votes to 16). He argues for bodily autonomy and against criminal sanctions for personal drug use.", "sources": [ { "title": "Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing) Bill 2024", "url": "https://davidettershank.com.au/drugs-poisons-and-controlled-substances-amendment-pill-testing-bill-2024/", "publisher": "David Ettershank MP", "date": "2024-10-29" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/David_Limbrick_at_Manningham_Hotel_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-David_Limbrick_at_Manningham_Hotel_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Limbrick", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://davidlimbrick.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/davidlimbrickldp/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/davidlimbrickmp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/_davidlimbrick" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZfNxXj5L21XMVxg9RcnE2Q" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Limbrick - official website", "url": "https://davidlimbrick.com.au", "publisher": "David Limbrick", "date": null }, { "title": "David Limbrick - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Limbrick", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-wendy-lovell-northern-victoria", "name": "Wendy Lovell", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Northern Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Council (conscience vote; the bill passed the Council 22-18 on 22 November 2017). Wendy Lovell voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC for Northern Victoria. In October 2023 she voted for Moira Deeming's motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into gender-affirming care, which was defeated 21-16.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "victoria-trung-luu-western-metropolitan", "name": "Trung Luu", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Western Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC for Western Metropolitan. In October 2023 he voted for Moira Deeming's motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into gender-affirming care, which was defeated 21-16.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Trung_Luu_and_Brad_Battin_February_2025.jpg/330px-Trung_Luu_and_Brad_Battin_February_2025.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trung_Luu" }, { "id": "victoria-sarah-mansfield-western-victoria", "name": "Sarah Mansfield", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Western Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Mansfield (Australian Greens, health spokesperson) introduced the Constitution Amendment (Abortion) Bill 2024 into the Legislative Council on 12 November 2024, which sought to entrench the Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 in the Victorian Constitution so it could only be altered by a three-fifths supermajority. Seconding the bill on 4 February 2025 she said 'Abortion is already a postcode lottery in Victoria, we can't risk a change in government further threatening access to this essential healthcare' and 'If there was ever a time to do this, it's now.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Victorian Greens Push to Protect Abortion from Renewed Conservative Threat", "url": "https://sarahmansfield.org.au/vic-greens-push-to-protect-abortion/", "publisher": "Sarah Mansfield MP", "date": "2025-02-04" }, { "title": "Vic Greens push to protect abortion from renewed conservative threat", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/vic-greens-push-protect-abortion-renewed-conservative-threat", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2025-02-04" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Greens MLC for Western Victoria and Deputy Leader of the Victorian Greens; a general practitioner by profession and the party's health spokesperson. In October 2023, responding to Moira Deeming's motion for an inquiry into gender-affirming care, she said 'the right to access gender-affirming care is supported by all major medical bodies in Australia and the World Health Organisation,' and the Greens opposed the motion (defeated 21-16).", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming Pushes For Inquiry Into Gender-Affirming Care", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/moira-deeming-pushes-for-inquiry-into-gender-affirming-care/226691", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-18" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Greens MLC and Co-Deputy Leader; a former GP. Mansfield has called for a medically supervised injecting room in Geelong, citing high regional overdose deaths and the arrival of potent synthetic opioids: 'Medically supervised injecting rooms save lives. They not only prevent overdoses by providing immediate treatment, they also link people with addiction support and other social services.' She has urged the government to develop a synthetic opioids plan for Victoria.", "sources": [ { "title": "MP calls for injecting room in Geelong", "url": "https://www.bay939.com.au/local-news/mp-calls-for-injecting-room-in-geelong/", "publisher": "Bay 93.9", "date": "2024-10-18" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Sarah_Mansfield.jpg/330px-Sarah_Mansfield.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Mansfield", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://sarahmansfield.org.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/sarah.mansfield.greens/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sarahmansfield/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/s_mansfieldmp" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahmansfieldmp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sarah Mansfield - official website", "url": "https://sarahmansfield.org.au/", "publisher": "Sarah Mansfield", "date": null }, { "title": "Sarah Mansfield - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Mansfield", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-bev-mcarthur-western-victoria", "name": "Bev McArthur", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Western Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC for Western Victoria. In February 2021 she crossed the floor to vote against the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020, arguing it interfered with individual autonomy ('This is not about electric shocks. This is about free individuals seeking advice...'). She has argued individuals transitioning should be given 'honest and open advice' and that parents should be able to counsel their children. She supported (with Moira Deeming) a Liberal State Council motion urging the federal party to ban trans women and girls from women's sport. In October 2023 she spoke for, and voted for, Moira Deeming's motion calling for an inquiry into gender-affirming care (defeated 21-16).", "sources": [ { "title": "Bev McArthur", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bev_McArthur", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Member for Western Victoria Bev McArthur has opposed legislation to ban gay conversion practices", "url": "https://www.standard.net.au/story/7113700/mp-wont-support-ban-of-gay-conversion/", "publisher": "The Standard (Warrnambool)", "date": "2021-02" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "McArthur crossed the floor to vote against the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020/2021. In Parliament (4 February 2021) she framed her opposition around individual liberty, arguing: 'This is not about electric shocks. This is about free individuals seeking advice on deeply personal matters,' and that 'individuals should be free to seek counselling, advice or care on any matter that they see fit without the interference of government.' She was one of nine members who voted against the bill in the Legislative Council.", "sources": [ { "title": "Bev McArthur", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bev_McArthur", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "The Victorian parliament has passed a bill banning gay conversion therapy", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-victorian-parliament-has-passed-a-bill-banning-gay-conversion-therapy/h81wdiwyg", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2021-02-05" } ], "verified": true }, "hunting": { "summary": "Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council Select Committee on Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements (2023). McArthur filed a minority report opposing the committee's ban recommendation and supporting the continuation of recreational native bird (duck and quail) hunting.", "sources": [ { "title": "Key findings from Victoria's duck hunting inquiry", "url": "https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8330755/key-findings-from-victorias-duck-hunting-inquiry/", "publisher": "Bendigo Advertiser", "date": "2023-08-31" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/MBev.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bev_McArthur", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.bevmcarthur.com" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BevMcArthurMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/bevmcarthurmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/BevMcArthurMP" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Bev McArthur - official website", "url": "https://www.bevmcarthur.com", "publisher": "Bev McArthur", "date": null }, { "title": "Bev McArthur - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bev_McArthur", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-joe-mccracken-western-victoria", "name": "Joe McCracken", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Western Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC for Western Victoria. In October 2023 he voted for Moira Deeming's motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into gender-affirming care, which was defeated 21-16. He chairs the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee's inquiry into anti-LGBTQIA+ hate crimes (hearings 2026), stating 'violence against any Victorian because of who they are is wrong.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" }, { "title": "Victoria's Inquiry into anti-LGTBQIA+ hate crimes begins hearings today", "url": "https://qnews.com.au/victoria-inquiry-into-anti-lgtbqia-hate-crimes-begins-today/", "publisher": "QNews", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/McCrackenjoe.jpg/330px-McCrackenjoe.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_McCracken" }, { "id": "victoria-nick-mcgowan-north-eastern-metropolitan", "name": "Nick McGowan", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "North-Eastern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC for North-Eastern Metropolitan. In October 2023 he voted for Moira Deeming's motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into gender-affirming care, which was defeated 21-16.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "victoria-tom-mcintosh-eastern-victoria", "name": "Tom McIntosh", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Eastern Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.tommcintosh.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TomMcIntoshMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/tommcintoshmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tom McIntosh MP - official website", "url": "https://www.tommcintosh.com.au/", "publisher": "Tom McIntosh", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-evan-mulholland-northern-metropolitan", "name": "Evan Mulholland", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Northern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC for Northern Metropolitan. In October 2023 he voted for Moira Deeming's motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into gender-affirming care, which was defeated 21-16.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Mulholland (Liberal) sponsored the petition (nearly 11,000 signatures) to retain the Lord's Prayer in Legislative Council proceedings, debated 31 July 2024. He argued 'This place is deeply rooted in traditions and our Christian foundations that have made our democracy so strong,' and wrote that 'any attempt to remove faith from Parliament - the public square - must be resisted at all costs,' adding that representatives 'make decisions informed by our values, and those values at times are inseparable from our faith.' The Labor government subsequently abandoned plans to replace the prayer.", "sources": [ { "title": "Why the Lord's Prayer had to remain in Victorian Parliament", "url": "https://catholicweekly.com.au/evan-mulholland-lords-prayer-faith-parliament/", "publisher": "The Catholic Weekly", "date": "2024-08-06" }, { "title": "Victorian Parliament to retain Lord's Prayer", "url": "https://cathnews.com/2024/08/02/victorian-parliament-to-retain-lords-prayer/", "publisher": "CathNews", "date": "2024-08-02" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Liberal MLC. Mulholland introduced the Bail Amendment (Indictable Offences Whilst on Bail) Bill 2024 (first reading 20 February 2024), a private member's bill to retain the offence of committing an indictable offence while on bail and prevent its repeal under the 2023 bail changes, automatically elevating the bail test for those who reoffend while on bail. The bill's second reading was defeated on 6 March 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "Bail Amendment (Indictable Offences Whilst on Bail) Bill 2024", "url": "https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/bills/bail-amendment-indictable-offences-whilst-bail-bill-2024-0", "publisher": "legislation.vic.gov.au", "date": "2024-02-20" } ], "verified": true }, "hunting": { "summary": "Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council Select Committee on Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements (2023). Mulholland filed a minority report opposing the committee's ban recommendation and supporting the continuation of recreational native bird (duck and quail) hunting.", "sources": [ { "title": "Key findings from Victoria's duck hunting inquiry", "url": "https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8330755/key-findings-from-victorias-duck-hunting-inquiry/", "publisher": "Bendigo Advertiser", "date": "2023-08-31" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Evan_Mulholland_February_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Evan_Mulholland_February_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Mulholland" }, { "id": "victoria-rachel-payne-south-eastern-metropolitan", "name": "Rachel Payne", "party": "Legalise Cannabis Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "South-Eastern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Payne (Legalise Cannabis Party) describes herself as 'unequivocally pro-choice' and opposes conscientious objection provisions in Victoria's abortion laws, arguing 'to work in public health is to serve the needs of all patients.' In October 2025 she co-authored, with Georgie Purcell, a report calling for medical and surgical abortion to be made free to every Victorian, expanded surgical provision in public hospitals, extending medical abortion access from nine to twelve weeks, and oversight of conscientious objection.", "sources": [ { "title": "Access in Action - Purcell and Payne launch bold push to reform abortion in Victoria", "url": "https://rachelpayne.com.au/access-in-action-purcell-and-payne-launch-bold-push-to-reform-abortion-in-victoria/", "publisher": "Rachel Payne MP", "date": "2025-10-06" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Legalise Cannabis MLC for South-Eastern Metropolitan (since 2022) and an LGBTIQ advocate. On Transgender Day of Remembrance (28 November 2024) she made a Legislative Council statement in solidarity with trans and gender-diverse people, citing high rates of violence and suicidal thoughts and criticising parliamentarians who use 'child safety' as a pretext for vilification. She has supported gender-affirming care for minors, anti-vilification laws and LGBTIQ+ legal services, and praised Minister Harriet Shing's 'unwavering allyship.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Transgender Day of Remembrance", "url": "https://rachelpayne.com.au/transgender-day-of-remembrance/", "publisher": "Rachel Payne MP", "date": "2024-11-28" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Legalise Cannabis Party MLC. With David Ettershank, Payne co-introduced the Road Safety Amendment (Medicinal Cannabis) Bill 2023 to end automatic licence loss for unimpaired medicinal cannabis drivers; the resulting reform took effect 1 March 2025. She voted in support of the government's Pill Testing Bill 2024 (passed 29 October 2024) and introduced the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Regulation of Personal Adult Use of Cannabis) Bill 2023 to allow personal adult cannabis use.", "sources": [ { "title": "Automatic licence bans for cannabis-using drivers to be dropped in Victoria", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/automatic-licence-bans-for-cannabis-using-drivers-to-be-dropped-in-victoria/pqdo1c5cv", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2024-11" }, { "title": "Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing) Bill 2024", "url": "https://davidettershank.com.au/drugs-poisons-and-controlled-substances-amendment-pill-testing-bill-2024/", "publisher": "David Ettershank MP", "date": "2024-10-29" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://rachelpayne.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/rachelpayneMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/rachelpayne_mp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/rachelpaynemp" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-payne-mp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Rachel Payne MP | South-Eastern Metropolitan | Legalise Cannabis", "url": "https://rachelpayne.com.au/", "publisher": "Rachel Payne", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-aiv-puglielli-north-eastern-metropolitan", "name": "Aiv Puglielli", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "North-Eastern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Greens MLC for North-Eastern Metropolitan (elected 2022), the youngest member of the Victorian Parliament and openly queer. He serves as the Greens spokesperson for LGBTIQA+ equality and has used his platform to advocate for trans and gender-diverse people and to call for expanded anti-vilification laws covering gender and sexuality. He has spoken about his rights being 'on public trial' and said the parliament 'needs more queer voices... more trans and gender-diverse voices.' In October 2023 he spoke against Moira Deeming's motion for an inquiry into gender-affirming care, calling it a 'waste of our time' (motion defeated 21-16).", "sources": [ { "title": "Know What It's Like To Have My Rights On Public Trial, Says Victoria's Youngest Queer MP Aiv Puglielli", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/know-what-its-like-to-have-my-rights-on-public-trial-says-victorias-youngest-queer-mp-aiv-puglielli/221208", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2022" }, { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Greens MLC and the party's drug harm reduction spokesperson. Puglielli has repeatedly pressed for a pill testing/drug-checking trial ('Setting up a pill testing trial this year will help keep young Victorians safe') and for more safe injecting rooms, warning the decision not to open a Melbourne CBD injecting room was 'gutless and will leave countless Victorians vulnerable.' He advocates decriminalisation of personal drug use, 'directing people who use drugs to health services for help, not prison for harm,' plus banning sniffer dogs at festivals and increased harm-reduction funding.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens' pressure sees pill testing on horizon", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/greens-pressure-sees-pill-testing-horizon-shouldnt-come-expense-injecting", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2024-02-26" }, { "title": "Safe injecting room decision a 'spineless captain's call' that will cost lives", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/safe-injecting-room-decision-spineless-captains-call-will-cost-lives", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2024-04-23" }, { "title": "Pill Testing Now!", "url": "https://aivpuglielli.org.au/issue/pill-testing/", "publisher": "Aiv Puglielli MP", "date": "2024" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Aiv_Puglielli.png/330px-Aiv_Puglielli.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiv_Puglielli", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://aivpuglielli.org.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AivGoesGreen" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/aivgoesgreen/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/AivGoesGreen" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Aiv Puglielli - Greens MP for North-East Metro", "url": "https://aivpuglielli.org.au/", "publisher": "Aiv Puglielli", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-georgie-purcell-northern-victoria", "name": "Georgie Purcell", "party": "Animal Justice Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Northern Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Purcell (Animal Justice Party) is a vocal advocate for expanded abortion access. In a June 2022 Guardian opinion piece she argued nurses should be permitted to prescribe medical abortions, and in Parliament has spoken in favour of expanding abortion services in rural and regional Victoria, drawing on her own experience of difficulties accessing services and harassment before safe access zones. In October 2025 she co-authored, with Rachel Payne, a report calling for free medical and surgical abortion for all Victorians, expanded public-hospital provision, and extending medical abortion access from nine to twelve weeks.", "sources": [ { "title": "Georgie Purcell", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Purcell", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Access in Action - Purcell and Payne launch bold push to reform abortion in Victoria", "url": "https://rachelpayne.com.au/access-in-action-purcell-and-payne-launch-bold-push-to-reform-abortion-in-victoria/", "publisher": "Rachel Payne MP", "date": "2025-10-06" } ], "verified": true }, "hunting": { "summary": "Animal Justice Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council Select Committee on Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements (2023) and a leading campaigner against duck shooting. She supported the committee's majority recommendation to end recreational native bird (duck and quail) hunting on all public and private land from 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "Key findings from Victoria's duck hunting inquiry", "url": "https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8330755/key-findings-from-victorias-duck-hunting-inquiry/", "publisher": "Bendigo Advertiser", "date": "2023-08-31" } ], "verified": true }, "animal_welfare": { "summary": "Animal Justice Party MLC who moved a motion in the Victorian Legislative Council (passed 23–14 on 16 October 2024) requiring Greyhound Racing Victoria to record and publish more detailed animal-welfare integrity data, including track and training-paddock injuries. She told the chamber that if she had the decision-making power she would end greyhound racing entirely, and warned the industry needed welfare measures 'to maintain their social licence.' The Greens and Labor supported the motion; the Liberals and Nationals opposed it. Purcell strongly supports ending greyhound racing.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greyhound Racing Victoria Defends Record as Animal Welfare Motion Passes", "url": "https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/greyhound-racing-victoria-defends-record-as-animal-welfare-motion-passes-5749652", "publisher": "The Epoch Times", "date": "2024-10-18" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Georgie_Purcell-2025.jpg/330px-Georgie_Purcell-2025.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Purcell", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.georgiepurcell.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/georgie.purcell.ajp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/georgie.purcell.ajp" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/georgievpurcell" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Georgie Purcell - official website", "url": "https://www.georgiepurcell.com.au", "publisher": "Georgie Purcell", "date": null }, { "title": "Georgie Purcell - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Purcell", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-harriet-shing-eastern-victoria", "name": "Harriet Shing", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Eastern Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Council (conscience vote; the bill passed the Council 22-18 on 22 November 2017). Harriet Shing voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLC for Eastern Victoria (since 2014) and the first openly lesbian member of the Parliament of Victoria. In June 2022 she was appointed Minister for Equality (alongside Steve Dimopoulos, becoming one of Victoria's first openly gay cabinet ministers). She was a vocal supporter of the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill, speaking in the February 2021 debate to acknowledge survivors and the harms of conversion practices, and has publicly criticised the Liberal Party's record on LGBTQI protections. She is a member of the Labor Left. As Minister for Equality she spoke against Moira Deeming's October 2023 motion for an inquiry into gender-affirming care (defeated 21-16). From April 2026 she became Minister for Health, Ambulance Services and Water.", "sources": [ { "title": "Harriet Shing", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Shing", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "A Mandate For Equality: Harriet Shing Is The LGBTQI Voice In Cabinet", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/features/a-mandate-for-equality-harriet-shing-is-the-lgbtqi-voice-in-cabinet/216201", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2022" }, { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Shing (Labor) voted in favour of the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill in the Legislative Council in February 2021, supporting the government's ban on conversion practices.", "sources": [ { "title": "The Victorian parliament has passed a bill banning gay conversion therapy", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-victorian-parliament-has-passed-a-bill-banning-gay-conversion-therapy/h81wdiwyg", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2021-02-05" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Appointed Victorian Minister for Health (also Ambulance Services and Water) in April 2026 in Premier Jacinta Allan's cabinet reshuffle, replacing Mary-Anne Thomas. Tasked with steering the health system through workforce pressures, demand challenges and cost-of-living impacts, with the government's stated aim of making care 'easier and cheaper for busy families to access.'", "sources": [ { "title": "RACGP welcomes Victoria's incoming Minister for Health", "url": "https://www.racgp.org.au/gp-news/media-releases/2026-media-releases/april-2026/racgp-welcomes-victoria-s-incoming-minister-for-he", "publisher": "RACGP", "date": "2026-04-16" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Harriet_Shing_at_ABC_Suburban_Rail_Loop_forum_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Harriet_Shing_at_ABC_Suburban_Rail_Loop_forum_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Shing", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.harrietshing.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/harrietshingmp" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/harrietshingmlc" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/ShingvWorld" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Harriet Shing - official website", "url": "https://www.harrietshing.com.au", "publisher": "Harriet Shing", "date": null }, { "title": "Harriet Shing - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Shing", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-adem-somyurek-northern-metropolitan", "name": "Adem Somyurek", "party": "Democratic Labour Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Northern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Council (conscience vote; the bill passed the Council 22-18 on 22 November 2017). Adem Somyurek voted NO (against).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "MLC for Northern Metropolitan (elected 2022 with the Democratic Labour Party; previously a Labor minister). In October 2023 he voted for Moira Deeming's motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into gender-affirming care, which was defeated 21-16.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Adem_Somyurek_portrait%2C_2015.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adem_Somyurek", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ademsomyurek/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/AdemSomyurek" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Adem Somyurek - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adem_Somyurek", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-ingrid-stitt-western-metropolitan", "name": "Ingrid Stitt", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Western Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "religious_freedom": { "summary": "As Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Stitt was a quoted government minister in the April 2025 announcement of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) reforms, which extend vilification protections including for religion while the government maintained that legitimate religious expression remains protected.", "sources": [ { "title": "Protecting More Victorians From Hate", "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/protecting-more-victorians-hate", "publisher": "Premier of Victoria", "date": "2025-04-02" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/IngridStittMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ingridstittmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/IngridStitt" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ingrid Stitt | Premier of Victoria", "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/ingrid-stitt", "publisher": "Premier of Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-jaclyn-symes-northern-victoria", "name": "Jaclyn Symes", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Northern Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Council (conscience vote; the bill passed the Council 22-18 on 22 November 2017). Jaclyn Symes voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLC for Northern Victoria; she was Victoria's Attorney-General (2018-2023) and the government carried the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill, which passed in February 2021. She stated that 'bigoted and harmful change or suppression practices are not tolerated in Victoria.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Victorian Parliament Passes Law Banning Gay Conversion Practices", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/victorian-parliament-passes-law-banning-gay-conversion-practices/200491", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2021-02" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "As Attorney-General, Symes carried the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition legislation, stating 'This bill does not outlaw prayer. It does not prevent health professionals from doing their job' and that the practices 'are deeply harmful and total quackery - they must be stamped out.' On the July 2024 Lord's Prayer petition she said: 'There is no proposal to remove the Lord's Prayer from the Parliament. We have not been considering a proposal,' describing only 'minor conversations' about modernising procedures.", "sources": [ { "title": "The Victorian parliament has passed a bill banning gay conversion therapy", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-victorian-parliament-has-passed-a-bill-banning-gay-conversion-therapy/h81wdiwyg", "publisher": "SBS News", "date": "2021-02-05" }, { "title": "Putting An End To Cruel Conversion Practices", "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/putting-end-cruel-conversion-practices", "publisher": "Premier of Victoria", "date": "2022-02-17" }, { "title": "Victorian Parliament to retain Lord's Prayer", "url": "https://cathnews.com/2024/08/02/victorian-parliament-to-retain-lords-prayer/", "publisher": "CathNews", "date": "2024-08-02" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Jaclyn_Symes.png/330px-Jaclyn_Symes.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaclyn_Symes", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.jaclynsymes.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jaclyn.symes" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jaclynsymesmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/JaclynSymes" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jaclyn Symes - official website", "url": "https://www.jaclynsymes.com.au", "publisher": "Jaclyn Symes", "date": null }, { "title": "Jaclyn Symes - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaclyn_Symes", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-lee-tarlamis-south-eastern-metropolitan", "name": "Lee Tarlamis", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "South-Eastern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/251202_GBlue_Z9_0048-Edit_Lge_%281%29.jpg/330px-251202_GBlue_Z9_0048-Edit_Lge_%281%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Tarlamis", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://leetarlamismp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/LeeTarlamisMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/leetarlamismp" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Lee Tarlamis MP - official website", "url": "https://leetarlamismp.com.au/", "publisher": "Lee Tarlamis", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-sonja-terpstra-north-eastern-metropolitan", "name": "Sonja Terpstra", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "North-Eastern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLC (North-Eastern Metropolitan since 2018). She spoke in support of the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill during the February 2021 debate, describing opposition to it as 'ridiculous' and saying the bill 'is about supporting people, not telling them they are wrong or broken.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Victorian Parliament Passes Law Banning Gay Conversion Practices", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/victorian-parliament-passes-law-banning-gay-conversion-practices/200491", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2021-02" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://sonjaterpstramp.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SonjaTerpstraMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/TerpsMLC" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/TerpsMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sonja Terpstra MP - official website", "url": "https://sonjaterpstramp.com.au/", "publisher": "Sonja Terpstra", "date": null }, { "title": "Sonja Terpstra - Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonja_Terpstra", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-gayle-tierney-western-victoria", "name": "Gayle Tierney", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Western Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Council (conscience vote; the bill passed the Council 22-18 on 22 November 2017). Gayle Tierney voted YES (in favour).", "sources": [ { "title": "How Victorian MPs voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017", "url": "https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/nomoredebate_mps_voting", "publisher": "Go Gentle Australia", "date": "2017" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Assisted_Dying_Act_2017_(Victoria)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://gayletierney.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/GayleTierneyMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/gayletierneymp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Home - Gayle Tierney", "url": "https://gayletierney.com.au/", "publisher": "Gayle Tierney", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-rikkie-lee-tyrrell-northern-victoria", "name": "Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell", "party": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party", "party_group": "One Nation", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Northern Victoria", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation MLC for Northern Victoria. In October 2023 she voted for Moira Deeming's motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into gender-affirming care, which was defeated 21-16.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moira Deeming's Anti-Trans Motion Defeated Despite Liberal Votes", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/moira-deemings-anti-trans-motion-defeated-despite-liberal-votes/226714", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2023-10-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Rikkie_Lee_Tyrrell.jpg/330px-Rikkie_Lee_Tyrrell.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikkie-Lee_Tyrrell" }, { "id": "victoria-sheena-watt-northern-metropolitan", "name": "Sheena Watt", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Northern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLC for Northern Metropolitan (since 2020). She spoke in support of the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill during the February 2021 debate, describing conversion practices as 'harmful and insidious.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Victorian Parliament Passes Law Banning Gay Conversion Practices", "url": "https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/victorian-parliament-passes-law-banning-gay-conversion-practices/200491", "publisher": "Star Observer", "date": "2021-02" } ], "verified": true }, "hunting": { "summary": "Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council Select Committee on Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements (2023). Unlike the committee's majority ban recommendation, Watt filed a minority report opposing a ban; it did not support ending hunting and instead set out recommendations providing a path forward for duck hunting centred on First Nations self-determination and cultural practices.", "sources": [ { "title": "Key findings from Victoria's duck hunting inquiry", "url": "https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8330755/key-findings-from-victorias-duck-hunting-inquiry/", "publisher": "Bendigo Advertiser", "date": "2023-08-31" }, { "title": "The silenced majority", "url": "https://ssaavic.com.au/the-silenced-majority/", "publisher": "SSAA Victoria", "date": "2023-09-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/St_John_Volunteer_Awards-ASCM7400.jpg/330px-St_John_Volunteer_Awards-ASCM7400.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Watt", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://sheenawatt.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SheenaWattMP/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sheenawattmp/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/sheenawattmp" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheenawattmp/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sheena Watt MP", "url": "https://sheenawatt.com.au/", "publisher": "Sheena Watt", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-richard-welch-north-eastern-metropolitan", "name": "Richard Welch", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Council", "electorate": "North-Eastern Metropolitan", "state": "VIC", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_2022%E2%80%932026", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Welch_Richard_b_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Welch_Richard_b_%28cropped%29.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Welch_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.richardwelch.com.au/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Richard Welch MP - Member for North-Eastern Metropolitan Region", "url": "https://www.richardwelch.com.au/", "publisher": "Richard Welch", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-scott-leary-albany", "name": "Scott Leary", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Albany", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ScottLearyMLA" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Scott Leary - The Nationals WA", "url": "https://www.nationalswa.com/our-team/scott-leary/", "publisher": "The Nationals WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-tony-buti-armadale", "name": "Tony Buti", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Armadale", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Tony Buti voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Assembly. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 3 September 2019 (passed 44-12) and at the third reading on 24 September 2019 (passed 45-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Assembly Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---la/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Assembly%20-%20Hansard.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLA (Armadale) and Attorney General. Buti is leading the Cook Labor Government's commitment to ban LGBTIQA+ conversion practices. He stated: \"Conversion practices that are used to attempt to suppress or change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity are not therapeutic and they cause mental health harm to LGBTIQA+ people\" and \"The Cook Labor Government is committed to banning LGBTIQA+ conversion practices.\" He said legislation to criminalise conversion therapy, with a complementary civil response scheme for survivors, would be introduced to parliament in 2026, with continued stakeholder engagement on drafting.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tony Buti commits to introducing conversion therapy ban in 2026", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/cook-government-commits-to-action-on-international-day-to-end-conversion-therapy/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2026-01-07" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "As WA Attorney General following the March 2025 election, Buti announced that a ban on conversion practices would be introduced to Parliament by the end of 2025, with a model including 'criminal prohibition and a civil response scheme.' Critics noted the proposed religious protection covers only 'a mere expression of belief or religious principle which is not intended to change or suppress an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity.' The Cook Government, in which Buti serves, has committed to reforming and narrowing the religious exemptions under the Equal Opportunity Act and to strengthening protections for LGBTIQA+ staff and students in religious schools. His office's response to Groenewald's June 2026 question on Christian freedom of expression committed to legislation that 'achieves a balance between the rights and interests of the diverse community.'", "sources": [ { "title": "WA Conversion Practices Ban", "url": "https://freedomforfaith.org.au/articles/wa-ct/", "publisher": "Freedom For Faith", "date": "2025-07-17" }, { "title": "WA government targets 2025 for tackling religious exemptions to equal opportunity laws", "url": "https://rationalist.com.au/wa-government-targets-2025-for-tackling-religious-exemptions-to-equal-opportunity-laws/", "publisher": "Rationalist Society of Australia", "date": "2024-10-22" }, { "title": "WA Parliament Told 92 Per Cent of Christians Feel Their Faith Is Now Riskier to Live Out", "url": "https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2026/06/19/wa-parliament-told-92-per-cent-of-christians-feel-their-faith-is-now-riskier-to-live-out/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration", "date": "2026-06-19" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Tony_Buti.jpg/330px-Tony_Buti.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Buti", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.antoniobuti.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TonyButiMP" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/tonybuti_mla" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/TonyButi_MLA" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Tony Buti MLA", "url": "https://www.antoniobuti.com/", "publisher": "Tony Buti", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-david-michael-balcatta", "name": "David Michael", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Balcatta", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "David Michael voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Assembly. 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On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 3 September 2019 (passed 44-12) and at the third reading on 24 September 2019 (passed 45-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Assembly Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---la/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Assembly%20-%20Hansard.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLA (Kwinana); later WA Premier. As Health Minister, Cook publicly opposed gay conversion practices, stating on 3 July 2018: \"I am strongly opposed to and do not support the use of sexual orientation change efforts of any kind,\" and describing practices that attempt to change sexual orientation as \"abhorrent\" and damaging to the mental health of LGBTI people. 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In the 9 October 2018 surrogacy/ART debate she spoke in favour, saying the bill was \"fundamentally about removing discrimination\" and that the ability to be a parent had nothing to do with relationship status or sexuality. As Health Minister she said the government was \"absolutely committed to\" the 2024 surrogacy/ART legislation allowing same-sex couples, single people and trans and intersex West Australians to access surrogacy. In December 2024, responding to Liberal leader Libby Mettam's call to ban puberty blockers, Sanderson's spokesperson said the state had no immediate plans to review gender identity services but would continue monitoring international best practice.", "sources": [ { "title": "WA Parliament allows surrogacy for gay couples and single men", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/wa-parliament-passes-bill-allow-surrogacy-gay-couples-single-men/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2018-10-09" }, { "title": "LGBTQ rights in Western Australia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Western_Australia", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Libby Mettam steps up campaign to ban puberty blockers for trans youth", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/libby-mettam-steps-up-campaign-to-ban-puberty-blockers-for-trans-youth/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2024-12-14" } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "Appointed WA Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation (succeeding Reece Whitby in the March 2025 reshuffle), Amber-Jade Sanderson is overseeing Labor's plan to exit state-owned coal generation (Collie and Muja) by 2030 and build out renewables and transmission. Announcing a $1.4bn grid investment ahead of coal closures she said the 'Clean Energy Link - East is a massive grid expansion for the state, which will deliver enough energy to power around 1 million homes and support industry to access cheaper, cleaner energy.'", "sources": [ { "title": "WA commits $1.4 billion to deliver clean energy ahead of coal plant closures", "url": "https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2026/04/30/wa-commits-1-4-billion-to-deliver-clean-energy-ahead-of-coal-plant-closures/", "publisher": "pv magazine Australia", "date": "2026-04-30" }, { "title": "W.A. names new energy minister as it navigates transition beyond coal", "url": "https://reneweconomy.com.au/w-a-names-new-energy-minister-as-it-navigates-transition-beyond-coal/", "publisher": "RenewEconomy", "date": "2025-03-18" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AmberJadeSandersonMLA" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/amberjadesanderson" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact Amber-Jade Sanderson", "url": "https://morley.walabor.org.au/contact", "publisher": "WA Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-frank-paolino-mount-lawley", "name": "Frank Paolino", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mount Lawley", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://paolino.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/FrankPaolinoMountLawley" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/frankpaolinomountlawley" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact - Frank Paolino", "url": "https://paolino.com.au/contact/", "publisher": "Frank Paolino", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-david-bolt-murray-wellington", "name": "David Bolt", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Murray-Wellington", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/David_Bolt.png/330px-David_Bolt.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bolt_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.davidbolt.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/David4MurrayWellington" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/david4murraywellington" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Bolt MLA", "url": "https://www.waliberal.org.au/state-member/david-bolt/", "publisher": "Liberal Party WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-jonathan-huston-nedlands", "name": "Jonathan Huston", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Nedlands", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "western-australia-yaz-mubarakai-oakford", "name": "Yaz Mubarakai", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Oakford", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Yaz Mubarakai voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Assembly. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 3 September 2019 (passed 44-12) and at the third reading on 24 September 2019 (passed 45-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Assembly Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---la/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Assembly%20-%20Hansard.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Yaz_Mubarakai_2019.jpg/330px-Yaz_Mubarakai_2019.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaz_Mubarakai", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/YazMubarakaiOakford" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/yazmubarakaimla" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Yaz Mubarakai MLA - Contact", "url": "https://jandakot.walabor.org.au/contact", "publisher": "WA Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-john-carey-perth", "name": "John Carey", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Perth", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "John Carey voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Assembly. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 3 September 2019 (passed 44-12) and at the third reading on 24 September 2019 (passed 45-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Assembly Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---la/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Assembly%20-%20Hansard.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLA for Perth and cabinet minister, openly gay and a long-standing advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion. Before state parliament, as a City of Vincent councillor he initiated a same-sex relationship register in lieu of federal same-sex marriage, and was elected mayor in 2013. In the 9 October 2018 debate on the surrogacy/ART reform bill he spoke in favour, saying: \"I stand on behalf of the gay and lesbian community to support this important social change.\" He is listed among current openly LGBTQ WA state politicians.", "sources": [ { "title": "WA Parliament allows surrogacy for gay couples and single men", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/wa-parliament-passes-bill-allow-surrogacy-gay-couples-single-men/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2018-10-09" }, { "title": "List of LGBTQ holders of political offices in Australia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBTQ_holders_of_political_offices_in_Australia", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "As Minister for Planning, Lands, Housing and Homelessness, Carey led WA's planning reforms (effective 1 March 2024) cutting 'red tape' to accelerate housing delivery, including a permanent significant development pathway and expanded Development Assessment Panel system: 'The Cook Labor Government continues to lead the nation in driving planning reforms and cutting unnecessary red tape to accelerate the delivery of housing in Western Australia.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Modern planning system for WA to boost housing supply", "url": "https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook%20Labor%20Government/Modern-planning-system-for-WA-to-boost-housing-supply-20240301", "publisher": "Western Australian Government", "date": "2024-03-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/John_Carey_MLA_speaking_at_Transition_Town_Vincent_September_2017_cropped.jpg/330px-John_Carey_MLA_speaking_at_Transition_Town_Vincent_September_2017_cropped.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carey_%28Australian_politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.johncareymla.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/johncareyperth" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/johncareyperth" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact - John Carey MLA", "url": "https://www.johncareymla.com.au/contact/", "publisher": "John Carey", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-kevin-michel-pilbara", "name": "Kevin Michel", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Pilbara", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Kevin Michel voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Assembly. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 3 September 2019 (passed 44-12) and at the third reading on 24 September 2019 (passed 45-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Assembly Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---la/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Assembly%20-%20Hansard.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.kevinmichel.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/KevinMichelMLA" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/kevinmichelpilbara" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Kevin Michel MLA", "url": "https://www.kevinmichel.com.au/", "publisher": "Kevin Michel", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-jags-krishnan-riverton", "name": "Jags Krishnan", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Riverton", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Hindu. Wikipedia's biography states explicitly in its Personal life section: \"He is a Hindu.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Jags Krishnan", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jags_Krishnan", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Jags_Krishnan_1.jpg/330px-Jags_Krishnan_1.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jags_Krishnan", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.drjags.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DrJagsRiverton" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/drjagsmla" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Jags Krishnan MLA", "url": "https://www.drjags.com.au/", "publisher": "Jags Krishnan", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-magenta-marshall-rockingham", "name": "Magenta Marshall", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Rockingham", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://magentamarshall.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/magenta4rockingham" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/magenta4rockingham" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Magenta Marshall - Member for Rockingham", "url": "https://magentamarshall.com.au/", "publisher": "Magenta Marshall", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-peter-rundle-roe", "name": "Peter Rundle", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Roe", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Peter Rundle voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Assembly. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's third reading on 24 September 2019 (passed 45-11). He was not recorded in the second reading division of 3 September 2019.", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Assembly Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---la/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Assembly%20-%20Hansard.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PeterRundleRoe" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/PeterRundleMLA" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Peter Rundle - The Nationals WA", "url": "https://www.nationalswa.com/our-team/peter-rundle/", "publisher": "The Nationals WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-stuart-aubrey-scarborough", "name": "Stuart Aubrey", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Scarborough", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLA for Scarborough, openly gay, one of six openly LGBT MPs elected to the WA parliament at the 2021 state election. On 19 April 2022, during debate on the Health and Disability Services (Complaints) Amendment Bill 2021 (which extended a code of conduct to help protect people from sexual orientation and gender conversion practices), Aubrey gave an emotional speech disclosing his experience of coming out, depression and suicidal thoughts, declaring \"I am a proud gay man\" and supporting the legislation. He came out to close friends in September 2012, which he called \"one of the best days of my life.\" He rejected criticism of LGBTQ+ MPs by Mark Latham.", "sources": [ { "title": "WA MP Stuart Aubrey shares his coming out experience", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/wa-mp-stuart-aubrey-shares-his-coming-out-experience/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2022-04-19" }, { "title": "Stuart Aubrey", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Aubrey", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://stuartaubrey.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/StuartAubreyScarborough" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/stuartaubreyscarborough" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Stuart Aubrey MLA", "url": "https://stuartaubrey.com.au/", "publisher": "Stuart Aubrey", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-paul-papalia-secret-harbour", "name": "Paul Papalia", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Secret Harbour", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Paul Papalia voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Assembly. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 3 September 2019 (passed 44-12) and at the third reading on 24 September 2019 (passed 45-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Assembly Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---la/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Assembly%20-%20Hansard.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "As WA Police Minister, Papalia championed a prohibitionist, enforcement-led approach to methamphetamine. In March 2023 he announced legislation giving police the power to conduct warrantless random drug searches at locations near the state border, explicitly targeting methamphetamine. He cited COVID-era border controls, stating 'During Covid, there was a massive drop in meth use in Western Australia because of the border search power that was in place at that time,' and said reinstating the powers would deliver 'a huge return in community safety.' He has also rejected claims linking liquor restrictions in the Kimberley to rising meth use.", "sources": [ { "title": "WA's hard border is back to help police battle the war on drugs", "url": "https://www.6pr.com.au/was-hard-border-is-back-to-help-police-battle-the-war-on-drugs/", "publisher": "6PR", "date": "2023-03-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Paul_Papalia_2021_01.jpg/330px-Paul_Papalia_2021_01.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Papalia", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.paulpapalia.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PaulPapaliaCSC.MLA" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/minister.papalia" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Paul Papalia CSC MLA", "url": "https://www.paulpapalia.com.au/", "publisher": "Paul Papalia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-terry-healy-southern-river", "name": "Terry Healy", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Southern River", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Christian. Healy has said he is \"proud to call himself a Christian\" and argued that marriage equality is in line with Christian teachings.", "sources": [ { "title": "Terry Healy on why he wants to be in parliament", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/terry-healy-wants-parliament/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2017" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Terry Healy voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Assembly. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 3 September 2019 (passed 44-12) and at the third reading on 24 September 2019 (passed 45-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Assembly Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---la/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Assembly%20-%20Hansard.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.terryhealy.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TerryHealyMLA" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/terryhealymla" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact Terry - 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On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 3 September 2019 (passed 44-12) and at the third reading on 24 September 2019 (passed 45-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Assembly Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---la/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Assembly%20-%20Hansard.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLA (Vasse), former WA Liberal leader. Mettam has campaigned to ban puberty blockers and transgender health care for under-18s, making it a central plank of her pitch to be premier at the 2025 election. On 14 December 2024 she said Australia should follow the UK and immediately ban puberty blockers for youth gender dysphoria, urging MPs to \"simply put the ideology aside, look at the evidence\" and stating \"We must ensure that the treatment of children and young people with gender dysphoria is safe in the long term as well as the short term.\" Reporting noted she declined to meet with parents of transgender youth in her own electorate concerned about her approach.", "sources": [ { "title": "Libby Mettam steps up campaign to ban puberty blockers for trans youth", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/libby-mettam-steps-up-campaign-to-ban-puberty-blockers-for-trans-youth/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2024-12-14" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "WA Shadow Minister for Health and Mental Health (Liberal, has held the Health portfolio in opposition since 2021) and Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Stated priorities are tackling excessive ambulance ramping, reducing long hospital wait lists and safeguarding the future of the Women and Babies Hospital, holding the Cook Labor government to account on health.", "sources": [ { "title": "Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Health Minister appointed", "url": "https://loop.wa.gov.au/2025/03/28/shadow-treasurer-and-shadow-health-minister-appointed/", "publisher": "Leader of the Opposition (WA)", "date": "2025-03-28" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Libby_Mettam_2021.jpg/330px-Libby_Mettam_2021.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby_Mettam", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/libbymettam" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/libbymettam" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Libby Mettam MLA", "url": "https://www.waliberal.org.au/state-member/libby-mettam/", "publisher": "Liberal Party WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-hannah-beazley-victoria-park", "name": "Hannah Beazley", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Victoria Park", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://hannahbeazley.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/HannahForVicPark" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/hannahforvicpark" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Contact Hannah - Hannah Beazley MLA", "url": "https://hannahbeazley.com.au/contact/", "publisher": "Hannah Beazley", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-sabine-winton-wanneroo", "name": "Sabine Winton", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Wanneroo", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Sabine Winton voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Assembly. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 3 September 2019 (passed 44-12) and at the third reading on 24 September 2019 (passed 45-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Assembly Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---la/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Assembly%20-%20Hansard.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "WA Minister for Education, Early Childhood, Preventative Health and Wheatbelt (since March 2025); a former teacher of 27 years. Her portfolio covers the Department of Education, the Teacher Registration Board and the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. In her early-childhood capacity she moved (via the Education and Care Services National Law Application Bill 2025) to ban educators' personal mobile phone use in early learning centres, saying the reforms aim to 'restore trust' and keep educators 'fully present and accountable.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Sabine Winton | Western Australian Government", "url": "https://www.wa.gov.au/government/premier-and-cabinet-ministers/sabine-winton", "publisher": "Western Australian Government", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "WA Government to Ban Mobile Phones in Early Learning Centres Following Sector Review", "url": "https://aussiechildcarenetwork.com.au/news/childcare-news/wa-government-to-ban-mobile-phones-in-early-learning-centres-following-sector-review", "publisher": "Aussie Childcare Network", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Sabine_Winton_MLA_at_Lake_Joondalup.jpg/330px-Sabine_Winton_MLA_at_Lake_Joondalup.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Winton", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://wanneroo.walabor.org.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/sabinewintonwanneroo/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sabinewintonmla/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/SabineWinton" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sabine Winton MLA - Wanneroo WA Labor", "url": "https://wanneroo.walabor.org.au/", "publisher": "WA Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-bevan-eatts-warren-blackwood", "name": "Bevan Eatts", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Warren-Blackwood", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BevanEattsMLA/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Bevan Eatts - The Nationals WA", "url": "https://www.nationalswa.com/our-team/bevan-eatts/", "publisher": "The Nationals WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-rita-saffioti-west-swan", "name": "Rita Saffioti", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "West Swan", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Rita Saffioti voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Assembly. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 3 September 2019 (passed 44-12) and at the third reading on 24 September 2019 (passed 45-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Assembly Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---la/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Assembly%20-%20Hansard.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "As WA Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Transport, Saffioti is the political owner and champion of METRONET, WA's largest-ever public transport investment (~72km of new rail and 23 new stations). 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The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. 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During the November 2025 Legislative Council debate on Maryka Groenewald's motion on transparency over gender treatment information, Caddies described the current approach to gender-affirming care as \"irreversible medical experiments on children.\" He abandoned his speech after a point of order in which the acting president directed him to focus on transparency rather than treatment views.", "sources": [ { "title": "Australian Christians motion on transparency over gender treatment info fails", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/australian-christians-motion-on-transparency-over-gender-treatment-info-fails/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2025-11-13" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Rod_Caddies.png/330px-Rod_Caddies.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Caddies", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/RodCaddies" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon. 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The third reading passed 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Labor MLC who, as Parliamentary Secretary representing Attorney General Tony Buti, responded to Maryka Groenewald's question without notice on the Australian Christian Freedom Index in the Legislative Council (question put 9 June 2026). Reading from prepared notes, Caddy confirmed the Government was aware of the Index and stated that 'the various Christian communities make valuable contributions to the lives of many Western Australians.' His response contained no specific pledge on Christian freedom of expression, committing instead to Equal Opportunity legislation that is 'fair and effective' and 'achieves a balance between the rights and interests of the diverse community living in our State.'", "sources": [ { "title": "WA Parliament Told 92 Per Cent of Christians Feel Their Faith Is Now Riskier to Live Out", "url": "https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2026/06/19/wa-parliament-told-92-per-cent-of-christians-feel-their-faith-is-now-riskier-to-live-out/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration", "date": "2026-06-19" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/dancaddyMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "WA Labor State Team", "url": "https://walabor.org.au/our-team/state-team/", "publisher": "WA Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-sandra-carr-statewide", "name": "Sandra Carr", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, supporting the bill's passage. The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. The third reading passed 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Geraldton_state_electoral_district_2025.jpg/330px-Geraldton_state_electoral_district_2025.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Carr", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.sandracarr.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/sandracarragregion" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sandracarragregion/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@sandracarrmlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sandra Carr MLC - personal site", "url": "https://www.sandracarr.com.au/", "publisher": "Sandra Carr", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-lauren-cayoun-statewide", "name": "Lauren Cayoun", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "western-australia-tim-clifford-statewide", "name": "Tim Clifford", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Tim Clifford voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Council. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 23 October 2019 (passed 25-10) and at the third reading on 5 December 2019 (passed 24-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Council Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---lc/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Hansard%20-%20Council.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Tim_Clifford_Candidate_Photo_Cropped.jpg/330px-Tim_Clifford_Candidate_Photo_Cropped.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Clifford_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TimCliffordForWA" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/timclifford_/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Clifford - The Greens (WA)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/wa/person/tim-clifford", "publisher": "The Greens WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-alanna-clohesy-statewide", "name": "Alanna Clohesy", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Alanna Clohesy voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Council. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 23 October 2019 (passed 25-10) and at the third reading on 5 December 2019 (passed 24-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Council Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---lc/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Hansard%20-%20Council.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Alanna_Clohesy.png/330px-Alanna_Clohesy.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanna_Clohesy", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AlannaClohesyMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "WA Labor State Team", "url": "https://walabor.org.au/our-team/state-team/", "publisher": "WA Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-stephen-dawson-statewide", "name": "Stephen Dawson", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, supporting the bill's passage. The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. The third reading passed 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Stephen Dawson voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Council. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 23 October 2019 (passed 25-10) and at the third reading on 5 December 2019 (passed 24-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Council Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---lc/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Hansard%20-%20Council.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLC since 2013 and cabinet minister; openly gay and a prominent LGBTQ legislator. In December 2013 he and his partner Dennis Liddelow became the first same-sex couple to be legally married in Australia, in an ACT midnight ceremony; the marriage was annulled six days later after the High Court struck down the ACT law under the federal Marriage Act. He is listed among current openly LGBTQ WA state politicians.", "sources": [ { "title": "Stephen Dawson (politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Dawson_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "List of LGBTQ holders of political offices in Australia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBTQ_holders_of_political_offices_in_Australia", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Stephen_Dawson.jpg/330px-Stephen_Dawson.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Dawson_%28politician%29", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.stephendawsonmlc.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/stephendawsonmlc/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/dawsomlc/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/dawsomlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Stephen Dawson MLC - personal site", "url": "https://www.stephendawsonmlc.com.au/", "publisher": "Stephen Dawson", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-amanda-dorn-statewide", "name": "Amanda Dorn", "party": "Animal Justice Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "western-australia-kate-doust-statewide", "name": "Kate Doust", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, opposing the bill. A Labor member identified as pro-life, she questioned the bill extensively during debate and supported (unsuccessful) amendments including a ban on sex-selection abortion. The third reading passed 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" }, { "title": "Reforms to WA's abortion laws pass state Parliament", "url": "https://cathnews.com/2023/09/21/reforms-to-was-abortion-laws-pass-state-parliament/", "publisher": "CathNews", "date": "2023-09-21" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Hon_Kate_Doust.jpg/330px-Hon_Kate_Doust.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Doust", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Katedoustmlc/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "WA Labor State Team", "url": "https://walabor.org.au/our-team/state-team/", "publisher": "WA Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-simon-ehrenfeld-statewide", "name": "Simon Ehrenfeld", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Jewish. Wikipedia states plainly \"Ehrenfeld is Jewish\" and categorises him as a Jewish Australian politician. He is a congregant of the Perth Hebrew Congregation. His Jewish identity was the subject of a 2016 WA Liberal preselection controversy.", "sources": [ { "title": "Simon Ehrenfeld", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Ehrenfeld", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC. Acting as President during the November 2025 Legislative Council debate on Maryka Groenewald's gender-treatment transparency motion, Ehrenfeld called One Nation MLC Rod Caddies to focus his remarks on transparency rather than his views on gender treatment. (Procedural role; no personal position on the substance recorded in the source.)", "sources": [ { "title": "Australian Christians motion on transparency over gender treatment info fails", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/australian-christians-motion-on-transparency-over-gender-treatment-info-fails/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2025-11-13" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "western-australia-julie-freeman-statewide", "name": "Julie Freeman", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JulieFreemanMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/juliefreemanmlc" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/JFreemanNatsWA" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Julie Freeman - The Nationals WA", "url": "https://www.nationalswa.com/our-team/julie-freeman/", "publisher": "The Nationals WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-maryka-groenewald-statewide", "name": "Maryka Groenewald", "party": "Australian Christians", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Christian. As leader of the Australian Christians and the party's first member elected to any Australian parliament, Groenewald is openly Christian. In her inaugural speech (19 June 2025) she said \"the story of Jesus, his resurrection and the transforming truth of the gospel remains the biggest game changer in my life,\" while adding \"I am not here to push my faith on anyone.\" She has spoken of her faith-based community work and praying weekly over her political work.", "sources": [ { "title": "Australian Christians Party Champions Christ and Christian Heritage in First Major Address", "url": "https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2025/06/25/australian-christians-party/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration", "date": "2025-06-25" }, { "title": "Speaker Announcement: Hon Maryka Groenewald MLC", "url": "https://forpurposeleaders.com.au/speaker-announcement-hon-maryka-groenewald-mlc-2/", "publisher": "For Purpose Leaders", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Leader of the Australian Christians party and, after the 2025 state election, the first member of her party elected to any Australian state parliament (WA Legislative Council; inaugural speech 19 June 2025). The Australian Christians platform opposes same-sex marriage and homosexuality. Groenewald has made transgender health care a primary focus, repeatedly demanding the WA government publicly release the Child and Adolescent Gender Diversity Service's Standards of Care and accusing the government of \"secrecy.\" Her amended transparency motion was defeated 19-17 in November 2025; she said it \"has always been about ensuring that Parliament reaffirms its commitment to genuine transparency.\" She opposes gender-affirming care for minors. In a March 2026 Facebook post about a menopause health seminar she wrote: \"A MAN cannot be a WOMAN.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Maryka Groenewald", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryka_Groenewald", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Australian Christians motion on transparency over gender treatment info fails", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/australian-christians-motion-on-transparency-over-gender-treatment-info-fails/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2025-11-13" }, { "title": "How media and MPs twist the news to attack transgender people", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/how-media-and-mps-twist-the-news-to-attack-transgender-people/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2026-03-29" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Australian Christians MLC and party leader, elected to the Legislative Council in 2025 as the first member of her party to win a state parliamentary seat. In her inaugural speech (19 June 2025) she championed Australia's 'Christian heritage' and argued that separation of church and state 'was always about preventing an exertion of the power of the state over the church, and vice versa' rather than limiting Christian expression in public. She listed party concerns including opposing 'moves to strip Christian schools of their freedom to employ staff who want to live out their faith,' preserving parental choice in education, protecting Christian teachers, and 'stopping aggressive activist LGBTQ+ legislation from making prayer a thought crime.' On 9 June 2026 she put a question without notice to the Legislative Council citing the Australian Christian Freedom Index (which ranked WA the 'least restrictive' jurisdiction in Australia), asking whether the Government would commit to protecting Christians' right to express their faith freely under any changes to the Equal Opportunity Act.", "sources": [ { "title": "Australian Christians Party Champions Christ and Christian Heritage in First Major Address", "url": "https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2025/06/25/australian-christians-party/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration", "date": "2025-06-25" }, { "title": "WA Parliament Told 92 Per Cent of Christians Feel Their Faith Is Now Riskier to Live Out", "url": "https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2026/06/19/wa-parliament-told-92-per-cent-of-christians-feel-their-faith-is-now-riskier-to-live-out/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration", "date": "2026-06-19" }, { "title": "The Biggest Week Yet for Life, Faith, Family and Freedom in WA Parliament", "url": "https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2025/12/09/life-faith-family-freedom-wa/", "publisher": "The Daily Declaration", "date": "2025-12-09" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://marykagroenewald.com/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Maryka Groenewald MLC - personal site", "url": "https://marykagroenewald.com/", "publisher": "Maryka Groenewald", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-klasey-hirst-statewide", "name": "Klasey Hirst", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "western-australia-michelle-hofmann-statewide", "name": "Michelle Hofmann", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "western-australia-rob-horstman-statewide", "name": "Rob Horstman", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RobHorstmanMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/RobHorstmanMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Rob Horstman - The Nationals WA", "url": "https://www.nationalswa.com/our-team/rob-horstman/", "publisher": "The Nationals WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-nick-goiran-statewide", "name": "Nick Goiran", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Christian (conservative/evangelical). Wikipedia describes him as a \"conservative Christian\" and \"vocal conservative Christian.\" Goiran has stated \"I have known no part of my life, otherwise than with faith\" and \"The most important things to me in life are faith, family and friends.\" He attended Rehoboth Christian College (of which he is a patron) and is a leading figure of the WA Liberal Party's Christian right.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nick Goiran", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Goiran", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, opposing the bill. A Liberal MLC and prominent pro-life campaigner, he led the opposition's questioning over about nine sitting days and moved numerous (unsuccessful) amendments. The bill decriminalised abortion, removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit from 20 to 23 weeks. The third reading passed 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" }, { "title": "Reforms to WA's abortion laws pass state Parliament", "url": "https://cathnews.com/2023/09/21/reforms-to-was-abortion-laws-pass-state-parliament/", "publisher": "CathNews", "date": "2023-09-21" }, { "title": "Nick Goiran", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Goiran", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026-06-29" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Nick Goiran voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Council. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Noes at the bill's second reading on 23 October 2019 (passed 25-10) and at the third reading on 5 December 2019 (passed 24-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Council Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---lc/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Hansard%20-%20Council.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Liberal MLC and a leading social conservative in the WA Liberal Party. During the 2019 debate on gender reassignment/recognition legislation, Goiran argued gender dysphoria should be treated as a psychological matter, stating: \"In essence there are only two alternatives. One perspective believes the solution is a physical one... Whereas others, including me, believe the solution should be to treat it psychologically.\" He raised concerns about young people accessing gender services at Perth Children's Hospital. In August 2013 he opposed same-sex marriage in parliamentary remarks (comments criticised by then-Premier Colin Barnett). In March 2023 he publicly supported Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming. In September 2024 he opposed the process used to pass the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Sex or Gender Changes) Bill, calling the government's use of urgent legislation a \"political battering ram.\" He is described as one of the staunchest pro-life campaigners in WA parliament.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nick Goiran calls for \"psychological intervention\" for gender dysphoria", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/liberal-mp-nick-goiran/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2019-02-13" }, { "title": "Nick Goiran", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Goiran", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2024" }, { "title": "Bill to abolish the WA Gender Board passed by the Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/births-deaths-and-marriages-registration-amendment-sex-or-gender-changes-bill-2024-passes/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2024-09-11" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Long-serving Liberal MLC (since 2009) and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council since May 2025, also Shadow Attorney General. A self-described conservative Christian who attended Christian schools and served on the board of the Association for Christian Education. He sponsors a campaign titled 'Leave Faith-Based Schools Alone,' reflecting his support for protecting faith-based educational institutions. Historically he opposed same-sex marriage, speaking against it in parliament in August 2013, and is pro-life and opposed to euthanasia and surrogacy.", "sources": [ { "title": "About - HNG (Nick Goiran)", "url": "https://www.nickgoiran.com.au/about/", "publisher": "Nick Goiran MLC", "date": "2025-01-01" }, { "title": "Nick Goiran", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Goiran", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025-05-01" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "A barrister and one of the WA Parliament's most prominent socially conservative members, Goiran has served as Shadow Attorney General (April 2021-February 2023, and again from December 2024) and is Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council. On law and order, in 2025 he vocally opposed Labor proposals to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 or 14, arguing against increased leniency for young offenders. He has a long record of justice-related advocacy, including a 2017 parliamentary motion for an inquiry into elder abuse seeking to make it a specific criminal offence.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nick Goiran", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Goiran", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Nick_Goiran_in_2024.jpg/330px-Nick_Goiran_in_2024.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Goiran", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.nickgoiran.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/HNGMLC" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nickgoiran_mlc/" }, { "platform": "linkedin", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/hngmlc/" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@hngmlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nick Goiran MLC - personal site", "url": "https://www.nickgoiran.com.au/", "publisher": "Nick Goiran", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-jackie-jarvis-statewide", "name": "Jackie Jarvis", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, supporting the bill's passage. The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. The third reading passed 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true }, "native_forest_logging": { "summary": "As WA Minister for Forestry, Jarvis (ALP) supported ending commercial native forest logging in WA (effective 1 Jan 2024), stating: 'This historic decision reflects the changing climate and community attitudes, and will safeguard our iconic forests.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Commercial native logging ends in Western Australia", "url": "https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Commercial-native-logging-ends-in-Western-Australia-20240101", "publisher": "Government of Western Australia", "date": "2024-01-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.jackiejarvis.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JackieJarvisSouthWest/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jackie_jarvis_mlc765/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jackie Jarvis MLC - personal site", "url": "https://www.jackiejarvis.com.au/", "publisher": "Jackie Jarvis", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-ayor-makur-chuot-statewide", "name": "Ayor Makur Chuot", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, supporting the bill's passage. The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. The third reading passed 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Ayor_makur_chuot.jpg/330px-Ayor_makur_chuot.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayor_Makur_Chuot", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AyorMakurChuotMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "WA Labor State Team", "url": "https://walabor.org.au/our-team/state-team/", "publisher": "WA Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-sophie-mcneill-statewide", "name": "Sophie McNeill", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Sophie_McNeill.png/330px-Sophie_McNeill.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_McNeill", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://sophiemcneill.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/sophiemcneilljournalist/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sophie_mcneill1/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/Sophiemcneill" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@SophieMcNeillMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sophie McNeill - The Greens (WA)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/wa/person/sophie-mcneill", "publisher": "The Greens WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-steve-martin-statewide", "name": "Steve Martin", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, opposing the bill's passage. The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. The bill nonetheless passed the Council 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/SteveMartinMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Steve Martin MLC (@SteveMartinMLC) on X", "url": "https://x.com/SteveMartinMLC", "publisher": "X", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-andrew-o-donnell-statewide", "name": "Andrew O'Donnell", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "western-australia-brad-pettitt-statewide", "name": "Brad Pettitt", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, supporting the bill's passage. The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. The third reading passed 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "WA Greens parliamentary leader and the party's LGBTQIA+ spokesperson. Pettitt has been a vocal advocate for banning conversion practices, reforming the Equal Opportunity Act, and gender recognition reform via a self-identification (statutory declaration) model. On the 2024 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Sex or Gender Changes) Bill (which abolished the Gender Reassignment Board), he supported abolishing the board but opposed the bill as written, saying the government's handling was \"undemocratic\" and that the bill \"continues to medicalise trans, intersex and gender-diverse identities,\" while calling the Gender Reassignment Board \"a cruel, unnecessary, and humiliating barrier.\" In the November 2025 debate on Maryka Groenewald's gender-treatment transparency motion, he said \"We want the LGBTQIA+ community to be granted equality and autonomy over medical processes,\" supporting trans youth access to care.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens centre LGBTQIA+ priorities in election platform", "url": "https://greens.org.au/wa/news/greens-centre-lgbtqia-priorities-election-platform", "publisher": "Greens WA", "date": "2025-02-12" }, { "title": "Bill to abolish the WA Gender Board passed by the Legislative Council", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/births-deaths-and-marriages-registration-amendment-sex-or-gender-changes-bill-2024-passes/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2024-09-11" }, { "title": "Australian Christians motion on transparency over gender treatment info fails", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/australian-christians-motion-on-transparency-over-gender-treatment-info-fails/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2025-11-13" } ], "verified": true }, "religious_freedom": { "summary": "Greens MLC who has advocated for banning conversion practices in WA and for reforming the Equal Opportunity Act. Launching the Greens' LGBTQIA+ election platform priorities (12 February 2025), Pettitt said: 'In the next Parliament...the Greens (WA) will fight to ensure that life-changing reforms to the Equal Opportunity Act and the banning of archaic and harmful conversion practices...are finally realised.' He has criticised WA Labor's failure to deliver on promises to reform the Equal Opportunity Act, ban conversion practices and scrap the gender reassignment board, and stated the Greens have long pushed the government to reform the Act.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens Centre LGBTQIA+ Priorities in Election Platform", "url": "https://greens.org.au/wa/news/greens-centre-lgbtqia-priorities-election-platform", "publisher": "Greens WA", "date": "2025-02-12" }, { "title": "Brad Pettitt's February Update", "url": "https://greens.org.au/wa/news/brad-pettitts-february-update", "publisher": "Greens WA", "date": "2024-03-22" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "WA Greens MLC Brad Pettitt reintroduced Labor's own stalled Climate Change Bill in the 42nd Parliament as the Climate Action this Decade Bill 2025, adding a legislated 2030 emissions reduction target (WA being the only Australian state without one) and a plan to phase out fossil-fuel burning. He criticised the Cook Labor Government for climate inaction: 'Last term, the Cook Labor government promised climate action - they even spent millions of taxpayer dollars talking up their plan - but ultimately failed to deliver.'", "sources": [ { "title": "Climate Action This Decade: Greens reintroduce Labor's own climate bill", "url": "https://www.bradpettitt.com/blog/climate-action-this-decade-greens-reintroduce-labors-own-climate-bill/", "publisher": "Brad Pettitt MLC", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Brad_Pettitt.jpg/330px-Brad_Pettitt.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pettitt", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.bradpettitt.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BradPettittMLC/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/bradpettittmlc/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/bradpettitt" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Brad Pettitt - The Greens (WA)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/wa/person/brad-pettitt", "publisher": "The Greens WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-katrina-stratton-statewide", "name": "Katrina Stratton", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Katrina_Stratton%2C_MLA_Nedlands%2C_with_a_dog.jpg/330px-Katrina_Stratton%2C_MLA_Nedlands%2C_with_a_dog.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_Stratton", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://katrinastratton.com.au/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/DrStrattonNedlands" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/katrinastrattonmla/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Katrina Stratton MLC - personal site", "url": "https://katrinastratton.com.au/", "publisher": "Katrina Stratton", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-samantha-rowe-statewide", "name": "Samantha Rowe", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, supporting the bill's passage. The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. The third reading passed 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Samantha Rowe voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Council. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 23 October 2019 (passed 25-10) and at the third reading on 5 December 2019 (passed 24-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Council Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---lc/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Hansard%20-%20Council.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Samantha_Rowe.jpg/330px-Samantha_Rowe.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Rowe", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaRoweMLC/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "WA Labor State Team", "url": "https://walabor.org.au/our-team/state-team/", "publisher": "WA Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-phil-scott-statewide", "name": "Phil Scott", "party": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party", "party_group": "One Nation", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Christian. In his inaugural speech to the Legislative Council (27 May 2025) Scott opened by acknowledging \"the Lord Jesus Christ, the King of the Nations\" and gave thanks for the grace extended to him.", "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Philip Scott MLC - Inaugural Speech (Reprinted from Hansard)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/Memblist.nsf/(MemberPics)/D82E6F99AE43E6FC48258C830024C0E1/$file/LC_Philip+Scott_Inaugural+Speech+2025.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2025-05-27" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Phil_Scott.png/330px-Phil_Scott.png", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Scott_%28Australian_politician%29" }, { "id": "western-australia-tjorn-sibma-statewide", "name": "Tjorn Sibma", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, opposing the bill's passage. The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. The bill nonetheless passed the Council 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Tjorn Sibma voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Council. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 23 October 2019 (passed 25-10) and at the third reading on 5 December 2019 (passed 24-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Council Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---lc/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Hansard%20-%20Council.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/tjornsibmamlc" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/tjornsibma" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Tjorn Sibma MLC", "url": "https://www.waliberal.org.au/state-member/tjorn-sibma/", "publisher": "Liberal Party WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-anthony-spagnolo-statewide", "name": "Anthony Spagnolo", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://linktr.ee/anthonyspagnolomlc" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577096123312" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/anthonyspagnolomlc" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@anthonyspagnolomlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Anthony Spagnolo MLC", "url": "https://www.waliberal.org.au/state-member/hon-anthony-spagnolo-mlc/", "publisher": "Liberal Party WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-matthew-swinbourn-statewide", "name": "Matthew Swinbourn", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, supporting the bill's passage. The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. The third reading passed 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Matthew Swinbourn voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Council. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 23 October 2019 (passed 25-10) and at the third reading on 5 December 2019 (passed 24-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Council Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---lc/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Hansard%20-%20Council.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "native_forest_logging": { "summary": "As the WA minister handling the Conservation and Land Management Amendment Bill 2025 (which enshrined the ban on commercial native forest logging in law, June 2025), Swinbourn (ALP) championed the bill, saying it 'locks in that progress, ensuring our South West native forests are protected from large-scale harvesting' and calling it 'a landmark moment for WA Labor and a major step forward for protecting our native forests.'", "sources": [ { "title": "It's Official: New Law Gives 'Legal Effect' to WA's Native Forest Ban", "url": "https://woodcentral.com.au/its-official-new-law-gives-legal-effect-to-was-native-forest-ban/", "publisher": "Wood Central", "date": "2025-06-23" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Portrait_of_Matthew_Swinbourn_at_Serpentine_National_Park.jpg/330px-Portrait_of_Matthew_Swinbourn_at_Serpentine_National_Park.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Swinbourn", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MattSwinbournMLC" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "State Team", "url": "https://walabor.org.au/our-team/state-team/", "publisher": "WA Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-parwinder-kaur-statewide", "name": "Parwinder Kaur", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Sikh. Kaur became the first Sikh woman elected to an Australian parliament and the first politician in Australia to be sworn in on Sikh scripture (the Gutka Sahib), standing barefoot with her head covered. She said \"Gurbani has helped shape my life\" and \"In Gurbani, we pray for sarbat da bhala (wellbeing for all)\" and stated that identifying openly with her religious beliefs helps her serve all Australians.", "sources": [ { "title": "Parwinder Kaur becomes first politician in Australia to be sworn in with Sikh scriptures", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/language/punjabi/en/article/parwinder-kaur-becomes-first-politician-in-australia-to-be-sworn-in-with-sikh-scriptures/l493bx5no", "publisher": "SBS Punjabi", "date": "2025-05" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "western-australia-steve-thomas-statewide", "name": "Steve Thomas", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Steve Thomas voted AGAINST the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Council. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Noes at the bill's second reading on 23 October 2019 (passed 25-10) and at the third reading on 5 December 2019 (passed 24-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Council Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---lc/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Hansard%20-%20Council.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.stevethomasmp.com" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/drstevethomas" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Steve Thomas MLC", "url": "https://www.waliberal.org.au/state-member/steve-thomas/", "publisher": "Liberal Party WA", "date": null }, { "title": "About Steve - Steve Thomas MLC", "url": "https://www.stevethomasmp.com/about-steve", "publisher": "Steve Thomas MLC", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-neil-thomson-statewide", "name": "Neil Thomson", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted NO (Noes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, opposing the bill's passage. The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. The bill nonetheless passed the Council 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://neilthomsonmlc.com.au/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/neilthomsonmlc" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/neilthomsonmlc" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Neil Thomson MLC", "url": "https://neilthomsonmlc.com.au/", "publisher": "Neil Thomson MLC", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-phil-twiss-statewide", "name": "Phil Twiss", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" } }, { "id": "western-australia-brian-walker-statewide", "name": "Brian Walker", "party": "Legalise Cannabis Party", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "abortion": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, supporting the bill's passage. The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. The third reading passed 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true }, "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Leader of the Legalise Cannabis WA Party and a GP, Walker is the WA Parliament's leading advocate for cannabis law reform. On 19 March 2026 he introduced the Misuse of Drugs (Lawful Personal Use of Cannabis) Amendment Bill 2026 in the Legislative Council, which would amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 to allow adults to cultivate up to six cannabis plants at their primary residence, possess up to 50 grams for personal use, and gift up to 50 grams to other adults (no commercial sale, no public use, no use around children), and would void existing infringement notices for conduct made lawful. He framed it as 'treating adults like adults' and argued the decades-long prohibition is 'without merit' since medicinal cannabis was legalised in 2016. He became party leader in May 2024 and was re-elected in the 2025 state election.", "sources": [ { "title": "Cannabis Bill 2026", "url": "https://www.brianwalkermlc.com.au/cannabis-bill-2026", "publisher": "Hon Dr Brian Walker MLC", "date": "2026-03-19" }, { "title": "Brian Walker (politician)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Walker_(politician)", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://brianwalkermlc.com.au" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/BrianWalkerMLC/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/brianwalkermlc/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/BrianWalkerMLC" }, { "platform": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCIGBIf3b385BV5d48Y1U2A" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@brianwalkermlc" }, { "platform": "bluesky", "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bfw.bsky.social" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Dr Brian Walker MLC", "url": "https://brianwalkermlc.com.au", "publisher": "Brian Walker MLC / Legalise Cannabis WA", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "western-australia-pierre-yang-statewide", "name": "Pierre Yang", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "chamber": "Western Australian Legislative Council", "electorate": "Statewide", "state": "WA", "status": "incumbent", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Catholic. In his inaugural speech to the Legislative Council (25 May 2017) Yang said \"I am proud to be Labor and I am proud to be Catholic,\" thanked Father Timothy Corcoran of Thornlie Sacred Heart Catholic Church for bringing him to the Catholic faith, and spoke of the similarities between Labor values and Catholic traditions.", "sources": [ { "title": "Hon Pierre Yang MLC - Inaugural Speech (Reprinted from Hansard)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/Memblist.nsf/(MemberPics)/439E2E709DA9281E482580F3002060A9/$file/PierreYangInaug2017.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2017-05-25" } ], "verified": true }, "abortion": { "summary": "Voted YES (Ayes) on the third reading of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 in the WA Legislative Council on 20 September 2023, supporting the bill's passage. The bill decriminalised abortion (removing it from the Criminal Code), removed mandatory counselling and the doctor-referral requirement, and raised the gestational limit for additional restrictions from 20 to 23 weeks. The third reading passed 25 Ayes to 6 Noes.", "sources": [ { "title": "Extract from Hansard, Legislative Council, Wednesday 20 September 2023 (Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023, Third Reading division, p.4868)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/daily/uh/2023-09-20/pdf/download", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2023-09-20" } ], "verified": true }, "voluntary_assisted_dying": { "summary": "Pierre Yang voted FOR the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 in the WA Legislative Council. On the conscience (free) vote, the member is recorded in the Ayes at the bill's second reading on 23 October 2019 (passed 25-10) and at the third reading on 5 December 2019 (passed 24-11).", "sources": [ { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — All Stages — Council Hansard (division lists)", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/webcms.nsf/resources/file-vad-bill-2019---lc/$file/Voluntary%20Assisted%20Dying%20Bill%202019%20-%20All%20Stages%20-%20Hansard%20-%20Council.pdf", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia (Hansard)", "date": "2019" }, { "title": "Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 — Bill Progress", "url": "https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm=&ParentUNID=502E87F2E1B94E27482584A3003A757C", "publisher": "Parliament of Western Australia", "date": "2019" } ], "verified": true }, "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Labor MLC. In the November 2025 Legislative Council debate on Australian Christians MLC Maryka Groenewald's motion seeking public disclosure of the Child and Adolescent Gender Diversity Service's Standards of Care, Yang opposed the motion and voted against it, saying: \"These concerns are not about secrecy; they are about safeguarding the wellbeing of patients.\" The motion was defeated 19-17.", "sources": [ { "title": "Australian Christians motion on transparency over gender treatment info fails", "url": "https://www.outinperth.com/australian-christians-motion-on-transparency-over-gender-treatment-info-fails/", "publisher": "OUTinPerth", "date": "2025-11-13" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2025–2029", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council,_2025%E2%80%932029", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Pierre_Yang%2C_Portrait.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Yang", "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PierreSYang" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "State Team", "url": "https://walabor.org.au/our-team/state-team/", "publisher": "WA Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-sonya-semmens-albert-park", "name": "Sonya Semmens", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Albert Park", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says she is \"determined to ensure no one experiences homelessness in a country as wealthy as Australia\", citing her own experience of insecure housing as a renter; as a Greens candidate in 2021 she said \"Everyone deserves a secure place to live, and that's what I'll be fighting for in parliament.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Sonya Semmens, Candidate for Albert Park", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sonya-semmens", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Greens announce candidate in most winnable Liberal seat", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/greens-announce-candidate-in-most-winnable-617155/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2021-08-20" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "As Greens candidate for Higgins in 2021 she said: \"I will push the next government to go further and faster on the climate crisis so we can secure a better future for everyone\"; her Albert Park profile cites community advocacy on the climate crisis.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens announce candidate in most winnable Liberal seat", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/greens-announce-candidate-in-most-winnable-617155/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2021-08-20" }, { "title": "Sonya Semmens, Candidate for Albert Park", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sonya-semmens", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Sonya Semmens (Albert Park)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sonya-semmens", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Educator and NGO consultant who has worked in the not-for-profit sector, including on domestic violence prevention and health crisis support; grew up in Dandenong and was the Greens candidate for the federal seat of Higgins at the 2022 election.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sonya Semmens, Candidate for Albert Park", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sonya-semmens", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Greens announce candidate in most winnable Liberal seat", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/greens-announce-candidate-in-most-winnable-617155/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2021-08-20" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SonyaSemmensGreens/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sonya_semmens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sonya Semmens - Victorian Greens", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sonya-semmens", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-colleen-bolger-albert-park", "name": "Colleen Bolger", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Albert Park", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Advocates \"a building spree of public housing and rent caps\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Colleen Bolger — Victorian Socialists candidate for Albert Park", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/colleen-bolger", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Calls for action \"to tackle climate change, to tax profits to fund public services\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Colleen Bolger — Victorian Socialists candidate for Albert Park", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/colleen-bolger", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Colleen Bolger (Albert Park)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/colleen-bolger", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Lawyer acting for people with asbestosis and other occupational diseases, and a union delegate; has been involved in campaigns against mandatory detention of refugees for more than 20 years.", "sources": [ { "title": "Colleen Bolger — Victorian Socialists candidate for Albert Park", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/colleen-bolger", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-theo-zographos-ashwood", "name": "Theo Zographos", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ashwood", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Theo Zographos (Ashwood)", "url": "https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/backroom-baz-jess-wilsons-public-snub-reveals-deep-party-division/news-story/87d9022c55a6f2f61ef9f0ed48ac3935?amp&nk=28f5a6a5d1966c2f77da070e0c1a7035-1779153598", "publisher": "heraldsun.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Former City of Monash councillor, elected in 2012, 2016 and 2020 to represent Oakleigh, and a former federal Liberal candidate for Chisholm; did not seek re-election to Monash Council in 2024.", "sources": [ { "title": "Theo Zographos — official website", "url": "https://theozographos.com/", "publisher": "theozographos.com", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Freshwater Strategy: Labor 23, Coalition 27, One Nation 25 in Victoria", "url": "https://www.pollbludger.net/2026/06/08/freshwater-strategy-labor-23-coalition-27-one-nation-25-in-victoria/", "publisher": "The Poll Bludger", "date": "2026-06-08" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-tim-randall-ashwood", "name": "Tim Randall", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ashwood", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "integrity": { "summary": "Says he aims at \"restoring trust, integrity and long-term thinking to politics\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Randall, Candidate for Ashwood", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/tim-randall", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says \"secure, affordable homes are essential for a fair and resilient society\" and that housing \"sits at the intersection of climate, cost of living and equity\"; names housing among the issues he wants to tackle with \"practical, responsible solutions\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Randall, Candidate for Ashwood", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/tim-randall", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Lists climate change among the issues he wants to address: \"practical, responsible solutions that tackle housing, cost of living, community safety and climate change\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Randall, Candidate for Ashwood", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/tim-randall", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Tim Randall (Ashwood)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/tim-randall", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Architect specialising in accessible housing; grew up in Hobart and has lived in Melbourne's east for more than 15 years.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Randall, Candidate for Ashwood", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/tim-randall", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/timrandallgreens/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/timrandallgreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tim Randall - Victorian Greens", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/tim-randall", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-jacob-van-der-eynden-ashwood", "name": "Jacob van der Eynden", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ashwood", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "States \"Housing is a human right—we need policy that foregrounds people's right to a home over the power of mega-investors to turn a profit.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Jacob van der Eynden — Victorian Socialists candidate for Ashwood", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jacob-van-der-eynden", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Says \"We also need to see urgent action on climate change—the profits of billionaires cannot be prioritised over the health of our planet.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Jacob van der Eynden — Victorian Socialists candidate for Ashwood", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jacob-van-der-eynden", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Jacob van der Eynden (Ashwood)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jacob-van-der-eynden", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Digital media designer and student, and a lifelong Mount Waverley resident; a community organiser involved in the Campaign Against Racism and Fascism, refugee and migrant rights activism and Palestine solidarity rallies.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jacob van der Eynden — Victorian Socialists candidate for Ashwood", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jacob-van-der-eynden", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-chris-buckingham-bass", "name": "Chris Buckingham", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bass", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Chris Buckingham (Bass)", "url": "https://www.sgst.com.au/news/labor-names-chris-buckingham-as-its-candidate-for-bass", "publisher": "sgst.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Chief executive of consultancy firm The Fair Co, a social procurement advisory firm; former CEO of Casey Cardinia Libraries, former head of the Latrobe Valley Authority, and Labor's candidate for the federal seat of McMillan (now Monash) in 2016.", "sources": [ { "title": "Labor names Chris Buckingham as its candidate for Bass", "url": "https://www.sgst.com.au/news/labor-names-chris-buckingham-as-its-candidate-for-bass", "publisher": "South Gippsland Sentinel Times", "date": "2025" }, { "title": "Buckingham back for round two", "url": "https://www.basscoastpost.com/news/buckingham-back-for-round-two", "publisher": "Bass Coast Post", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/chrisforbass" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/chrisforbass" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Chris Buckingham - Victorian Labor", "url": "https://viclabor.org.au/our-team/chris-buckingham", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-rochelle-halstead-bass", "name": "Rochelle Halstead", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bass", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Rochelle Halstead (Bass)", "url": "https://www.sgst.com.au/liberals-rochelle-halstead-aims-to-take-care-of-unfinished-business/", "publisher": "sgst.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Mayor of Bass Coast Shire Council and a small business owner in hospitality; a Bass Coast councillor for Westernport Ward since 2020 and previously a councillor and mayor at Frankston City Council, she was the Liberal candidate for Frankston at the 2006 state election.", "sources": [ { "title": "Liberals' Rochelle Halstead aims to take care of unfinished business", "url": "https://www.sgst.com.au/liberals-rochelle-halstead-aims-to-take-care-of-unfinished-business/", "publisher": "South Gippsland Sentinel Times", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Leader lauds Liberal candidate", "url": "https://www.pisra.com.au/leader-lauds-liberal-candidate/", "publisher": "Phillip Island & San Remo Advertiser", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-sophie-thorn-bass", "name": "Sophie Thorn", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bass", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says people in Bass are doing it tough \"with a lack of affordable housing\" and commits to \"build more affordable homes\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Sophie Thorn, Candidate for Bass", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sophie-thorn", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Pledges to \"fix our health system so everyone has access to the care they need\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Sophie Thorn, Candidate for Bass", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sophie-thorn", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Pledges to \"protect our environment\", pointing to the climate crisis already threatening homes at risk of coastal flooding in the electorate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sophie Thorn, Candidate for Bass", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sophie-thorn", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Sophie Thorn (Bass)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sophie-thorn", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Youth mental health worker who has lived and worked in the Bass electorate throughout her professional career.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sophie Thorn, Candidate for Bass", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sophie-thorn", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/SophieThornGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sophiethorn.greens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sophie Thorn - Victorian Greens", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sophie-thorn", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-julie-buxton-bayswater", "name": "Julie Buxton", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bayswater", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Julie Buxton (Bayswater)", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JacksonTaylorMP/posts/ive-got-some-exciting-news-meet-julie-buxton-shes-labors-candidate-for-bayswater/1466501571933900/", "publisher": "facebook.com", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Former electorate staffer to retiring Bayswater MP Jackson Taylor; she was Labor's candidate for Ferntree Gully at the 2018 state election.", "sources": [ { "title": "Bayswater – Victoria 2026", "url": "https://www.tallyroom.com.au/vic2026/bayswater2026", "publisher": "The Tally Room", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/juliebuxtonforbayswater" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/juliebuxtonforbayswater/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Julie Buxton - Victorian Labor", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/julie-buxton", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-david-kitchen-bayswater", "name": "David Kitchen", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bayswater", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — David Kitchen (Bayswater)", "url": "https://vic.liberal.org.au/team/david-kitchen", "publisher": "vic.liberal.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Finance manager for a food processing company.", "sources": [ { "title": "Freshwater Strategy: Labor 23, Coalition 27, One Nation 25 in Victoria", "url": "https://www.pollbludger.net/2026/06/08/freshwater-strategy-labor-23-coalition-27-one-nation-25-in-victoria/", "publisher": "The Poll Bludger", "date": "2026-06-08" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-alec-ferguson-bayswater", "name": "Alec Ferguson", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bayswater", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Identifies \"the housing crisis and the cost of living\" as urgent issues, saying \"No one should be deprived of good quality housing, access to healthcare, and everything else needed to live a decent life.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Alec Ferguson — Victorian Socialists candidate for Bayswater", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/alec-ferguson", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Says no one should be deprived of \"access to healthcare\" as part of what is needed to live a decent life.", "sources": [ { "title": "Alec Ferguson — Victorian Socialists candidate for Bayswater", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/alec-ferguson", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Alec Ferguson (Bayswater)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/alec-ferguson", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Deakin University student of Arabic language and a Bayswater-area local; a community activist since 2021 who helped organise the student movement for Palestine at Deakin, including the Gaza Solidarity Encampment.", "sources": [ { "title": "Alec Ferguson — Victorian Socialists candidate for Bayswater", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/alec-ferguson", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-steve-martin-benambra", "name": "Steve Martin", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Benambra", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Names \"better housing affordability\" among the priorities he will fight for.", "sources": [ { "title": "Libs choose Steve Martin for Benambra", "url": "https://www.wangarattachronicle.com.au/news/politics-and-government/libs-choose-steve-martin-for-benambra-tmtzgaqr", "publisher": "Wangaratta Chronicle", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Says he will fight for \"improved access to health services\" in the region.", "sources": [ { "title": "Libs choose Steve Martin for Benambra", "url": "https://www.wangarattachronicle.com.au/news/politics-and-government/libs-choose-steve-martin-for-benambra-tmtzgaqr", "publisher": "Wangaratta Chronicle", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Says \"I will fight for better and safer roads\" for the Benambra region.", "sources": [ { "title": "Libs choose Steve Martin for Benambra", "url": "https://www.wangarattachronicle.com.au/news/politics-and-government/libs-choose-steve-martin-for-benambra-tmtzgaqr", "publisher": "Wangaratta Chronicle", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Steve Martin (Benambra)", "url": "https://www.wangarattachronicle.com.au/news/politics-and-government/libs-choose-steve-martin-for-benambra-tmtzgaqr", "publisher": "wangarattachronicle.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Chartered civil engineer and engineering manager at property development company Nordcon Land, previously with Mars Petcare and Seeley International; a Wodonga resident of 11 years, he was the Liberal candidate for the federal seat of Indi in 2019.", "sources": [ { "title": "Libs choose Steve Martin for Benambra", "url": "https://www.wangarattachronicle.com.au/news/politics-and-government/libs-choose-steve-martin-for-benambra-tmtzgaqr", "publisher": "Wangaratta Chronicle", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Freshwater Strategy: Labor 23, Coalition 27, One Nation 25 in Victoria", "url": "https://www.pollbludger.net/2026/06/08/freshwater-strategy-labor-23-coalition-27-one-nation-25-in-victoria/", "publisher": "The Poll Bludger", "date": "2026-06-08" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-andrew-lethlean-bendigo-east", "name": "Andrew Lethlean", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bendigo East", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Lists community safety as a key campaign priority, stating that \"crime is making people feel unsafe\" and calling for \"safer communities\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Candidates - Andrew Lethlean", "url": "https://vic.nationals.org.au/candidates-andrew-lethlean/", "publisher": "The Nationals Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Named housing affordability as one of the key focus areas of his campaign announcement for Bendigo East.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nationals Candidate Andrew Lethlean to Challenge Premier Jacinta Allan in Bendigo East", "url": "https://abnewsinternational.com/nationals-candidate-andrew-lethlean-to-challenge-premier-jacinta-allan-in-bendigo-east/", "publisher": "AB News International", "date": "2026-04-05" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Listed health among the priority issues of his campaign for Bendigo East in his campaign announcement.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nationals Candidate Andrew Lethlean to Challenge Premier Jacinta Allan in Bendigo East", "url": "https://abnewsinternational.com/nationals-candidate-andrew-lethlean-to-challenge-premier-jacinta-allan-in-bendigo-east/", "publisher": "AB News International", "date": "2026-04-05" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Listed education among the priority issues of his campaign for Bendigo East in his campaign announcement.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nationals Candidate Andrew Lethlean to Challenge Premier Jacinta Allan in Bendigo East", "url": "https://abnewsinternational.com/nationals-candidate-andrew-lethlean-to-challenge-premier-jacinta-allan-in-bendigo-east/", "publisher": "AB News International", "date": "2026-04-05" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Andrew Lethlean (Bendigo East)", "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-04/andrew-lethlean-to-challenge-jacinta-allan-victorian-election/106531610", "publisher": "abc.net.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Publican and hospitality operator in Bendigo. He previously contested the federal seat of Bendigo for the Nationals at the last federal election, losing to the Labor incumbent.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nationals Candidate Andrew Lethlean to Challenge Premier Jacinta Allan in Bendigo East", "url": "https://abnewsinternational.com/nationals-candidate-andrew-lethlean-to-challenge-premier-jacinta-allan-in-bendigo-east/", "publisher": "AB News International", "date": "2026-04-05" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-owen-cosgriff-bendigo-east", "name": "Owen Cosgriff", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bendigo East", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Advocates state-led public housing development, including medium-density public housing in the Bendigo city centre, saying 'public housing should be available to all who want to live where they work, not just the most vulnerable in our society'.", "sources": [ { "title": "Owen Cosgriff — Victorian Socialists candidate for Bendigo East", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/owen-cosgriff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Says inadequate public transport is a policy failure, noting only 5% of Bendigo CBD trips use public transport at peak times, and argues Bendigo's compact size means most residents should be serviced by existing train lines or frequent buses.", "sources": [ { "title": "Owen Cosgriff — Victorian Socialists candidate for Bendigo East", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/owen-cosgriff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "Prioritises investigating local renewable energy options, suggesting 'solar on unproductive land or Bendigo Hydro using pumped mine water' as possibilities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Owen Cosgriff — Victorian Socialists candidate for Bendigo East", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/owen-cosgriff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Owen Cosgriff (Bendigo East)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/owen-cosgriff", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/owen_vicsocialist/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Owen Cosgriff - Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/owen-cosgriff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-liza-shaw-bendigo-west", "name": "Liza Shaw", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bendigo West", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "As Greens candidate for Bendigo West, Shaw lists fighting for LGBTQIA+ equality as a campaign priority, stating she will \"fight for First Nations justice and LGBTQIA+ equality\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Liza Shaw", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/liza-shaw", "publisher": "Victorian Greens", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "States she stands to 'fight for First Nations justice' as part of her campaign platform.", "sources": [ { "title": "Liza Shaw — Greens candidate for Bendigo West", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/liza-shaw", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Lists expanding affordable housing as a campaign priority for Bendigo West.", "sources": [ { "title": "Liza Shaw — Greens candidate for Bendigo West", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/liza-shaw", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Describes herself as a climate advocate and says running her Muckleford fruit farm has given her 'firsthand insight into how climate pressures and rising living costs are affecting regional families'.", "sources": [ { "title": "Liza Shaw — Greens candidate for Bendigo West", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/liza-shaw", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Liza Shaw (Bendigo West)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/liza-shaw", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Community health worker who operates a small fruit farm in Muckleford, with over a decade living and working in the Bendigo West and Mount Alexander area.", "sources": [ { "title": "Liza Shaw — Greens candidate for Bendigo West", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/liza-shaw", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/lizashawgreens/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/lizashawgreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Liza Shaw - Victorian Greens", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/liza-shaw", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-tayne-shalevski-bendigo-west", "name": "Tayne Shalevski", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bendigo West", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Tayne Shalevski (Bendigo West)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/tayne-shalevski", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Foreman for a building company who has worked in construction across regional Victoria; he grew up and lives in Bendigo West and recently contested a local council by-election.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tayne Shalevski — Victorian Socialists candidate for Bendigo West", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/tayne-shalevski", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/tayne_vicsocialist/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tayne Shalevski - Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/tayne-shalevski", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-rana-khan-berwick", "name": "Rana Khan", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Berwick", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Rana Khan (Berwick)", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/rana-khan", "publisher": "viclabor.org.au", "date": "" } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-nalinda-amarasiri-gunawardana-berwick", "name": "Nalinda Amarasiri Gunawardana", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Berwick", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Prioritises 'secure housing for all' and tackling the housing shortage.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nalinda Amarasiri Gunawardana — Victorian Socialists candidate for Berwick", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/nalinda-amarasiri-gunawardana", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Advocates 'free healthcare for everyone' as a campaign priority.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nalinda Amarasiri Gunawardana — Victorian Socialists candidate for Berwick", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/nalinda-amarasiri-gunawardana", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Lists 'enhancing quality of public schools' among her campaign priorities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nalinda Amarasiri Gunawardana — Victorian Socialists candidate for Berwick", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/nalinda-amarasiri-gunawardana", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Pledges to fight for 'better road infrastructure in our community' in the Berwick area.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nalinda Amarasiri Gunawardana — Victorian Socialists candidate for Berwick", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/nalinda-amarasiri-gunawardana", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Nalinda Amarasiri Gunawardana (Berwick)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/nalinda-amarasiri-gunawardana", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Civil engineer and member of Engineers Australia; a community organiser and activist for over 25 years, she is a former coordinator of Amnesty International's Western Australian branch.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nalinda Amarasiri Gunawardana — Victorian Socialists candidate for Berwick", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/nalinda-amarasiri-gunawardana", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-sally-houguet-box-hill", "name": "Sally Houguet", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Box Hill", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Sally Houguet (Box Hill)", "url": "https://vic.liberal.org.au/team/sally-houguet", "publisher": "vic.liberal.org.au", "date": "" } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-aaron-qin-box-hill", "name": "Aaron Qin", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Box Hill", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Lists 'safe streets and support for local safety initiatives' among his campaign priorities for Box Hill.", "sources": [ { "title": "Aaron Qin — Greens candidate for Box Hill", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/aaron-qin", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Calls for 'more housing that is well planned and genuinely affordable' in the growing Box Hill area.", "sources": [ { "title": "Aaron Qin — Greens candidate for Box Hill", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/aaron-qin", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Campaigns for 'healthcare and aged care that people can rely on', drawing on his experience as a registered nurse.", "sources": [ { "title": "Aaron Qin — Greens candidate for Box Hill", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/aaron-qin", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Lists 'better green spaces and protected local environment and waterways' among his campaign priorities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Aaron Qin — Greens candidate for Box Hill", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/aaron-qin", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Aaron Qin (Box Hill)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/aaron-qin", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Registered nurse with over eight years of frontline experience across hospitals, aged care and disability services; he founded a local care service for older people and people with disability and leads a multicultural not-for-profit organisation in Melbourne's east.", "sources": [ { "title": "Aaron Qin — Greens candidate for Box Hill", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/aaron-qin", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-saravina-afaj-box-hill", "name": "Saravina Afaj", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Box Hill", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Her Victorian Socialists candidate page states she has \"been involved in campaigns against racism, homophobia and transphobia\" and stands for \"gender and racial equality and the protection of marginalised peoples.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Saravina Afaj", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/saravina-afaj", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Committed to tackling 'the housing shortage and cost of living crisis' and to ensuring everyone has access to affordable housing.", "sources": [ { "title": "Saravina Afaj — Victorian Socialists candidate for Box Hill", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/saravina-afaj", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Says she aims to ensure everyone has access to quality healthcare as part of ending economic inequality.", "sources": [ { "title": "Saravina Afaj — Victorian Socialists candidate for Box Hill", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/saravina-afaj", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Says she aims to 'ensure that everyone has access to quality education' as part of ending economic inequality.", "sources": [ { "title": "Saravina Afaj — Victorian Socialists candidate for Box Hill", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/saravina-afaj", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "Advocates 'ambitious policies that prioritise renewable energy and sustainable practices' to address the climate crisis.", "sources": [ { "title": "Saravina Afaj — Victorian Socialists candidate for Box Hill", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/saravina-afaj", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Saravina Afaj (Box Hill)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/saravina-afaj", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Box Hill local who describes herself as an aspiring librarian and teacher's aide; she has been involved in campaigns against racism, homophobia and transphobia, climate justice protests, and Palestine solidarity campaigning.", "sources": [ { "title": "Saravina Afaj — Victorian Socialists candidate for Box Hill", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/saravina-afaj", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-ebony-bain-brighton", "name": "Ebony Bain", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Brighton", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says she understands 'the cost of living challenges facing the Brighton community, from unaffordable housing to groceries and healthcare', identifying housing affordability as a campaign concern.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ebony Bain — Greens candidate for Brighton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ebony-bain", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "States that her work as an educator focused on climate change communication has given her 'firsthand insight into the need for more action on climate change'.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ebony Bain — Greens candidate for Brighton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ebony-bain", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Ebony Bain (Brighton)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ebony-bain", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Educator with a background in science communication whose academic work has focused on communication's role in climate change; she is a Bayside local and renter.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ebony Bain — Greens candidate for Brighton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ebony-bain", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ebonybain4brighton/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ebony Bain - Greens candidate for Brighton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ebony-bain", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-jessica-smith-brighton", "name": "Jessica Smith", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Brighton", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "States on her Victorian Socialists candidate page that she has campaigned for marriage equality.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jessica Smith - Victorian Socialists candidate for Brighton", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jessica-smith", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Prioritises expanding public housing stock, calling for 'high-quality, well-maintained public housing, and much more of it'.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jessica Smith — Victorian Socialists candidate for Brighton", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jessica-smith", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Advocates fully funded public schools with well-paid staff, criticises that the 'state government rations out funding for capital works so stingily', and opposes the school funding freeze.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jessica Smith — Victorian Socialists candidate for Brighton", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jessica-smith", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Advocates 'better-connected and higher-frequency public transport' so it is accessible to all.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jessica Smith — Victorian Socialists candidate for Brighton", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jessica-smith", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Jessica Smith (Brighton)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jessica-smith", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Teacher who has worked in primary schools across the Brighton and Hampton area, and a Hampton resident of more than a decade.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jessica Smith — Victorian Socialists candidate for Brighton", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jessica-smith", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-mutullah-can-yolbulan-broadmeadows", "name": "Mutullah Can Yolbulan", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Broadmeadows", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says rental units lack adequate standards, public housing is being dismantled, and parks and green spaces are disappearing in the Broadmeadows area.", "sources": [ { "title": "Mutullah Can Yolbulan — Victorian Socialists candidate for Broadmeadows", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/mutullah-can-yolbulan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Says healthcare services are insufficient in Melbourne's northern suburbs and calls for investment in essential services for the community.", "sources": [ { "title": "Mutullah Can Yolbulan — Victorian Socialists candidate for Broadmeadows", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/mutullah-can-yolbulan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Mutullah Can Yolbulan (Broadmeadows)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/mutullah-can-yolbulan", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Application developer in the IT industry who migrated to Australia from Türkiye in 2013 and lives in Jacana; he has been a community activist in the Hume area, including helping a successful campaign for a park development in Broadmeadows.", "sources": [ { "title": "Mutullah Can Yolbulan — Victorian Socialists candidate for Broadmeadows", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/mutullah-can-yolbulan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-gabriel-steger-brunswick", "name": "Gabriel Steger", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Brunswick", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Gabriel Steger (Brunswick)", "url": "https://brunswickvoice.com.au/labor-opts-for-fresh-face-in-battle-for-brunswick/", "publisher": "brunswickvoice.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Adviser on gender-based violence prevention policy in the office of federal minister Ged Kearney, having previously worked at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Attorney-General's Department and Asialink Business. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne, speaks Mandarin, and has volunteered with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and the Young Workers Centre.", "sources": [ { "title": "Labor opts for fresh face in battle for Brunswick", "url": "https://brunswickvoice.com.au/labor-opts-for-fresh-face-in-battle-for-brunswick/", "publisher": "Brunswick Voice", "date": "2026-04-13" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-adam-pulford-brunswick", "name": "Adam Pulford", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Brunswick", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Campaigns \"for affordable rents and housing\", naming cost of living and housing among his central campaign issues; notes he is himself a renter in Brunswick East.", "sources": [ { "title": "Adam Pulford, Councillor for Merri-bek City Council - Warrk-Warrk Ward", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/adam-pulford", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null }, { "title": "Greens opt for Pulford to contest state election", "url": "https://brunswickvoice.com.au/greens-opt-for-pulford-to-contest-state-election/", "publisher": "Brunswick Voice", "date": "2026-03-13" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Calls for \"fully-funded public schools, hospitals and health services\" as part of his campaign platform.", "sources": [ { "title": "Adam Pulford, Councillor for Merri-bek City Council - Warrk-Warrk Ward", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/adam-pulford", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Calls for \"fully-funded public schools\" as part of his campaign platform.", "sources": [ { "title": "Adam Pulford, Councillor for Merri-bek City Council - Warrk-Warrk Ward", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/adam-pulford", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Nominated more frequent trains on the Upfield line and traffic congestion on Sydney Road among the local issues of his Brunswick campaign.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens opt for Pulford to contest state election", "url": "https://brunswickvoice.com.au/greens-opt-for-pulford-to-contest-state-election/", "publisher": "Brunswick Voice", "date": "2026-03-13" } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "States: \"We can act on climate by getting off coal and gas and ensuring Victoria is powered by renewables, while making the big polluters pay for the climate damage.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Adam Pulford, Councillor for Merri-bek City Council - Warrk-Warrk Ward", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/adam-pulford", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Adam Pulford (Brunswick)", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reels/DVzXgb2E_7u/", "publisher": "instagram.com", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Merri-bek City councillor for Warrk-Warrk Ward since 2020 and mayor of Merri-bek in 2023-24; works as press secretary for the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria. He previously worked as an adviser to federal Greens leaders Adam Bandt and Richard Di Natale and contested the federal seat of Wills in 2019.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens opt for Pulford to contest state election", "url": "https://brunswickvoice.com.au/greens-opt-for-pulford-to-contest-state-election/", "publisher": "Brunswick Voice", "date": "2026-03-13" }, { "title": "Adam Pulford, Councillor for Merri-bek City Council - Warrk-Warrk Ward", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/adam-pulford", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://adampulford.com/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/adampulfordgreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/adampulford/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://twitter.com/adampulford" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Adam Pulford - Greens candidate for Brunswick", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/adam-pulford", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-naomi-farmer-brunswick", "name": "Naomi Farmer", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Brunswick", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Farmer lists her involvement in the \"equal marriage\" (marriage equality) campaign among the community campaigns she has been part of, alongside Palestine solidarity and refugee rights.", "sources": [ { "title": "Naomi Farmer", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/naomi-farmer", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "States she is committed to addressing \"the climate catastrophe\", and continues to organise a community campaign arising from the Hazelwood mine fire environmental disaster.", "sources": [ { "title": "Naomi Farmer - Victorian Socialists candidate for Brunswick", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/naomi-farmer", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Naomi Farmer (Brunswick)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/naomi-farmer", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Works in disability services and has been an activist for more than 20 years, including in Palestine solidarity, refugee rights and marriage equality campaigns. 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She served seven years as CEO of the Victorian Student Representative Council and has more than 20 years' experience working with not-for-profit organisations and government agencies.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nina Laitala - Greens candidate for Bundoora", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/nina-laitala", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ninalaitalabundoora" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ninalaitalagreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nina Laitala - Greens candidate for Bundoora", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/nina-laitala", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-sagar-sanyal-bundoora", "name": "Sagar Sanyal", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Bundoora", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "His candidate profile states that he opposes police overreach and racial profiling.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sagar Sanyal - Victorian Socialists candidate for Bundoora", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/sagar-sanyal", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "States: \"If elected in November, I will fight against every pro-developer, pro-corporate policy that sells out ordinary working people\", and says the housing crisis should be addressed without scapegoating migrants.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sagar Sanyal - Victorian Socialists candidate for Bundoora", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/sagar-sanyal", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Lists taking climate action and preventing bushfire and flood disasters among his stated priorities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sagar Sanyal - Victorian Socialists candidate for Bundoora", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/sagar-sanyal", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Sagar Sanyal (Bundoora)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/sagar-sanyal", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "A long-term outer north-east Melbourne resident who has worked in tertiary education, school reception and factory jobs, and has been active in the NTEU and AMWU unions.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sagar Sanyal - Victorian Socialists candidate for Bundoora", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/sagar-sanyal", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-mikaela-stafrace-caulfield", "name": "Mikaela Stafrace", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Caulfield", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Mikaela Stafrace (Caulfield)", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/johnbergermp/posts/it-was-great-to-join-labor-candidate-mikaela-stafrace-at-the-caufield-campaign-l/956988920429651/", "publisher": "facebook.com", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "An MBA-qualified lawyer who founded and leads the charity WomenCAN Australia (established 2019) and previously served as CEO of Kidney Health Australia. She has worked in corporate insurance, risk, governance and regulatory compliance, and served as Chief Examiner for insurance law at Monash and Melbourne universities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Founder and CEO of WomenCAN Australia - speaker profile", "url": "https://www.rotaryclubcentralmelbourne.org.au/Speakers/1d6be718-49aa-4e74-a579-357b2a91e6c9", "publisher": "Rotary Club of Central Melbourne", "date": null }, { "title": "Ms Mikaela Stafrace - NHMRC Chronic Kidney Disease Centre of Research Excellence", "url": "https://cre-ckd.centre.uq.edu.au/profile/365/mikaela-stafrace", "publisher": "University of Queensland", "date": null }, { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Mikaela4Caulfield" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/mikaela4caulfield/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Mikaela Stafrace - 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"https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kit-message", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Kit Message (Clarinda)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kit-message", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "A Clayton local studying science at Monash University; a renter and community organiser active in anti-racism and anti-fascism campaigns, including efforts to shut down a Nazi-operated gym in Melbourne's western suburbs.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kit Message - Victorian Socialists candidate for Clarinda", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kit-message", "publisher": "Victorian 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"https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/reem-yunis", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Prioritises funding \"better childcare, schools, and hospitals\" and opposes privatisation of public services.", "sources": [ { "title": "Reem Yunis - Victorian Socialists candidate for Cranbourne", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/reem-yunis", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Prioritises funding \"better childcare, schools, and hospitals\" and opposes privatisation, arguing against \"letting private companies profiteer by increasing costs and lowering standards\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Reem Yunis - Victorian Socialists candidate for Cranbourne", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/reem-yunis", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Reem Yunis (Cranbourne)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/reem-yunis", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "A Palestinian-Australian high school teacher with 26 years of teaching experience.", "sources": [ { "title": "Reem Yunis - Victorian Socialists candidate for Cranbourne", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/reem-yunis", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-richard-farr-croydon", "name": "Richard Farr", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Croydon", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", 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"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Paul Byrnes (Eltham)", "url": "https://vic.liberal.org.au/team/paul-byrnes", "publisher": "vic.liberal.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Public service legal officer and former staffer to Liberal MPs Matthew Bach and Mary Wooldridge.", "sources": [ { "title": "Freshwater Strategy: Labor 23, Coalition 27, One Nation 25 in Victoria", "url": "https://www.pollbludger.net/2026/06/08/freshwater-strategy-labor-23-coalition-27-one-nation-25-in-victoria/", "publisher": "The Poll Bludger", "date": "2026-06-08" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-rachel-busbridge-eltham", "name": "Rachel Busbridge", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Eltham", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "health": { "summary": "Advocates for proper investment in healthcare as part of her campaign platform.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rachel Busbridge", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rachel-busbridge", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Advocates for proper investment in schools as part of her campaign platform.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rachel Busbridge", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rachel-busbridge", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Advocates for \"proper investment in public transport ... and active transport\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Rachel Busbridge", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rachel-busbridge", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Pledges to \"fight for strong, practical climate action\", including protecting tree canopy and biodiversity and preparing the community for bushfire risk.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rachel Busbridge", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rachel-busbridge", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Rachel Busbridge (Eltham)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rachel-busbridge", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "University lecturer in sociology and union advocate for staff and students; an Eltham resident since 2019.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rachel Busbridge", "url": 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"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Katerine Theodosis (Essendon)", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/katerine-theodosis", "publisher": "viclabor.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Merri-bek councillor and Labor's candidate to succeed retiring Essendon MP Danny Pearson; her preselection was backed by the Australian Workers' Union and referred to the party's national executive.", "sources": [ { "title": "Freshwater Strategy: Labor 23, Coalition 27, One Nation 25 in Victoria", "url": "https://www.pollbludger.net/2026/06/08/freshwater-strategy-labor-23-coalition-27-one-nation-25-in-victoria/", "publisher": "The Poll Bludger", "date": "2026-06-08" }, { "title": "Katerine Theodosis — Our Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/katerine-theodosis", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/katforessendon/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/katforessendon/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Kat Theodosis - Labor candidate for Essendon", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/katerine-theodosis", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-tommy-le-deux-essendon", "name": "Tommy Le Deux", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Essendon", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Identifies community safety as one of the key local concerns of his campaign.", "sources": [ { "title": "Campaign announcement post: Tommy Le Deux, Liberal candidate for Essendon", "url": 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"Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Tommy Le Deux (Essendon)", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DXkqhxej9JV/", "publisher": "instagram.com", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "A renter who works two jobs, in finance and as a bartender at The Laurel Hotel in Ascot Vale.", "sources": [ { "title": "Campaign announcement post: Tommy Le Deux, Liberal candidate for Essendon", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DXkqhxej9JV/", "publisher": "Instagram", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/tommyledeuxessendon/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tommy Le Deux (@tommyledeuxessendon) Instagram - Liberal candidate for Essendon", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DXkqhxej9JV/", "publisher": "Instagram", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-james-williams-essendon", "name": "James Williams", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": 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"https://greens.org.au/vic/person/james-williams", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JamesWilliamsGreens/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jameswgreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "James Williams - Greens candidate for Essendon", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/james-williams", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-michal-kedem-essendon", "name": "Michal Kedem", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Essendon", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Victorian Socialists candidate for Essendon and a community lawyer, Kedem calls for redirecting funding away from policing and prisons, stating: \"We need more funding for healthcare, education including childcare, and housing, not more police, prisons, defence or deportations.\" Her profile describes her work on police accountability and opposing the criminalisation of vulnerable people.", "sources": [ { "title": "Michal Kedem", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/michal-kedem", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Calls for more funding for housing, as part of his platform of redirecting spending from police, prisons and defence.", "sources": [ { "title": "Michal Kedem — Candidate for Essendon", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/michal-kedem", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "States: \"We need more funding for healthcare, education including 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"https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/michal-kedem", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Community lawyer who runs police accountability cases for homeless people, marginalised communities and protesters, and a union organiser in the community sector; he lives in the Essendon area with his child.", "sources": [ { "title": "Michal Kedem — Candidate for Essendon", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/michal-kedem", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-sam-mccoll-eureka", "name": "Sam McColl", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Eureka", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Names housing as one of his three main campaign areas, citing housing pressure as a key community concern.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sam McColl", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sam-mccoll", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Names health as one of his three main campaign areas, citing limited access to services in regional Victoria.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sam McColl", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sam-mccoll", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Names climate justice for regional Victoria as one of his three main campaign areas.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sam McColl", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sam-mccoll", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Sam McColl (Eureka)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sam-mccoll", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "A renter, community volunteer and frontline worker based in the Eureka electorate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sam McColl", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sam-mccoll", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/sammccollgreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sammccollgreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sam McColl - Greens candidate for Eureka", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sam-mccoll", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-alysia-regan-euroa", "name": "Alysia Regan", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Euroa", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Identifies housing shortages as a key issue affecting the regional electorate that her campaign addresses.", "sources": [ { "title": "Alysia Regan", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/alysia-regan", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Identifies limited healthcare access as a key issue affecting the regional electorate that her campaign addresses.", "sources": [ { "title": "Alysia Regan", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/alysia-regan", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Identifies public transport gaps as a key issue affecting the regional electorate that her campaign addresses.", "sources": [ { "title": "Alysia Regan", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/alysia-regan", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Identifies climate impacts on farming and communities as a key issue affecting the regional electorate that her campaign addresses.", "sources": [ { "title": "Alysia Regan", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/alysia-regan", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Alysia Regan (Euroa)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/alysia-regan", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Municipal Recovery Manager working in emergency management, supporting people recovering from emergencies and helping them navigate services.", "sources": [ { "title": "Alysia Regan", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/alysia-regan", "publisher": "Australian Greens (Victoria)", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AlysiaReganGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/alysia4euroa" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Alysia Regan - Greens candidate for Euroa", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/alysia-regan", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-indah-johannes-evelyn", "name": "Indah Johannes", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Evelyn", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Indah Johannes (Evelyn)", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/indah-johannes", "publisher": "viclabor.org.au", "date": "" } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-andrew-henley-evelyn", "name": "Andrew Henley", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Evelyn", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "integrity": { "summary": "Says \"integrity in government is the foundation for better healthcare, stronger schools, climate action and safer communities\", and that the root of many local problems is \"politics captured by big money rather than community needs\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Henley, Candidate for Evelyn", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/andrew-henley", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "A healthcare worker who says families in Evelyn \"are struggling to access childcare, healthcare, education and reliable transport\" and that he is fighting for the services the electorate deserves.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Henley, Candidate for Evelyn", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/andrew-henley", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Names education access among the services families in Evelyn are struggling with, and links integrity in government to \"stronger schools\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Henley, Candidate for Evelyn", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/andrew-henley", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Names access to \"reliable transport\" among the key services families in Evelyn are struggling with.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Henley, Candidate for Evelyn", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/andrew-henley", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Says \"climate impacts place growing pressure on our local emergency services such as the CFA and SES\" and calls for these local organisations to be adequately resourced; links integrity in government to climate action.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Henley, Candidate for Evelyn", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/andrew-henley", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Andrew Henley (Evelyn)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/andrew-henley", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/BramshillHouse%28AndrewSmith%29Jun2006.jpg/330px-BramshillHouse%28AndrewSmith%29Jun2006.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Andrew_Henley%2C_1st_Baronet", "background": { "summary": "Andrew Henley is a healthcare worker who has lived in Mooroolbark for 14 years.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Henley, Candidate for Evelyn", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/andrew-henley", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-elena-pereyra-footscray", "name": "Elena Pereyra", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Footscray", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says \"sustainable community-focused building and living are key to reducing inequality\" and commits to working for \"sustainable community-focused development, affordable housing and living\"; her PhD research is on housing as an urban commons and she sits on the board of CoHousing Australia.", "sources": [ { "title": "Elena Pereyra, Candidate for Footscray and Councillor for Maribyrnong City Council - Wattle", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/elena-pereyra", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Elena Pereyra (Footscray)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/elena-pereyra", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Elena Pereyra is a Maribyrnong City Councillor for Wattle Ward, a PhD candidate whose dissertation examines housing as an urban commons, a foster carer, a board member of CoHousing Australia and a volunteer with BikeWest.", "sources": [ { "title": "Elena Pereyra, Candidate for Footscray and Councillor for Maribyrnong City Council - Wattle", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/elena-pereyra", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ElenaPereyraGreens/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/elenapereyragreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Elena Pereyra, Candidate for Footscray", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/elena-pereyra", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-jasmine-duff-footscray", "name": "Jasmine Duff", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Footscray", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "On her Victorian Socialists candidate page, Duff states she has \"campaigned for equal marriage, climate action, Indigenous justice, and for peace and justice for the people of Palestine,\" indicating support for LGBTIQ+ equality including same-sex marriage.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jasmine Duff – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jasmine-duff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Her candidate profile states she has campaigned for Indigenous justice.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jasmine Duff – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jasmine-duff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says \"instead of Labor's public housing sell-off, I'll fight for a mass increase of public homes and funding to housing organisations\"; has campaigned against public housing privatisation and supported Altona residents facing eviction.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jasmine Duff – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jasmine-duff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Calls for government investment in hospitals as part of infrastructure for the growing western Melbourne region.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jasmine Duff – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jasmine-duff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Calls for government investment in schools as part of infrastructure for the growing western Melbourne region.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jasmine Duff – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jasmine-duff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Advocates fare-free public transport and calls for government investment in public transport to address shortages in Melbourne's rapidly growing western suburbs.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jasmine Duff – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jasmine-duff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Her candidate profile states she has campaigned for climate action.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jasmine Duff – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jasmine-duff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Jasmine Duff (Footscray)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jasmine-duff", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Jasmine Duff is a community organiser, lighting technician and trade unionist who previously worked for the NSW State Emergency Service, including during major flooding events; she has campaigned against public housing privatisation and supported residents facing eviction.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jasmine Duff – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jasmine-duff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/dugdaleduff/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jasmine Duff, Candidate for Footscray", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jasmine-duff", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-katie-goulas-frankston", "name": "Katie Goulas", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Frankston", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Names \"safer communities\" as part of her advocacy platform; is studying Justice and Criminology and volunteers as an advocate for children in juvenile detention.", "sources": [ { "title": "Katie Goulas, Candidate for Frankston", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/katie-goulas", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Names affordable housing as a primary advocacy area, saying that when \"services like healthcare, education and affordable housing are limited, the repercussions are vast\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Katie Goulas, Candidate for Frankston", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/katie-goulas", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Names health services as a campaign focus, saying limited access to services like healthcare has vast repercussions for the community.", "sources": [ { "title": "Katie Goulas, Candidate for Frankston", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/katie-goulas", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Prioritises \"strong climate action\" and says she cares about environmental sustainability.", "sources": [ { "title": "Katie Goulas, Candidate for Frankston", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/katie-goulas", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Katie Goulas (Frankston)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/katie-goulas", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Katie Goulas is a retail worker and Frankston resident studying a Masters in Justice and Criminology; she volunteers as an advocate for children in juvenile detention.", "sources": [ { "title": "Katie Goulas, Candidate for Frankston", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/katie-goulas", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/katiegoulasgreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Katie Goulas, Candidate for Frankston", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/katie-goulas", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-andrew-cheeseman-frankston", "name": "Andrew Cheeseman", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Frankston", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Cheeseman's Victorian Socialists candidate profile states he has been an activist for 24 years, including campaigning for marriage equality.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Cheeseman", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/andrew-cheeseman", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "integrity": { "summary": "Pledges that, if elected, he would donate the portion of his parliamentary salary above the Frankston median wage to community campaigns, saying \"I won't rise out of this community, I'll rise with it, or not at all\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Cheeseman – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/andrew-cheeseman", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says \"I stand for taxing landlords until they scream, then taxing them some more\", as part of a platform of rebuilding privatised public services and taxing the rich.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Cheeseman – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/andrew-cheeseman", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Andrew Cheeseman (Frankston)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/andrew-cheeseman", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Andrew Cheeseman, 44, is a lifelong resident of the Frankston area with decades of involvement in activist campaigns, including against the Iraq War, anti-union legislation and austerity measures, and in support of marriage equality.", "sources": [ { "title": "Andrew Cheeseman – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/andrew-cheeseman", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-emilie-flynn-geelong", "name": "Emilie Flynn", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Geelong", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Names rising cost of living and housing pressures facing Geelong residents as a key campaign issue, saying \"everyone deserves a safe home, fair wages and a healthy planet\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Emilie Flynn, Candidate for Geelong", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/emilie-flynn", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "Opposes the Viva gas terminal project proposed for Geelong.", "sources": [ { "title": "Emilie Flynn, Candidate for Geelong", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/emilie-flynn", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "A climate advocate who supports community-led climate action and says \"climate justice and social justice must go hand in hand\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Emilie Flynn, Candidate for Geelong", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/emilie-flynn", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Emilie Flynn (Geelong)", "url": "https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/geelongtimes/news/greens-lock-in-geelong-challenger/", "publisher": "timesnewsgroup.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Emilie Flynn is a former teacher and climate advocate who lives in Geelong West.", "sources": [ { "title": "Emilie Flynn, Candidate for Geelong", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/emilie-flynn", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/emilieflynn.geelong/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/emilieflynn.geelong/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Emilie Flynn, Candidate for Geelong", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/emilie-flynn", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-ash-munro-gippsland-east", "name": "Ash Munro", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Gippsland East", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Names rising costs and housing stress among the key concerns affecting East Gippsland.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ash Munro, Candidate for Gippsland East", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ash-munro", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Names climate impacts among the key concerns affecting East Gippsland, and says they prioritise policies for \"a future where our kids can grow up safe, supported, and connected to Country\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Ash Munro, Candidate for Gippsland East", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ash-munro", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Ash Munro (Gippsland East)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ash-munro", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Ash Munro lives, works, studies and raises children in East Gippsland, with professional experience in community cultural safety work, youth support and health roles.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ash Munro, Candidate for Gippsland East", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ash-munro", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ashmunro.greens" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ash Munro, Candidate for Gippsland East", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ash-munro", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-zave-evans-gippsland-south", "name": "Zave Evans", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Gippsland South", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "native_forest_logging": { "summary": "Names native forests among his stated priority issues for Gippsland South, alongside land use and bushfire risk.", "sources": [ { "title": "Zave Evans, Candidate for Gippsland South", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/zave-evans", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "Names offshore gas and the role of multinational corporations in regional Australia among his stated priority issues.", "sources": [ { "title": "Zave Evans, Candidate for 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"greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Zave Evans is an environmentalist whose work background includes conservation, seasonal land management, community projects and frontline bushfire response across regional Australia.", "sources": [ { "title": "Zave Evans, Candidate for Gippsland South", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/zave-evans", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/zave.evans.greens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Zave Evans, Candidate for Gippsland South", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/zave-evans", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-jacky-sun-glen-waverley", "name": "Jacky Sun", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Glen Waverley", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Jacky Sun (Glen Waverley)", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1677439927113045", "publisher": "facebook.com", "date": "" } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-toyo-white-glen-waverley", "name": "Toyo White", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Glen Waverley", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Campaigns for \"affordable renting and housing\" for Glen Waverley.", "sources": [ { "title": "Toyo White, Candidate for Glen Waverley", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/toyo-white", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Says they are intent on \"ensuring we have properly funded schools\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Toyo White, Candidate for Glen Waverley", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/toyo-white", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Campaigns for \"real climate action\"; a climate activist who was involved in the \"Stop Woodside Monash\" campaign and has served on council environmental bodies.", "sources": [ { "title": "Toyo White, Candidate for Glen Waverley", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/toyo-white", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Toyo White (Glen Waverley)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/toyo-white", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Toyo White is a lifelong Forest Hill resident and community organiser who has been involved in climate activism from a young age, has served on council environmental bodies, and was involved in the \"Stop Woodside Monash\" campaign.", "sources": [ { "title": "Toyo White, Candidate for Glen Waverley", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/toyo-white", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/toyo.white" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Toyo White, Candidate for Glen Waverley", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/toyo-white", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-nicholas-siow-glen-waverley", "name": "Nicholas Siow", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Glen Waverley", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Names the housing shortage as one of his three main policy focuses, saying \"our community deserves a representative in parliament who will fight for working-class people against the entrenched corporate interests\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Nicholas Siow – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/nicholas-siow", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Nicholas Siow (Glen Waverley)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/nicholas-siow", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Nicholas Siow is a lifelong Glen Waverley local and community activist who has participated in campaigns against racism and in Palestine solidarity activism.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nicholas Siow – Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/nicholas-siow", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-kirill-smelov-greenvale", "name": "Kirill Smelov", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Greenvale", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "health": { "summary": "Advocates for properly funded public hospitals as part of his call for communities to have properly funded basic services.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kirill Smelov — Victorian Socialists candidate for Greenvale", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kirill-smelov", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Advocates for properly funded schools as part of his call for communities to have properly funded public services.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kirill Smelov — Victorian Socialists candidate for Greenvale", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kirill-smelov", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Has been involved in climate action campaigning, and criticises politicians for serving property developers and corporations over residents' environmental concerns.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kirill Smelov — Victorian Socialists candidate for Greenvale", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kirill-smelov", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Kirill Smelov (Greenvale)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kirill-smelov", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "IT worker, union member and community activist based locally in the Greenvale area, with experience as a union organiser and in campaigns including anti-racism and climate action.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kirill Smelov — Victorian Socialists candidate for Greenvale", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kirill-smelov", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-frank-schiefler-hastings", "name": "Frank Schiefler", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Hastings", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Frank Schiefler (Hastings)", "url": "https://vic.liberal.org.au/team/frank-schiefler", "publisher": "vic.liberal.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Political adviser who formerly served in the army. Preselected as the Liberal candidate for Hastings after a rival contender withdrew; the candidate was endorsed by the party's state executive.", "sources": [ { "title": "Resolve Strategic: Labor 27, Coalition 29, One Nation 21 in Victoria", "url": "https://www.pollbludger.net/2026/04/22/resolve-strategic-labor-27-coalition-29-one-nation-21-in-victoria/", "publisher": "The Poll Bludger", "date": "2026-04-22" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-isaac-willoughby-hastings", "name": "Isaac Willoughby", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Hastings", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Names housing affordability in the Hastings area as a key issue of his campaign.", "sources": [ { "title": "Isaac Willoughby — Greens candidate for Hastings", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/isaac-willoughby", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Names neglect of public transport infrastructure in the Hastings area as a key issue that those in power have done little to address.", "sources": [ { "title": "Isaac Willoughby — Greens candidate for Hastings", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/isaac-willoughby", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Isaac Willoughby (Hastings)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/isaac-willoughby", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Musician and teacher who lives on the Mornington Peninsula.", "sources": [ { "title": "Isaac Willoughby — Greens candidate for Hastings", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/isaac-willoughby", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/isaacwilloughby4hastings" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/isaacwilloughbygreens" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Isaac Willoughby, Candidate for Hastings", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/isaac-willoughby", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-clive-crosby-hawthorn", "name": "Clive Crosby", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Hawthorn", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Backs Labor's plan to make renting fairer, faster and more affordable, including banning rental bidding, ending no-fault evictions and removing fees on rental apps.", "sources": [ { "title": "Clive Crosby — Labor candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/clive-crosby", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "A regular public transport user, he backs half-price public transport and more train services on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines.", "sources": [ { "title": "Clive Crosby — Labor candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/clive-crosby", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Clive Crosby (Hawthorn)", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/clive-crosby", "publisher": "viclabor.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Hawthorn local who grew up in the area; he was Labor's candidate for the federal seat of Kooyong at the 2025 federal election before standing for Hawthorn in 2026.", "sources": [ { "title": "Clive Crosby — Labor candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/clive-crosby", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null }, { "title": "Kooyong Candidates Forum 2025", "url": "https://lighterfootprints.org/event/kooyong-candidates-2025/", "publisher": "Lighter Footprints", "date": "2025-04-02" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/CliveforHawthorn" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/CliveforHawthorn" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Clive Crosby, Candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/clive-crosby", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-kylie-rocha-hawthorn", "name": "Kylie Rocha", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Hawthorn", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "first_nations": { "summary": "States support for justice for First Nations peoples and Treaty.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kylie Rocha — Greens candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/kylie-rocha", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Campaigns for real solutions to tackle affordability and housing stress.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kylie Rocha — Greens candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/kylie-rocha", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Says she is standing to protect the environment through action.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kylie Rocha — Greens candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/kylie-rocha", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Kylie Rocha (Hawthorn)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/kylie-rocha", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Engineer who has worked in the energy and manufacturing sectors; she has lived in the Hawthorn area for 15 years.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kylie Rocha — Greens candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/kylie-rocha", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/kylierochagreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/kylierochagreens" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Kylie Rocha, Candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/kylie-rocha", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-tess-mcenearney-hawthorn", "name": "Tess McEnearney", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Hawthorn", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Identifies the housing crisis as a central problem of her campaign, attributing it to economic decisions focused primarily on the pursuit of private profit.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tess McEnearney — Victorian Socialists candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/tess-mcenearney", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Works in medical research and has been involved in advocacy against cuts to community healthcare.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tess McEnearney — Victorian Socialists candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/tess-mcenearney", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Names the destruction of the climate and environment as a key issue and has been involved in climate justice organising.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tess McEnearney — Victorian Socialists candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/tess-mcenearney", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Tess McEnearney (Hawthorn)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/tess-mcenearney", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Medical researcher completing a PhD in neurodegeneration; a Hawthorn local and self-described socialist activist and organiser involved in climate justice campaigns and advocacy against community healthcare cuts.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tess McEnearney — Victorian Socialists candidate for Hawthorn", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/tess-mcenearney", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-oscar-lopez-ivanhoe", "name": "Oscar Lopez", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ivanhoe", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Oscar Lopez (Ivanhoe)", "url": "https://vic.liberal.org.au/team/oscar-lopez", "publisher": "vic.liberal.org.au", "date": "" } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-nina-crawley-ivanhoe", "name": "Nina Crawley", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ivanhoe", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "health": { "summary": "Lists accessible health services and better healthcare among her campaign priorities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nina Crawley — Greens candidate for Ivanhoe", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/nina-crawley", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Lists better schools and safe, well-funded schools among her campaign priorities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nina Crawley — Greens candidate for Ivanhoe", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/nina-crawley", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Lists better transport among her campaign priorities for Ivanhoe.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nina Crawley — Greens candidate for Ivanhoe", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/nina-crawley", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Nina Crawley (Ivanhoe)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/nina-crawley", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Teacher and human rights advocate who has lived, worked and raised her family in Ivanhoe.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nina Crawley — Greens candidate for Ivanhoe", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/nina-crawley", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NinaCrawleyGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ninaccrawley/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nina Crawley, Candidate for Ivanhoe", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/nina-crawley", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-ben-milne-ivanhoe", "name": "Ben Milne", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ivanhoe", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "A renter himself, he highlights rising rents and mortgages, and wealth flowing to landlords, developers and banks rather than working people, as key issues of his campaign.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ben Milne — Victorian Socialists candidate for Ivanhoe", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/ben-milne", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Ben Milne (Ivanhoe)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/ben-milne", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Supermarket worker and member of the Retail and Fast Food Workers' Union (RAFFWU); a renter in Ivanhoe with a long history as a community organiser and union activist.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ben Milne — Victorian Socialists candidate for Ivanhoe", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/ben-milne", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-courtney-millett-kalkallo", "name": "Courtney Millett", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Kalkallo", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Millett's Victorian Socialists candidate page advocates for communities 'supported to thrive without resorting to fear-based \"law and order\" politics', emphasising care rather than punishment.", "sources": [ { "title": "Courtney Millett | Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/courtney-millett", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says the housing crisis is the result of treating housing as a commodity instead of a human right; calls for large-scale public housing, rent freezes and a crackdown on vacant investment properties.", "sources": [ { "title": "Courtney Millett — Victorian Socialists candidate for Kalkallo", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/courtney-millett", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Calls for stronger, properly funded and publicly owned services including healthcare, affordable childcare and aged care.", "sources": [ { "title": "Courtney Millett — Victorian Socialists candidate for Kalkallo", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/courtney-millett", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Committed to defending and expanding public education, stating that fully funded, inclusive public schools are essential to a just and democratic society.", "sources": [ { "title": "Courtney Millett — Victorian Socialists candidate for Kalkallo", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/courtney-millett", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Courtney Millett (Kalkallo)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/courtney-millett", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Public school teacher, union member and Craigieburn resident.", "sources": [ { "title": "Courtney Millett — Victorian Socialists candidate for Kalkallo", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/courtney-millett", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/courtney.m.vs/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Courtney Millett, Candidate for Kalkallo", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/courtney-millett", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-david-sun-kew", "name": "David Sun", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Kew", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — David Sun (Kew)", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/david-sun?sourcePage=/our-team/david-sun", "publisher": "viclabor.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Kew resident raising his family locally; Labor's candidate for Kew at the 2026 state election.", "sources": [ { "title": "David Sun — Labor candidate for Kew", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/david-sun", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/davidforew" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/davidforkew" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "David Sun, Candidate for Kew", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/david-sun", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-jackie-carter-kew", "name": "Jackie Carter", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Kew", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "integrity": { "summary": "Advocates for politicians independent from corporate influence, noting that her party takes no corporate donations and is funded by individual supporters.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jackie Carter — Greens candidate for Kew", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/jackie-carter", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Names the housing and cost of living crises among the major challenges motivating her candidacy.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jackie Carter — Greens candidate for Kew", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/jackie-carter", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Names the climate emergency as a major challenge motivating her candidacy, saying politicians have the solutions but lack the will to implement them.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jackie Carter — Greens candidate for Kew", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/jackie-carter", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Jackie Carter (Kew)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/jackie-carter", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "IT professional with over 20 years' experience in the pharmaceutical sector; born in Kew and a resident of the area for more than 15 years.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jackie Carter — Greens candidate for Kew", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/jackie-carter", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-rayan-hassan-kororoit", "name": "Rayan Hassan", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Kororoit", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Campaigns on housing affordability and cost of living, citing \"families without housing and skipping meals, and workers burning out just trying to pay rent or mortgage\", and argues the west faces \"a generational collapse in our living standards\" while \"developers and corporations cash in\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Rayan Hassan – Victorian Socialists candidate for Kororoit", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/rayan-hassan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Rayan Hassan (Kororoit)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/rayan-hassan", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Rayan Hassan is a youth worker who has studied, lived and worked in Melbourne's western suburbs, and is a member of the Australian Services Union. He has been involved in Palestine solidarity, refugee and anti-racism campaigning.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rayan Hassan – Victorian Socialists candidate for Kororoit", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/rayan-hassan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-theresa-slater-lara", "name": "Theresa Slater", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Lara", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Names housing insecurity as a core campaign priority: \"We're building a grassroots campaign that listens to you and advocates for real action on housing, healthcare and our precious environment.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Theresa Slater – Greens candidate for Lara", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/theresa-slater", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Lists healthcare access as one of her three main campaign priorities, advocating \"real action on housing, healthcare and our precious environment\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Theresa Slater – Greens candidate for Lara", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/theresa-slater", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Campaigns on climate action and environmental protection as one of her three main priorities, calling for action on \"our precious environment\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Theresa Slater – Greens candidate for Lara", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/theresa-slater", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Theresa Slater (Lara)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/theresa-slater", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Theresa Slater is a social worker who grew up in the Lara area and rents locally; her social work role has involved policy and advocacy work with individuals, families and community groups across the region.", "sources": [ { "title": "Theresa Slater – Greens candidate for Lara", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/theresa-slater", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TheresaSlaterGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/theresaslatergreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Theresa Slater, Candidate for Lara", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/theresa-slater", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-lucy-nguyen-laverton", "name": "Lucy Nguyen", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Laverton", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Names housing justice as a core campaign focus, describing herself as \"committed to community-led change that centres human rights, climate and housing justice\", drawing on her own experience of public housing and renting.", "sources": [ { "title": "Lucy Nguyen – Greens candidate for Laverton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/lucy-nguyen", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Lists climate justice among her three core campaign priorities (human rights, climate justice and housing justice).", "sources": [ { "title": "Lucy Nguyen – Greens candidate for Laverton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/lucy-nguyen", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Lucy Nguyen (Laverton)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/lucy-nguyen", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Lucy Nguyen is a Brimbank City Council councillor (Kororoit Creek Ward) and community advocate; a Vietnamese Australian, she has lived experience of public housing and private rental through her twenties.", "sources": [ { "title": "Lucy Nguyen – Greens candidate for Laverton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/lucy-nguyen", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/greens.lucynguyen" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/lucynguyen.greens" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Lucy Nguyen, Candidate for Laverton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/lucy-nguyen", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-van-thanh-rudd-laverton", "name": "Van Thanh Rudd", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Laverton", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Advocates for public housing and rent freezes, attributing the housing crisis to banks and developers rather than migrants.", "sources": [ { "title": "Van Thanh Rudd – Victorian Socialists candidate for Laverton", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/van-thanh-rudd", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Calls for more public hospitals in Melbourne's west, citing strain on Sunshine Hospital.", "sources": [ { "title": "Van Thanh Rudd – Victorian Socialists candidate for Laverton", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/van-thanh-rudd", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Campaigns on reversing what he describes as underfunding of public school infrastructure.", "sources": [ { "title": "Van Thanh Rudd – Victorian Socialists candidate for Laverton", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/van-thanh-rudd", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Proposes expanding free public transport as part of his platform on essential services.", "sources": [ { "title": "Van Thanh Rudd – Victorian Socialists candidate for Laverton", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/van-thanh-rudd", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Van Thanh Rudd (Laverton)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/van-thanh-rudd", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Van Thanh Rudd is a public school maintenance worker and unionist in Melbourne's western suburbs; he is also a community soccer coach and has spent decades producing political cartoons and street art.", "sources": [ { "title": "Van Thanh Rudd – Victorian Socialists candidate for Laverton", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/van-thanh-rudd", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/van.t.rudd/" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@van.nishing" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Van Thanh Rudd, Candidate for Laverton", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/van-thanh-rudd", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-annette-death-macedon", "name": "Annette Death", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Macedon", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says housing supply and growth are key issues for the electorate: \"We need more housing and we're continuing to grow. It's about working together to achieve the best outcomes\", adding that her local government experience gave her \"a strong understanding of planning issues\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Former Macedon Ranges mayor Annette Death announced as Labor candidate for Macedon", "url": "https://midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/latest/2026/06/19/former-macedon-ranges-mayor-annette-death-announced-as-labor-candidate-for-macedon/", "publisher": "Midland Express", "date": "2026-06-19" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Names healthcare as one of the three main concerns of her campaign for Macedon.", "sources": [ { "title": "Former Macedon Ranges mayor Annette Death announced as Labor candidate for Macedon", "url": "https://midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/latest/2026/06/19/former-macedon-ranges-mayor-annette-death-announced-as-labor-candidate-for-macedon/", "publisher": "Midland Express", "date": "2026-06-19" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Names education as one of the three main concerns of her campaign for Macedon.", "sources": [ { "title": "Former Macedon Ranges mayor Annette Death announced as Labor candidate for Macedon", "url": "https://midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/latest/2026/06/19/former-macedon-ranges-mayor-annette-death-announced-as-labor-candidate-for-macedon/", "publisher": "Midland Express", "date": "2026-06-19" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Names infrastructure as one of the three main concerns of her campaign, alongside education and healthcare.", "sources": [ { "title": "Former Macedon Ranges mayor Annette Death announced as Labor candidate for Macedon", "url": "https://midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/latest/2026/06/19/former-macedon-ranges-mayor-annette-death-announced-as-labor-candidate-for-macedon/", "publisher": "Midland Express", "date": "2026-06-19" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Annette Death (Macedon)", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/annette-death", "publisher": "viclabor.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Annette Death is a Riddells Creek resident who served as a Macedon Ranges Shire councillor from 2020 to 2024 and as mayor in 2023 and 2024; she most recently worked in public policy at St Vincent's Health and has been a Labor Party member for almost 20 years.", "sources": [ { "title": "Former Macedon Ranges mayor Annette Death announced as Labor candidate for Macedon", "url": "https://midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/latest/2026/06/19/former-macedon-ranges-mayor-annette-death-announced-as-labor-candidate-for-macedon/", "publisher": "Midland Express", "date": "2026-06-19" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-marley-mcrae-mcleod-macedon", "name": "Marley McRae McLeod", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Macedon", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "integrity": { "summary": "Names political integrity as a core campaign priority, advocating for politics with greater integrity.", "sources": [ { "title": "Marley McRae McLeod – Greens candidate for Macedon", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/marley-mcrae-mcleod", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Committed to \"genuinely affordable mental health care\", drawing on their work as a youth mental health peer support worker.", "sources": [ { "title": "Marley McRae McLeod – Greens candidate for Macedon", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/marley-mcrae-mcleod", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Supports \"strong public education\" as one of their four main campaign priorities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Marley McRae McLeod – Greens candidate for Macedon", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/marley-mcrae-mcleod", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Campaigns on climate and environment, saying \"Our community is facing increasingly extreme weather and catastrophic bushfires, highlighting the cost of unambitious political leadership\" and calling for stronger environmental protection.", "sources": [ { "title": "Marley McRae McLeod – Greens candidate for Macedon", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/marley-mcrae-mcleod", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Marley McRae McLeod (Macedon)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/marley-mcrae-mcleod", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Marley McRae McLeod is a peer support worker in a youth mental health service who grew up and attended school in the Macedon area, studied Global and Australian Politics, and previously stood as the Greens candidate for Macedon at the 2022 state election.", "sources": [ { "title": "Marley McRae McLeod – Greens candidate for Macedon", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/marley-mcrae-mcleod", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MarleyMcRaeMcLeod4Macedon" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/marleymcraemcleod/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Marley McRae McLeod, Candidate for Macedon", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/marley-mcrae-mcleod", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-amelia-hamer-malvern", "name": "Amelia Hamer", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Malvern", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Campaigns on tackling crime, saying \"Locals are fed up with rising crime, rising cost of living and a government that is tired and completely out of touch. We will tackle crime, ease cost of living pressures and make it easier to do business here again.\"", "sources": [ { "title": "Amelia Hamer Selected as Liberals' Malvern Candidate", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/amelia-hamer-selected-as-liberals-malvern-1576001/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2025-11-23" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Amelia Hamer (Malvern)", "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/amelia-hamer-holds-off-rivals-to-win-malvern-preselection-20251123-p5nhon.html", "publisher": "theage.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Amelia Hamer is a senior equity research analyst at wealth management firm Ord Minnett who previously worked in the technology and finance sectors; she grew up in Malvern and was the Liberal candidate for the federal seat of Kooyong at the 2025 election.", "sources": [ { "title": "Amelia Hamer Selected as Liberals' Malvern Candidate", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/amelia-hamer-selected-as-liberals-malvern-1576001/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2025-11-23" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-gavin-leonard-malvern", "name": "Gavin Leonard", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Malvern", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Campaigns on secure housing and renters' issues, citing his own experience of housing pressure as a renter and arguing Malvern residents face rising rents; he is a Renters and Housing Union member.", "sources": [ { "title": "Gavin Leonard – Victorian Socialists candidate for Malvern", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/gavin-leonard", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Names strong public healthcare among his key campaign priorities, arguing residents face underfunded services and insufficient healthcare.", "sources": [ { "title": "Gavin Leonard – Victorian Socialists candidate for Malvern", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/gavin-leonard", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Names strong public schools among his key campaign priorities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Gavin Leonard – Victorian Socialists candidate for Malvern", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/gavin-leonard", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Lists better public transport as one of his four main campaign priorities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Gavin Leonard – Victorian Socialists candidate for Malvern", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/gavin-leonard", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Gavin Leonard (Malvern)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/gavin-leonard", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Gavin Leonard is a Malvern East resident and renter who works across AV/technical support, funeral services and transport; he is a delegate with the Australian Workers' Union, a member of the Renters and Housing Union, and a parent of three.", "sources": [ { "title": "Gavin Leonard – Victorian Socialists candidate for Malvern", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/gavin-leonard", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-davydd-griffiths-melbourne", "name": "Davydd Griffiths", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Melbourne", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "health": { "summary": "Frames his campaign around state-delivered services as the population grows, saying his focus is \"services for residents and locals, particularly as our population grows locally\" and that \"schools and hospitals and public transport... fall into the bailiwick of the state government\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Labor Cr Davydd Griffiths to challenge Ellen Sandell for Melbourne", "url": "https://www.northwestcitynews.com.au/labor-cr-davydd-griffiths-to-challenge-ellen-sandell-for-melbourne/", "publisher": "North West City News", "date": "2026-03-18" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Identifies schools among the state services his campaign centres on: \"schools and hospitals and public transport... fall into the bailiwick of the state government\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Labor Cr Davydd Griffiths to challenge Ellen Sandell for Melbourne", "url": "https://www.northwestcitynews.com.au/labor-cr-davydd-griffiths-to-challenge-ellen-sandell-for-melbourne/", "publisher": "North West City News", "date": "2026-03-18" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Identifies public transport among the state services his campaign centres on, alongside schools and hospitals, as the inner-city population grows.", "sources": [ { "title": "Labor Cr Davydd Griffiths to challenge Ellen Sandell for Melbourne", "url": "https://www.northwestcitynews.com.au/labor-cr-davydd-griffiths-to-challenge-ellen-sandell-for-melbourne/", "publisher": "North West City News", "date": "2026-03-18" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Davydd Griffiths (Melbourne)", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/councillordavyddgriffiths/", "publisher": "facebook.com", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Davydd Griffiths is a City of Melbourne councillor (elected 2020), currently portfolio lead for environment and deputy for community, health and city services. A former secondary teacher at Glen Waverley Secondary College and Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, he later worked as an electorate officer and parliamentary policy advisor in health, mental health and education, and has been a Labor member for 30 years.", "sources": [ { "title": "Labor Cr Davydd Griffiths to challenge Ellen Sandell for Melbourne", "url": "https://www.northwestcitynews.com.au/labor-cr-davydd-griffiths-to-challenge-ellen-sandell-for-melbourne/", "publisher": "North West City News", "date": "2026-03-18" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/councillordavyddgriffiths" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/davyddformelbourne" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Davydd Griffiths - Our Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/davydd-griffiths", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-jordan-van-den-lamb-melbourne", "name": "Jordan van den Lamb", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Melbourne", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Argues for redirecting resources away from incarceration, instead targeting \"property hoarders\" and unsafe rental operators.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jordan van den Lamb – Victorian Socialists candidate for Melbourne", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jordan-van-den-lamb", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "integrity": { "summary": "Proposes cutting politicians' salaries and imposing \"real taxes on the super-rich\" to fund social programs.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jordan van den Lamb – Victorian Socialists candidate for Melbourne", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jordan-van-den-lamb", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Campaigns on fixing what he calls a broken housing system: he advocates affordable housing, stronger tenant protections and action on vacant properties, has compiled lists of vacant homes and encouraged their occupation as protest, and says \"Melbourne is run for the rich\" with developers profiting while workers struggle.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jordan van den Lamb – Victorian Socialists candidate for Melbourne", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jordan-van-den-lamb", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Jordan van den Lamb", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_van_den_Lamb", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Advocates properly funded public hospitals and bulk-billed medical care, and has opposed cuts to community health provider Cohealth.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jordan van den Lamb – Victorian Socialists candidate for Melbourne", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jordan-van-den-lamb", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Advocates properly funded public schools as part of his platform of taxing \"the super-rich\" to fund public services.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jordan van den Lamb – Victorian Socialists candidate for Melbourne", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jordan-van-den-lamb", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Advocates properly funded public transport as part of his public services platform.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jordan van den Lamb – Victorian Socialists candidate for Melbourne", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jordan-van-den-lamb", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Jordan van den Lamb (Melbourne)", "url": "https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victorian-socialist-candidate-for-melbourne-jordan-van-den-lamb-pushing-to-fix-broken-housing-system/news-story/cfbb401944f573b44124b96dc3420110", "publisher": "heraldsun.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Jordan van den Lamb is a public servant, CPSU delegate and housing activist known online as \"purplepingers\", who runs the website shitrentals.org documenting poor rental conditions; he studied law and was Victorian Socialists' lead Senate candidate for Victoria at the 2025 federal election.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jordan van den Lamb – Victorian Socialists candidate for Melbourne", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jordan-van-den-lamb", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Jordan van den Lamb", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_van_den_Lamb", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "http://shitrentals.org/" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/purplepingers" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/purplepingers/" }, { "platform": "x", "url": "https://x.com/purplepingers" }, { "platform": "tiktok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@purplepingers" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jordan van den Lamb - Candidates", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jordan-van-den-lamb", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-broden-borg-melton", "name": "Broden Borg", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Melton", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "health": { "summary": "Campaigns on accessible healthcare for Melton, pointing to delivery of the new Melton Hospital.", "sources": [ { "title": "Broden Borg – Labor candidate for Melton", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/broden-borg", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "A teacher who entered education to \"give back to the community he grew up in\", he campaigns on new local schools and says education creates \"real pathways for the next generation\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Broden Borg – Labor candidate for Melton", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/broden-borg", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Campaigns on roads and infrastructure, citing level crossing removals and road upgrades in the Melton area.", "sources": [ { "title": "Broden Borg – Labor candidate for Melton", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/broden-borg", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Broden Borg (Melton)", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JacintaAllanBendigoEast/posts/im-proud-to-announce-broden-borg-labor-for-melton-is-our-victorian-labor-candida/1422234416377249/", "publisher": "facebook.com", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Broden Borg is a teacher and assistant principal at Caulfield Junior College and a former Melton City councillor; he was raised by his grandparents in Melton and attended Melton Secondary College.", "sources": [ { "title": "Broden Borg – Labor candidate for Melton", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/broden-borg", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "DemosAU: 51-49 to Coalition in Victoria", "url": "https://www.pollbludger.net/2025/11/06/demosau-51-49-to-coalition-in-victoria-2/", "publisher": "The Poll Bludger", "date": "2025-11-06" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/brodenformelton" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/brodenformelton/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Broden Borg - Our Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/broden-borg", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-jarrod-bingham-melton", "name": "Jarrod Bingham", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Melton", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Jarrod Bingham (Melton)", "url": "https://vic.liberal.org.au/team/jarrod-bingham", "publisher": "vic.liberal.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Jarrod Bingham is a Moorabool Shire councillor and the shire's current deputy mayor, based in Bacchus Marsh; he previously contested Melton as an independent at the 2022 state election, polling 5.8 per cent.", "sources": [ { "title": "Meet Your Councillors", "url": "https://www.moorabool.vic.gov.au/my-council/about-council/councillors/meet-your-councillors", "publisher": "Moorabool Shire Council", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Electoral district of Melton", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Melton", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-veronika-levchenkova-melton", "name": "Veronika Levchenkova", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Melton", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Lists \"safer communities\" among her campaign priorities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Veronika Levchenkova – Candidate for Melton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/veronika-levchenkova", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Advocates for \"affordable housing and fair rents\", citing housing stress among Melton residents who are mostly renting or paying a mortgage.", "sources": [ { "title": "Veronika Levchenkova – Candidate for Melton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/veronika-levchenkova", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "Lists \"lower energy bills\" among her campaign priorities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Veronika Levchenkova – Candidate for Melton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/veronika-levchenkova", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Lists \"environmental protection\" among her campaign priorities, stating her goal is a sustainable future that puts families, community and the environment ahead of corporate interests.", "sources": [ { "title": "Veronika Levchenkova – Candidate for Melton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/veronika-levchenkova", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Veronika Levchenkova (Melton)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/veronika-levchenkova", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Community organiser, mother of four and carer for an elderly parent; ran in the 2024 local government elections, finishing within 22 votes of winning, and is active in local clubs, environmental groups and parents' programs.", "sources": [ { "title": "Veronika Levchenkova – Candidate for Melton", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/veronika-levchenkova", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-joel-drysdale-mill-park", "name": "Joel Drysdale", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mill Park", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Joel Drysdale (Mill Park)", "url": "https://vic.liberal.org.au/team/joel-drysdale", "publisher": "vic.liberal.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Was the endorsed Liberal candidate for the federal seat of Scullin ahead of the 2025 federal election but chose not to nominate, citing possible entitlement to French citizenship through his French-citizen mother.", "sources": [ { "title": "Statement From Joel Drysdale", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/statement-from-joel-drysdale-1421523/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-clare-fitzmaurice-monbulk", "name": "Clare Fitzmaurice", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Monbulk", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Clare Fitzmaurice (Monbulk)", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/fitzmaurice-chosen-as-liberal-candidate-for-1639945/", "publisher": "miragenews.com", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Physiotherapist with a 15-year clinical career who has also worked in health and public policy and in advisory roles in federal politics; a mother of three who joined the Liberal Party during the COVID period.", "sources": [ { "title": "Fitzmaurice chosen as Liberal candidate for Monbulk", "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/fitzmaurice-chosen-as-liberal-candidate-for-1639945/", "publisher": "Mirage News", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-alex-breskin-mordialloc", "name": "Alex Breskin", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mordialloc", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Committed to \"ensuring accessible public housing for those who need it\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Alex Breskin – Candidate for Mordialloc", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/alex-breskin", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Says he will fight for \"meaningful climate action to protect our waterways and wildlife\"; campaigned for Kingston Council to declare a climate and ecological sustainability emergency.", "sources": [ { "title": "Alex Breskin – Candidate for Mordialloc", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/alex-breskin", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Alex Breskin (Mordialloc)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/alex-breskin", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Software developer and Mordialloc resident; secretary and acting president of the Kingston Residents Association, former secretary of Residents Against Mordialloc Freeway (awarded the PTUA's Paul Mees award), an AICD member and former citizen juror for Kingston City Council.", "sources": [ { "title": "Alex Breskin – Candidate for Mordialloc", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/alex-breskin", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AlexBreskinGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/alexbreskingreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Alex Breskin, Candidate for Mordialloc", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/alex-breskin", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-tracie-lund-morwell", "name": "Tracie Lund", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Morwell", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "integrity": { "summary": "Campaigned in 2022 on restoring \"integrity and trust in government\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Councillor wants Morwell seat", "url": "https://latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/2022/09/08/councillor-wants-morwell-seat/", "publisher": "Latrobe Valley Express", "date": "2022-09-08" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Has said \"everyone deserves to have a place to call home. This builds confidence, connectedness and pride of place\" (stated during her 2022 Morwell campaign).", "sources": [ { "title": "Councillor wants Morwell seat", "url": "https://latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/2022/09/08/councillor-wants-morwell-seat/", "publisher": "Latrobe Valley Express", "date": "2022-09-08" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Has said health investment \"is vital to level the playing field and give communities access to the care they need, when and where they need it\" (stated during her 2022 Morwell campaign).", "sources": [ { "title": "Councillor wants Morwell seat", "url": "https://latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/2022/09/08/councillor-wants-morwell-seat/", "publisher": "Latrobe Valley Express", "date": "2022-09-08" } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "Has said \"immediate action is required to achieve a just transition from coal-powered to renewable energy that is centred on the diversification of industry\", starting with support for workers displaced by coal-closure timelines (stated during her 2022 Morwell campaign).", "sources": [ { "title": "Councillor wants Morwell seat", "url": "https://latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/2022/09/08/councillor-wants-morwell-seat/", "publisher": "Latrobe Valley Express", "date": "2022-09-08" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Tracie Lund (Morwell)", "url": "https://latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/2026/05/05/lund-officially-running-for-labor/", "publisher": "latrobevalleyexpress.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Manager of Morwell Neighbourhood House since 2012 and a former Latrobe City councillor; previously contested Morwell as an independent at the 2014 and 2022 state elections before being endorsed as Labor's candidate for 2026.", "sources": [ { "title": "Lund officially running for Labor", "url": "https://latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/2026/05/05/lund-officially-running-for-labor/", "publisher": "Latrobe Valley Express", "date": "2026-05-05" }, { "title": "Councillor wants Morwell seat", "url": "https://latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/2022/09/08/councillor-wants-morwell-seat/", "publisher": "Latrobe Valley Express", "date": "2022-09-08" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/tracieformorwell" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/tracieformorwell" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tracie Lund - Our Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/tracie-lund", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-rochelle-hine-morwell", "name": "Rochelle Hine", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Morwell", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Prioritises \"affordable housing for all\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Rochelle Hine – Candidate for Morwell", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rochelle-hine", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Advocates for \"high quality accessible public healthcare\", drawing on her 30 years' experience in rural health.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rochelle Hine – Candidate for Morwell", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rochelle-hine", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Supports access to high quality, accessible public education.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rochelle Hine – Candidate for Morwell", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rochelle-hine", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Supports access to high quality, accessible public transport.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rochelle Hine – Candidate for Morwell", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rochelle-hine", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Calls for \"urgent action on the cost of living and climate crisis\", citing devastating impacts she has seen firsthand in the Latrobe Valley.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rochelle Hine – Candidate for Morwell", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rochelle-hine", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Rochelle Hine (Morwell)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rochelle-hine", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Health professional and academic with more than 30 years' experience in rural health; a single mother standing as the Greens candidate for Morwell.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rochelle Hine – Candidate for Morwell", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rochelle-hine", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/RochelleHineGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/rochellehinegreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Rochelle Hine, Candidate for Morwell", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rochelle-hine", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-connor-buchanan-mulgrave", "name": "Connor Buchanan", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Mulgrave", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Buchanan's Victorian Socialists candidate page states he opposes homophobia and transphobia and opposes attacks on trans rights.", "sources": [ { "title": "Connor Buchanan | Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/connor-buchanan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Campaigns against \"discrimination against First Nations people\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Connor Buchanan – Victorian Socialists candidate for Mulgrave", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/connor-buchanan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "integrity": { "summary": "Opposes \"politicians... in the pockets of billionaires\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Connor Buchanan – Victorian Socialists candidate for Mulgrave", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/connor-buchanan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Advocates for a society \"where everyone has a full belly and a roof over their head\" and opposes landlord control over renters.", "sources": [ { "title": "Connor Buchanan – Victorian Socialists candidate for Mulgrave", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/connor-buchanan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Opposes people having \"to decide between going to the GP or paying this month's rent\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Connor Buchanan – Victorian Socialists candidate for Mulgrave", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/connor-buchanan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Connor Buchanan (Mulgrave)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/connor-buchanan", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "27-year-old maintenance fitter, AMWU member and trade unionist who rents in Mulgrave and grew up in Melbourne's south-east suburbs.", "sources": [ { "title": "Connor Buchanan – Victorian Socialists candidate for Mulgrave", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/connor-buchanan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-brett-hosking-murray-plains", "name": "Brett Hosking", "party": "The Nationals", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Murray Plains", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "health": { "summary": "Has raised concern that rural maternity services are disappearing, forcing Murray Plains residents to travel to Swan Hill or Bendigo; says he will campaign to strengthen health care.", "sources": [ { "title": "Brett Hosking: National Party pre-selection for Murray Plains", "url": "https://www.stockandland.com.au/story/9231566/brett-hosking-national-party-pre-selection-for-murray-plains/", "publisher": "Stock & Land", "date": "2026-04" }, { "title": "Brett Hosking selected as The Nationals' candidate for Murray Plains", "url": "https://vic.nationals.org.au/media-releases/brett-hosking-selected-as-the-nationals-candidate-for-murray-plains/", "publisher": "The Nationals Victoria", "date": "2026-04" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Names addressing \"the dire condition of Victorian roads\" as a campaign priority.", "sources": [ { "title": "Brett Hosking: National Party pre-selection for Murray Plains", "url": "https://www.stockandland.com.au/story/9231566/brett-hosking-national-party-pre-selection-for-murray-plains/", "publisher": "Stock & Land", "date": "2026-04" } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "Supports pausing the VNI West transmission line project pending review.", "sources": [ { "title": "Brett Hosking: National Party pre-selection for Murray Plains", "url": "https://www.stockandland.com.au/story/9231566/brett-hosking-national-party-pre-selection-for-murray-plains/", "publisher": "Stock & Land", "date": "2026-04" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Brett Hosking (Murray Plains)", "url": "https://www.loddonherald.com.au/it-s-official-hosking-gets-nationals-nod-2026-04-22", "publisher": "loddonherald.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Fifth-generation mixed grains and livestock farmer at Quambatook and outgoing Victorian Farmers Federation president, having held VFF leadership roles for more than a decade; preselected in April 2026 to succeed retiring Nationals MP Peter Walsh.", "sources": [ { "title": "Brett Hosking selected as The Nationals' candidate for Murray Plains", "url": "https://vic.nationals.org.au/media-releases/brett-hosking-selected-as-the-nationals-candidate-for-murray-plains/", "publisher": "The Nationals Victoria", "date": "2026-04" }, { "title": "Brett Hosking: National Party pre-selection for Murray Plains", "url": "https://www.stockandland.com.au/story/9231566/brett-hosking-national-party-pre-selection-for-murray-plains/", "publisher": "Stock & Land", "date": "2026-04" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-zoe-cook-murray-plains", "name": "Zoe Cook", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Murray Plains", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Supports \"safe and secure public housing so everyone has a place to call home\" and affordable housing, saying many in her community are struggling with the housing crisis.", "sources": [ { "title": "Zoe Cook – Candidate for Murray Plains", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/zoe-cook", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Advocates for \"greater public transport\" and accessible local infrastructure in the region.", "sources": [ { "title": "Zoe Cook – Candidate for Murray Plains", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/zoe-cook", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Committed to \"climate action that supports our communities\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Zoe Cook – Candidate for Murray Plains", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/zoe-cook", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Zoe Cook (Murray Plains)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/zoe-cook", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Councillor on Campaspe Shire Council; a member of the Echuca Moama Theatre Company, cricket player and netball umpire.", "sources": [ { "title": "Zoe Cook – Candidate for Murray Plains", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/zoe-cook", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561063119355" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/crzoecookforcampaspe/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Zoe Cook, Candidate for Murray Plains", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/zoe-cook", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-alyssa-weaver-narracan", "name": "Alyssa Weaver", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Narracan", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Prioritises affordable housing, naming it among the sectors needing improvement in Gippsland.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens candidate for Narracan – Alyssa Weaver", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/candidates/narracan", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Names healthcare among priority areas needing improvement, seeking \"equal access to the things they need, regardless of disability, location, cultural background, or financial situation\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens candidate for Narracan – Alyssa Weaver", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/candidates/narracan", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Names education among priority areas needing improvement in Gippsland.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens candidate for Narracan – Alyssa Weaver", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/candidates/narracan", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Points to underfunding of infrastructure across Gippsland as an issue she wants addressed.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens candidate for Narracan – Alyssa Weaver", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/candidates/narracan", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Campaigns for \"real climate action\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens candidate for Narracan – Alyssa Weaver", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/candidates/narracan", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Alyssa Weaver (Narracan)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/candidates/narracan", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Children's book author and disability support worker; a mother and Gippsland local.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens candidate for Narracan – Alyssa Weaver", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/candidates/narracan", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AlyssaWeaverGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/alyssaweavergreens" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Greens Candidate for Narracan", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/candidates/narracan", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-moss-page-narracan", "name": "Moss Page", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Narracan", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "integrity": { "summary": "Commits to fighting \"corporate donation to political parties\" and advocates for transparency.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moss Page – Victorian Socialists candidate for Narracan", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/moss-page", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Advocates for affordable housing as a core priority, saying \"everyone should have access to affordable housing\" in a wealthy country.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moss Page – Victorian Socialists candidate for Narracan", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/moss-page", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Supports Medicare-covered dental care, criticising that \"basic healthcare such as dental care is beyond the reach of many local families\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Moss Page – Victorian Socialists candidate for Narracan", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/moss-page", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Says public transport in Narracan is inadequate and campaigns for properly funded public services.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moss Page – Victorian Socialists candidate for Narracan", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/moss-page", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Moss Page (Narracan)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/moss-page", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Engineer by trade who works as a disability and education support worker and is a Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) member; born in Iran, he studied and worked in Japan, China and New Zealand before moving to Australia 13 years ago, and has lived in Drouin for nine years.", "sources": [ { "title": "Moss Page – Victorian Socialists candidate for Narracan", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/moss-page", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-bailey-mccracken-narre-warren-south", "name": "Bailey McCracken", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Narre Warren South", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Advocates expropriating unused housing and vacant land for public housing, and proposes \"a state building authority under workers' control to build it\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Bailey McCracken – Victorian Socialists candidate for Narre Warren South", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/bailey-mccracken", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Bailey McCracken (Narre Warren South)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/bailey-mccracken", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Boilermaker and unionist; describes himself as \"a boilermaker, a unionist, and a proud socialist\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Bailey McCracken – Victorian Socialists candidate for Narre Warren South", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/bailey-mccracken", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-sianan-healy-nepean", "name": "Sianan Healy", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Nepean", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Campaign commitments include creating more affordable and appropriate housing that meets community needs.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens announce women's health advocate and Mornington Peninsula local Sianan Healy as candidate for Nepean", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/greens-announce-womens-health-advocate-and-mornington-peninsula-local-sianan", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Lists properly funding Rosebud Hospital among her stated campaign commitments.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens announce women's health advocate and Mornington Peninsula local Sianan Healy as candidate for Nepean", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/greens-announce-womens-health-advocate-and-mornington-peninsula-local-sianan", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Says her campaign centres on \"the fight for our climate\" and commits to protecting green spaces and local waters from overdevelopment or drilling.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sianan Healy, Candidate for Nepean", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sianan-healy", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" }, { "title": "Greens announce women's health advocate and Mornington Peninsula local Sianan Healy as candidate for Nepean", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/greens-announce-womens-health-advocate-and-mornington-peninsula-local-sianan", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Sianan Healy (Nepean)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sianan-healy", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Works for a non-profit organisation in women's health, with a background in research and education in the university sector. A Mornington Peninsula local and mother, she also contested the May 2026 Nepean state by-election for the Greens.", "sources": [ { "title": "Sianan Healy, Candidate for Nepean", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sianan-healy", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" }, { "title": "Greens announce women's health advocate and Mornington Peninsula local Sianan Healy as candidate for Nepean", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/greens-announce-womens-health-advocate-and-mornington-peninsula-local-sianan", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2026" }, { "title": "Greens launch their Nepean campaign, candidates work the hustings", "url": "https://www.mpnews.com.au/2026/03/31/greens-launch-their-nepean-campaign-candidates-work-the-hustings/", "publisher": "Mornington Peninsula News", "date": "2026-03-31" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/siananhealygreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sianan Healy, Candidate for Nepean", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/sianan-healy", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-campbell-gome-northcote", "name": "Campbell Gome", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Northcote", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "native_forest_logging": { "summary": "Criticised the state government for \"logging our precious forests\" (2022 candidacy announcement).", "sources": [ { "title": "Public school teacher and climate advocate announced as Greens candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/public-school-teacher-and-climate-advocate-announced-greens-candidate-northcote", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2022-04" } ], "verified": true }, "first_nations": { "summary": "Has spoken in support of First Nations justice, including raising the age of criminal responsibility to 14 (2022 candidacy announcement).", "sources": [ { "title": "Public school teacher and climate advocate announced as Greens candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/public-school-teacher-and-climate-advocate-announced-greens-candidate-northcote", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2022-04" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Advocates secure affordable housing, protecting renters, and giving first home buyers a better chance of owning a home.", "sources": [ { "title": "Campbell Gome, Candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/campbell-gome", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Campaigns to \"reverse Labor's $2.4 billion school cuts\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Campbell Gome, Candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/campbell-gome", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "Says Northcote \"deserves a representative who will fight to end new coal and gas projects\", and has criticised the state government for \"approving new areas for gas drilling\" and keeping brown coal power stations open longer than needed.", "sources": [ { "title": "Campbell Gome, Candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/campbell-gome", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" }, { "title": "Public school teacher and climate advocate announced as Greens candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/public-school-teacher-and-climate-advocate-announced-greens-candidate-northcote", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2022-04" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Describes climate change as \"the defining challenge of our time\" and says there has not been \"nearly enough Government action\" on its worsening impacts.", "sources": [ { "title": "Campbell Gome, Candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/campbell-gome", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" }, { "title": "Public school teacher and climate advocate announced as Greens candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/public-school-teacher-and-climate-advocate-announced-greens-candidate-northcote", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2022-04" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Campbell Gome (Northcote)", "url": "https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/backroom-baz-shortage-of-quality-election-candidates-has-senior-libs-starting-to-panic/news-story/19bca42e3998db7a0a6c052734044345", "publisher": "heraldsun.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Public school teacher of more than 12 years and unionist who began his teaching career at Thornbury Primary School; a Northcote resident of nearly 30 years. He was the Greens candidate for Northcote in 2022, losing one of the state's closest contests.", "sources": [ { "title": "Campbell Gome, Candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/campbell-gome", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" }, { "title": "Public school teacher and climate advocate announced as Greens candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/public-school-teacher-and-climate-advocate-announced-greens-candidate-northcote", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "2022-04" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/CampbellGomeGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/campbellgomegreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Campbell Gome, Candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/campbell-gome", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-kath-larkin-northcote", "name": "Kath Larkin", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Northcote", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "States on her Victorian Socialists candidate page that she has been involved in campaigning for marriage equality, LGBTIQ+ rights, and women's rights.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kath Larkin - Victorian Socialists candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kath-larkin", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Calls to \"build public housing, freeze rents and reverse the privatisation\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Kath Larkin - Candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kath-larkin", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Campaigns to protect and extend local green spaces, and criticises politics as usual for failing to stem \"climate destruction\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Kath Larkin - Candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kath-larkin", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Kath Larkin (Northcote)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kath-larkin", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Trade unionist and former railway worker of about a decade who was the first female Rail, Tram and Bus Union delegate at Flinders Street Station, where she helped organise the first strike on the Victorian railways in 17 years. She grew up and attended school in Northcote.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kath Larkin - Candidate for Northcote", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kath-larkin", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/KathforCooper" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/kathlarkin.vs/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Kath Larkin - Candidates", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/kath-larkin", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-rowdy-bugter-oakleigh", "name": "Rowdy Bugter", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Oakleigh", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "On his Victorian Socialists candidate page, Bugter says he wants to \"fight against the billionaire-owned media that divides the working class by pushing racism, homophobia and transphobia as 'common sense' ideas\" and to build solidarity between workers of all backgrounds and identities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rowdy Bugter", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/rowdy-bugter", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Rowdy Bugter (Oakleigh)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/rowdy-bugter", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Carpenter in commercial construction and rank-and-file CFMEU member who rents in Murrumbeena. He has been involved in organising socialist union members across the construction industry, anti-racism campaigns and climate activism.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rowdy Bugter - Candidate for Oakleigh", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/rowdy-bugter", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-alessandra-soliven-pakenham", "name": "Alessandra Soliven", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Pakenham", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Alessandra Soliven (Pakenham)", "url": "https://pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au/news/2025-11-06/labor-chose-gen-z-go-getter-to-hold-pakenham-in-2026-state-election/", "publisher": "pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "A 23-year-old Philippines-born former electorate officer and Australian Services Union organiser, preselected to succeed retiring Labor MP Emma Vulin in Pakenham, which Labor holds on a 0.4% margin.", "sources": [ { "title": "Freshwater Strategy: Labor 23, Coalition 27, One Nation 25 in Victoria", "url": "https://www.pollbludger.net/2026/06/08/freshwater-strategy-labor-23-coalition-27-one-nation-25-in-victoria/", "publisher": "The Poll Bludger", "date": "2026-06-08" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AlessandraforPakenham" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/alessandraforpakenham" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Alessandra Soliven - Our Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/alessandra-soliven", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-nasser-yawari-pakenham", "name": "Nasser Yawari", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Pakenham", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "integrity": { "summary": "Criticises the major parties for accepting \"millions of donations from billionaires and big corporations\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Nasser Yawari, Candidate for Pakenham", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/nasser-yawari", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Nasser Yawari (Pakenham)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/nasser-yawari", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Came to Australia as a refugee and works professionally with vulnerable community members; he says he has witnessed firsthand struggles with unemployment, homelessness and lack of access to essential services in his community.", "sources": [ { "title": "Nasser Yawari, Candidate for Pakenham", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/nasser-yawari", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Nasser.For.Pakenham" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasser_yawari" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Nasser Yawari, Candidate for Pakenham", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/nasser-yawari", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-angelica-panopoulos-pascoe-vale", "name": "Angelica Panopoulos", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Pascoe Vale", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Identifies affordable housing as a key issue for her campaign.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens lock in candidates for next year's state election", "url": "https://brunswickvoice.com.au/greens-lock-in-candidates-for-next-years-state-election/", "publisher": "Brunswick Voice", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Names public education funding as her personal priority: \"when you have connected schools, you also have the infrastructure around that, like the protected bike lanes, like the safe walking paths, like the parks near the schools\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens lock in candidates for next year's state election", "url": "https://brunswickvoice.com.au/greens-lock-in-candidates-for-next-years-state-election/", "publisher": "Brunswick Voice", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Lists safer roads and better public transport among her key campaign issues.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens lock in candidates for next year's state election", "url": "https://brunswickvoice.com.au/greens-lock-in-candidates-for-next-years-state-election/", "publisher": "Brunswick Voice", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Names stronger action on climate change as one of her key campaign issues.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens lock in candidates for next year's state election", "url": "https://brunswickvoice.com.au/greens-lock-in-candidates-for-next-years-state-election/", "publisher": "Brunswick Voice", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Angelica Panopoulos (Pascoe Vale)", "url": "https://brunswickvoice.com.au/greens-lock-in-candidates-for-next-years-state-election/", "publisher": "brunswickvoice.com.au", "date": "" }, "photo_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/AngelicaPanopoulos.jpg/330px-AngelicaPanopoulos.jpg", "photo_credit_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelica_Panopoulos", "background": { "summary": "Works with an organisation assisting asylum seekers and studied law and international relations at La Trobe University. Elected to Merri-bek Council, she became the council's youngest mayor in 2022 at age 23, and was the Greens candidate for Pascoe Vale in 2022, when she nearly doubled the Greens primary vote to 22.43%.", "sources": [ { "title": "Greens lock in candidates for next year's state election", "url": "https://brunswickvoice.com.au/greens-lock-in-candidates-for-next-years-state-election/", "publisher": "Brunswick Voice", "date": "2025" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/AngelicaPanopoulosGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/angelica_panopoulosgreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Angelica Panopoulos, Candidate for Pascoe Vale", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/angelica-panopoulos", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-yasemin-shamsili-pascoe-vale", "name": "Yasemin Shamsili", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Pascoe Vale", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says \"secure, genuinely affordable housing should be a right, not a commodity\", and opposes public land and housing being transferred to developers and redevelopments that displace residents.", "sources": [ { "title": "Yasemin Shamsili - Candidate for Pascoe Vale", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/yasemin-shamsili", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Has campaigned against cuts to health services across Melbourne's inner north.", "sources": [ { "title": "Yasemin Shamsili - Candidate for Pascoe Vale", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/yasemin-shamsili", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Says Victorian schools face \"chronic underfunding\" and teachers are among the lowest paid; supports teacher strike action as necessary collective action.", "sources": [ { "title": "Yasemin Shamsili - Candidate for Pascoe Vale", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/yasemin-shamsili", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Yasemin Shamsili (Pascoe Vale)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/yasemin-shamsili", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Works in the education sector and describes herself as a \"proud socialist unionist\"; she has been a socialist, anti-racist and housing activist for about 15 years and lives and works in the Pascoe Vale electorate.", "sources": [ { "title": "Yasemin Shamsili - Candidate for Pascoe Vale", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/yasemin-shamsili", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/yaseminshamsili.vs/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Yasemin Shamsili - Candidates", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/yasemin-shamsili", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-ponraj-krishna-pandi-point-cook", "name": "Ponraj Krishna Pandi", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Point Cook", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says underinvestment in housing pushes people to the margins and widens inequality.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ponraj Krishna Pandi, Candidate for Point Cook", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ponraj-krishna-pandi", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Identifies underinvestment in healthcare as a systemic failure he wants to fix.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ponraj Krishna Pandi, Candidate for Point Cook", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ponraj-krishna-pandi", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Advocates greater funding for schools and more schools for the area.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ponraj Krishna Pandi, Candidate for Point Cook", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ponraj-krishna-pandi", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Prioritises greater public transport for Point Cook.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ponraj Krishna Pandi, Candidate for Point Cook", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ponraj-krishna-pandi", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Ponraj Krishna Pandi (Point Cook)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ponraj-krishna-pandi", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "IT consultant and community organiser; a first-generation migrant and long-term Point Cook resident.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ponraj Krishna Pandi, Candidate for Point Cook", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ponraj-krishna-pandi", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PonrajKrishnaPandiGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ponraj.krishnapandigreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Ponraj Krishna Pandi, Candidate for Point Cook", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/ponraj-krishna-pandi", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-taylor-laine-point-cook", "name": "Taylor Laine", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Point Cook", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "Laine lists advocating for the queer community as part of their ongoing activism.", "sources": [ { "title": "Taylor Laine - Victorian Socialists candidate for Point Cook", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/taylor-laine", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Says access to education \"from early childhood to TAFE or uni\" should not be \"a pipe dream for so many\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Taylor Laine - Candidate for Point Cook", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/taylor-laine", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Advocates connectivity for the west through public services, transport and infrastructure.", "sources": [ { "title": "Taylor Laine - Candidate for Point Cook", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/taylor-laine", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "States she is committed to \"taking action on climate change\" and lists \"a liveable planet\" among the necessities people deserve access to.", "sources": [ { "title": "Taylor Laine - Candidate for Point Cook", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/taylor-laine", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Taylor Laine (Point Cook)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/taylor-laine", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Hairdresser who has lived and worked in Melbourne's west for five years.", "sources": [ { "title": "Taylor Laine - Candidate for Point Cook", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/taylor-laine", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-hutch-hussein-polwarth", "name": "Hutch Hussein", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Polwarth", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "faith": { "summary": "Hussein regards herself as a \"cultural Muslim\". She was the first person from a Muslim background to serve as Victorian Labor state president and has been involved in the Muslim Women's Project.", "sources": [ { "title": "Hutch Hussein", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutch_Hussein", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Said during her 2022 Polwarth campaign that she would focus on housing affordability and supply.", "sources": [ { "title": "Social justice values motivate Labor candidate", "url": "https://colacherald.com.au/2022/07/social-justice-values-motivate-labor-candidate/", "publisher": "Colac Herald", "date": "2022-07-04" } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Named health among her stated campaign focus areas in her 2022 Polwarth campaign.", "sources": [ { "title": "Social justice values motivate Labor candidate", "url": "https://colacherald.com.au/2022/07/social-justice-values-motivate-labor-candidate/", "publisher": "Colac Herald", "date": "2022-07-04" } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Named education among her stated campaign focus areas in her 2022 Polwarth campaign.", "sources": [ { "title": "Social justice values motivate Labor candidate", "url": "https://colacherald.com.au/2022/07/social-justice-values-motivate-labor-candidate/", "publisher": "Colac Herald", "date": "2022-07-04" } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Named roads among her stated campaign focus areas in her 2022 Polwarth campaign.", "sources": [ { "title": "Social justice values motivate Labor candidate", "url": "https://colacherald.com.au/2022/07/social-justice-values-motivate-labor-candidate/", "publisher": "Colac Herald", "date": "2022-07-04" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Hutch Hussein (Polwarth)", "url": "https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/surfcoasttimes/news/hussein-back-in-fight-for-polwarth/", "publisher": "timesnewsgroup.com.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Social worker and long-time women's and refugee-sector advocate who was State President of the Victorian ALP from 2016 to 2019 — the first president in the party's history from an ethnic minority, Muslim background and the LGBT community — and a former ministerial adviser and co-convener of EMILY's List Australia. She was Labor's Polwarth candidate in 2022, cutting the Liberal margin to 1.8%.", "sources": [ { "title": "Hutch Hussein", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutch_Hussein", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "2026" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "website", "url": "https://www.danandrews.com.au/hutch-hussein" }, { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://facebook.com/hutch4polwarth" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com/hutch4polwarth" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Hutch Hussein - Our Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/hutch-hussein", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null }, { "title": "Hutch Hussein Labor for Polwarth - Linktree", "url": "https://linktr.ee/hutchhusseinlaborforpolwarth", "publisher": "Linktree", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-jesse-holden-polwarth", "name": "Jesse Holden", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Polwarth", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Commits to \"pushing for action on housing\" as a priority issue facing Polwarth communities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jesse Holden, Candidate for Polwarth", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/jesse-holden", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Campaigns on \"protecting our coasts, waters and forests\" and climate action, citing regional challenges of rising seas and extreme weather.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jesse Holden, Candidate for Polwarth", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/jesse-holden", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Jesse Holden (Polwarth)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/jesse-holden", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Surf Coast local whose career as a climate advocate has focused on connecting people, communities and governments to deliver climate and biodiversity solutions.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jesse Holden, Candidate for Polwarth", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/jesse-holden", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": "" } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/jesseholdengreens/" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/jesseholdengreens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Jesse Holden, Candidate for Polwarth", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/jesse-holden", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-meghan-hopper-prahran", "name": "Meghan Hopper", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Prahran", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Meghan Hopper (Prahran)", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1518538103164938&set=a.360651605620266&type=3", "publisher": "facebook.com", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Local government manager, board director and academic with a PhD; a City of Stonnington councillor for Como Ward, having previously served as a councillor and Mayor of Moreland City Council in Melbourne's inner north. Labor's candidate for Prahran at the 2026 election.", "sources": [ { "title": "Cr Meghan Hopper PhD", "url": "https://www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/About/About-Council/Mayor-and-Councillors/Cr-Meghan-Hopper-PhD", "publisher": "City of Stonnington", "date": null }, { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/meghanforprahran" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/meghanforprahran/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Meghan Hopper - Our Team", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/meghan-hopper", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-angelica-di-camillo-prahran", "name": "Angelica Di Camillo", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Prahran", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says people in Prahran are \"feeling the pain of soaring rents and a worsening housing crisis\" and pledges to \"always stand up for our community - for renters\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Local environmental engineer back to take on divided Liberals in Prahran", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/local-environmental-engineer-back-take-divided-liberals-prahran-offering", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Says people in Prahran \"care deeply about climate action\" and pledges to stand up \"for climate action\" as a central campaign focus.", "sources": [ { "title": "Local environmental engineer back to take on divided Liberals in Prahran", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/local-environmental-engineer-back-take-divided-liberals-prahran-offering", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Angelica Di Camillo (Prahran)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/news/media-release/local-environmental-engineer-back-take-divided-liberals-prahran-offering", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Environmental engineer based in St Kilda East; 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community activist who has organised in solidarity with Palestinians and against far-right extremism.", "sources": [ { "title": "Clayton Doueihi - Victorian Socialists candidate for Prahran", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/clayton-doueihi", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-loki-sangarya-preston", "name": "Loki Sangarya", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Preston", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Campaigns on \"ensuring housing is affordable, renters are secure\" and \"reducing the cost of housing for renters and home-owners\", and wants Preston Market to remain in public hands.", "sources": [ { "title": "Loki Sangarya - Greens candidate for Preston", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/loki-sangarya", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Advocates \"better & cheaper public transport\" for Preston.", "sources": [ { "title": "Loki Sangarya - Greens candidate for Preston", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/loki-sangarya", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Loki Sangarya (Preston)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/loki-sangarya", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Engineer, policy researcher and unionist based in Reservoir.", "sources": [ { "title": "Loki Sangarya - Greens candidate for Preston", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/loki-sangarya", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/loki.sangarya.greens/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Loki Sangarya - Victorian Greens", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/loki-sangarya", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-serena-ashmore-preston", "name": "Serena Ashmore", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Preston", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Calls for \"serious action on the housing crisis\", saying people in Preston and Reservoir \"deserve secure housing and a decent standard of living\", and wants to \"bring the Preston Market into public hands\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Serena Ashmore - Victorian Socialists candidate for Preston", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/serena-ashmore", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Calls for \"treating care as a public responsibility, not a business opportunity\", addressing childcare, healthcare and aged care access, and prioritises \"properly funding public services\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Serena Ashmore - Victorian Socialists candidate for Preston", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/serena-ashmore", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Serena Ashmore (Preston)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/serena-ashmore", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Works in the mental health sector; 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Labor's candidate for Richmond at the 2026 election.", "sources": [ { "title": "City of Yarra - Current composition", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Yarra", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/sarah.mckenzie.richmond" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/sarah.mckenzie.richmond" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Sarah McKenzie - Victorian Labor", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/sarah-mckenzie", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-chris-dite-richmond", "name": "Chris Dite", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": 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bookshop for over a decade, where he was a union organiser; he was the main organiser of the 2013-14 community campaign against the East West Link toll road.", "sources": [ { "title": "Chris Dite - Victorian Socialists candidate for Richmond", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/chris-dite", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-rachel-halse-ringwood", "name": "Rachel Halse", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ringwood", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Rachel Halse (Ringwood)", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/rachelforringwood", "publisher": "facebook.com", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Organiser with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and wife of former Ringwood MP Dustin Halse; Labor's candidate for Ringwood at the 2026 election.", "sources": [ { "title": "DemosAU: 51-49 to Coalition in Victoria", "url": "https://www.pollbludger.net/2025/11/06/demosau-51-49-to-coalition-in-victoria-2/", "publisher": "The Poll Bludger", "date": "2025-11-06" }, { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/rachelforringwood" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/rachel4ringwood" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Rachel Halse - 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centres on.", "sources": [ { "title": "Amy Mills - Greens candidate for Ringwood", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/amy-mills", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Pledges to protect the local environment, citing bushfire risk, the loss of tree canopy, neglected public spaces and \"the growing impacts of climate change\".", "sources": [ { "title": "Amy Mills - Greens candidate for Ringwood", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/amy-mills", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "animal_welfare": { "summary": "States she has been involved in animal rights activism since her early 20s.", "sources": [ { "title": "Amy Mills - Greens candidate for Ringwood", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/amy-mills", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state 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"https://greens.org.au/vic/person/amy-mills", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-jack-gardner-ringwood", "name": "Jack Gardner", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Ringwood", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "gender_lgbtq": { "summary": "States he has campaigned against homophobia and transphobia.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jack Gardner - Victorian Socialists candidate for Ringwood", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jack-gardner", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "housing_planning": { "summary": "Says Australia should \"take the wealth of the rich\" to \"build public housing\" and ensure everyone has access to affordable housing.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jack Gardner - Victorian Socialists candidate for Ringwood", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jack-gardner", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Says Australia should use the wealth of the rich to fully fund hospitals and ensure everyone has access to quality healthcare.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jack Gardner - Victorian Socialists candidate for Ringwood", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jack-gardner", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Says Australia should use the wealth of the rich to \"fully fund our schools\" and ensure everyone has access to quality education.", "sources": [ { "title": "Jack Gardner - Victorian Socialists candidate for Ringwood", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/jack-gardner", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": 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"title": "Candidacy confirmed — Simmone Cottom (Sunbury)", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=850982047896133", "publisher": "facebook.com", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Previously the Liberal candidate for Sunbury at the 2022 Victorian state election, where she polled 31.6% of first preferences, and the Liberal candidate for the federal seat of Hawke at the 2025 election (30.2% of first preferences).", "sources": [ { "title": "Electoral results for the district of Sunbury", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_results_for_the_district_of_Sunbury", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Division of Hawke", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Hawke", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null }, { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-adam-bremner-sunbury", "name": "Adam Bremner", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Sunbury", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "health": { "summary": "Says the outer western suburbs have insufficient hospitals among other neglected services and facilities.", "sources": [ { "title": "Adam Bremner – Candidate for Sunbury", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/adam-bremner", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Says public school educators face underfunding and poor conditions and that the system needs 'an urgent overhaul'.", "sources": [ { "title": "Adam Bremner – Candidate for Sunbury", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/adam-bremner", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Was a lead organiser of the campaign against a proposed Sunbury waste incinerator; calls for tackling major polluters and addressing climate impacts, saying the major parties accept donations from polluters rather than acting.", "sources": [ { "title": "Adam Bremner – Candidate for Sunbury", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/adam-bremner", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Adam Bremner (Sunbury)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/adam-bremner", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "A teacher and union member who lives and works in the Sunbury community; he was a lead organiser of the No Sunbury Waste Incinerator campaign against a proposed incinerator on Sunbury/Bulla Road.", "sources": [ { "title": "Adam Bremner – Candidate for Sunbury", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/adam-bremner", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-uros-rasic-sydenham", "name": "Uros Rasic", "party": "Australian Labor Party", "party_group": "Labor", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Sydenham", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": {}, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Uros Rasic (Sydenham)", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1523060449379370&set=a.360651605620266", "publisher": "facebook.com", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "A political officer with the Australian Workers' Union and former electorate office staffer to retiring Sydenham MP and Government Services Minister Natalie Hutchins.", "sources": [ { "title": "DemosAU: 51-49 to Coalition in Victoria", "url": "https://www.pollbludger.net/2025/11/06/demosau-51-49-to-coalition-in-victoria-2/", "publisher": "The Poll Bludger", "date": "2025-11-06" }, { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/urosforsydenham" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/urosforsydenham" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Uros Rasic - Victorian Labor", "url": "https://www.viclabor.org.au/our-team/uros-rasic", "publisher": "Victorian Labor", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-shania-khan-sydenham", "name": "Shania Khan", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Sydenham", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "health": { "summary": "Says local GPs are overbooked and bulk-billing services are disappearing, and calls for increased funding for local hospitals.", "sources": [ { "title": "Shania Khan - Victorian Socialists candidate for Sydenham", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/shania-khan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Calls for increased funding for local schools.", "sources": [ { "title": "Shania Khan - Victorian Socialists candidate for Sydenham", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/shania-khan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "transport_infrastructure": { "summary": "Criticises for-profit public transport infrastructure in the western suburbs, citing inadequate station parking and bus timetables that fail local residents.", "sources": [ { "title": "Shania Khan - Victorian Socialists candidate for Sydenham", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/shania-khan", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Campaigns against the proposed Plumpton mega AI data centre, citing environmental destruction and strain on electricity and water supplies.", "sources": [ { "title": "Shania Khan - Victorian Socialists candidate for 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He led community projects including the Melbourne Grand Mosque and the WIC Early Learning Centre, and has lived in Tarneit for 17 years.", "sources": [ { "title": "Rifai Raheem - Greens candidate for Tarneit", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rifai-raheem", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/rifai.a.raheem" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/rifai4communites/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Rifai Raheem - Victorian Greens", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/rifai-raheem", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-priya-reddy-thomastown", "name": "Priya Reddy", "party": "Victorian Socialists", "party_group": "Other / minor party", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Thomastown", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Calls for more money for healthcare, education and housing rather than spending on war and the weapons industry.", "sources": [ { "title": "Priya Reddy - Victorian Socialists candidate for Thomastown", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/priya-reddy", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "health": { "summary": "Says the Northern Hospital is in crisis and commits to fighting for increased funding for it and improved conditions for its workers.", "sources": [ { "title": "Priya Reddy - Victorian Socialists candidate for Thomastown", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/priya-reddy", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Supports fully funded public schools with improved working conditions for teaching staff, referencing the ongoing dispute over the AEU agreement.", "sources": [ { "title": "Priya Reddy - Victorian Socialists candidate for Thomastown", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/priya-reddy", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "environment_water": { "summary": "Says she will firmly stand against the development of the proposed waste incinerator in Wollert.", "sources": [ { "title": "Priya Reddy - Victorian Socialists candidate for Thomastown", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/priya-reddy", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Priya Reddy (Thomastown)", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/priya-reddy", "publisher": "victoriansocialists.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Priya Reddy is a veterinary nurse and teaching student, a renter, and a lifelong Thomastown resident born to Indo-Fijian migrant parents. 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He has campaigned on Palestine, abortion rights and against racism and far-right movements.", "sources": [ { "title": "John Stanley - Victorian Socialists candidate for Warrandyte", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/john-stanley", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-reece-clark-werribee", "name": "Reece Clark", "party": "Liberal Party", "party_group": "Coalition", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Werribee", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "drugs_law_order": { "summary": "Argues Victoria's policing system is failing, saying Victoria Police has 1,600 vacancies statewide and 43 police stations have closed, and describing expanded shopping-centre patrols at Pacific Werribee as 'an admission of failure'.", "sources": [ { "title": "Pacific Werribee Gets Holiday Police Boost", "url": "https://www.wyndhamtv.com.au/pacific-werribee-gets-holiday-police-boost/", "publisher": "Wyndham TV", "date": "2026-07-01" } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Reece Clark (Werribee)", "url": "https://vic.liberal.org.au/team/reece-clark", "publisher": "vic.liberal.org.au", "date": "" } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-tushar-kumar-werribee", "name": "Tushar Kumar", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Werribee", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "housing_planning": { "summary": "Lists affordable housing among his core campaign priorities for Werribee.", "sources": [ { "title": "Tushar Kumar - 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He grew up in Williamstown, lives in nearby Seddon, and has been active in western-suburbs campaigns including efforts to shut down a neo-Nazi-affiliated gym in Sunshine.", "sources": [ { "title": "Oskar Martin - Victorian Socialists candidate for Williamstown", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/oskar-martin", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/blaktrot/" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Oskar Martin - Victorian Socialists", "url": "https://www.victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/oskar-martin", "publisher": "Victorian Socialists", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, { "id": "victoria-2026-gufran-mohammed-yan-yean", "name": "Gufran Mohammed", "party": "Australian Greens", "party_group": "Greens", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "chamber": "Victorian Legislative Assembly", "electorate": "Yan Yean", "state": "VIC", "status": "candidate", "election": "Victoria 2026", "poll_date": "2026-11-28", "last_updated": "2026-07-01", "positions": { "integrity": { "summary": "Says the political system is 'rigged' against everyday Australians, criticises the protection of wealthy interests who provide political donations, and commits to 'unrig the system'; notes his party rejects corporate donations.", "sources": [ { "title": "Gufran Mohammed - Greens candidate for Yan Yean", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/gufran-mohammed", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "education": { "summary": "Advocates funding support for schools serving students with disabilities, drawing on his own experience fighting to secure disability funding for struggling schools.", "sources": [ { "title": "Gufran Mohammed - Greens candidate for Yan Yean", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/gufran-mohammed", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "energy": { "summary": "Opposes price-gouging by energy companies (as well as supermarkets).", "sources": [ { "title": "Gufran Mohammed - Greens candidate for Yan Yean", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/gufran-mohammed", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } }, "roster_source": { "title": "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_of_the_2026_Victorian_state_election", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "" }, "candidacy_source": { "title": "Candidacy confirmed — Gufran Mohammed (Yan Yean)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/gufran-mohammed", "publisher": "greens.org.au", "date": "" }, "background": { "summary": "Gufran Mohammed works in the education sector, where he campaigned to secure disability funding for under-resourced schools.", "sources": [ { "title": "Gufran Mohammed - Greens candidate for Yan Yean", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/gufran-mohammed", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true }, "social": { "links": [ { "platform": "facebook", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/GufranMohammedGreens" }, { "platform": "instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/gufranmohammedgreens" } ], "sources": [ { "title": "Gufran Mohammed - Candidate for Yan Yean", "url": "https://greens.org.au/vic/person/gufran-mohammed", "publisher": "Australian Greens Victoria", "date": null } ], "verified": true } } ] }