Each entry is that person's own stated view, with its sources.
The badge says what kind of source backs it — official record, own statement, news report or
encyclopedia — which describes the evidence, not how much we believe it. Nothing is totalled or
ranked; recorded votes are counted only to point to the member's record, where each is listed.
See methodology.
Immigration
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Colleen Harkin says migration "is still double what we had when we were considered ourselves a successful immigration cohort" and "it is genuinely a con. Because what we keep getting told is that we need these immigrants to fill these jobs, but we’re not importing skilled immigrants".
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Matthew Kirwan says the Tampa crisis launched "a relentless political game: using desperate human beings fleeing danger as scapegoats" and that Australia's approach, copied around the world, is "a shameful legacy."
Phillip PeaseLiberal own statement
Phillip Pease says “We must do all we can to protect multiculturalism and multi-faith communities in Victoria”, and that “The freedom to live your lives and your cherish traditions is something I’m proud to support and will champion as the voice for the South East.”
No sourced position on record: Michael Galea, Ann-Marie Hermans, David Limbrick, Rachel Payne, Lee Tarlamis, Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Will Vandermeer.
Foreign policy & aid
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Colleen Harkin says "the early and inappropriately early recognition of the State of Palestine" was "an insight into how the factions within the Labour Party think", and "Hamas is a terrorist organisation and there is nothing about Australia that should be recognising or feeling cosy with them".
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Matthew Kirwan says the Greens stand against "the continued genocide and persecution of the Hazara people" and for the Australian government "to recognise the genocide and be a global leader for Hazara human rights".
No sourced position on record: Michael Galea, Ann-Marie Hermans, David Limbrick, Rachel Payne, Lee Tarlamis, Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Economic nationalism
Phillip PeaseLiberal own statement
Phillip Pease says “We need to back real Australian Made manufacturers who are working hard to employ locals and support our economy.”
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Colleen Harkin, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Matthew Kirwan, Will Vandermeer.
Economy & tax
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Colleen Harkin says "Victoria has some of the highest taxing scenario in the country, which just makes investments difficult and unpalatable."
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Matthew Kirwan, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Welfare & social services
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Colleen Harkin says the "NDIS has kind of lost its original purpose entirely", has "grown to an unsustainable proportion", and "It has to be reconfigured."
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Matthew Kirwan says that when Labor talks about "reducing growth" in the NDIS it is "talking about cutting the supports people rely on", and that the NDIS "is what allows them to live with dignity."
No sourced position on record: Michael Galea, Ann-Marie Hermans, David Limbrick, Rachel Payne, Lee Tarlamis, Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Workplace & industrial relations
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Colleen Harkin says new federal legislation "gives a carve out to be able to discriminate, to give contracts to union work", creating "preferential treatment to unions, which has the absolute likely risk of victorianizing Australia".
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Matthew Kirwan says "I stand with the Australian Services Union today with their industrial action - Council workers deserve fair pay".
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Abortion & reproductive policy
Rachel PayneOther / minor party · sitting own statement
Payne (Legalise Cannabis Party) describes herself as 'unequivocally pro-choice' and opposes conscientious objection, arguing 'to work in public health is to serve the needs of all patients.' In October 2025 she issued, with Georgie Purcell, a joint 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.
No sourced position on record: Michael Galea, Ann-Marie Hermans, David Limbrick, Lee Tarlamis, Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Colleen Harkin, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Matthew Kirwan, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Voluntary assisted dying
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Colleen Harkin says "I find the voluntary assisted dying thing very confronting" and "I change my mind about it all the time", adding that "Most people actually want the medical assistance."
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Matthew Kirwan, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Gender & LGBTQ+ policy
Michael GaleaLabor · sitting news report
Labor MP. He is Deputy Chair of the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee, which is conducting the inquiry into anti-LGBTQIA+ hate crimes. 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.
4 recorded votes on this issue on their record
Ann-Marie HermansLiberal · sitting news report
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).
4 recorded votes on this issue on their record
David LimbrickOther / minor party · sitting news report
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).
4 recorded votes on this issue on their record
Rachel PayneOther / minor party · sitting own statement
MLC for South-Eastern Metropolitan. On 28 November 2024 she made a Legislative Council member's statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance in solidarity with trans and gender-diverse people, citing violence and suicidal thoughts and criticising members of the chamber who, 'under the guise of child safety', enable vilification. She praised Minister Shing's 'unwavering allyship.'
4 recorded votes on this issue on their record
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Asked about gender-inclusive language in schools, Colleen Harkin says "everybody wants to feel included, but definitionally, we are now confusing other children" who "are now being told that they can choose their gender".
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Matthew Kirwan, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Religious freedom
David LimbrickOther / minor party · sitting news report
Limbrick was one of nine Legislative Council members who voted against the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill in February 2021.
4 recorded votes on this issue on their record
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Colleen Harkin, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Matthew Kirwan, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Freedom of speech
Ann-Marie HermansLiberal · sitting official record
Has raised free-speech objections to anti-vilification legislation, characterising it as overreach and warning of 'a potential threat here to the freedom of speech and freedom of religion.' Voted against the Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill 2024, which repealed the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 and expanded vilification protections (Legislative Council, second reading, 1 April 2025; Ayes 22, Noes 17).
9 recorded votes on this issue on their record
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Of the hate speech legislation, Colleen Harkin says "It criminalises opinion. It has the capacity for shutting down your political opponents. It penalises people when there’s actually no victim", and calls the law "such a basket case".
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Matthew Kirwan, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Drugs & law and order
Rachel PayneOther / minor party · sitting news report
Voted for the government's Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing) Bill 2024 in the Legislative Council.
40 recorded votes on this issue on their record
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Colleen Harkin says of doli incapax "it has to change", that youth offending is "a revolving door", and "They have to get serious about youth crime."
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Matthew Kirwan says "We need a health-led approach to drug use" and that the Greens will ensure supports including needle syringe programs and, "where public health experts think it is appropriate, safe injecting rooms."
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Gambling & gaming reform
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Names “gambling harm” among unaddressed local issues.
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Colleen Harkin, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Hunting (duck & native birds)
Michael GaleaLabor · sitting official record
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. Voted for establishing the Legislative Council's Select Committee on Victoria's Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements, on the motion to establish it (Legislative Council, 9 March 2023; Ayes 20, Noes 15). The committee's majority report later recommended ending recreational native bird hunting. Voted for Jeff Bourman's motion on deer hunting (Legislative Council, 13 November 2024; Ayes 32, Noes 6; agreed to).
6 recorded votes on this issue on their record
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Colleen Harkin, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Matthew Kirwan, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Native forest logging
David LimbrickOther / minor party · sitting official record
Voted for the third reading of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Repeal Bill 2024, which repealed the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 following the cessation of native forest logging on 1 January 2024 (Legislative Council, 20 June 2024; Ayes 20, Noes 12). Voted against the third reading of the Sustainable Forests Timber Amendment (Timber Harvesting Safety Zones) Bill 2022 (Legislative Council, 4 August 2022; Ayes 30, Noes 5). Voted against the third reading of the Forests Legislation Amendment (Compliance and Enforcement) Bill 2019 (Legislative Council, 5 October 2021; Ayes 20, Noes 17).
1 recorded vote on this issue on their record
Lee TarlamisLabor · sitting official record
Voted for the third reading of the Sustainable Forests Timber Amendment (Timber Harvesting Safety Zones) Bill 2022 (Legislative Council, 4 August 2022; Ayes 30, Noes 5). Voted for the second reading of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Amendment Bill 2022 (Legislative Council, 24 March 2022; Ayes 30, Noes 3). Voted for the third reading of the Forests Legislation Amendment (Compliance and Enforcement) Bill 2019 (Legislative Council, 5 October 2021; Ayes 20, Noes 17).
1 recorded vote on this issue on their record
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Matthew Kirwan says the government is "sneakily propping up an uneconomic mill with taxpayer money and Tasmanian native trees" at Heyfield, calling it "a native forest ban that isn't a native forest ban."
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Colleen Harkin, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
First Nations & treaty
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Asked about "the state’s new indigenous entity", Colleen Harkin says it "shouldn’t exist at all" and "It is an attack on everything that we have, the rule of law that has provided us with all of our foundations."
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
On the day the Treaty Bill was introduced, Matthew Kirwan said "First Peoples making decisions on matters that impact them is essential to justice" and "A Treaty is an important first step for reconciliation."
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Nuclear & uranium
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Colleen Harkin says "I’d be a big supporter of nuclear" and "there are options there that we don’t take".
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Matthew Kirwan, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Integrity & anti-corruption
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
A former Institute of Public Affairs director of education who resigned from the Liberal Party in June 2026 and joined One Nation. Her resignation letter said 'I have not changed. The Party has,' and that she could not 'continue to support an organisation that has lost sight of its principles, its purpose and its responsibilities to its own members', citing 'Machiavellian factionalism, expediency and a lack of policy conviction'. As lead plaintiff in litigation over the Pesutto loan she said the defendants 'continue to waste further millions of Party funds in the court, endeavouring to defend the indefensible'. On the Victorian government's construction royal commission she said on 31 July 2026: 'The real issue will be what are the terms of reference? Does it really have any teeth or not?', and of Premier Ben Carroll, 'how has he stood there alongside those people all that time and never opened his mouth? So there's a real integrity issue there.'
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Matthew Kirwan says "we need a stronger and better funded IBAC" and stronger FoI laws, with FoI decisions "made by an independent regulator".
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Housing & planning
Kelly CvetkovaOther / minor party own statement
Says “I'll fight [for] more public housing and a freeze on rents.”
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Colleen Harkin says "Victoria has treated housing as something to regulate, not something to build" and "What we need is we need to make housing faster to be able to build, to remove the regulation. We want to get government out of the way."
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Says “families are struggling with unaffordable housing.”
No sourced position on record: Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Health
Kelly CvetkovaOther / minor party own statement
Wants “money back into publicly-run services.”
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Matthew Kirwan says services "including Dandenong Hospital" are failing to admit mentally unwell Victorians to a bed within eight hours, and "We need a mental health system for all - not just those who can afford expensive private treatment."
No sourced position on record: Geoff Goddard, Colleen Harkin, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Education
Colleen HarkinOne Nation own statement
Colleen Harkin's One Nation profile says she advocates "removing activist agenda in the curriculum and raising academic standards", "Addressing the impossible demands on teachers" and "introducing a voucher system giving parent's school choice".
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Matthew Kirwan says Victoria's selective schools "drive deep educational segregation, fracture our social cohesion and increase inequality" and that the Liberal idea of more select-entry schools "is not just dumb policy - it is harmful to our society".
Phillip PeaseLiberal own statement
Phillip Pease says “Shemane and I are acutely aware of the need to cater for the growing number of families moving into the City of Casey and we will continue advocating for better educational opportunities for schools like Hallam and others in the South East.”
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Will Vandermeer.
Transport & infrastructure
Kelly CvetkovaOther / minor party own statement
Says she will fight to put money back into publicly-run services, not into subsidising profiteering corporations that “run much of our transport, childcare, aged care.”
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Colleen Harkin says "there’s been no business case for the suburban rail loop", that she does not "see that being a feasible project at the moment", and "So I’d hold off on it."
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Names “lack of public transport” as a neglected south-east issue.
No sourced position on record: Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Energy
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Colleen Harkin says there is "layer upon layer upon layer of misinformation, disinformation about this whole renewable scenario" and that "It doesn’t provide us national security, national affordability, reliability."
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Matthew Kirwan opposes the proposed Clyde North data centre, saying it "could consume up to 13 per cent of Victoria's total electricity use" and urging "Let's stop this."
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Environment & water
Colleen HarkinOne Nation news report
Colleen Harkin says "Net zero, of course it should be dropped", calling it "the greatest transfer of wealth from ordinary Australians to those who are recipients of government subsidies".
Matthew KirwanGreens own statement
Cites “the erosion of our green wedge.”
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
Animal welfare
No sourced position on record: Kelly Cvetkova, Geoff Goddard, Colleen Harkin, Keeley Hopper, Brandon Hoult, Matthew Kirwan, Phillip Pease, Will Vandermeer.
No one here has a sourced position on record on: sex work decriminalisation.
