Protecting citizens' privacy
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should respect its citizens' right to privacy and make sure all sensitive information it does have access to (such as medical, census or tax data) is kept secure.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the Senate whom They Vote For You places in one of its seven agreement groups for this policy (its own categories, shown as published). Bars show percentages of members, not vote totals; the number beside each bar is how many members that is. Members They Vote For You says haven't cast enough votes on the policy are counted separately, not in the bars.
- Consistently against
- Almost always against
- Generally against
- Mixture
- Generally for
- Almost always for
- Consistently for
Labor
15 members+12 not enough votes
Liberal
13 members+6 not enough votes
Greens
5 members+4 not enough votes
One Nation
2 members
Nationals
2 members+1 not enough votes
LNP
2 members
Independent
1 member+1 not enough votes
Senate President
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
United Australia0 members+1 not enough votes
CLP0 members+1 not enough votes
Australia's Voice0 members+1 not enough votes
Jacqui Lambie Network0 members+1 not enough votes
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
| Party | Consistently against | Almost always against | Generally against | Mixture | Generally for | Almost always for | Consistently for | Not enough votes | Members in bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 |
| Liberal | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nationals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 70 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Ross Cadell (NSW) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Kerrynne Liddle (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (NT) | CLP | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Maria Kovacic (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Dave Sharma (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Leah Blyth (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jessica Collins (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted generally for | 73% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 69% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted a mixture of for and against | 41% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 35% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 29% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted generally against | 27% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted generally against | 21% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 21% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted generally against | 21% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 17% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 15% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 5% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted almost always against | 5% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 5% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Varun Ghosh (WA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Lisa Darmanin (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Josh Dolega (Tasmania) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Dowling (Tasmania) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Corinne Mulholland (Queensland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Charlotte Walker (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Ellie Whiteaker (WA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 29 July 2025 · SenatePolicy: AyeMatters of Urgency - Cybersafety - Privacy concerns regarding the Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code
- 27 Nov 2024 · HousePolicy: AyeOnline Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 - Consideration in Detail - Personal data harvesting
- 23 Feb 2021 · SenatePolicy: AyeTreasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Privacy concerns
- 12 Nov 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - My Health Record - Extend opt-out period
- 20 Sept 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Right to Privacy - Protect
- 15 Aug 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Digital Encryption - Warrant and privacy
- 29 Nov 2017 · SenatePolicy: AyeDocuments - Department of Human Services - Order for the Production of Documents
- 18 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - PRISM - Australia's vulnerability
- 27 Feb 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - National Security Inquiry - Abandon plan to retain data for up to two years
- 26 Feb 2007 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Smartcard - Privacy