Closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
People who support this policy believe that the federal government needs to make closing the gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians a priority.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the House of Representatives 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
1 member
Liberal
1 member
One Nation0 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 3 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Ben Small (Forrest) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Barnaby Joyce (New England) | One Nation | 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.
- 1 Apr 2026 · SenatePolicy: AyeSocial Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Remote area allowance
- 25 Mar 2026 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026 and another - Third Reading - Pass the bills
- 1 Sept 2021 · SenatePolicy: AyeMatters of Urgency - Covid-19 - Indigenous Australians
- 16 Feb 2021 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Closing the Gap - Adequate funding
- 10 June 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - COVID-19 - First Nations
- 13 Feb 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Closing the Gap - Commit
- 18 Sept 2007 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - National Close the Gap Day - Health equality within 25 years