Unconventional gas mining
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should allow companies to mine coal seam (CSG), tight and shale gas.
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
90 members+2 not enough votes
Independent
9 members+1 not enough votes
Liberal
8 members+7 not enough votes
Nationals
5 members+3 not enough votes
LNP
1 member+8 not enough votes
One Nation
1 member
Katter's Australian
1 member
Centre Alliance
1 member
Greens
1 member
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 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 90 |
| Independent | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Katter's Australian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Centre Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 138 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Doyle (Aston) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jodie Belyea (Dunkley) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Basem Abdo (Calwell) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Ash Ambihaipahar (Barton) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Carol Berry (Whitlam) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jo Briskey (Maribyrnong) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Julie-Ann Campbell (Moreton) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Claire Clutterham (Sturt) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Renee Coffey (Griffith) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Emma Comer (Petrie) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Kara Cook (Bonner) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Trish Cook (Bullwinkel) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tom French (Moore) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Matt Gregg (Deakin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Rowan Holzberger (Forde) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Madonna Jarrett (Brisbane) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Alice Jordan-Baird (Gorton) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Moncrieff (Hughes) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Gabriel Ng (Menzies) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Matt Smith (Leichhardt) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Zhi Soon (Banks) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jess Teesdale (Bass) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Rebecca White (Lyons) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sarah Witty (Melbourne) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Matt Burnell (Spence) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Ben Small (Forrest) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Joanne Ryan (Lalor) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Madeleine King (Brand) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Darren Chester (Gippsland) | Nationals | Voted almost always for | 92% |
| Michelle Landry (Capricornia) | Nationals | Voted almost always for | 89% |
| Rick Wilson (O'Connor) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 89% |
| David Smith (Bean) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 89% |
| Alex Hawke (Mitchell) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Dan Tehan (Wannon) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Michael McCormack (Riverina) | Nationals | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Scott Buchholz (Wright) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Pat Conaghan (Cowper) | Nationals | Voted almost always for | 86% |
| Garth Hamilton (Groom) | LNP | Voted almost always for | 86% |
| Dai Le (Fowler) | Independent | Voted almost always for | 86% |
| Tony Pasin (Barker) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Melissa Price (Durack) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Angus Taylor (Hume) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Kevin Hogan (Page) | Nationals | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Emma McBride (Dobell) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Susan Templeman (Macquarie) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Luke Gosling (Solomon) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Peter Khalil (Wills) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Anne Stanley (Werriwa) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Libby Coker (Corangamite) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Fiona Phillips (Gilmore) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Kate Thwaites (Jagajaga) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Jerome Laxale (Bennelong) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Louise Miller-Frost (Boothby) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Carina Garland (Chisholm) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Tania Lawrence (Hasluck) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Cassandra Fernando (Holt) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Dan Repacholi (Hunter) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Sally Sitou (Reid) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Gordon Reid (Robertson) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Zaneta Mascarenhas (Swan) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Sam Lim (Tangney) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Tim Watts (Gellibrand) | Labor | Voted generally for | 82% |
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted generally for | 81% |
| Mike Freelander (Macarthur) | Labor | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Meryl Swanson (Paterson) | Labor | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Patrick Gorman (Perth) | Labor | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Ged Kearney (Cooper) | Labor | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Alison Byrnes (Cunningham) | Labor | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Marion Scrymgour (Lingiari) | Labor | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Andrew Charlton (Parramatta) | Labor | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Tracey Roberts (Pearce) | Labor | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Cameron Caldwell (Fadden) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 78% |
| Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Andrew Hastie (Canning) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Ted O'Brien (Fairfax) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Julian Leeser (Berowra) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Llew O'Brien (Wide Bay) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Phillip Thompson (Herbert) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Melissa McIntosh (Lindsay) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Terry Young (Longman) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Anne Webster (Mallee) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Angie Bell (Moncrieff) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Henry Pike (Bowman) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Aaron Violi (Casey) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Andrew Willcox (Dawson) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Zoe McKenzie (Flinders) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Colin Boyce (Flynn) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Sam Birrell (Nicholls) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Andrew Wallace (Fisher) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 75% |
| Barnaby Joyce (New England) | One Nation | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Jason Wood (La Trobe) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 73% |
| Julian Hill (Bruce) | Labor | Voted generally for | 73% |
| Josh Wilson (Fremantle) | Labor | Voted generally for | 73% |
| Alicia Payne (Canberra) | Labor | Voted generally for | 73% |
| Daniel Mulino (Fraser) | Labor | Voted generally for | 73% |
| Josh Burns (Macnamara) | Labor | Voted generally for | 73% |
| Sam Rae (Hawke) | Labor | Voted generally for | 73% |
| Lisa Chesters (Bendigo) | Labor | Voted generally for | 71% |
| Sharon Claydon (Newcastle) | Labor | Voted generally for | 71% |
| Steve Georganas (Adelaide) | Labor | Voted generally for | 71% |
| Anika Wells (Lilley) | Labor | Voted generally for | 64% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Voted generally for | 63% |
| Shayne Neumann (Blair) | Labor | Voted generally for | 63% |
| Tony Zappia (Makin) | Labor | Voted generally for | 63% |
| Rob Mitchell (McEwen) | Labor | Voted generally for | 63% |
| Andrew Giles (Scullin) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 59% |
| Bob Katter (Kennedy) | Katter's Australian | Voted a mixture of for and against | 59% |
| Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Ed Husic (Chifley) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Anne Aly (Cowan) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Andrew Leigh (Fenner) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo) | Centre Alliance | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Julie Collins (Franklin) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 41% |
| Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 41% |
| Pat Conroy (Shortland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Tony Burke (Watson) | Labor | Voted generally against | 29% |
| Catherine King (Ballarat) | Labor | Voted generally against | 29% |
| Michelle Rowland (Greenway) | Labor | Voted generally against | 29% |
| Mark Butler (Hindmarsh) | Labor | Voted generally against | 29% |
| Helen Haines (Indi) | Independent | Voted generally against | 27% |
| Matt Keogh (Burt) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 25% |
| Kristy McBain (Eden-Monaro) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 25% |
| Andrew Gee (Calare) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 25% |
| Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) | Labor | Voted generally against | 19% |
| Clare O'Neil (Hotham) | Labor | Voted generally against | 17% |
| Jim Chalmers (Rankin) | Labor | Voted generally against | 17% |
| Jason Clare (Blaxland) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Richard Marles (Corio) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Chris Bowen (McMahon) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Kate Chaney (Curtin) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Allegra Spender (Wentworth) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Zali Steggall (Warringah) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Wilkie (Clark) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Monique Ryan (Kooyong) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sophie Scamps (Mackellar) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown (Ryan) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nicolette Boele (Bradfield) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 11 Mar 2026 · HousePolicy: NoNorthern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026 - Report from Federation Chamber - Prohibited financial assistance
- 11 Mar 2026 · HousePolicy: NoNorthern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Climate and First Nations
- 27 Nov 2024 · SenatePolicy: NoMatters of Urgency - Western Australia: Environment - Woodside's North West Shelf extension
- 12 Aug 2024 · SenatePolicy: NoMatters of Urgency - Browse Gas Project - Rule out approval
- 25 June 2024 · SenatePolicy: NoAppropriation Bill (No. 1) 2024-2025 and four others - Second Reading - Coal and gas
- 16 May 2024 · SenatePolicy: AyeOffshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Opposition amendments
- 26 Mar 2024 · HousePolicy: NoOffshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Consideration in Detail - Deleting Part 2 of Schedule 2
- 25 Mar 2024 · HousePolicy: NoOffshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Schedule 2, part 2
- 14 Nov 2023 · SenatePolicy: NoSocial Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Fossil fuels
- 3 Aug 2023 · HousePolicy: NoEnvironment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight Climate Change) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Carbon dioxide streams
- 21 June 2023 · SenatePolicy: NoMatters of Urgency - Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct
- 30 Mar 2023 · SenatePolicy: NoSafeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2023 - in Committee - Onshore shale gas projects
- 28 Mar 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeNational Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023 - in Committee - Investments
- 28 Mar 2023 · SenatePolicy: NoNational Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023 - in Committee - No financing goal, gas and native forest logging
- 9 Mar 2023 · HousePolicy: NoNational Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Prohibited investments
- 28 Nov 2022 · SenatePolicy: NoAppropriation Bill (No. 1) 2022-2023 and two others - in Committee - Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct
- 22 Nov 2022 · SenatePolicy: AyeMatters of Urgency - Gas Industry - Invest in gas
- 26 Oct 2022 · SenatePolicy: NoSupply Bill (No. 3) 2022-2023 and another - in Committee - Beetaloo Basin Drilling Program
- 26 Oct 2022 · SenatePolicy: NoRegulations and Determinations - Industry Research and Development (Underwriting New Generation Investments Program) Instrument 2021 - Disallowance
- 29 Nov 2021 · SenatePolicy: NoRegulations and Determinations - Industry Research and Development (Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program) Instrument 2021 - Disallowance
- 24 Nov 2021 · SenatePolicy: NoMatters of Urgency - Climate Change - Statement on Glasgow Climate Pact
- 25 Aug 2021 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Regulations and Determinations - Industry Research and Development (Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program) Instrument 2021 - Disallowance
- 21 June 2021 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Energy - Political donations from gas companies
- 15 June 2021 · SenatePolicy: NoMatters of Urgency - Gas Industry - Beetaloo Basin
- 23 Feb 2021 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Environment - Beetaloo Basin
- 7 Dec 2020 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Energy - Oil and gas drilling
- 10 Nov 2020 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Gas Industry - Don't use public funds
- 7 Oct 2020 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Energy - Against 'gas-led recovery'
- 1 Sept 2020 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Gas Industry - Oppose new gas fields
- 27 Aug 2020 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Oil Exploration - Ban offshore oil and gas exploration
- 17 June 2020 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Oil Exploration - Protect Ningaloo Reef, Shark Bay, and the Exmouth Gulf
- 25 Feb 2020 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Gas Industry - Protect climate
- 13 Feb 2020 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas Mining - Protect Pilliga Forest & Great Artesian Basin
- 2 Dec 2019 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Seismic Testing - Community consultation
- 16 Oct 2019 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Climate Change, Petroleum Industry - No new coal, oil or gas projects
- 12 Feb 2019 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Great Australian Bight - End oil and gas drilling
- 29 Nov 2018 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas Mining - Condemn lifting WA fracking moratorium
- 18 Oct 2018 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Underground Coal Gasification - Ban
- 15 Nov 2017 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas Mining: Liverpool Plains - Moratorium
- 22 Feb 2016 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas - Narrabri coal seam gas project
- 24 Nov 2015 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas - Landholders' right to say "no"
- 15 Oct 2015 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas - Ombudsman and audit
- 26 Mar 2015 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions — Coal Seam Gas
- 19 Mar 2015 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions — Ban donations to political parties from mining and coal seam gas (CSG) companies
- 5 Mar 2015 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions — Coal Seam Gas
- 3 Mar 2015 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions — Liverpool Plains
- 9 July 2014 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas - Right to say no
- 16 June 2014 · HousePolicy: AyeEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bilateral Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 15 May 2014 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas - Bentley blockade
- 19 Mar 2014 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas - Stop further approvals
- 6 Mar 2014 · SenatePolicy: NoLandholders' Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 13 Feb 2014 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas - Landholders' right to refuse
- 14 Nov 2013 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Agriculture - Coal seam gas wells
- 19 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: NoEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Owner consent
- 19 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Exclude exploration, assessment and appraisal from bill
- 19 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: NoEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Extend protection
- 19 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: NoEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Stand as printed
- 19 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: NoEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Report the bill
- 17 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: NoEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Amend to include shale gas, tight gas and underground coal gasification
- 17 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Amend to make more specific
- 17 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Amend to introduce an independent review
- 17 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: NoEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Bilateral agreements
- 21 Mar 2013 · HousePolicy: NoEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration in Detail - Bilateral agreements
- 14 Mar 2013 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas - Water trigger
- 10 Oct 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message
- 10 Sept 2012 · SenatePolicy: NoEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Expertise of Committee
- 10 Sept 2012 · SenatePolicy: NoEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Own initiative
- 10 Sept 2012 · SenatePolicy: NoEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Environmental and health impacts
- 10 Sept 2012 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Five-year moratorium
- 10 Sept 2012 · SenatePolicy: NoEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Climate change and public health
- 22 Mar 2012 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Mining - Moratorium on coal seam gas
- 20 Mar 2012 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas - Address uncertainty about coal seam gas emissions
- 10 Nov 2011 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Great Barrier Reef - Suspend applications and approvals until after UNESCO assessment
- 9 Nov 2011 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas - Protect water systems and the environment
- 9 Nov 2011 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Great Barrier Reef - Suspend applications and approvals until after UNESCO assessment
- 13 Sept 2011 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal Seam Gas - Moratorium on new coal seam gas approvals