Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should increase water allocations from the Murray-Darling Basin for farmers and other users.
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
17 members
Liberal
13 members
Greens
5 members
Nationals
2 members
LNP
2 members
One Nation
2 members
Deputy Senate President
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Senate President
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 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Greens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 44 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted almost always for | 95% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 94% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 91% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 71% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally for | 71% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 66% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 66% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted generally for | 66% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 65% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 57% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 54% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 48% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 43% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted a mixture of for and against | 41% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 40% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | 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.
- 25 Feb 2020 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Murray-Darling Basin - Protect water
- 11 Sept 2019 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Murray-Darling Basin - Crisis
- 11 Sept 2019 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Murray-Darling Basin - Moratorium
- 4 Apr 2019 · HousePolicy: NoResolutions of the Senate - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Concur with Senate resolution
- 4 Apr 2019 · HousePolicy: AyeResolutions of the Senate - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Don't concur with Senate resolution
- 3 Apr 2019 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Murray-Darling Basin - Repeal 1,500 GL limit
- 14 Feb 2019 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Reform needed
- 25 June 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeWater Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 25 June 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeWater Amendment Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 14 Feb 2018 · SenatePolicy: NoRegulations and Determinations - Basin Plan Amendment Instrument 2017 (No. 1) - Disallow
- 7 Feb 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeWater Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Buyback cap
- 6 Feb 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeWater Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Buybacks
- 6 Feb 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeWater Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Socioeconomic outcomes
- 6 Feb 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeWater Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Up to 450 Gigalitres
- 6 Feb 2013 · SenatePolicy: NoWater Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Timeframe
- 28 Nov 2012 · HousePolicy: NoWater Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - 450 Gigalitres
- 28 Nov 2012 · HousePolicy: AyeWater Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - Opposition amendment
- 21 Nov 2012 · SenatePolicy: NoWater Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Modelling
- 21 Nov 2012 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Adjustments
- 21 Nov 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeWater Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Protection of communities
- 20 Nov 2012 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Ground water amendment
- 20 Nov 2012 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Adoption of amendments
- 20 Aug 2012 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Murray-Darling Basin - 4000 gigalitres required
- 9 May 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Murray-Darling Basin - Average annual inflows
- 26 Mar 2007 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - World Day for Water - South Australian wetlands
- 26 Mar 2007 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Murray-Darling Basin - Purchase water licences
- 7 Dec 2006 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Wetlands and Floodplains - Murray Darling