Targeting foreign interference in Australia
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should address the issue of foreign interference in Australia by, for example, introducing new offences against acts such as sabotage, treason and espionage.
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
11 members+6 not enough votes
Liberal
6 members+6 not enough votes
Greens
4 members+1 not enough votes
One Nation
2 members
LNP
2 members
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Nationals
1 member+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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Greens | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
All 43 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 92% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 91% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 91% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 87% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 86% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 85% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted generally for | 84% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted generally for | 68% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally for | 68% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 65% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally for | 64% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 46% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 46% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted generally against | 39% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted generally against | 39% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted almost always against | 14% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | 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.
- 4 Dec 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeCommittees - Economics References Committee - Reference
- 15 Aug 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Confucius Institute - Foreign influence
- 28 June 2018 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018 and another - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
- 28 June 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeNational Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Support the new offence of sabotage
- 28 June 2018 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2018 and another - Third Reading - Pass the bills
- 27 June 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeNational Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 and another - First Reading - Consider bills together
- 14 June 2017 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Influence of Foreign Agents - Royal Commission