Banning new thermal coal mines
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should put a ban on new thermal coal mines opening in Australia.
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
20 members+2 not enough votes
Liberal
14 members+1 not enough votes
Greens
8 members
Nationals
3 members
LNP
2 members
One Nation
2 members
Independent
1 member+1 not enough votes
Senate President
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
United Australia
1 member
Australia's Voice
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 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Liberal | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Nationals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| LNP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| One Nation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia's Voice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 59 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | 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 | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 40% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 36% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 30% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted generally against | 30% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally against | 29% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 28% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally against | 28% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 23% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 23% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally against | 23% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 22% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 21% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 21% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 20% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted generally against | 19% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 18% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted generally against | 17% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted generally against | 16% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted almost always against | 15% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 11% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted almost always against | 11% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 10% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 10% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted almost always against | 9% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 9% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 9% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Kerrynne Liddle (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ross Cadell (NSW) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | 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.
- 14 Nov 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeSocial Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Fossil fuels
- 8 Sept 2022 · SenatePolicy: AyeClimate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Acknowledge need to end fossil fuels
- 4 Aug 2022 · HousePolicy: NoClimate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - On new fossil fuel projects
- 24 Nov 2021 · SenatePolicy: AyeMatters of Urgency - Climate Change - Statement on Glasgow Climate Pact
- 23 June 2021 · SenatePolicy: NoDocuments - Queensland: Coal Mining - Acland mine extension
- 18 Mar 2021 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - New South Wales: Coal Industry - Acknowledge importance
- 2 Feb 2021 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Coal-Fired Power Stations - Build in the Hunter
- 16 June 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Mining - Transition to renewables
- 11 Feb 2020 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Energy - Coal-fired power project
- 10 Feb 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Mining - Revoke Adani environmental approvals
- 3 Dec 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Great Barrier Reef - Climate change
- 11 Nov 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Wallarah 2 Coal Project - Cancel approval
- 17 Oct 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Thermal Coal - Ban new mines
- 16 Oct 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Climate Change, Petroleum Industry - No new coal, oil or gas projects
- 15 Oct 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Tasmania: Mining - Prohibition
- 24 July 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Great Barrier Reef - Protect from climate change
- 28 Nov 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Coalmines in the Galilee Basin - Refuse
- 27 June 2018 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Energy - More coal-fired power stations
- 15 Feb 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Climate Change - Action
- 15 July 2014 · SenatePolicy: AyeClean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Protect from climate change
- 17 Mar 2014 · SenatePolicy: AyeClean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 and related bills - Second Reading - Protect Australia from climate change