Increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
People who support this policy believe that the JobKeeper payment, which is part of the federal government's response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, should be made available to more workers, including casual workers, workers with major charities, working-visa holders who are still in the country, and workers in sectors such as Education, Disability and Local Government.
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
15 members+1 not enough votes
Liberal
15 members
Greens
4 members
One Nation
2 members
Nationals
2 members
LNP
2 members
Senate President
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Deputy 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Liberal | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| One Nation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nationals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 44 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 95% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 93% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 92% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 90% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 90% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted almost always for | 86% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 77% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 77% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 63% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 59% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 59% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally against | 15% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 15% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 10% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted almost always against | 10% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 5% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 5% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Dave Sharma (NSW) | Liberal | 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.
- 1 Sept 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Jobkeeper Payments) Amendment Bill 2020 - in Committee - Casual workers
- 1 Sept 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Jobkeeper Payments) Amendment Bill 2020 - in Committee - Temporary visa holders
- 1 Sept 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Jobkeeper Payments) Amendment Bill 2020 - in Committee - University workers
- 1 Sept 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Jobkeeper Payments) Amendment Bill 2020 - in Committee - Childcare providers
- 17 June 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeTreasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Fair Work Commission oversight
- 17 June 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeRegulations and Determinations - Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2020 - Disallow sovereign entity provisions
- 17 June 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeRegulations and Determinations - Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2020 - Disallow higher education provisions
- 15 June 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Covid-19: Higher Education - Extend JobKeeper
- 10 June 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeRegulations and Determinations - Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2020; Disallowance - Extend JobKeeper to universities
- 14 May 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Jobkeeper Payment - Dnata workers
- 13 May 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Jobkeeper Payment - Extend
- 8 Apr 2020 · HousePolicy: NoCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Major charity access to JobKeeper program
- 8 Apr 2020 · HousePolicy: NoCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Local Government
- 8 Apr 2020 · HousePolicy: NoCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Disability sector
- 8 Apr 2020 · HousePolicy: NoCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Educational sector staff
- 8 Apr 2020 · HousePolicy: NoCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Working visa holders
- 8 Apr 2020 · HousePolicy: NoCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Casual workers
- 8 Apr 2020 · HousePolicy: NoCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Eligibility of JobKeeper payment
- 8 Apr 2020 · HousePolicy: NoCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 - Consideration in Detail - Power of eligibility for JobKeeper scheme
- 8 Apr 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Extend accessibility of JobKeeper Payment
- 8 Apr 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Visa holders
- 8 Apr 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Casual workers
- 8 Apr 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Accessibility of support
- 8 Apr 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeCoronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - JobKeeper accessibility and the Arts