Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should decrease the private health insurance rebate that eligible taxpayers are entitled to.
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
6 members
Liberal
4 members
Greens
2 members
Senate President
1 member
Nationals
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 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Liberal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 14 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted almost always for | 95% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 90% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 65% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 44% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | 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.
- 27 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyePrivate Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Keep schedule 1 unchanged
- 27 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyePrivate Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 4 June 2013 · HousePolicy: AyePrivate Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 4 June 2013 · HousePolicy: NoPrivate Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - Omit schedule 1
- 15 Mar 2012 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2012 and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 15 Mar 2012 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2012 and related bills - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 13 Mar 2012 · SenatePolicy: NoFairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2012 and related bills - Reference to Committee - Refer to the Economics Legislation Committee
- 15 Feb 2012 · HousePolicy: NoFairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2011 and related bills - Second Reading - Delay considering bill until the 44th Parliament
- 15 Feb 2012 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2011 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 15 Feb 2012 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2011 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to the bill
- 15 Feb 2012 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 9 Mar 2010 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 9 Sept 2009 · SenatePolicy: AyeFairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009 and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 2 June 2009 · HousePolicy: AyeFairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Keep the original motion unchanged
- 2 June 2009 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 2 June 2009 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009 - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 5 Dec 2006 · SenatePolicy: AyeMedibank Private Sale Bill 2006 - In Committee - Abolish the private health insurance rebate
- 22 June 2006 · SenatePolicy: AyeHealth Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance) Bill 2006 - In Committee - Abolish the private health insurance rebate