Increasing access under Freedom of Information law
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should amend freedom of information (FOI) legislation to increase public access to government data and documents.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the House of Representatives 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
1 member+20 not enough votes
Katter's Australian0 members+1 not enough votes
Independent0 members+1 not enough votes
Liberal0 members+4 not enough votes
Nationals0 members+2 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Katter's Australian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
All 29 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Tony Burke (Watson) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jason Clare (Blaxland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Julie Collins (Franklin) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Catherine King (Ballarat) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Richard Marles (Corio) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Shayne Neumann (Blair) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Tony Zappia (Makin) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Rob Mitchell (McEwen) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Ed Husic (Chifley) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Michelle Rowland (Greenway) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Chris Bowen (McMahon) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Andrew Leigh (Fenner) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Bob Katter (Kennedy) | Katter's Australian | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Steve Georganas (Adelaide) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Mark Butler (Hindmarsh) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Andrew Wilkie (Clark) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Alex Hawke (Mitchell) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Darren Chester (Gippsland) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Dan Tehan (Wannon) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Michael McCormack (Riverina) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Scott Buchholz (Wright) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Ben Small (Forrest) | 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.
- 28 Mar 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeCommittees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Reference; Commonwealth FOI laws
- 18 Oct 2021 · SenatePolicy: AyeExport Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Equity Investments and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Freedom of Information
- 18 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeParliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 — In Committee — Freedom of certain information
- 18 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeParliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 - In Committee - Freedom of information for administrative matters
- 18 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeParliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 - In Committee - Report individial expenditure
- 18 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: NoParliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 — Third Reading — Read a third time
- 1 Mar 2011 · HousePolicy: NoNational Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010 — Consideration in Detail — Freedom of information
- 13 Aug 2009 · SenatePolicy: AyeFreedom of Information (Removal of Conclusive Certificates and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [2009] — In Committee — Remove deeming provisions exempting agencies