Increasing freedom of political communication
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should increase freedom of political communication in Australia by, for example, protecting people's right to inform others about issues and events in the public interest.
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
71 members+5 not enough votes
Independent
9 members+1 not enough votes
Liberal
2 members+1 not enough votes
Greens
1 member
Centre Alliance
1 member
One Nation
1 member
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 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 71 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Liberal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Centre Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| One Nation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
All 94 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Haines (Indi) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Andrew Wilkie (Clark) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Kate Chaney (Curtin) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Monique Ryan (Kooyong) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sophie Scamps (Mackellar) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown (Ryan) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Allegra Spender (Wentworth) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nicolette Boele (Bradfield) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Zali Steggall (Warringah) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo) | Centre Alliance | Voted almost always for | 92% |
| Andrew Gee (Calare) | Independent | Voted almost always for | 92% |
| Dai Le (Fowler) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 81% |
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted generally against | 31% |
| Michael McCormack (Riverina) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Clare O'Neil (Hotham) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Andrew Giles (Scullin) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Matt Keogh (Burt) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Julian Leeser (Berowra) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Llew O'Brien (Wide Bay) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Kristy McBain (Eden-Monaro) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Sam Rae (Hawke) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| David Smith (Bean) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 10% |
| Mike Freelander (Macarthur) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Josh Wilson (Fremantle) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Tracey Roberts (Pearce) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Barnaby Joyce (New England) | One Nation | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| Ben Small (Forrest) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 5% |
| Emma Comer (Petrie) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Rob Mitchell (McEwen) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Ed Husic (Chifley) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Michelle Rowland (Greenway) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Tim Watts (Gellibrand) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Emma McBride (Dobell) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Meryl Swanson (Paterson) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Peter Khalil (Wills) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Libby Coker (Corangamite) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Kate Thwaites (Jagajaga) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Josh Burns (Macnamara) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Ged Kearney (Cooper) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Jerome Laxale (Bennelong) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Louise Miller-Frost (Boothby) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Carina Garland (Chisholm) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Alison Byrnes (Cunningham) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Tania Lawrence (Hasluck) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Cassandra Fernando (Holt) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Andrew Charlton (Parramatta) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Sally Sitou (Reid) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Zaneta Mascarenhas (Swan) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Sam Lim (Tangney) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Shayne Neumann (Blair) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tony Zappia (Makin) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Lisa Chesters (Bendigo) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Joanne Ryan (Lalor) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Susan Templeman (Macquarie) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Luke Gosling (Solomon) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Julian Hill (Bruce) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anne Stanley (Werriwa) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Leigh (Fenner) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Patrick Gorman (Perth) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Alicia Payne (Canberra) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Daniel Mulino (Fraser) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Fiona Phillips (Gilmore) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Steve Georganas (Adelaide) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Dan Repacholi (Hunter) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Marion Scrymgour (Lingiari) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Gordon Reid (Robertson) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt Burnell (Spence) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Mary Doyle (Aston) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jodie Belyea (Dunkley) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Simon Kennedy (Cook) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Basem Abdo (Calwell) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ash Ambihaipahar (Barton) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Carol Berry (Whitlam) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jo Briskey (Maribyrnong) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Julie-Ann Campbell (Moreton) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Claire Clutterham (Sturt) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Renee Coffey (Griffith) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Kara Cook (Bonner) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Trish Cook (Bullwinkel) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ali France (Dickson) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tom French (Moore) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt Gregg (Deakin) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Rowan Holzberger (Forde) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Madonna Jarrett (Brisbane) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Alice Jordan-Baird (Gorton) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| David Moncrieff (Hughes) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Gabriel Ng (Menzies) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt Smith (Leichhardt) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Zhi Soon (Banks) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jess Teesdale (Bass) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Rebecca White (Lyons) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sarah Witty (Melbourne) | 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 May 2026 · HousePolicy: AyeSecrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill 2026 - Report from Federation Chamber - Journalism and whistleblowing
- 14 May 2026 · HousePolicy: AyeSecrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Journalism, whistleblowing and independent review
- 14 May 2026 · HousePolicy: AyeSecrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Safety net
- 20 Jan 2026 · SenatePolicy: AyeCombatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Review and lawful political expression
- 20 Jan 2026 · SenatePolicy: AyeCombatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Protected political speech and purpose and application of Act
- 24 Nov 2022 · HousePolicy: NoNational Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Journalist activities not corrupt conduct
- 25 Nov 2021 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Regulations and Determinations - Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) Regulations 2021 - Disallow
- 28 June 2018 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Freedom of speech
- 25 June 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Charitable Organisations - Be wary of adverse impacts of foreign interference laws
- 26 Mar 2015 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 26 Nov 2014 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Control orders only if support/facilitation already provided
- 26 Nov 2014 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 29 Oct 2014 · SenatePolicy: AyeCounter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Limit who the advocating terrorism offence applies to
- 29 Oct 2014 · SenatePolicy: NoCounter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 28 Oct 2014 · SenatePolicy: NoCounter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 — Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 28 Oct 2014 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add extra defences to unauthorise disclosure offence
- 25 Sept 2014 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Remove secrecy provisions
- 25 Sept 2014 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 14 Nov 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Reference - Surveillance
- 13 Sept 2007 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 - Second Reading - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights