Removing children from immigration detention
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should not put asylum seeker children into immigration detention and should release all children now in detention.
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
Liberal
13 members+1 not enough votes
Greens
5 members
One Nation
2 members
LNP
2 members
Nationals
2 members
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Independent
1 member
Senate President
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 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| Liberal | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| One Nation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nationals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 44 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 93% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted almost always for | 87% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 84% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 74% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | 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.
- 23 June 2021 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Immigration Detention - Let Murugappan family return to Biloela
- 8 Dec 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Asylum Seekers - Return family to Biloela
- 26 Nov 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Universal Children's Day - Children in detention
- 17 Oct 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Immigration Detention - Congratulating Liberal members for stance against children in detention
- 17 Oct 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Immigration Detention - Remove children from Nauru
- 6 Dec 2017 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Human Rights Day - Refugee resettlement and children
- 25 June 2015 · SenatePolicy: AyeMigration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Detention of children
- 4 Dec 2014 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Process unprocessed claims and release detained children
- 4 Dec 2014 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
- 4 Dec 2014 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Agree with the amended bill
- 4 Dec 2014 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 22 Oct 2014 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
- 16 May 2013 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Vulnerable persons
- 27 Aug 2008 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - MV Tampa: Seventh Anniversary - Inquiry into immigration detention