Protecting whistleblowers
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should introduce legislation to protect people who disclose information for the benefit of the public interest and protect the journalists who report it.
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
22 members+1 not enough votes
Liberal
14 members
Greens
9 members
Nationals
3 members
Independent
2 members
One Nation
2 members
LNP
2 members
Deputy Senate President
1 member
United Australia
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Australia's Voice
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 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Liberal | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Nationals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 60 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Voted almost always for | 94% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Voted almost always for | 89% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted a mixture of for and against | 56% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 56% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted a mixture of for and against | 55% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 46% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 42% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted generally against | 32% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 32% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted generally against | 31% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 30% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 30% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 30% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted generally against | 28% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 28% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally against | 28% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 26% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 26% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 24% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 23% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 22% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 22% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 21% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 20% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 19% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally against | 19% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 17% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 16% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 15% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 12% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Voted almost always against | 11% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted almost always against | 10% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted almost always against | 10% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted almost always against | 10% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 10% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ross Cadell (NSW) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Varun Ghosh (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Lisa Darmanin (Victoria) | Labor | 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.
- 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 - Safety net
- 21 Nov 2024 · SenatePolicy: AyeAged Care Bill 2024 - in Committee - Greens Amendments
- 16 May 2024 · SenatePolicy: AyePublic Service Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Whistleblower protections
- 15 June 2023 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Meaning of public interest disclosure
- 15 June 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyePublic Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Parliamentary staff
- 10 May 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyePublic Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Whistleblowers
- 24 Nov 2022 · HousePolicy: NoNational Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Journalist activities not corrupt conduct
- 10 Nov 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeEconomic Recovery Package (Jobmaker Hiring Credit) Amendment Bill 2020 - in Committee - Transparency
- 23 July 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeCommittees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Reference
- 22 July 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeDocuments - Commissioner of Taxation - Order for the Production of Documents
- 4 July 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeCommittees - Joint Select Committee into the Public's Right to Know and Press Freedom - Appointment
- 14 May 2015 · SenatePolicy: AyeAustralian Border Force Bill 2015 and related bill - in Committee - Public interest amendment
- 14 May 2015 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Australian Border Force Bill 2015 and related bill - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 25 Sept 2014 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Remove secrecy provisions
- 25 Sept 2014 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Against increase in penalty for unauthorised disclosure
- 25 Sept 2014 · SenatePolicy: NoNational Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 19 Mar 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Public Interest Disclosure - Protect whistle blowers
- 8 Feb 2007 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Government Accountability and Transparency - Canadian bill