Imprint
About this booklet
This is a pocket record of things one senator has said, in public, on the record. Nothing here is paraphrased. Each quotation carries its source so you can check it yourself.
Foreword
How to use this book
Read one page while the train pulls out. Read the source line under it. If a quotation surprises you, look it up — the citation is there for exactly that reason.
Chapter 1
On Wages and Penalty Rates
What she has said about what your hours are worth.
On Wages
Placeholder — statement opposing an above-inflation increase to the minimum wage.
National Press Club, Canberra · date to be confirmed
On Wages
Placeholder — remark on Sunday and public holiday penalty rates and small business costs.
Senate Hansard · date to be confirmed
On Wages
Placeholder — comment on what a wage rise does to employers.
Radio interview · outlet and date to be confirmed
Chapter 2
On Unions and the Right to Organise
What she has said about the organisations that won the weekend.
On Unions
Placeholder — characterisation of union officials and their role on worksites.
Senate Hansard · date to be confirmed
On Unions
Placeholder — remark on right-of-entry provisions.
Media release · date to be confirmed
On Unions
Placeholder — comment on union membership and dues.
Television interview · outlet and date to be confirmed
Chapter 3
On Casual Work and Job Security
What she has said about knowing whether you work next week.
On Job Security
Placeholder — position on casual conversion rights.
Senate Hansard · date to be confirmed
On Job Security
Placeholder — remark on labour hire and contracting.
Committee transcript · date to be confirmed
On Job Security
Placeholder — comment on part-time and gig work.
Press conference · date to be confirmed
Chapter 4
On Sacking People
What she has said about how easily you can lose the job.
On Dismissal
Placeholder — statement that businesses need greater power to dismiss staff.
National Press Club, Canberra · date to be confirmed
On Dismissal
Placeholder — remark on the unfair dismissal regime.
Senate Hansard · date to be confirmed
On Dismissal
Placeholder — comment on probation periods.
Interview · outlet and date to be confirmed
Chapter 5
On Workplace Safety
What she has said about getting home in one piece.
On Safety
Placeholder — remark on workplace health and safety regulation as red tape.
Senate Hansard · date to be confirmed
On Safety
Placeholder — position on industrial manslaughter laws.
Media release · date to be confirmed
On Safety
Placeholder — comment on silica, asbestos or dust disease measures.
Committee transcript · date to be confirmed
Chapter 6
On Superannuation
What she has said about the wage you get paid later.
On Super
Placeholder — position on the superannuation guarantee rate.
Senate Hansard · date to be confirmed
On Super
Placeholder — remark on early access to superannuation.
Press conference · date to be confirmed
On Super
Placeholder — comment on industry funds.
Interview · outlet and date to be confirmed
Chapter 7
On Immigration and Race
What she has said about who counts as Australian.
On Race
Placeholder — quotation from the 1996 first speech.
House of Representatives Hansard, 10 September 1996
On Race
Placeholder — quotation from the 2016 first speech to the Senate.
Senate Hansard, 14 September 2016
On Race
Placeholder — later remark on migration and multiculturalism.
Interview · outlet and date to be confirmed
Chapter 8
On First Nations Australians
What she has said about the country's oldest communities.
On First Nations
Placeholder — remark on native title or land rights.
Hansard · date to be confirmed
On First Nations
Placeholder — statement during the Voice referendum campaign.
Press conference · date to be confirmed
On First Nations
Placeholder — comment on Welcome to Country.
Senate Hansard · date to be confirmed
Chapter 9
On Women and Family
What she has said about half the workforce.
On Women
Placeholder — remark on paid parental leave.
Senate Hansard · date to be confirmed
On Women
Placeholder — comment on domestic violence policy.
Television interview · outlet and date to be confirmed
On Women
Placeholder — statement on childcare and women returning to work.
Media release · date to be confirmed
Chapter 10
On Climate and Energy Jobs
What she has said about the industries people work in next.
On Energy
Placeholder — statement on climate science.
Senate Hansard · date to be confirmed
On Energy
Placeholder — remark on renewable energy projects and regional jobs.
Press conference · date to be confirmed
On Energy
Placeholder — comment on the transition for coal and gas workers.
Interview · outlet and date to be confirmed
Chapter 11
On Public Servants
What she has said about the people who run the country's services.
On Public Services
Placeholder — remark on the size of the public service.
National Press Club, Canberra · date to be confirmed
On Public Services
Placeholder — comment on working from home arrangements.
Interview · outlet and date to be confirmed
On Public Services
Placeholder — statement on cutting departments or agencies.
Media release · date to be confirmed
Chapter 12
On Health and Science
What she has said when the evidence was inconvenient.
On Health
Placeholder — remark on vaccination mandates for workers.
Senate Hansard · date to be confirmed
On Health
Placeholder — comment on pandemic public health measures.
Press conference · date to be confirmed
On Health
Placeholder — statement on medical expertise.
Interview · outlet and date to be confirmed
Chapter 13
On the Press and Democracy
What she has said about being asked a question.
On the Press
Placeholder — remark about journalists at a press conference.
National Press Club, Canberra · date to be confirmed
On the Press
Placeholder — comment on electoral processes.
Senate Hansard · date to be confirmed
On the Press
Placeholder — statement on protest and dissent.
Media release · date to be confirmed
Section
The voting record
What she has done about it, every time the Senate divided.
Voted very strongly for
a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia · policy 202100%
a review of our representatives' eligibility · policy 170100%
a same-sex marriage plebiscite · policy 129100%
a travel ban on people from certain countries · policy 200100%
an independent NDIS assessment process · policy 226100%
banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention · policy 244100%
capping the indexation rates for HECS-HELP debts · policy 362100%
Voted very strongly for
drug testing welfare recipients · policy 163100%
getting rid of the Gold Travel Pass · policy 146100%
giving approval for mining in the Liverpool Plains · policy 154100%
imprisoning immigration detention workers who record or reveal information from their work · policy 119100%
increasing funding for road infrastructure · policy 38100%
increasing support for rural and regional Australia · policy 239100%
increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 15% · policy 138100%
Voted very strongly for
landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration · policy 62100%
placing the CFMEU into administration · policy 331100%
prioritising religious freedom · policy 198100%
privatising government-owned assets · policy 21100%
protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements · policy 204100%
requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records · policy 55100%
revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the courts · policy 320100%
Temporary Exclusion Orders · policy 220100%
Voted very strongly for
the Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0") · policy 151100%
the Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH · policy 150100%
the territories being able to legalise euthanasia · policy 190100%
tobacco plain packaging · policy 2100%
turning back asylum boats when possible · policy 174100%
voluntary student union fees · policy 12100%
increasing government support for the dairy industry · policy 20899%
Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin · policy 16298%
Voted very strongly for
increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship · policy 7597%
decreasing ABC and SBS funding · policy 5696%
increasing investment in the coal industry · policy 14196%
regional processing of asylum seekers · policy 1696%
maintaining or increasing defence spending · policy 16195%
nuclear energy · policy 19695%
Voted strongly for
increasing access under Freedom of Information law · policy 4692%
increasing funding for legal aid · policy 10592%
letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural) · policy 11492%
MacMines' proposed China Stone coal mine in the Galilee Basin · policy 20192%
putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial · policy 10992%
live animal export · policy 3289%
Voted strongly for
civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples · policy 17588%
Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs) · policy 13988%
political intervention in research funding grants · policy 20388%
changing the wording of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act · policy 14786%
decreasing availability of welfare payments · policy 3486%
offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia · policy 5186%
reducing taxes for high-income earners · policy 13086%
Voted moderately for
increasing surveillance powers · policy 4483%
increasing the passenger movement charge ('PMC') · policy 13683%
stopping former ministers from taking lobbying positions within five years · policy 19281%
mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences · policy 23880%
increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts · policy 7079%
Australia's timber industry · policy 21778%
an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) · policy 13277%
Voted moderately for
a declared area offence · policy 18975%
making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use · policy 18571%
Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs) · policy 13569%
reducing taxes for middle-income earners · policy 30169%
unconventional gas mining · policy 1869%
increasing the cost of humanities degrees · policy 24666%
increasing accessibility of government data and documents · policy 5965%
increasing consumer protections · policy 4564%
Voted moderately for
stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation · policy 9264%
targeting foreign interference in Australia · policy 18764%
treating COVID vaccine status as a protected attribute · policy 32863%
offshore oil mining · policy 23162%
increasing access to medicinal cannabis products · policy 15661%
increasing transparency of big business by making information public · policy 8161%
putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis · policy 27661%
Voted a mixture of for and against
encouraging Australian-based industry · policy 4257%
privatising certain government services · policy 16857%
protecting whistleblowers · policy 9056%
suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural) · policy 11356%
creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission · policy 8654%
speeding things along in Parliament (procedural) · policy 11254%
expanding public funded dental care · policy 17850%
Voted a mixture of for and against
protecting citizens' privacy · policy 12850%
self-governance of the territories · policy 31450%
criminalising hate speech · policy 35247%
reducing the corporate tax rate · policy 14942%
assisting Australians trying to return from overseas · policy 24941%
Voted moderately against
closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians · policy 16039%
a transition plan for coal workers · policy 26538%
ending indexation on student debt (vocational and tertiary) · policy 31738%
increasing political transparency · policy 19938%
increasing workplace protections · policy 25137%
wiping all student debt (university and vocational) · policy 36137%
a Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability · policy 15734%
Voted moderately against
the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) · policy 12734%
decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels · policy 26833%
ending illegal logging · policy 9333%
having a referendum on whether to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament · policy 30833%
reducing university student debt · policy 36333%
the use of strong encryption technologies · policy 9733%
getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates · policy 14832%
federal action on public housing · policy 11630%
Voted moderately against
implementing refugee and protection conventions · policy 830%
increasing funding for university education · policy 2530%
no new fossil fuels projects · policy 26030%
protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats · policy 9429%
increasing legal protections for LGBTI people · policy 19526%
considering motions on Gaza (2023-26) (procedural) · policy 32125%
increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace · policy 625%
increasing marine conservation · policy 1724%
Voted moderately against
strengthening gun control laws · policy 12624%
climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage) · policy 31623%
increasing the Newstart Allowance rate · policy 17923%
net zero emissions by 2050 · policy 28522%
increasing protection of Australia's fresh water · policy 1521%
more scrutiny of intelligence services & police · policy 2320%
assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic · policy 23619%
Voted moderately against
decreasing government funding for private schools · policy 28919%
making university education fee-free · policy 31019%
paid placements for all students · policy 36019%
criminalising "revenge porn" · policy 15818%
increasing the Youth Allowance rate · policy 21918%
increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment · policy 23515%
Voted strongly against
a carbon price · policy 314%
making TAFE education fee-free · policy 34314%
reproductive bodily autonomy · policy 28114%
transgender rights and protections · policy 21414%
universal access to abortion services · policy 17614%
increasing restrictions on gambling · policy 3913%
federal government action on animal & plant extinctions · policy 17212%
ending government investment in fossil fuels · policy 2509%
Voted strongly against
a national redress scheme for institutional abuse survivors · policy 1258%
an inquiry into the Iraq War · policy 1808%
ending immigration detention on Manus Island · policy 1218%
increasing funding for public schools · policy 2418%
increasing housing affordability · policy 1178%
increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators · policy 988%
increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management · policy 48%
legalising pepper spray · policy 2078%
Voted strongly against
removing children from immigration detention · policy 608%
the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement · policy 777%
the Paris Climate Agreement · policy 1837%
increasing investment in renewable energy · policy 206%
increasing Aboriginal land rights · policy 246%
Voted strongly against
more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force · policy 1376%
the federal government calling for a ceasefire in Gaza (2023-26) · policy 3186%
restricting donations to political parties · policy 856%
banning new thermal coal mines · policy 2226%
procedural fairness · policy 2935%
Voted very strongly against
a Royal Commission into Robodebt · policy 2435%
extending Jobkeeper Payment · policy 2535%
increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income · policy 995%
limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees · policy 2735%
protecting the Great Barrier Reef · policy 1225%
treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency · policy 2645%
changing the date of Australia Day · policy 1444%
Voted very strongly against
building community climate change resilience · policy 2283%
pill testing · policy 2063%
decreasing the gender pay gap · policy 722%
reducing air pollution · policy 2252%
making sanitary items GST-free · policy 1552%
transgender children and young people having access to gender affirming healthcare · policy 2972%
ending immigration detention on Nauru · policy 1181%
targetting homelessness in specific vulnerable groups · policy 3381%
Voted very strongly against
a Free Trade Agreement with China · policy 1420%
an independent inquiry into Attorney-General Christian Porter · policy 2560%
banning pay secrecy clauses · policy 2910%
building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19) · policy 2630%
community right to say no to nuclear waste disposal sites · policy 2160%
doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers · policy 1450%
implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody · policy 2580%
Voted very strongly against
implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full · policy 3090%
increasing access to subsidised childcare · policy 3490%
increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship · policy 1840%
increasing federal government support for childcare · policy 1710%
increasing fishing restrictions · policy 410%
increasing penalties for breach of data · policy 1880%
increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites · policy 300%
increasing the diversity of media ownership · policy 680%
Voted very strongly against
increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19% · policy 1310%
introducing a Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) · policy 3190%
introducing digital ID · policy 3350%
investing in climate science · policy 2270%
making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory · policy 2210%
Voted very strongly against
paid parental leave equality for stay-at-home mums and dads · policy 2400%
reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status · policy 3360%
requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements · policy 1530%
the Murray Darling Basin Plan · policy 2480%
Per cent of relevant divisions in which she voted in favour, and the band that falls in. Source: They Vote For You; policy numbers are theirs. She has attended 2,288 of 4,314 divisions.
Sources
Notes on sources
Every quotation is to be cited to Hansard, a broadcast transcript, or a named publication with a date. Where a remark exists only on video, the citation will name the programme and the date of broadcast.
About the author
Pauline Hanson
Senator for Queensland since 2016, for the party that carries her name. She was first elected to federal parliament in 1996.
Attendance from They Vote For You.
