Katter's Australian Party (KAP) — voting record

How Katter's Australian Party (KAP) is recorded voting in federal parliament across the 24 propositions scored for the 2019 election.

Water allocations in the Murray-Darling Basin should be prioritised to farmers for irrigation over environment flows Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
Centrelink payments to unemployed people should be paid to a debit card that cannot be used for alcohol, gambling or to make cash withdrawals Agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
Dairy farmers should receive government protection from market forces affecting their industry (i.e. through regulated farm gate prices for milk products) Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
The gambling industry should have tighter restrictions placed on it in order to resolve problem gambling issues Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
Asylum seekers being held in offshore processing centres should be transferred to Australia for medical attention if more than one doctor says they need it Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
Coal seam gas (CSG) mining should be allowed in Australia Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
The Great Barrier Reef should be better protected from mining contaminants, agricultural run-off and encroachment by commercial fishing operators through increased government regulation, surveillance and enforcement Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
Exports of live animals for overseas meat production should be allowed with minimal restrictions Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
Climate change policy should include a carbon pricing mechanism to provide financial incentives for companies to produce less carbon emissions Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
Renewable energy initiatives should receive more taxpayer funding Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
Asylum seekers who are children should be released from immigration detention Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
Corporations with a revenue of more than $100m/yr should be required to publicly disclose certain financial information which is normally confidential, such as how much tax they paid Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
The ABC and SBS should receive less taxpayer funding Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
Donations to political parties should be subjected to high levels of public disclosure, regardless of the administrative burden Disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
The legal assistance sector (Legal Aid, etc.) should receive more taxpayer funding to improve access to our justice system Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights should have increased legal recognition and protection Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
Government-owned assets operating in competitive markets, such as electricity infrastructure, should be sold and managed by the private sector Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
Australia's corporate tax rate should be reduced (currently 30% or 27.5% for eligible companies) Disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
Marriage celebrants should have the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples if it is against their beliefs to do so Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
Centrelink payments to unemployed people should be suspended if they fail to pass a mandatory drug test Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
Employees working Sundays or public holidays should receive the same pay rate as on weekdays Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
Government services such as Centrelink should be outsourced so they are managed by private sector organisations Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
The amount of government funding that non-government schools receive should be based on the socio-economic ranking of the school's community Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
Asylum seeker boats should be turned back at sea, if it is safe to do so Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)

This party is scored on its recorded parliamentary votes, sourced from They Vote For You, not on its campaign statements. Each row links to the divisions Division A formal, recorded vote in parliament, where members are counted for and against. They Vote For You publishes these votes, and How2Vote's scores are built from them. Full glossary behind it. See how the scoring works and all parties, 2019.