Andrew WILKIE — voting record
How Andrew WILKIE is recorded voting in federal parliament across the 34 propositions scored for the 2025 election.
- Allow live animal export and place minimal restrictions on it. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase the powers and influence of trade unions in workplace relations. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Introduce temporary protection visas for refugees. Disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase the protection of Australia's fresh water resources, including its river and groundwater systems. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Limit the availability of government social security payments. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Index HECS-HELP debts to the Bond rate instead of the generally lower Consumer Price Index rate. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Restrict the size and type of political donations to reduce actual or perceived corruption. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Commit to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 as part of Australia's efforts to address climate change. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Commit to achieving net zero emissions by 2035 as part of Australia's efforts to address climate change. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase funding for the legal assistance sector (Legal Aid, community legal centres, etc.). Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase federal investment in public housing. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Expand publicly funded dental care. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Make deliberate wage theft a criminal offence. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- There should be a national digital identification system in Australia. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Support and increase investment for the Australian coal industry. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase legal protections for people who identify as LGBTIQA+. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- The Minister should have the power to cap international student numbers at universities. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Make more subsidised childcare hours available to families. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Make the cashless debit card program voluntary so that people are not forced to participate in it. Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
- Close the Nauru Regional Processing Centre and stop all Nauru-based processing of people's claims for asylum. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase funding for initiatives that support rural and regional communities. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Put a ban on new thermal coal mines opening in Australia. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Substantially increase the cost of humanities degrees at university. Disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase workplace protections, for example, by ensuring there are adequate dispute resolution processes available. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Extend the Cashless Debit Card program, which means welfare recipient's cannot use payments to purchase alcohol or withdraw cash. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Ban pay secrecy clauses so that employees can freely discuss and compare their pay with others. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Give government the power to put a limit on gas prices in order to address rising electricity costs. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- The federal government should call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Ban all new fossil fuel projects. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Support Build to Rent (BTR) with tax incentives, so as to encourage the development of more multi-apartment buildings where the apartments are rented out. Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
- Introduce a new vehicle efficiency standard (also known as a fuel efficiency or a vehicle carbon emissions standard). Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Amend laws and policies to meet the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Create fee-free places at TAFE for Australians. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Reduce the tax rate on the lowest taxable income bracket (i.e., the tax on income between $18,201 and $45,000). Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
This independent 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, 2025.