Liberal — voting record
How Liberal is recorded voting in federal parliament across the 50 propositions scored for the 2025 election.
- Allow live animal export and place minimal restrictions on it. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase the powers and influence of trade unions in workplace relations. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Introduce temporary protection visas for refugees. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase the protection of Australia's fresh water resources, including its river and groundwater systems. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase the protection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage sites. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Limit the availability of government social security payments. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Index HECS-HELP debts to the Bond rate instead of the generally lower Consumer Price Index rate. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Use legislation to reduce the gap in income between women and men and ensures both sexes are paid equally well. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Restrict the size and type of political donations to reduce actual or perceived corruption. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase access to medicinal cannabis products. Strongly disagrees · 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 disagrees · 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 disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase funding for the legal assistance sector (Legal Aid, community legal centres, etc.). Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase federal investment in public housing. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Expand publicly funded dental care. Disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Make deliberate wage theft a criminal offence. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Protect Australia's logging industry and the jobs it represents. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Introduce laws to prohibit corporations from engaging in conduct that is likely to result in excessive prices for goods and services for consumers. Disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- There should be a national digital identification system in Australia. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Support and increase investment for the Australian coal industry. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase legal protections for people who identify as LGBTIQA+. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase the Youth Allowance rate to ensure that it covers basic living costs. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- The Minister should have the power to cap international student numbers at universities. Equal merits · record(opens in a new tab)
- Put the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) into administration. Agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Make more subsidised childcare hours available to families. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Make the cashless debit card program voluntary so that people are not forced to participate in it. Strongly disagrees · 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 disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- There should be more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force both in Australia and overseas. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Decrease government funding for private schools. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full, including an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice and a Makarrata Commission for agreement-making and truth-telling. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase funding for initiatives that support rural and regional communities. Disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Put a ban on new thermal coal mines opening in Australia. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Substantially increase the cost of humanities degrees at university. Strongly agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Increase workplace protections, for example, by ensuring there are adequate dispute resolution processes available. Strongly disagrees · 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 agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Ban pay secrecy clauses so that employees can freely discuss and compare their pay with others. Strongly disagrees · 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 disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Let people ask for reasons for government decisions and challenge them if they were made unlawfully. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Permit access to gender affirming healthcare for transgender people under the age of eighteen. Disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- The federal government should call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Ban all new fossil fuel projects. Disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Introduce a permanent Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) to encourage more permanent migration to Australia from Pacific Island countries. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Allow the Home Affairs Minister to seek court orders stripping dual nationals of Australian citizenship for terrorism offences. Agrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Amend the law to extend paid parental leave to up to 12 months by 2030. Equal merits · 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. Strongly disagrees · 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 disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Work to address homelessness in specific vulnerable groups, such as older women and First Nations people. Disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Amend laws and policies to meet the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement. Strongly disagrees · record(opens in a new tab)
- Create fee-free places at TAFE for Australians. Strongly disagrees · 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 disagrees · 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, 2025.