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Senator Jonathon Duniam

- Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania
- Assistant Minister for Industry Development (since 22 Dec 2020)
Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries (since 29 May 2019) - Became a Senator on 1 July 2016 — Federal election
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Voting record (from They Vote For You)
How Jonathon Duniam voted on key issues since 2006:
- Voted very strongly for same sex marriage. votes
- Voted very strongly for tobacco plain packaging. votes
- Voted very strongly against a carbon price. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. votes
- Voted moderately for implementing refugee and protection conventions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against voluntary student union fees. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing protection of Australia's fresh water. votes
- Voted very strongly for regional processing of asylum seekers. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing marine conservation. votes
- Voted very strongly for unconventional gas mining. votes
- Voted very strongly against restricting foreign ownership. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing investment in renewable energy. votes
- Voted very strongly for privatising government assets. votes
- Voted very strongly against more scrutiny of intelligence services & police. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing Aboriginal land rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing funding for university education. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites. votes
- Voted very strongly for live animal exports. votes
- Voted very strongly for decreasing availability of welfare payments. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing funding for road infrastructure. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing restrictions on gambling. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing fishing restrictions. votes
- Voted strongly against encouraging Australian-based industry. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing surveillance powers. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing consumer protections. votes
- Voted very strongly for offshore processing of asylum seekers. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing freedom of political communication. votes
- Voted strongly for decreasing ABC and SBS funding. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Motions: JobKeeper Payment (18 Mar 2021)
“I'd like to have the government's opposition to general business notice of motion No. 1074 recorded.”
- Motions: Murray-Darling Basin (18 Mar 2021)
“I move general business notice of motion No. 1080: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) farmers in the Murray-Darling Basin produce $24 billion worth of food and fibre per year, and (ii) 2,029 gigalitres of water has been recovered from the consumptive pool under the Basin Plan; this represents a significant proportion of the consumptive water available in the Basin and has a major impact on...”
- Motions: JobKeeper Payment, National Apology for Forced Adoptions: 8th Anniversary, Family and Domestic Violence, Education (18 Mar 2021)
“I would like to table the government's statement relating to motion No. 1076 and to wish Senator Gallagher a happy birthday.”
Numbers
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- Has spoken in 179 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
- People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 283 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)
Register of Interests (What's this?)
Jonathon Duniam's latest interest statementLast updated: 4 Mar 2020