• Australian Labor Party Senator for WA
• Shadow Minister for Communications (Senate) (since 28 Jan 2021)
  Shadow Assistant Minister for Employment and Skills (since 28 Jan 2021)
  Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing (since 2 Jun 2019)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2008 — Federal election
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• Voting record
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How Louise Pratt voted on key issues since 2006:

• Voted a mixture of for and against same sex marriage. votes
• Voted moderately for tobacco plain packaging. votes
• Voted strongly for a carbon price. votes
• Voted moderately against increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management. votes
• Voted moderately against government administered paid parental leave. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace. votes
• Voted moderately for the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. votes
• Voted moderately against implementing refugee and protection conventions. votes
• Voted very strongly for recognising local government in the Constitution. votes
• Voted very strongly against temporary protection visas. votes
• Voted strongly against voluntary student union fees. votes
• Voted moderately against increasing or removing the debt limit. votes
• Voted moderately for a minerals resource rent tax . votes
• Voted moderately against increasing protection of Australia's fresh water. votes
• Voted very strongly for regional processing of asylum seekers. votes
• Voted moderately against increasing marine conservation. votes
• Voted moderately for unconventional gas mining. votes
• Voted very strongly against restricting foreign ownership. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing investment in renewable energy. votes
• Voted very strongly for privatising government assets. votes
• Voted strongly against more scrutiny of intelligence services & police. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing Aboriginal land rights. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing funding for university education. votes
• Voted very strongly for decreasing the private health insurance rebate. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing the age pension. votes
• Voted very strongly against extending government benefits to same-sex couples. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against live animal exports. votes
• Voted very strongly for carbon farming. votes
• Voted moderately for decreasing availability of welfare payments. votes
• Voted very strongly for re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against the Intervention in the Northern Territory. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing funding for road infrastructure. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing restrictions on gambling. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing beef import standards. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing fishing restrictions. votes
• Voted very strongly for encouraging Australian-based industry. votes
• Voted moderately for uranium export. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing surveillance powers. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing consumer protections. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing public access to government data. votes
• Voted very strongly for an NBN (using fibre to the premises). votes
• Voted strongly for offshore processing of asylum seekers. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing freedom of political communication. votes
• Voted strongly against decreasing ABC and SBS funding. votes

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Matters of Public Importance: JobKeeper Payment (17 Mar 2021)

“There is a clear need for this government to explain how rebadging this inadequate loan scheme will be good enough for the tens of thousands of struggling small businesses that are indeed staring down the barrel of JobKeeper cuts on 28 March. This is the government's third attempt at its SME loans scheme, a scheme that has already proven not to be working. The Treasurer has said that it will...”

Bills: Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2021; Second Reading (17 Mar 2021)

“Here we are today, debating a bill, the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2021, in the middle of an economic crisis. The government needs to be supporting economic recovery. Instead, we have a bill that makes it easier for employers to cut wages and conditions, which is contrary to our national interest; it's contrary to recovery. On this side...”

Answers to Questions on Notice: Senate Estimates Hearings (16 Mar 2021)

“No surprise.”

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• Has spoken in 66 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
• People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
• 12 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Louise Pratt speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 472 times in debates — above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Louise Pratt's latest interest statementLast updated: 9 Aug 2019