• Australian Greens Senator for SA
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2008 — Federal election
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How Sarah Hanson-Young 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 for a carbon price. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management. votes
• Voted very strongly against government administered paid parental leave. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace. votes
• Voted moderately against the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. votes
• Voted very strongly for 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 for increasing or removing the debt limit. votes
• Voted very strongly for a minerals resource rent tax . votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing protection of Australia's fresh water. votes
• Voted very strongly against regional processing of asylum seekers. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing marine conservation. votes
• Voted very strongly against unconventional gas mining. votes
• Voted very strongly for restricting foreign ownership. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing investment in renewable energy. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against privatising government assets. votes
• Voted very strongly for more scrutiny of intelligence services & police. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing Aboriginal land rights. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing funding for university education. votes
• Voted strongly for decreasing the private health insurance rebate. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing the age pension. votes
• Voted very strongly for extending government benefits to same-sex couples. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites. votes
• Voted very strongly against live animal exports. votes
• Voted very strongly for carbon farming. votes
• Voted very strongly against decreasing availability of welfare payments. votes
• Voted very strongly for re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals. votes
• Voted very strongly against the Intervention in the Northern Territory. votes
• Voted very strongly against an emissions reduction fund. votes
• Voted moderately against increasing funding for road infrastructure. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing restrictions on gambling. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing beef import standards. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing fishing restrictions. votes
• Voted strongly for encouraging Australian-based industry. votes
• Voted very strongly against uranium export. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing surveillance powers. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing consumer protections. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing public access to government data. votes
• Voted very strongly for an NBN (using fibre to the premises). votes
• Voted very strongly for a federal inquiry into Queensland government administration. votes
• Voted very strongly against offshore processing of asylum seekers. votes
• Voted strongly for increasing freedom of political communication. votes
• Voted very strongly against decreasing ABC and SBS funding. votes

Read about how the voting record is decided.

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021; Second Reading (23 Feb 2021)

“I move: At the end of the motion, add: ", but the Senate: (a) notes that on 8 December 2020, Minister for Communications, the Honourable Paul Fletcher MP, stated that the 'commitment from the ABC is about funding they receive under the Code, should they receive remuneration under the Code, that that would go to regional journalism…there's no intention on our part to in some way offset...”

Motions: JobKeeper Payment: Arts and Entertainment Industry (23 Feb 2021)

“I move: That the Senate— (a) notes:   (i) it has almost been one year since COVID-19 physical distancing rules effectively shut down the arts and entertainment industry overnight,   (ii) hundreds of thousands of workers in the arts and entertainment industry have been impacted, as well as those in industries which rely on a thriving arts sector, like accommodation,...”

Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021; Second Reading (22 Feb 2021)

“I rise this evening to speak in relation to the Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021. This bill enacts recommendations from the ACCC after some three years of work by the regulatory body on these issues. I think it's really important to say at the outset that this bill is designed to deal with one particular part of the issues facing...”

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• Has spoken in 80 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 11 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 639 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Sarah Hanson-Young's latest interest statementLast updated: 27 Aug 2020