• Deputy-President, and Australian Labor Party Senator for WA
• Became a Senator on 15 May 2013 — unknown
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How Sue Lines voted on key issues since 2006:

• Voted very strongly for same sex marriage. votes
• Has never voted on tobacco plain packaging. votes
• Voted moderately for a carbon price. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management. votes
• Voted strongly for increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace. votes
• Voted strongly for 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 very strongly against increasing or removing the debt limit. votes
• Voted very strongly for a minerals resource rent tax . votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing protection of Australia's fresh water. votes
• Voted moderately for regional processing of asylum seekers. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing marine conservation. votes
• Voted moderately for unconventional gas mining. votes
• Voted very strongly against restricting foreign ownership. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing investment in renewable energy. votes
• Voted very strongly for privatising government assets. votes
• Voted moderately against more scrutiny of intelligence services & police. votes
• Voted moderately 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 strongly against increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against live animal exports. votes
• Voted moderately for decreasing availability of welfare payments. votes
• Voted moderately for re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals. votes
• Voted very strongly against an emissions reduction fund. votes
• Voted strongly for increasing funding for road infrastructure. votes
• Voted strongly against increasing restrictions on gambling. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing fishing restrictions. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging Australian-based industry. votes
• Has never voted on uranium export. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing surveillance powers. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing consumer protections. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing public access to government data. votes
• Voted very strongly for a federal inquiry into Queensland government administration. votes
• Voted moderately for offshore processing of asylum seekers. votes
• Voted strongly 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.

Bills: COVID-19 Disaster Payment (Funding Arrangements) Bill 2021; Second Reading (24 Jun 2021)

“I too rise to make a contribution to the debate on the COVID-19 Disaster Payment (Funding Arrangements) Bill 2021. The only reason this bill is necessary is that the Morrison government has failed, on many fronts, to bring this pandemic under control, whether it's the vaccine rollout; hotel quarantine; cutting off JobKeeper, particularly to early childhood educators in an ongoing pandemic;...”

Matters of Public Importance: Morrison Government (23 Jun 2021)

“Well, there you have it. We've just heard from two senators who are both climate deniers. One of them is a senator from a party in government; the other is from a party that clings to the Liberal-Nationals coalition like a barnacle on a ship. What we've seen since the return of Mr Barnaby Joyce is chaos and dysfunction, and nothing but looking internally. We saw a disgraceful debate in this...”

Bills: Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector-General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021; Second Reading (23 Jun 2021)

“Yes, you are.”

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• Has spoken in 157 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") 359 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Sue Lines's latest interest statementLast updated: 15 Oct 2020