# Julia BANKS — voting record How Julia BANKS is recorded voting in federal parliament across the 15 propositions scored for the 2019 election. - [Water allocations in the Murray-Darling Basin should be prioritised to farmers for irrigation over environment flows](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/water-allocations-in-the-murray-darling-basin-should-be-prioritised-to-farmers-for-irrigation-over-environment-flows) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/185) - [Centrelink payments to unemployed people should be paid to a debit card that cannot be used for alcohol, gambling or to make cash withdrawals](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/centrelink-payments-to-unemployed-people-should-be-paid-to-a-debit-card-that-cannot-be-used-for-alcohol-gambling-or-to-make-cash-withdrawals) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/109) - [Dairy farmers should receive government protection from market forces affecting their industry (i.e. through regulated farm gate prices for milk products)](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/dairy-farmers-should-receive-government-protection-from-market-forces-affecting-their-industry-ie-through-regulated-farm-gate-prices-for-milk-products) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/208) - [The gambling industry should have tighter restrictions placed on it in order to resolve problem gambling issues](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/the-gambling-industry-should-have-tighter-restrictions-placed-on-it-in-order-to-resolve-problem-gambling-issues) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/39) - [Asylum seekers being held in offshore processing centres should be transferred to Australia for medical attention if more than one doctor says they need it](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/asylum-seekers-being-held-in-offshore-processing-centres-should-be-transferred-to-australia-for-medical-attention-if-more-than-one-doctor-says-they-need-it) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/145) - [The Great Barrier Reef should be better protected from mining contaminants, agricultural run-off and encroachment by commercial fishing operators through increased government regulation, surveillance and enforcement](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/the-great-barrier-reef-should-be-better-protected-from-mining-contaminants-agricultural-run-off-and-encroachment-by-commercial-fishing-operators-through-increased-government-regulation-surveillance-and-enforcement) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/122) - [Renewable energy initiatives should receive more taxpayer funding](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/renewable-energy-initiatives-should-receive-more-taxpayer-funding) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/20) - [The legal assistance sector (Legal Aid, etc.) should receive more taxpayer funding to improve access to our justice system](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/the-legal-assistance-sector-legal-aid-etc-should-receive-more-taxpayer-funding-to-improve-access-to-our-justice-system) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/105) - [Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights should have increased legal recognition and protection](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-land-rights-should-have-increased-legal-recognition-and-protection) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/24) - [Australia's corporate tax rate should be reduced (currently 30% or 27.5% for eligible companies)](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/australias-corporate-tax-rate-should-be-reduced-currently-30-or-275-for-eligible-companies) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/149) - [Marriage celebrants should have the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples if it is against their beliefs to do so](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/marriage-celebrants-should-have-the-right-to-refuse-to-marry-same-sex-couples-if-it-is-against-their-beliefs-to-do-so) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/175) - [Centrelink payments to unemployed people should be suspended if they fail to pass a mandatory drug test](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/centrelink-payments-to-unemployed-people-should-be-suspended-if-they-fail-to-pass-a-mandatory-drug-test) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/163) - [Employees working Sundays or public holidays should receive the same pay rate as on weekdays](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/employees-working-sundays-or-public-holidays-should-receive-the-same-pay-rate-as-on-weekdays) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/148) - [Government services such as Centrelink should be outsourced so they are managed by private sector organisations](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/government-services-such-as-centrelink-should-be-outsourced-so-they-are-managed-by-private-sector-organisations) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/168) - [The amount of government funding that non-government schools receive should be based on the socio-economic ranking of the school's community](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/the-amount-of-government-funding-that-non-government-schools-receive-should-be-based-on-the-socio-economic-ranking-of-the-schools-community) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/151) This independent is scored on its recorded parliamentary votes, sourced from They Vote For You, not on its campaign statements. Each row links to the [divisions](https://how2vote.au/glossary#division) behind it. See [how the scoring works](https://how2vote.au/methodology) and [all parties, 2019](https://how2vote.au/2019/parties). --- Source: Vote data © They Vote For You (OpenAustralia Foundation), ODbL. Licence: [Open Database Licence v1.0](https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/). Registered party names © Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Electoral Commission). Authorised by General Consulting Services Pty Ltd as trustee for the Australian Business Trust, trading as National Digital, Gold Coast, Queensland.