# Australian Democrats — voting record How Australian Democrats is recorded voting in federal parliament across the 6 propositions scored for the 2025 election. - [Increase the protection of Australia's fresh water resources, including its river and groundwater systems.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-the-protection-of-australias-fresh-water-resources-including-its-river-and-groundwater-systems) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/15) - [Increase the protection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage sites.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-the-protection-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-cultural-heritage-sites) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/30) - [Use legislation to reduce the gap in income between women and men and ensures both sexes are paid equally well.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/use-legislation-to-reduce-the-gap-in-income-between-women-and-men-and-ensures-both-sexes-are-paid-equally-well) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/72) - [Restrict the size and type of political donations to reduce actual or perceived corruption.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/restrict-the-size-and-type-of-political-donations-to-reduce-actual-or-perceived-corruption) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/85) - [Protect Australia's logging industry and the jobs it represents.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/protect-australias-logging-industry-and-the-jobs-it-represents) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/217) - [Support and increase investment for the Australian coal industry.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/support-and-increase-investment-for-the-australian-coal-industry) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/141) This party 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, 2025](https://how2vote.au/2025/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.