# The Greens — voting record

How The Greens is recorded voting in federal parliament across the 50 propositions scored for the 2025 election.

This record consolidates the parliamentary voting record of The Greens across the AEC-registered names and branches it appears under: Australian Greens, Queensland Greens, The Greens (WA) and The Greens (WA) Inc.

- [Allow live animal export and place minimal restrictions on it.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/allow-live-animal-export-and-place-minimal-restrictions-on-it) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/32)
- [Increase the powers and influence of trade unions in workplace relations.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-the-powers-and-influence-of-trade-unions-in-workplace-relations) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/6)
- [Introduce temporary protection visas for refugees.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/introduce-temporary-protection-visas-for-refugees) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/11)
- [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)
- [Limit the availability of government social security payments.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/limit-the-availability-of-government-social-security-payments) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/34)
- [Index HECS-HELP debts to the Bond rate instead of the generally lower Consumer Price Index rate.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/index-hecs-help-debts-to-the-bond-rate-instead-of-the-generally-lower-consumer-price-index-rate) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/70)
- [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)
- [Increase access to medicinal cannabis products.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-access-to-medicinal-cannabis-products) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/156)
- [Commit to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 as part of Australia's efforts to address climate change.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/commit-to-achieving-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-as-part-of-australias-efforts-to-address-climate-change) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/285)
- [Commit to achieving net zero emissions by 2035 as part of Australia's efforts to address climate change.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/commit-to-achieving-net-zero-emissions-by-2035-as-part-of-australias-efforts-to-address-climate-change) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/287)
- [Increase funding for the legal assistance sector (Legal Aid, community legal centres, etc.).](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-funding-for-the-legal-assistance-sector-legal-aid-community-legal-centres-etc) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/105)
- [Increase federal investment in public housing.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-federal-investment-in-public-housing) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/116)
- [Expand publicly funded dental care.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/expand-publicly-funded-dental-care) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/178)
- [Make deliberate wage theft a criminal offence.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/make-deliberate-wage-theft-a-criminal-offence) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/339)
- [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)
- [Introduce laws to prohibit corporations from engaging in conduct that is likely to result in excessive prices for goods and services for consumers.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/introduce-laws-to-prohibit-corporations-from-engaging-in-conduct-that-is-likely-to-result-in-excessive-prices-for-goods-and-services-for-consumers) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/334)
- [There should be a national digital identification system in Australia.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/there-should-be-a-national-digital-identification-system-in-australia) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/335)
- [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)
- [Increase legal protections for people who identify as LGBTIQA+.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-legal-protections-for-people-who-identify-as-lgbtiqa) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/195)
- [Increase the Youth Allowance rate to ensure that it covers basic living costs.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-the-youth-allowance-rate-to-ensure-that-it-covers-basic-living-costs) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/219)
- [The Minister should have the power to cap international student numbers at universities.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/the-minister-should-have-the-power-to-cap-international-student-numbers-at-universities) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/332)
- [Put the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) into administration.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/put-the-construction-forestry-and-maritime-employees-union-cfmeu-into-administration) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/331)
- [Make more subsidised childcare hours available to families.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/make-more-subsidised-childcare-hours-available-to-families) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/349)
- [Make the cashless debit card program voluntary so that people are not forced to participate in it.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/make-the-cashless-debit-card-program-voluntary-so-that-people-are-not-forced-to-participate-in-it) — Agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/221)
- [Close the Nauru Regional Processing Centre and stop all Nauru-based processing of people's claims for asylum.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/close-the-nauru-regional-processing-centre-and-stop-all-nauru-based-processing-of-peoples-claims-for-asylum) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/118)
- [There should be more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force both in Australia and overseas.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/there-should-be-more-scrutiny-of-the-australian-defence-force-both-in-australia-and-overseas) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/137)
- [Decrease government funding for private schools.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/decrease-government-funding-for-private-schools) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/289)
- [Implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full, including an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice and a Makarrata Commission for agreement-making and truth-telling.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/implement-the-uluru-statement-from-the-heart-in-full-including-an-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-voice-and-a-makarrata-commission-for-agreement-making-and-truth-telling) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/309)
- [Increase funding for initiatives that support rural and regional communities.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-funding-for-initiatives-that-support-rural-and-regional-communities) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/239)
- [Put a ban on new thermal coal mines opening in Australia.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/put-a-ban-on-new-thermal-coal-mines-opening-in-australia) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/222)
- [Substantially increase the cost of humanities degrees at university.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/substantially-increase-the-cost-of-humanities-degrees-at-university) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/246)
- [Increase workplace protections, for example, by ensuring there are adequate dispute resolution processes available.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-workplace-protections-for-example-by-ensuring-there-are-adequate-dispute-resolution-processes-available) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/251)
- [Extend the Cashless Debit Card program, which means welfare recipient's cannot use payments to purchase alcohol or withdraw cash.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/extend-the-cashless-debit-card-program-which-means-welfare-recipients-cannot-use-payments-to-purchase-alcohol-or-withdraw-cash) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/276)
- [Ban pay secrecy clauses so that employees can freely discuss and compare their pay with others.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/ban-pay-secrecy-clauses-so-that-employees-can-freely-discuss-and-compare-their-pay-with-others) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/291)
- [Give government the power to put a limit on gas prices in order to address rising electricity costs.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/give-government-the-power-to-put-a-limit-on-gas-prices-in-order-to-address-rising-electricity-costs) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/292)
- [Let people ask for reasons for government decisions and challenge them if they were made unlawfully.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/let-people-ask-for-reasons-for-government-decisions-and-challenge-them-if-they-were-made-unlawfully) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/293)
- [Permit access to gender affirming healthcare for transgender people under the age of eighteen.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/permit-access-to-gender-affirming-healthcare-for-transgender-people-under-the-age-of-eighteen) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/297)
- [The federal government should call for a ceasefire in Gaza.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/the-federal-government-should-call-for-a-ceasefire-in-gaza) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/318)
- [Ban all new fossil fuel projects.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/ban-all-new-fossil-fuel-projects) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/260)
- [Introduce a permanent Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) to encourage more permanent migration to Australia from Pacific Island countries.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/introduce-a-permanent-pacific-engagement-visa-pev-to-encourage-more-permanent-migration-to-australia-from-pacific-island-countries) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/319)
- [Allow the Home Affairs Minister to seek court orders stripping dual nationals of Australian citizenship for terrorism offences.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/allow-the-home-affairs-minister-to-seek-court-orders-stripping-dual-nationals-of-australian-citizenship-for-terrorism-offences) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/320)
- [Amend the law to extend paid parental leave to up to 12 months by 2030.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/amend-the-law-to-extend-paid-parental-leave-to-up-to-12-months-by-2030) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/322)
- [Support Build to Rent (BTR) with tax incentives, so as to encourage the development of more multi-apartment buildings where the apartments are rented out.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/support-build-to-rent-btr-with-tax-incentives-so-as-to-encourage-the-development-of-more-multi-apartment-buildings-where-the-apartments-are-rented-out) — Equal merits · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/326)
- [Introduce a new vehicle efficiency standard (also known as a fuel efficiency or a vehicle carbon emissions standard).](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/introduce-a-new-vehicle-efficiency-standard-also-known-as-a-fuel-efficiency-or-a-vehicle-carbon-emissions-standard) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/329)
- [Work to address homelessness in specific vulnerable groups, such as older women and First Nations people.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/work-to-address-homelessness-in-specific-vulnerable-groups-such-as-older-women-and-first-nations-people) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/338)
- [Amend laws and policies to meet the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/amend-laws-and-policies-to-meet-the-objectives-of-the-paris-climate-agreement) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/183)
- [Create fee-free places at TAFE for Australians.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/create-fee-free-places-at-tafe-for-australians) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/343)
- [Reduce the tax rate on the lowest taxable income bracket (i.e., the tax on income between $18,201 and $45,000).](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/reduce-the-tax-rate-on-the-lowest-taxable-income-bracket-ie-the-tax-on-income-between-18201-and-45000) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/348)

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).

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Source: <https://how2vote.au/2025/parties/the-greens>

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