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Don Farrell

SenateSenator for South AustraliaAustralian Labor PartyIn parliament since 2 Jul 2016
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165 / 622divisions voted in this parliament
0votes against their party's majority position

Absence from a division is not abstention: pairing arrangements, leave and parliamentary duties are not distinguished in the official record. How these figures are computed.

Voting record

DateDivisionVote
2 Jul 2026Documents — Australian Defence Force; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
2 Jul 2026Documents — Australian Defence Force; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
2 Jul 2026Documents — Nuclear Waste Management; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
2 Jul 2026Documents — International Relations: Australia and Papua New Guinea; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
2 Jul 2026Documents — International Relations: Australia and Nauru; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
2 Jul 2026Documents — Personal Information and Privacy; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
2 Jul 2026Documents — National Anti-Corruption Commission; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
2 Jul 2026Committees — Economics References Committee; ReferenceNo
1 Jul 2026Business — RearrangementAye
1 Jul 2026Business — RearrangementAye
1 Jul 2026Business — RearrangementAye
1 Jul 2026Business — RearrangementAye
1 Jul 2026Budget — Consideration by Estimates CommitteesAye
1 Jul 2026Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026; Second ReadingNo
30 Jun 2026Bills — Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026; Third ReadingAye
30 Jun 2026Bills — Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026; in CommitteeAye
30 Jun 2026Bills — Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026; in CommitteeNo
30 Jun 2026Bills — Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026; in CommitteeNo
30 Jun 2026Bills — Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026; Second ReadingAye
30 Jun 2026Bills — Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026; Second ReadingNo
25 Jun 2026Business — RearrangementNo
25 Jun 2026Business — RearrangementAye
25 Jun 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateAye
25 Jun 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
25 Jun 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
25 Jun 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
25 Jun 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
25 Jun 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
25 Jun 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateAye
25 Jun 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
25 Jun 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateAye
25 Jun 2026Business — Consideration of LegislationNo
25 Jun 2026Business — Consideration of LegislationAye
25 Jun 2026Documents — Health Care; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
25 Jun 2026Documents — Climate Change and Energy Portfolio; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
25 Jun 2026Documents — Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
23 Jun 2026Business — Days and Hours of MeetingAye
23 Jun 2026Business — Days and Hours of MeetingAye
23 Jun 2026Business — Days and Hours of MeetingAye
23 Jun 2026Business — Days and Hours of MeetingAye
23 Jun 2026Business — Days and Hours of MeetingAye
23 Jun 2026Committees — Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Reporting DateAye
23 Jun 2026Committees — Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Reporting DateAye
23 Jun 2026Committees — Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Reporting DateAye
23 Jun 2026Committees — Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Reporting DateAye
23 Jun 2026Committees — Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Reporting DateAye
22 Jun 2026Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; ReferenceNo
22 Jun 2026Regulations and Determinations — Migration Amendment (Temporary Graduate Visa Application Charge) Regulations 2026; DisallowanceNo
22 Jun 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; First ReadingAye
22 Jun 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; First ReadingAye
22 Jun 2026Motions — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026No
12 May 2026Matters of Urgency - Climate Change - Make polluters payNo
12 May 2026Documents - Australian Defence Force - Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
12 May 2026Motions - Kumanjayi Little Baby - Family violence and child safetyNo
31 Mar 2026Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Greens amendmentsNo
31 Mar 2026Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Repeal of restrictions relating to fossil fuelsNo
31 Mar 2026Matters of Urgency - Taxation - 25% tax on gas exportsNo
31 Mar 2026National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 - in Committee - People who have been convicted of criminal offencesNo
31 Mar 2026National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 - in Committee - NDIS supportsNo
31 Mar 2026National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Plan variation provisionAye
31 Mar 2026National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - CriticismNo
26 Mar 2026Bills — Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026; Second ReadingNo
25 Mar 2026Bills — National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026, National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026; Second ReadingAye
25 Mar 2026Bills — National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026, National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026; Second ReadingNo
12 Mar 2026Motions - Fuel Security - Let another motion be movedNo
12 Mar 2026Motions — Fuel SecurityAye
11 Mar 2026Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - First Reading - Proceed with bill without formalitiesAye
11 Mar 2026Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - First Reading - Put the questionAye
11 Mar 2026Matters of Urgency - National Anti-Racism Framework - Official Government responses neededNo
11 Mar 2026Matters of Urgency - Fuel Security - Criticism of GovernmentNo
10 Mar 2026Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026 and another - Limitation of Debate - Pass the billsAye
10 Mar 2026Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Keep schedules 1-3 as they areAye
10 Mar 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026, Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateAye
10 Mar 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026, Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
10 Mar 2026Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026, Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
10 Mar 2026Motions — Middle EastNo
10 Mar 2026Motions — Middle EastAye
10 Mar 2026Business — RearrangementAye
10 Mar 2026Business — RearrangementAye
10 Mar 2026Business — RearrangementAye
10 Mar 2026Business — RearrangementAye
10 Mar 2026Business — RearrangementAye
5 Mar 2026Motions - Fuel - Let another motion be movedNo
3 Mar 2026Bills — Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025; in CommitteeNo
3 Mar 2026Motions - Australian Defence Force - Let another motion be introducedNo
5 Feb 2026Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Constitution of CommitteeNo
5 Feb 2026Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Membership of CommitteeNo
5 Feb 2026Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main ideaAye
5 Feb 2026Committees — Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee; ReferenceNo
5 Feb 2026Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; ReferenceNo
4 Feb 2026Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; ReferenceNo
4 Feb 2026Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; ReferenceNo
4 Feb 2026Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - in Committee - Independent review + further exceptionNo
4 Feb 2026Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - in Committee - On the papers processAye
3 Feb 2026Motions - International Relations: Australia and Israel - Let another motion be introducedNo
3 Feb 2026Motions - International Relations: Australia and Israel - Put the questionAye
3 Feb 2026Motions - Perth: Attack - Replace "First Peoples" with "all Australians"No
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Pass the billAye
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Protected political speech and purpose and application of ActNo
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Cessation clauseNo
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Parliamentary approvalNo
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Character concerns and right to refuse visasAye
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Expand protections to other groups (religion, LGBTQIA+ and disability)No
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Review and lawful political expressionNo
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Repealing mandatory minimum sentences for hate crime offencesNo
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Prohibited hate groups, nature of harmNo
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Additional safeguards for prohibited hate group decisionsNo
20 Jan 2026Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main ideaAye
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Refer to CommitteeNo
20 Jan 2026Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
20 Jan 2026Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Pass the billAye
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Constitutional Affairs Legislation CommitteeNo
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Review of the ActNo
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Nationals amendmentsNo
20 Jan 2026Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Keep the parts unchangedAye
20 Jan 2026Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
20 Jan 2026Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
19 Jan 2026Business — Days and Hours of MeetingNo
4 Sep 2025Treasury Laws Amendment (Payments System Modernisation) Bill 2025 - Committee of the Whole - Reducing conflicts of interest on Reserve Bank boardsNo
4 Sep 2025Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main ideaAye
4 Sep 2025Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - Pass the billAye
4 Sep 2025Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - Committee of the Whole - Removing all retrospectivityNo
4 Sep 2025Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - Commmittee of the Whole - Removing the proposed validation of visa decisionsAye
4 Sep 2025Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - Committee of the Whole - Community protectionNo
3 Sep 2025Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - in Committee - Excluding redress payments from means testingNo
3 Sep 2025Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Disabled people under 65 in aged careNo
3 Sep 2025Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Condemns Prime MinisterNo
3 Sep 2025Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Criticism of GovernmentNo
3 Sep 2025Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - DemandsNo
3 Sep 2025Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment (Providing Certainty and Improving Integrity) Bill 2025 - Third Reading - Pass the billNo
3 Sep 2025Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment (Providing Certainty and Improving Integrity) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Allocation of personnel staffNo
1 Sep 2025Motions - Australia: Racism - Reject and condemnAye
1 Sep 2025Motions - Australia: Racism - Reject and condemnAye
1 Sep 2025Motions - Australia: Racism - Camp SovereigntyAye
1 Sep 2025Motions - Australia: Racism - Free speech and lawful assemblyNo
1 Sep 2025Motions - Australia: Racism - CondemnNo
1 Sep 2025National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Further reducing general patient chargeNo
1 Sep 2025National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - DentistryNo
1 Sep 2025National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Supply of medicineNo
28 Aug 2025Budget — Consideration by Estimates CommitteesNo
28 Aug 2025Budget — Consideration by Estimates CommitteesAye
27 Aug 2025Documents — Australian Army: Jervis Bay Incident; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
27 Aug 2025Documents — Age Assurance Technology Trial; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
27 Aug 2025Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; ReferenceNo
27 Aug 2025Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; ReferenceNo
25 Aug 2025Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - in Committee - HousingNo
25 Aug 2025Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main ideaAye
25 Aug 2025Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Priority to Australians and transparencyNo
25 Aug 2025Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Financial impactNo
25 Aug 2025Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Increase defence expenditureNo
30 Jul 2025Committees — Appropriations, Staffing and Security Committee; MembershipAye
30 Jul 2025Committees — Appropriations, Staffing and Security Committee; MembershipNo
30 Jul 2025Documents - Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism - Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
30 Jul 2025Documents - National Climate Risk Assessment and National Adaptation Plan - Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
30 Jul 2025Committees — Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy — Select Committee; AppointmentAye
30 Jul 2025Documents - Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
30 Jul 2025Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Accounting for withholding amountsNo
30 Jul 2025Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Remove indexation from student debtsNo
29 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Require government photographic IDNo
28 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Medicare benefit payable for services provided to people in detentionNo
28 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Therapeutic goods approvals to be by legislative instrumentNo
28 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - First Peoples in custodyNo
28 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Senior Dental Benefits SchemeNo

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