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Increasing or removing the Government debt limit

Posted by theyvoteforyou.org.au

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The federal government should increase the limit on the total amount of Commonwealth stock and securities that may be on issue at any time (known as the 'debt limit') or remove the limit altogether

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How parliament voted

How often each party's members of parliament voted in line with this policy, from They Vote For You.

  • Australian Labor Party: voted a mixture of for and against – 47% in line with the policy, 128 members
  • Liberal Party: voted for – 72% in line with the policy, 111 members
  • National Party: voted for – 80% in line with the policy, 19 members
  • Australian Greens: voted for – 75% in line with the policy, 10 members
  • Country Liberal Party: voted for – 90% in line with the policy, 2 members
  • Australian Conservatives: voted for – 80% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • Katter's Australian Party: voted for – 92% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • Nick Xenophon Team: voted for – 98% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party: voted for – 66% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • United Australia Party: voted for – 100% in line with the policy, 1 member

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