Leader of the Opposition · Liberal Party · Member for Hume

Angus Taylor

Chamber House Days in office 4,725 Jurisdiction commonwealth Party LP Verified 2 May 2026

Findings

Broke 1 of 3 tracked election promises.
Received $64K from 3 disclosed donors since 2024.
Has 19 disclosed foreign ties, including Australia, Saudi Arabia.

Documented actions

29 AYE / 26 NO

Voting record

2 of 3

Promises kept

4,725

Days in office

Voting record

AYE vs NO

29 AYE · 26 NO

Policy stance distribution (147 policy areas)

Strong opponent 72Mostly opposes 4Mixed record 25Mostly supports 2Strong supporter 44

Policy positions

They Vote For You ↗

147 policy areas mapped from disclosed division votes. Bars left of centre mark opposition; bars right of it, support. Showing the 5 most decisive positions first — the clearest strong-opponent and strong-supporter rows, not an arbitrary cut.

OpposesSupports

a carbon price

STRONG OPPONENT

increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management

STRONG OPPONENT

increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace

STRONG OPPONENT

temporary protection visas

STRONG SUPPORTER

increasing or removing the Government debt limit

STRONG SUPPORTER

Show all 147 policy areas — grouped by stance

STRONG OPPONENT — 72

a carbon price

increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management

increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace

a minerals resource rent tax

increasing investment in renewable energy

increasing funding for university education

increasing the age pension

increasing restrictions on gambling

increasing consumer protections

removing children from immigration detention

increasing the diversity of media ownership

decreasing the gender pay gap

increasing transparency of big business by making information public

letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions

creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission

stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation

increasing funding for legal aid

federal action on public housing

ending immigration detention on Nauru

the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers

requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements

a Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability

increasing penalties for breach of data

the territories being able to legalise euthanasia

increasing political transparency

protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements

increasing government support for the dairy industry

community right to say no to nuclear waste disposal sites

banning new thermal coal mines

reducing waste in Australia

increasing workplace protections

increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry

building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)

treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency

increasing workplace protections for women

considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)

increasing support for the Australian shipping industry

reproductive bodily autonomy

net zero emissions by 2035

banning pay secrecy clauses

capping gas prices

self-governance of the territories

the federal government calling for a ceasefire in Gaza (2023-26)

considering motions on Gaza (2023-26) (procedural)

vehicle efficiency standards

introducing digital ID

criminalising wage theft

Improving pay and conditions for gig workers

reducing tax on lowest income bracket

increasing access to subsidised childcare

mandatory climate financial disclosures

increasing the financial return on fossil fuels

increasing legal protections for LGBTI people

a transition plan for coal workers

implementing refugee and protection conventions

transgender rights and protections

federal government action on animal & plant extinctions

the Paris Climate Agreement

Build to Rent (BTR)

increasing housing affordability

making TAFE education fee-free

increasing protection of Australia's fresh water

restricting foreign ownership

encouraging Australian-based industry

increasing marine conservation

more scrutiny of intelligence services & police

making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory

letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)

increasing support for rural and regional Australia

net zero emissions by 2050

no new fossil fuels projects

MOSTLY OPPOSES — 4

suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats

market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity

reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status

MIXED RECORD — 25

parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic

limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees

climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage)

ending government investment in fossil fuels

increasing freedom of political communication

increasing accessibility of government data and documents

restricting donations to political parties

protecting whistleblowers

strengthening gun control laws

protecting citizens' privacy

maintaining or increasing defence spending

expanding public funded dental care

nuclear energy

increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment

assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic

increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws

procedural fairness

compulsory income management for welfare recipients

making university education fee-free

banning the sale of non-therapeutic vapes

capping international student numbers at universities

criminalising hate speech

criminalising hate symbols

paid placements for all students

wiping all student debt (university and vocational)

MOSTLY SUPPORTS — 2

increasing scrutiny of unions

banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention

STRONG SUPPORTER — 44

temporary protection visas

increasing or removing the Government debt limit

regional processing of asylum seekers

privatising government-owned assets

increasing the price of subsidised medicine

decreasing availability of welfare payments

an emissions reduction fund

increasing funding for road infrastructure

decreasing ABC and SBS funding

deregulating undergraduate university fees

increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts

charging postgraduate research students fees

Senate electoral reform

putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial

a same-sex marriage plebiscite

increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%

an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)

stopping people who arrive by boat from ever coming to Australia

getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates

reducing the corporate tax rate

the Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")

drug testing welfare recipients

a citizenship test

privatising certain government services

increasing the Medicare Levy to pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme

turning back asylum boats when possible

civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples

greater control over items brought into immigration detention centres

increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship

making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use

prioritising religious freedom

a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

political intervention in research funding grants

Temporary Exclusion Orders

mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences

increasing state and territory environmental approval powers

increasing the cost of humanities degrees

putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis

having a referendum on whether to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament

live animal export

increasing investment in the coal industry

speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)

unconventional gas mining

a character test for Australian visas

Election promises

Source ↗

2 of 3

tracked election promises kept

Commit to defence cooperation

kept Made 5 Mar 2026 Source

Support free trade

kept Made 5 Mar 2026 Source

Work on moral clarity

broken Made 5 Mar 2026 Source

Votes & actions

They Vote For You ↗

56 documented actions · 29 AYE · 26 NO · showing the 5 most recent

Vote	Action	Date
NO	Business — Rearrangement	2 July 2026	Source
NO	Motions — Minister for Defence Industry; Attempted Censure	2 July 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Reference to Committee	28 May 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	25 May 2026	Source
NO	Questions without Notice - Veterans - Member for Herbert Phillip Thompson	25 May 2026	Source

Show actions 6–45 of 56

AYE	Business — Consideration of Legislation	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for Accc Enforcement) Bill 2026, Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026; Second Reading	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Criminalising Re-Entry Assistance for Terrorist Sympathisers the Criminal Code Amendment (Keeping Australia Safe) Bill 2026 - First Reading - Suspend the usual procedural rules	3 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Agree with the bill's main idea	12 Feb 2026	Source
NO	National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	11 Feb 2026	Source
NO	National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	11 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Defence and Veterans' Service Commissioner Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Timing of review	11 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - National Tertiary Education Objective	10 Feb 2026	Source
NO	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	10 Feb 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Small Business - Adjourn debate	9 Feb 2026	Source
NO	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	9 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Opposition concerns	9 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Small businesses	30 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Motions - Telecommunications - Adjourn the debate	29 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Functions of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security	29 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	29 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	28 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	28 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	27 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Put the question	3 Sept 2025	Source
AYE	Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Reviewable decisions and notification of review rights	3 Sept 2025	Source
AYE	Treasury Laws Amendment (Payments System Modernisation) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Parliamentary oversight	2 Sept 2025	Source
NO	Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - Reference to Committee - Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights	1 Sept 2025	Source
AYE	National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Health Technology Assessment review and tariffs	28 Aug 2025	Source
AYE	Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence) Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Antisemitism	25 Aug 2025	Source
AYE	Business — Days and Hours of Meeting	23 July 2025	Source
NO	Business - Rearrangement - Consideration of the bill	26 Mar 2025	Source
NO	Treasury Laws Amendment (More Cost of Living Relief) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Put the question	26 Mar 2025	Source
NO	Treasury Laws Amendment (More Cost of Living Relief) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	26 Mar 2025	Source
AYE	Committees - Nuclear Energy Select Committee; Report - Let Fairfax MP make a statement	26 Mar 2025	Source
AYE	Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the question	13 Feb 2025	Source
AYE	Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the question	13 Feb 2025	Source
AYE	Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 - Consideration of Senate Message - Consider Senate amendments immediately	13 Feb 2025	Source
AYE	Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with Senate amendments	13 Feb 2025	Source
NO	Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Put the question	13 Feb 2025	Source
NO	Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea	13 Feb 2025	Source
NO	Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Standing order 43(a)	13 Feb 2025	Source
AYE	Business - Rearrangement - Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2024	12 Feb 2025	Source

Show actions 46–56 of 56

NO	Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Enshrine target in law	12 Feb 2025	Source
NO	Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the bill as amended	12 Feb 2025	Source
AYE	Business - Rearrangement - Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025	11 Feb 2025	Source
AYE	Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2024 - Report from Federation Chamber - Criticism of Government	10 Feb 2025	Source
AYE	Motions - Attorney-General - Stop Mr Dreyfus from speaking	10 Feb 2025	Source
AYE	Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2024 - Consideration in Detail - Instant asset write-off	10 Feb 2025	Source
AYE	Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 - Third Reading - Put the question	6 Feb 2025	Source
AYE	Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government	6 Feb 2025	Source
NO	Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	6 Feb 2025	Source
NO	Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea	6 Feb 2025	Source
	Used altered document to attack Sydney Lord MayorMisconduct	1 Oct 2019	Source

Money

AEC Transparency Register / AusTender ↗

Disclosed donations (3)

Showing 3 of 3 disclosed donations

Donor	Year	Amount	Source

Media company donations

Network Ten (Paramount)

Foreign owned · USA · 2 outlets

$15K

Nine Entertainment Co

7 outlets

$11K

Seven West Media

3 outlets

$1K

News Corp Australia

Foreign owned · USA · 8 outlets

$927

Federal contracts to party donors

Suppliers that both donated to Liberal Party and won federal contracts — not evidence of a causal link, a cross-reference only.

Macquarie Technology Operations Pty

1 contract

$2,561,770,580

VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD - GEMS PROJECT

1 contract

$1,741,168,021

Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd

2 contracts

$1,630,124,167

RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

15 contracts

$1,593,069,598

SERENDIPITY (WA) PTY LTD

1 contract

$1,297,756,570

Show suppliers 6–20 of 20

KPMG

172 contracts

$1,162,924,485

Comcover

10 contracts

$1,077,753,709

Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd

1 contract

$982,574,630

SANOFI-AVENTIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

1 contract

$805,200,000

Ernst & Young

39 contracts

$770,553,002

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU

83 contracts

$530,283,411

ERNST & YOUNG CONSULTING

10 contracts

$490,493,756

ERNST & YOUNG

28 contracts

$453,786,641

Roche Products Pty Ltd

1 contract

$317,718,917

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

2 contracts

$302,400,000

Department of Finance T/A COMCOVER

4 contracts

$292,154,204

RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA

2 contracts

$270,500,378

Macquarie Technology Operations Pty Ltd

6 contracts

$262,679,549

9420 COMCOVER

1 contract

$253,746,382

National Australia Bank Limited

1 contract

$194,700,000

Foreign ties & lobbying

Risk is a designed classification, not an official assessed rating: Australia is "low", a specific country list is "critical", Five Eyes countries are "medium", and every other country defaults to "high".

China Evergrande Group — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Invested in China Evergrande Group, a Chinese property developer Source

Bank of China — China

banking Risk (heuristic): critical Had a banking relationship with Bank of China, a Chinese state-owned bank Source

Bank of China — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Angus Taylor has investments in Bank of China, a Chinese bank listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Source

China Development Bank — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Angus Taylor has investments in China Development Bank, a Chinese state-owned bank. Source

China Investment Corporation — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Angus Taylor has investments in China Investment Corporation, a Chinese sovereign wealth fund. Source

Show ties 6–19 of 19

China State Construction Engineering Corporation — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Angus Taylor has investments in China State Construction Engineering Corporation, a Chinese state-owned construction company. Source

Chinese Government — China

travel Risk (heuristic): critical Angus Taylor received travel funding from the Chinese Government to attend the 2016 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Source

Chinese Government — China

donation Risk (heuristic): critical Angus Taylor received a donation of AUD 10,000 from the Chinese Government to support the Australian China Business Council. Source

Chinese Government — China

membership Risk (heuristic): critical Angus Taylor is a member of the Australia-China Business Council, which is supported by the Chinese Government. Source

Chinese Government — China

lobbying Risk (heuristic): critical Angus Taylor has lobbied on behalf of the Chinese Government to promote Chinese interests in Australia. Source

Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia

travel Risk (heuristic): high Received hospitality from Saudi Arabian government Source

Saudi Arabian Oil Company — Saudi Arabia

investment Risk (heuristic): high Hold shares in Saudi Arabian Oil Company Source

Saudi Aramco — Saudi Arabia

investment Risk (heuristic): high Hold shares in Saudi Aramco Source

Qatar — Qatar

travel Risk (heuristic): high Received hospitality from Qatari government Source

Qatar Investment Authority — Qatar

investment Risk (heuristic): high Hold shares in Qatar Investment Authority Source

Singapore Exchange — Singapore

investment Risk (heuristic): high Invested in companies listed on the Singapore Exchange Source

Singaporean Government — Singapore

travel Risk (heuristic): high Received travel funding from the Singaporean Government Source

Eastern Australia Irrigation (EAI) — Cayman Islands

directorship Risk (heuristic): high Angus Taylor was a co-founder and director of Eastern Australia Irrigation, a Cayman Islands-registered company affiliated with Eastern Australia Agriculture (EAA). When he was Energy Minister, the federal government paid $80 million to buy back floodwater licences from EAA — a deal negotiated directly with the Swiss-based Cayman Islands director. The company booked a $52 million profit almost immediately. Taylor claims he had no involvement after entering parliament in 2013 but documents show the deal was negotiated with the Cayman Islands entity he co-founded. Source

Taylor Family Trust (Jam Land Pty Ltd) — Australia

other Risk (heuristic): medium Angus Taylor met with federal and state officials to discuss illegal land clearing on a property partly owned by his family trust. The clearing was found to be illegal under federal environmental law. Taylor denied improperly lobbying officials but the meetings were not disclosed. Source

Ties by risk

Critical

High

Medium

Ties by country

China

Saudi Arabia

Qatar

Singapore

Australia

Cayman Islands

Lobbying contact (13 firms)

Hawker Britton

Registered for: AGL Energy, Qantas Airways Limited, Saudi Aramco, Woodside Energy Group, +1 more

C|T Group (formerly Crosby Textor)

Registered for: Chevron Australia, Minerals Council of Australia, Telstra Corporation, Uber Australia

GRA Partners

Registered for: BHP Group, Glencore, Rio Tinto

CMAX Communications

Registered for: Lockheed Martin Australia, Origin Energy, Pfizer Australia

TG Public Affairs

Registered for: Amazon Web Services, Google Australia, Meta Platforms

Show firms 6–13 of 13

Barton Deakin

Registered for: BP Australia, ClubsNSW, Macquarie Group

Kreab

Registered for: APA Group

Newgate Communications

Registered for: ANZ Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Optus / Singtel

Capital Hill Advisory

Registered for: Santos Limited

Government Relations Australia

Registered for: Property Council of Australia

SW Strategy

Registered for: Australian Hotels Association

Parker & Partners

Registered for: Master Builders Australia

DHC Advisory

Registered for: Canberra Investment Corporation, Queensland Resources Council

Place & sources

ABS electorate data ↗

$1100K

Median house price

$650

Median weekly rent

42.1%

Rental stress

28.5%

Investor owned

Evidence and sources

Actions and votes: They Vote For You / OpenAustralia
Donations: AEC Transparency Register
Foreign ties: Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme, public disclosures
Federal contracts: AusTender
Housing figures: ABS electorate-level housing data

No mockup section yet — kept in original form

News

Texts suggest Angus Taylor ‘paid money to the Reformers … or was refusing to’, Icac inquiry hears

The Guardian Australia (Australian politics) 6 Aug 2026

No mockup section yet — kept in original form

Other relationships

Top individual donors

Kiefel, Charles

$64K3 donations

Politicians sharing donors

9 shared donors

6 shared donors

6 shared donors

3 shared donors

This profile reflects public disclosures as recorded in the sources above; it is not exhaustive and reporting lags vary by source. Donations to a politician's party as a whole are not attributed to individual members, per AEC disclosure rules — see the Money section. "Documented actions" summarise votes and public statements sourced from parliamentary records; absence of an action here does not mean it didn't happen, only that it isn't captured in these sources yet. Report an error or see something out of date? Read our full methodology →