Shadow Minister for Regional Communications · National Party · Member for Mallee
Anne Webster
Chamber House Days in office 2,646 Jurisdiction commonwealth Party NP Verified 2 May 2026
101
Documented actions
61 AYE / 40 NO
Voting record
1 of 4
Promises kept
2,646
Days in office
Voting record
AYE vs NO
61 AYE · 40 NO
Policy stance distribution (109 policy areas)
Strong opponent 52Mostly opposes 5Mixed record 30Mostly supports 3Strong supporter 19
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They Vote For You ↗
Policy positions
109 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
increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
STRONG OPPONENT
increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
STRONG OPPONENT
regional processing of asylum seekers
STRONG SUPPORTER
restricting foreign ownership
STRONG OPPONENT
increasing investment in renewable energy
STRONG OPPONENT
Show all 109 policy areas — grouped by stance
STRONG OPPONENT — 52
increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
restricting foreign ownership
increasing investment in renewable energy
decreasing the gender pay gap
creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
ending immigration detention on Nauru
strengthening gun control laws
doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
the territories being able to legalise euthanasia
increasing political transparency
protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements
community right to say no to nuclear waste disposal sites
banning new thermal coal mines
reducing waste in Australia
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
considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
net zero emissions by 2035
banning pay secrecy clauses
having a referendum on whether to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament
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
reducing tax on lowest income bracket
increasing access to subsidised childcare
mandatory climate financial disclosures
a transition plan for coal workers
federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
the Paris Climate Agreement
Build to Rent (BTR)
making TAFE education fee-free
Improving pay and conditions for gig workers
increasing transparency of big business by making information public
encouraging Australian-based industry
increasing housing affordability
more scrutiny of intelligence services & police
stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory
increasing workplace protections
increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws
increasing funding for university education
increasing consumer protections
letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
net zero emissions by 2050
federal action on public housing
no new fossil fuels projects
increasing workplace protections for women
MOSTLY OPPOSES — 5
reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status
suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
increasing support for rural and regional Australia
ending government investment in fossil fuels
market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
MIXED RECORD — 30
protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage)
increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
implementing refugee and protection conventions
increasing marine conservation
increasing freedom of political communication
restricting donations to political parties
protecting whistleblowers
putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
protecting citizens' privacy
expanding public funded dental care
nuclear energy
prioritising religious freedom
transgender rights and protections
increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic
parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
reproductive bodily autonomy
capping gas prices
procedural fairness
making university education fee-free
banning the sale of non-therapeutic vapes
capping international student numbers at universities
criminalising wage theft
criminalising hate speech
criminalising hate symbols
increasing the financial return on fossil fuels
paid placements for all students
wiping all student debt (university and vocational)
MOSTLY SUPPORTS — 3
speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
unconventional gas mining
compulsory income management for welfare recipients
STRONG SUPPORTER — 19
regional processing of asylum seekers
privatising government-owned assets
decreasing availability of welfare payments
increasing accessibility of government data and documents
an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
maintaining or increasing defence spending
drug testing welfare recipients
privatising certain government services
a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Temporary Exclusion Orders
mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences
banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention
increasing state and territory environmental approval powers
putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
live animal export
increasing investment in the coal industry
political intervention in research funding grants
increasing the cost of humanities degrees
a character test for Australian visas
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Source ↗
Election promises
1 of 4
tracked election promises kept
Restore Australians' standard of living
Affordable and reliable energy
Stop childcare deserts
Reduce the debt burden
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They Vote For You ↗
Votes & actions
101 documented actions · 61 AYE · 40 NO · showing the 5 most recent
| Vote | Action | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYE | Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Appointment | 2 July 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — Health Insurance Amendment (Incentive Payments and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Second Reading | 2 July 2026 | Source |
| NO | Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Consideration of Senate Message | 1 July 2026 | Source |
| NO | Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Consideration of Senate Message | 1 July 2026 | Source |
| NO | Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail | 1 July 2026 | Source |
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| AYE | Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail | 1 July 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail | 1 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 | National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government | 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 |
| AYE | Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Second Reading | 25 May 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Small business | 14 May 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025; Second Reading | 14 May 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Business — Consideration of Legislation | 1 Apr 2026 | Source |
| NO | Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with amendments and pass bill | 1 Apr 2026 | Source |
| NO | Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025; Consideration of Senate Message | 31 Mar 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026; Second Reading | 31 Mar 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026; Second Reading | 30 Mar 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail | 30 Mar 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026; Second Reading | 30 Mar 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 |
| NO | Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Safeguards | 11 Mar 2026 | Source |
| NO | Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026; Second Reading | 5 Mar 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail | 5 Mar 2026 | Source |
| NO | Bills — Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026; Second Reading | 5 Mar 2026 | Source |
| NO | Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Reporting System Reform) Bill 2026; Report from Federation Chamber | 5 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 |
| NO | Business — Consideration of Legislation | 3 Mar 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025; Report from Federation Chamber | 2 Mar 2026 | Source |
| NO | Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025; Report from Federation Chamber | 2 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 | Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Application of amendments | 5 Feb 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail | 4 Feb 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail | 4 Feb 2026 | Source |
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| AYE | Questions without Notice — Australian Parliament | 4 Feb 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail | 4 Feb 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 2) Bill 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Notification of the Chief of the Defence Force | 4 Feb 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Business — Standing and Sessional Orders | 3 Feb 2026 | Source |
| NO | Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea | 20 Jan 2026 | Source |
| NO | Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Third Reading - Pass the bill | 20 Jan 2026 | Source |
| AYE | Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail | 20 Jan 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 | Business — Consideration of Legislation | 9 Oct 2025 | Source |
| AYE | Motions - Telecommunications - Suspend the usual procedural rules | 8 Oct 2025 | Source |
| AYE | Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Triple Zero Custodian and Emergency Calling Powers) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Critical assets, civil penalties | 8 Oct 2025 | Source |
| AYE | Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Triple Zero Custodian and Emergency Calling Powers) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Rural, regional and remote Australians | 8 Oct 2025 | Source |
| AYE | Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government | 8 Oct 2025 | Source |
| NO | Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea | 3 Sept 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 |
| 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 | Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Penalty and overtime rates | 31 July 2025 | Source |
| AYE | Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Increase flexibility | 31 July 2025 | Source |
| NO | Business — Consideration of Legislation | 31 July 2025 | Source |
| AYE | Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Reference to Committee - Standing Committee on Education and Employment | 30 July 2025 | Source |
| AYE | Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Increase defence expenditure | 30 July 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 | Business - Consideration of Legislation - Put the question | 25 Mar 2025 | Source |
| AYE | Business - Consideration of Legislation - Schedule for sitting day | 25 Mar 2025 | Source |
| NO | Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government | 25 Mar 2025 | Source |
| AYE | Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Salmon industry | 25 Mar 2025 | Source |
| AYE | Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea | 25 Mar 2025 | Source |
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| AYE | Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025 - Third Reading - Pass the bill | 25 Mar 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 |
| 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 | Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2024 - Consideration in Detail - Denying deductions for interest charges | 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 |
Anne Webster is a member of National Party. Individual donation disclosures aren't required for party members under AEC rules — donations are recorded against the party as a whole.
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Media company donations
Nine Entertainment Co
7 outlets
$2K
News Corp Australia
Foreign owned · USA · 8 outlets
$143
Federal contracts to party donors
Suppliers that both donated to National Party and won federal contracts — not evidence of a causal link, a cross-reference only.
RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
15 contracts
$398,267,400
Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd
2 contracts
$376,182,500
Macquarie Technology Operations Pty
1 contract
$341,569,411
Comcover
10 contracts
$209,563,221
RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA
2 contracts
$67,625,095
Show suppliers 6–20 of 20
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
2 contracts
$58,800,000
Department of Finance T/A COMCOVER
4 contracts
$56,807,762
9420 COMCOVER
1 contract
$49,339,574
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
3 contracts
$46,338,022
Macquarie Technology Operations Pty Ltd
6 contracts
$35,023,940
Service Delivery Office (SDO) Department of Finance
4 contracts
$32,032,555
COMCOVER
5 contracts
$24,607,137
MACQUARIE TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS PTY LIMITED
5 contracts
$23,393,829
Department of Finance
10 contracts
$14,980,660
LENDLEASE CONSTRUCTION (SOUTHERN) PTY LIMITED
2 contracts
$13,234,231
National Australia Bank Limited
1 contract
$13,200,000
Macquarie Telecom Pty Ltd
1 contract
$11,859,908
RAYTHEON AUST PTY LTD
10 contracts
$6,489,280
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
5 contracts
$5,420,454
AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
3 contracts
$4,771,789
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Foreign ties & lobbying
Lobbying contact (7 firms)
C|T Group (formerly Crosby Textor)
GRA Partners
CMAX Communications
Barton Deakin
Newgate Communications
Show firms 6–7 of 7
SW Strategy
Parker & Partners
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ABS electorate data ↗
Place & sources
$820K
Median house price
$520
Median weekly rent
38.4%
Rental stress
26.2%
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
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News
No news mentions matched to Anne Webster yet. Coverage is limited to a small set of RSS sources and headline-only name matching — absence here doesn't mean no coverage exists.