Opposition Whip · Liberal Party · Member for Forrest

Ben Small

Chamber House Days in office 469 Jurisdiction commonwealth Party LP Verified 2 May 2026

Findings

Has 27 disclosed foreign ties, including United Kingdom, Czech Republic.
Voted consistently against a carbon price.

Documented actions

46 AYE / 32 NO

Voting record

2 of 3

Promises kept

469

Days in office

Voting record

AYE vs NO

46 AYE · 32 NO

Policy stance distribution (79 policy areas)

Strong opponent 46Mostly opposes 4Mixed record 8Mostly supports 1Strong supporter 20

Policy positions

They Vote For You ↗

79 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 marine conservation

STRONG OPPONENT

increasing funding for university education

STRONG OPPONENT

decreasing availability of welfare payments

STRONG SUPPORTER

Show all 79 policy areas — grouped by stance

STRONG OPPONENT — 46

a carbon price

increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management

increasing marine conservation

increasing funding for university education

increasing consumer protections

increasing access under Freedom of Information law

removing children from immigration detention

increasing the diversity of media ownership

increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship

putting a time limit on immigration detention

strengthening gun control laws

protecting citizens' privacy

federal government action on animal & plant extinctions

the Paris Climate Agreement

increasing political transparency

transgender rights and protections

increasing the Youth Allowance rate

assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic

a Royal Commission into Robodebt

reducing waste in Australia

assisting Australians trying to return from overseas

increasing workplace protections

extending Jobkeeper Payment

increasing protections for franchisees

an independent inquiry into Attorney-General Christian Porter

implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

no new fossil fuels projects

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

decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels

limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees

increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws

net zero emissions by 2035

transgender children and young people having access to gender affirming healthcare

reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status

more scrutiny of intelligence services & police

protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats

procedural fairness

increasing investment in renewable energy

increasing workplace protections for women

increasing freedom of political communication

restricting donations to political parties

protecting the Great Barrier Reef

increasing legal protections for LGBTI people

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

MOSTLY OPPOSES — 4

increasing accessibility of government data and documents

banning new thermal coal mines

ending government investment in fossil fuels

increasing transparency of big business by making information public

MIXED RECORD — 8

net zero emissions by 2050

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

decreasing the gender pay gap

creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission

protecting whistleblowers

stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation

closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

treating COVID vaccine status as a protected attribute

MOSTLY SUPPORTS — 1

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

STRONG SUPPORTER — 20

decreasing availability of welfare payments

increasing surveillance powers

offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia

decreasing ABC and SBS funding

Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)

Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)

maintaining or increasing defence spending

a declared area offence

a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Australia's timber industry

an independent NDIS assessment process

offshore oil mining

increasing state and territory environmental approval powers

the Murray Darling Basin Plan

Extended Supervision Orders (ESOs)

criminalising hate speech

criminalising hate symbols

unconventional gas mining

increasing investment in the coal industry

speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)

Election promises

Source ↗

2 of 3

tracked election promises kept

Indexation of taxation thresholds

partial Made 4 Mar 2026 Source

Taxing paper gains

kept Made 4 Mar 2026 Source

No structural shift in taxation system

kept Made 4 Mar 2026 Source

Votes & actions

They Vote For You ↗

78 documented actions · 46 AYE · 32 NO · showing the 5 most recent

Vote	Action	Date
AYE	Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Appointment	2 July 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	2 July 2026	Source
NO	Motions — Minister for Defence Industry; Attempted Censure	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

Show actions 6–45 of 78

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
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; 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
NO	Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with amendments and pass bill	1 Apr 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Consideration of Legislation	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	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Safeguards	11 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to the bill	11 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Preconditions for making arrival control determination	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	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	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

Show actions 46–78 of 78

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
AYE	Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	20 Jan 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
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	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

Money

AEC Transparency Register / AusTender ↗

Ben Small is a member of Liberal Party. Individual donation disclosures aren't required for party members under AEC rules — donations are recorded against the party as a whole. View LP donations →

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".

Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Development & Construction Co., Ltd. — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Investment in Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Development & Construction Co., Ltd., a Chinese state-owned oil company. Source

China National Petroleum Corporation — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Investment in China National Petroleum Corporation, a Chinese state-owned oil company. Source

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Investment in China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, a Chinese state-owned oil company. Source

China National Offshore Oil Corporation — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Investment in China National Offshore Oil Corporation, a Chinese state-owned oil company. Source

China National Offshore Oil Corporation — China

lobbying Risk (heuristic): critical Lobbying by China National Offshore Oil Corporation, a Chinese state-owned oil company, to influence Australian energy policy. Source

Show ties 6–27 of 27

China Energy Investment Group — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Investment in China Energy Investment Group, a Chinese state-owned energy company. Source

China Development Bank — China

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

China Development Bank — China

lobbying Risk (heuristic): critical Lobbying by China Development Bank, a Chinese state-owned bank, to influence Australian financial policy. Source

Australian China Friendship Association — China

membership Risk (heuristic): critical Membership in Australian China Friendship Association, a Chinese-Australian cultural organization. Source

Australian China Friendship Association — China

donation Risk (heuristic): critical Donation by Australian China Friendship Association, a Chinese-Australian cultural organization, to a Chinese charity. Source

Australian China Friendship Association — China

travel Risk (heuristic): critical Travel by Australian China Friendship Association, a Chinese-Australian cultural organization, to China for cultural exchange. Source

Australian China Friendship Association — China

lobbying Risk (heuristic): critical Lobbying by Australian China Friendship Association, a Chinese-Australian cultural organization, to influence Australian foreign policy. Source

China National Petroleum Corporation — China

donation Risk (heuristic): critical Received a donation from China National Petroleum Corporation for a research project Source

China Development Bank — China

travel Risk (heuristic): critical Received travel funding from China Development Bank for a conference Source

Czech Development Bank — Czech Republic

investment Risk (heuristic): high Investment in the Czech Development Bank Source

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development — European Union

investment Risk (heuristic): high Investment in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Source

European Investment Bank — European Union

investment Risk (heuristic): high Investment in the European Investment Bank Source

Czech Republic — Czech Republic

travel Risk (heuristic): high Travel to the Czech Republic Source

European Commission — European Union

lobbying Risk (heuristic): high Lobbying on behalf of the European Commission Source

Qatar Airways — Qatar

travel Risk (heuristic): high Travel to Qatar funded by Qatar Airways Source

Qatar Foundation — Qatar

donation Risk (heuristic): high Gift from Qatar Foundation Source

State of Qatar — Qatar

travel Risk (heuristic): high Travel to Qatar funded by the State of Qatar Source

Saudi Aramco — Saudi Arabia

investment Risk (heuristic): high Invested in Saudi Aramco through a joint venture Source

Japan International Cooperation Agency — Japan

membership Risk (heuristic): high Member of the Japan International Cooperation Agency's advisory board Source

Korea Electric Power Corporation — South Korea

directorship Risk (heuristic): high Served as a director on the board of Korea Electric Power Corporation Source

Oxford University — United Kingdom

membership Risk (heuristic): medium Member of the Oxford University Alumni Association Source

British Petroleum — United Kingdom

lobbying Risk (heuristic): medium Lobbying work for British Petroleum Source

Ties by risk

Critical

High

Medium

Ties by country

China

European Union

Qatar

United Kingdom

Czech Republic

Saudi Arabia

Japan

South Korea

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 ↗

$580K

Median house price

$420

Median weekly rent

31.2%

Rental stress

22.1%

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

No news mentions matched to Ben Small yet. Coverage is limited to a small set of RSS sources and headline-only name matching — absence here doesn't mean no coverage exists.

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 →