Senator · Australian Labor Party · Member for WA

Glenn Sterle

Chamber Senate Days in office 7,715 Jurisdiction commonwealth Party ALP Verified 2 May 2026

Findings

Has 1 disclosed foreign tie, including China.
Voted consistently against government administered paid parental leave.

216

Documented actions

68 AYE / 148 NO

Voting record

2 of 2

Promises kept

7,715

Days in office

Voting record

AYE vs NO

68 AYE · 148 NO

Policy stance distribution (269 policy areas)

Strong opponent 80Mostly opposes 34Mixed record 43Mostly supports 33Strong supporter 79

Policy positions

They Vote For You ↗

269 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

government administered paid parental leave

STRONG OPPONENT

increasing competition in bulk wheat export

STRONG SUPPORTER

recognising local government in the Constitution

STRONG SUPPORTER

stem cell research

STRONG OPPONENT

increasing the age pension

STRONG OPPONENT

Show all 269 policy areas — grouped by stance

STRONG OPPONENT — 80

government administered paid parental leave

stem cell research

increasing the age pension

increasing beef import standards

deregulating undergraduate university fees

charging postgraduate research students fees

requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments

using natural resource wealth for the benefit of all Australians

Senate electoral reform

a review of parliamentary entitlements

the use of strong encryption technologies

a publicly accessible foreign ownership register for agricultural land

letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)

high speed rail on the east coast

a same-sex marriage plebiscite

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

increasing scrutiny of unions

increasing the passenger movement charge ('PMC')

changing the wording of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act

reducing the corporate tax rate

the Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH

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

requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements

making sanitary items GST-free

a review of our representatives' eligibility

privatising the ABC

a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

pill testing

legalising pepper spray

ending Governor-General allowances for serious misconduct

an independent NDIS assessment process

increasing support for rural and regional Australia

banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention

increasing state and territory environmental approval powers

increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws

making university education fee-free

ending indexation on student debt (vocational and tertiary)

banning politicial deepfakes

making price gouging illegal

making TAFE education fee-free

increasing the financial return on fossil fuels

paid placements for all students

wiping all student debt (university and vocational)

capping the indexation rates for HECS-HELP debts

condemning the genocide in Gaza (2023 - ongoing)

getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates

getting rid of the Gold Travel Pass

increasing access under Freedom of Information law

nuclear energy

landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration

no new fossil fuels projects

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

putting a time limit on immigration detention

privatising certain government services

decreasing government funding for private schools

ending immigration detention on Manus Island

public transport

turning back asylum boats when possible

protecting whales within Australian waters

temporary protection visas

voluntary student union fees

increasing the cost of humanities degrees

withdrawing troops from Afghanistan

a Royal Commission into banking

an inquiry into the Iraq War

community right to say no to nuclear waste disposal sites

increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts

drug testing welfare recipients

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

restricting foreign ownership

protecting the Great Barrier Reef

increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship

treating COVID vaccine status as a protected attribute

net zero emissions by 2035

ending immigration detention on Nauru

an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)

requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records

decreasing ABC and SBS funding

targetting homelessness in specific vulnerable groups

increasing restrictions on gambling

MOSTLY OPPOSES — 34

increasing or removing the Government debt limit

more scrutiny of intelligence services & police

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

protecting whistleblowers

increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income

increasing the Newstart Allowance rate

the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

political intervention in research funding grants

banning new thermal coal mines

repealing Stage 3 tax cuts

protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats

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

building community climate change resilience

same-sex marriage equality

federal government action on animal & plant extinctions

increasing freedom of political communication

local community consultation on infrastructure projects

prioritising religious freedom

reducing university student debt

a Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability

increasing federal government support for childcare

stopping former ministers from taking lobbying positions within five years

protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements

increasing the Youth Allowance rate

offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia

increasing accessibility of government data and documents

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

protecting citizens' privacy

more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force

increasing Aboriginal land rights

restricting donations to political parties

decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels

increasing marine conservation

increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites

MIXED RECORD — 43

increasing investment in renewable energy

decreasing the gender pay gap

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

increasing investment in the coal industry

ending government investment in fossil fuels

limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees

decreasing availability of welfare payments

the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement

revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister

banning all investment in cluster munitions

the Murray Darling Basin Plan

increasing fishing restrictions

increasing legal protections for LGBTI people

reducing taxes for high-income earners

refugee family reunification

a character test for Australian visas

live animal export

mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences

increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management

increasing protection of Australia's fresh water

privatising government-owned assets

an emissions reduction fund

funding the national school chaplaincy program

maintaining or increasing CSIRO funding

increasing funding for legal aid

increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 15%

changing the date of Australia Day

maintaining or increasing defence spending

equal treatment for all couples

a travel ban on people from certain countries

Temporary Exclusion Orders

reducing air pollution

assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic

increasing funding for public schools

a Royal Commission into Robodebt

increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry

increasing workplace protections for women

legalising recreational cannabis for adults

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

Extended Supervision Orders (ESOs)

procedural fairness

up to 12 months of paid parental leave by 2030

placing the CFMEU into administration

MOSTLY SUPPORTS — 33

closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

increasing funding for university education

increasing surveillance powers

assisting Australians trying to return from overseas

the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies

increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment

Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)

tobacco plain packaging

increasing funding for road infrastructure

Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)

the territories being able to legalise euthanasia

removing children from immigration detention

uranium export

unconventional gas mining

encouraging Australian-based industry

stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation

imprisoning immigration detention workers who record or reveal information from their work

transgender rights and protections

Australia's timber industry

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

speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)

increasing housing affordability

increasing political transparency

decreasing the private health insurance rebate

greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations

strengthening gun control laws

making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use

reducing waste in Australia

implementing refugee and protection conventions

ending illegal logging

increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators

expanding public funded dental care

STRONG SUPPORTER — 79

increasing competition in bulk wheat export

recognising local government in the Constitution

increasing availability of abortion drugs

carbon farming

an NBN (using fibre to the premises)

a federal inquiry into Queensland government administration

giving apprentices access to a $20,000 loan

increasing support for community radio and TV

making Australians working overseas repay their student debts

letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions

removing parallel import restrictions for books

buffer zones around abortion clinics

increasing the price of tobacco

a national redress scheme for institutional abuse survivors

doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers

criminalising "revenge porn"

a citizenship test

universal access to abortion services

increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship

increasing penalties for breach of data

promoting multiculturalism

paid parental leave equality for stay-at-home mums and dads

increasing protections for franchisees

an independent inquiry into Attorney-General Christian Porter

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

building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)

treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency

increasing support for the Australian shipping industry

reproductive bodily autonomy

banning pay secrecy clauses

capping gas prices

compulsory income management for welfare recipients

market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity

implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full

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

introducing a Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV)

revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the courts

banning the sale of non-therapeutic vapes

introducing digital ID

reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status

criminalising wage theft

Improving pay and conditions for gig workers

increasing access to subsidised childcare

criminalising hate speech

criminalising hate symbols

mandatory climate financial disclosures

increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace

federal action on public housing

a Free Trade Agreement with China

targeting foreign interference in Australia

making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory

increasing workplace protections

self-governance of the territories

transgender children and young people having access to gender affirming healthcare

giving approval for mining in the Liverpool Plains

building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia

MacMines' proposed China Stone coal mine in the Galilee Basin

investing in climate science

a transition plan for coal workers

net zero emissions by 2050

a minerals resource rent tax

vehicle efficiency standards

the Intervention in the Northern Territory

increasing consumer protections

increasing government support for the dairy industry

extending government benefits to same-sex couples

Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin

the Paris Climate Agreement

regional processing of asylum seekers

extending Jobkeeper Payment

reducing taxes for middle-income earners

increasing the diversity of media ownership

offshore oil mining

re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals

a carbon price

creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission

a declared area offence

increasing transparency of big business by making information public

increasing access to medicinal cannabis products

Election promises

Source ↗

2 of 2

tracked election promises kept

Convene National Oil Supplies Emergency Committee regularly

kept Made 10 Mar 2026 Source

Establish ongoing taskforce between agriculture and fuel suppliers

kept Made 10 Mar 2026 Source

Votes & actions

They Vote For You ↗

216 documented actions · 68 AYE · 148 NO · showing the 5 most recent

Vote	Action	Date
NO	Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Refer to Committee	14 May 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Consideration of Legislation	14 May 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	14 May 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	14 May 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	14 May 2026	Source

Show actions 6–45 of 216

NO	Committees — Directions to Committees	14 May 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	14 May 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee	14 May 2026	Source
NO	Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees	14 May 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference	13 May 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Consideration of Legislation	13 May 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference	13 May 2026	Source
NO	Matters of Urgency — Budget	13 May 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Kumanjayi Little Baby - Family violence and child safety	12 May 2026	Source
NO	Matters of Urgency - Climate Change - Make polluters pay	12 May 2026	Source
NO	Documents - Australian Defence Force - Order for the Production of Documents	12 May 2026	Source
AYE	Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and another - Limitation of Debate - Strengthen alcohol regulations	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Remote area allowance	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - 6‑year limit on debt recovery, indexing urgent payment request limits	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Removing upper limit for urgent payment requests	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Criminal Code Amendment (Keeping Australia Safe) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	1 Apr 2026	Source
AYE	Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - Role of Secretary	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - Role of the Secretary	1 Apr 2026	Source
AYE	Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea	1 Apr 2026	Source
AYE	National Health Amendment (Passive Immunological Products) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Pass the bill	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	National Health Amendment (Passive Immunological Products) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Vaccines to be tested against an inert saline placebo	1 Apr 2026	Source
AYE	Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - Pass the bill	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - Attorney‑General objection power	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 and another - Limitation of Debate - Termination of appointments	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - National framework	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - Implement Multicultural Framework Review findings	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - Review and statement of reasons for refusing financial services	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - Craft beer	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and another - Committee of the Whole - Tap spirits and independent review	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and another - Limitation of Debate - 25 per cent tax on LNG export revenue	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and another - Limitation of Debate - On-premises consumption	1 Apr 2026	Source
AYE	Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and another - Limitation of Debate - Strengthen alcohol regulations	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Department of the Treasury, Home Guarantee Scheme; Order for the Production of Documents	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Impact of the Conflict in Iran Select Committee; Appointment	1 Apr 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Impact of the Conflict in Iran Select Committee; Appointment	1 Apr 2026	Source
AYE	Migration Amendment (Combatting Migrant Exploitation) Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - Agree with the bill's main idea	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - Additional objects and Commonwealth‑funded translating and interpreting services framework	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025; in Committee	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Copyright Amendment Bill 2026; Second Reading	31 Mar 2026	Source

Show actions 46–85 of 216

NO	Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Independent review of operation of amendments	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Regulations and Determinations - Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes — Cash Acceptance) Regulations 2025 - Disallow	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025; in Committee	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025; in Committee	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025; Second Reading	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Copyright Amendment Bill 2026; Second Reading	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Matters of Urgency — Taxation	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents - Housing Australia - Order for the production of documents	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Superannuation; Order for the Production of Documents	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Procedure Committee; Reference	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Gender dysphoria treatment	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Repeal of restrictions relating to fossil fuels	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Renewables	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026; Second Reading	31 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025;	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025;	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025;	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025;	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Matters of Urgency — Public Transport	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Matters of Urgency — Fuel Security	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions — Fuel	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025;	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025;	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 and another - Third Reading - Pass the bills	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Housing; Order for the Production of Documents	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	26 Mar 2026	Source

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NO	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026; Third Reading	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026; Second Reading	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026; Second Reading	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Department of the Treasury, Home Guarantee Scheme; Order for the Production of Documents	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for Accc Enforcement) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026; Second Reading	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Home Guarantee Scheme; Order for the Production of Documents	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026 and another - Third Reading - Pass the bills	25 Mar 2026	Source
NO	National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026 - in Committee - Government response	25 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — 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 (Tran	25 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — 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 (Tran	25 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Therapeutic Goods Administration; Order for the Production of Documents	23 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026, Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026, Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Fir	23 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026, Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026, Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Crimi	23 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	12 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	12 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion - Bondi royal commission's special adviser	12 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Motions — Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion	12 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	12 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	12 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Consideration of Legislation	12 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	12 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Motions — Fuel Security	12 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Royal Commissions Legislation Amendment (Protections for Providing Information) Bill 2026 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	12 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	12 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	12 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Greens amendments	12 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	12 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Condemns legislation	12 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Raise humanitarian intake numbers	12 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Fuel Security - Let another motion be moved	12 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Motions — International Day to Combat Islamophobia	11 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	11 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Reference	11 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions - International Day to Combat Islamophobia - Let another motion be moved	11 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - First Reading - Proceed with bill without formalities	11 Mar 2026	Source

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AYE	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - First Reading - Put the question	11 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Matters of Urgency - National Anti-Racism Framework - Official Government responses needed	11 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — 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 Debate	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Scott River Wind Farm; Order for the Production of Documents	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999; Order for the Production of Documents	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Regulations and Determinations — Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulations 2025; Disallowance	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions — Middle East	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Motions — Middle East	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Keep schedules 1-3 as they are	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — 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 Debate	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — 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 Debate	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Matters of Urgency - Middle East - Do not send Australia personnel	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Government Management of Isis Brides Committee; Appointment	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — National Security; Order for the Production of Documents	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — National Security, Rifi, Dr Jamal; Order for the Production of Documents	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026 and another - Limitation of Debate - Pass the bills	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	5 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	5 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	5 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	5 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Defence Personnel; Order for the Production of Documents	5 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Defence Personnel; Order for the Production of Documents	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Cybersafety; Order for the Production of Documents	5 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Cybersafety; Order for the Production of Documents	5 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Fuel - Let another motion be moved	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025; Third Reading	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Energy; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Energy; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source

Show actions 166–205 of 216

NO	Business — Rearrangement	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Online Safety Act 2021 - Implement recommendations	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025; Third Reading	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — National Anti-Racism Framework; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Home Guarantee Scheme; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Procedure Committee; Reference	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Parliamentary Standards - Let another motion be introduced	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Energy; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Workplace Relations; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Australian Space Agency; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Superannuation; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Department of Social Services; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Matters of Urgency — Middle East	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — National Anti-Racism Framework; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — National Anti-Racism Framework; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Australian Defence Force - Let another motion be introduced	3 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025; in Committee	3 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Climate Change and Energy Portfolio; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Department of Defence; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Trade and Tourism; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Department of Defence; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Trade and Tourism; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — National Anti-Racism Framework; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — National Anti-Racism Framework; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Prime Minister; Order for the Production of Documents	3 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Motions — Middle East	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions — Middle East	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Motions — Middle East	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions — Middle East	2 Mar 2026	Source

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NO	Business — Rearrangement	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Racism: Islamophobia - Let another vote be moved	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Motions - Hanson, Senator Pauline Lee - Censure on comments about Muslim Australians	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Corporate Governance; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Minister for Communications: Senate Additional Estimates 2025-26; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Minister for Communications: Senate Additional Estimates 2025-26; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source

Money

AEC Transparency Register / AusTender ↗

Glenn Sterle is a member of Australian Labor Party. Individual donation disclosures aren't required for party members under AEC rules — donations are recorded against the party as a whole. View ALP donations →

Media company donations

Nine Entertainment Co

7 outlets

$5K

Network Ten (Paramount)

Foreign owned · USA · 2 outlets

$4K

Seven West Media

3 outlets

$1K

News Corp Australia

Foreign owned · USA · 8 outlets

$536

Federal contracts to party donors

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

SERENDIPITY (WA) PTY LTD

1 contract

$12,328,687,413

Macquarie Technology Operations Pty

1 contract

$8,880,804,678

KPMG

172 contracts

$5,233,160,181

VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD - GEMS PROJECT

1 contract

$4,178,803,251

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU

83 contracts

$4,153,886,721

Show suppliers 6–20 of 20

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

2 contracts

$3,561,600,000

Ernst & Young

39 contracts

$2,696,935,507

Roche Products Pty Ltd

1 contract

$2,224,032,418

RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

15 contracts

$1,991,336,998

Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd

2 contracts

$1,755,518,334

ERNST & YOUNG CONSULTING

10 contracts

$1,716,728,148

ERNST & YOUNG

28 contracts

$1,588,253,245

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

44 contracts

$1,330,655,047

Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd

1 contract

$982,574,630

HOLDING REDLICH

18 contracts

$942,285,934

Macquarie Technology Operations Pty Ltd

6 contracts

$910,622,438

SANOFI-AVENTIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

1 contract

$805,200,000

MACQUARIE TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS PTY LIMITED

5 contracts

$608,239,557

JACOBS GROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

15 contracts

$543,432,321

Comcover

10 contracts

$493,970,450

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 — China

travel Risk (heuristic): critical Travel or hospitality funded by a foreign government (China) Source

Ties by risk

Critical

Ties by country

China

Lobbying contact (17 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 6–17 of 17

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

Gravity Consulting Services

Registered for: Aurizon Holdings

Capital Hill Advisory

Registered for: Santos Limited

Alex Ulm Consulting

Registered for: REA Group

Mercury Strategic Advisory

Registered for: Visy Industries

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

In-House Public Affairs

Registered for: Urban Development Institute of Australia

Place & sources

ABS electorate data ↗

No electorate-level housing data on record for WA.

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 Glenn Sterle 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 →