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Helen Haines
Member of Parliament · Independent · Member for Indi

Helen Haines

Chamber House Days in office 2,646 Jurisdiction commonwealth Party IND Verified 2 May 2026

Findings

113
Documented actions
66 AYE / 47 NO
Voting record
0 of 4
Promises kept
2,646
Days in office
Voting record
AYE vs NO
66 AYE · 47 NO
Policy stance distribution (109 policy areas)
Strong opponent 35Mostly opposes 2Mixed record 12Mostly supports 3Strong supporter 57
01

Policy positions

They Vote For You ↗

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 SUPPORTER
implementing refugee and protection conventions
STRONG SUPPORTER
increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
STRONG SUPPORTER
regional processing of asylum seekers
STRONG OPPONENT
increasing marine conservation
STRONG SUPPORTER
Show all 109 policy areas — grouped by stance
STRONG OPPONENT — 35
regional processing of asylum seekers
restricting foreign ownership
privatising government-owned assets
increasing funding for university education
increasing accessibility of government data and documents
restricting donations to political parties
putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
maintaining or increasing defence spending
drug testing welfare recipients
nuclear energy
prioritising religious freedom
a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements
Temporary Exclusion Orders
making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory
mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences
banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention
increasing state and territory environmental approval powers
increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
a character test for Australian visas
making university education fee-free
the federal government calling for a ceasefire in Gaza (2023-26)
banning the sale of non-therapeutic vapes
capping international student numbers at universities
criminalising wage theft
paid placements for all students
wiping all student debt (university and vocational)
banning pay secrecy clauses
live animal export
increasing investment in the coal industry
climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage)
increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status
decreasing availability of welfare payments
MOSTLY OPPOSES — 2
putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
unconventional gas mining
MIXED RECORD — 12
ending government investment in fossil fuels
the territories being able to legalise euthanasia
political intervention in research funding grants
banning new thermal coal mines
increasing workplace protections
building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws
net zero emissions by 2035
procedural fairness
self-governance of the territories
increasing the financial return on fossil fuels
MOSTLY SUPPORTS — 3
increasing transparency of big business by making information public
increasing consumer protections
suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
STRONG SUPPORTER — 57
increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
implementing refugee and protection conventions
increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
increasing marine conservation
encouraging Australian-based industry
increasing freedom of political communication
decreasing the gender pay gap
creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
protecting whistleblowers
stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
federal action on public housing
ending immigration detention on Nauru
strengthening gun control laws
protecting citizens' privacy
doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
privatising certain government services
expanding public funded dental care
increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
transgender rights and protections
community right to say no to nuclear waste disposal sites
increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic
parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
reducing waste in Australia
a transition plan for coal workers
increasing workplace protections for women
considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
reproductive bodily autonomy
capping gas prices
compulsory income management for welfare recipients
market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
having a referendum on whether to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament
considering motions on Gaza (2023-26) (procedural)
Build to Rent (BTR)
vehicle efficiency standards
introducing digital ID
reducing tax on lowest income bracket
increasing access to subsidised childcare
criminalising hate speech
criminalising hate symbols
mandatory climate financial disclosures
increasing support for rural and regional Australia
limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
no new fossil fuels projects
increasing the cost of humanities degrees
more scrutiny of intelligence services & police
the Paris Climate Agreement
increasing political transparency
an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
increasing housing affordability
protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
increasing investment in renewable energy
making TAFE education fee-free
Improving pay and conditions for gig workers
net zero emissions by 2050
02

Election promises

Source ↗
0 of 4
tracked election promises kept
Establish $2 billion Building Regional and Rural Hospitals Fund
partial Made 4 Mar 2026 Source
Increase funding for rural medical training
partial Made 4 Mar 2026 Source
Expand Commonwealth prac payment program
partial Made 4 Mar 2026 Source
Triple the Murray-Darling medical program
broken Made 4 Mar 2026 Source
03

Votes & actions

They Vote For You ↗
113 documented actions · 66 AYE · 47 NO · showing the 5 most recent
VoteActionDate
NO Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Appointment 2 July 2026 Source
NO Business — Rearrangement 2 July 2026 Source
AYE Committees — Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee; Reference 2 July 2026 Source
NO Committees — Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee; Reference 2 July 2026 Source
NO Business — Rearrangement 2 July 2026 Source
Show actions 6–45 of 113
NO Motions — Minister for Defence Industry; Attempted Censure 2 July 2026 Source
NO 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
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
AYE Bills — Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026; Report from Federation Chamber 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 — 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 National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - CALD communities 28 May 2026 Source
AYE National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Automated decision-making 28 May 2026 Source
AYE National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Extend submission deadline 28 May 2026 Source
AYE Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail 25 May 2026 Source
AYE 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 Secrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill 2026 - Report from Federation Chamber - Journalism and whistleblowing 14 May 2026 Source
AYE Bills — Secrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail 14 May 2026 Source
AYE Bills — Secrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail 14 May 2026 Source
NO Bills — Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025; Second Reading 14 May 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 Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025; Report from Federation Chamber 2 Mar 2026 Source
AYE 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
AYE 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
NO Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - National Tertiary Education Objective 10 Feb 2026 Source
AYE 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
AYE Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea 9 Feb 2026 Source
NO Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Opposition concerns 9 Feb 2026 Source
NO Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Application of amendments 5 Feb 2026 Source
AYE Bills — Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025; Second Reading 4 Feb 2026 Source
AYE Bills — Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail 4 Feb 2026 Source
NO Bills — Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail 4 Feb 2026 Source
NO Questions without Notice — Australian Parliament 4 Feb 2026 Source
NO Bills — Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail 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
Show actions 46–85 of 113
AYE Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail 20 Jan 2026 Source
AYE Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea 20 Jan 2026 Source
AYE Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail 20 Jan 2026 Source
AYE 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
NO 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
AYE Business — Rearrangement 28 Oct 2025 Source
AYE Business — Rearrangement 28 Oct 2025 Source
AYE Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea 27 Oct 2025 Source
AYE Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 and another - Consideration in Detail - Climate change and pandemics 27 Oct 2025 Source
AYE Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 and another - Consideration in Detail - Review of the Act 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 Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Small business 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
NO Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government 8 Oct 2025 Source
AYE Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Increasing the instant asset write‑off and making it permanent 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 Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - Reference to Committee - Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights 1 Sept 2025 Source
NO National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Health Technology Assessment review and tariffs 28 Aug 2025 Source
AYE Regulations and Determinations — Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Health and Aged Care Measures No. 4) Regulations 2024; Disallowance 26 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
NO Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Penalty and overtime rates 31 July 2025 Source
NO Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Increase flexibility 31 July 2025 Source
AYE Business — Consideration of Legislation 31 July 2025 Source
NO 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
AYE 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 - Let Mr Gee present a bill 26 Mar 2025 Source
NO Business - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - Standing Order 133(b) 25 Mar 2025 Source
NO Business - Consideration of Legislation - Put the question 25 Mar 2025 Source
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NO 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
NO Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Salmon industry 25 Mar 2025 Source
NO Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea 25 Mar 2025 Source
NO Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025 - Third Reading - Pass the bill 25 Mar 2025 Source
NO Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the question 13 Feb 2025 Source
NO Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the question 13 Feb 2025 Source
NO Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 - Consideration of Senate Message - Consider Senate amendments immediately 13 Feb 2025 Source
NO 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
AYE Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea 13 Feb 2025 Source
AYE 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
AYE Business - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - Keeping Cash Transactions in Australia Bill 2024 12 Feb 2025 Source
AYE Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Enshrine target in law 12 Feb 2025 Source
AYE Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the bill as amended 12 Feb 2025 Source
NO Business - Rearrangement - Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 11 Feb 2025 Source
AYE Social Security Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea 11 Feb 2025 Source
NO Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2024 - Report from Federation Chamber - Criticism of Government 10 Feb 2025 Source
NO 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 - Making the instant asset write-off permanent 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
NO Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 - Third Reading - Put the question 6 Feb 2025 Source
NO Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government 6 Feb 2025 Source
AYE Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024 - Consideration in Detail - Publishing information 6 Feb 2025 Source
AYE Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea 6 Feb 2025 Source
AYE Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea 6 Feb 2025 Source
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Money

AEC Transparency Register / AusTender ↗
No individual donation disclosures on record.
05

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 to China for a parliamentary delegation in 2020 Source
Chinese Government — China
travel Risk (heuristic): critical Travel to China for a parliamentary delegation in 2020, funded by the Chinese Government Source
Chinese Government — China
donation Risk (heuristic): critical Gift of a book from the Chinese Government in 2020 Source
Australian Chamber of Commerce in China — China
membership Risk (heuristic): critical Member of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in China Source
China Investment Corporation — China
investment Risk (heuristic): critical Investment in a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Source
Show ties 6–8 of 8
National Institute of Health and Medical Research — India
membership Risk (heuristic): high Memberships in foreign organisations Source
National Institute of Health and Medical Research — India
directorship Risk (heuristic): high Directorship or role in a foreign (non-Australian) company or entity Source
National Institute of Health and Medical Research — India
investment Risk (heuristic): high Investment in companies listed on foreign (non-ASX) stock exchanges Source

Ties by risk

Critical
5
High
3

Ties by country

China
5
India
3
06

Place & sources

ABS electorate data ↗
$820K
Median house price
$520
Median weekly rent
38.4%
Rental stress
26.2%
Investor owned

Evidence and sources

No mockup section yet — kept in original form

News

No news mentions matched to Helen Haines 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 →