Senator · Australian Labor Party · Member for SA

Marielle Smith

Chamber Senate Days in office 2,602 Jurisdiction commonwealth Party ALP Verified 2 May 2026

Findings

Has 11 disclosed foreign ties, including Switzerland, Hong Kong.
Voted consistently for increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace.

276

Documented actions

88 AYE / 188 NO

Voting record

2 of 11

Promises kept

2,602

Days in office

Voting record

AYE vs NO

88 AYE · 188 NO

Policy stance distribution (173 policy areas)

Strong opponent 49Mostly opposes 12Mixed record 37Mostly supports 16Strong supporter 59

Policy positions

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173 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

temporary protection visas

STRONG OPPONENT

increasing restrictions on gambling

STRONG OPPONENT

building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia

STRONG OPPONENT

increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts

STRONG SUPPORTER

Show all 173 policy areas — grouped by stance

STRONG OPPONENT — 49

temporary protection visas

increasing restrictions on gambling

building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia

requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments

ending illegal logging

increasing funding for legal aid

letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)

ending immigration detention on Nauru

public transport

an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)

maintaining or increasing defence spending

expanding public funded dental care

nuclear energy

increasing support for rural and regional Australia

legalising recreational cannabis for adults

increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws

making university education fee-free

ending indexation on student debt (vocational and tertiary)

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

up to 12 months of paid parental leave by 2030

treating COVID vaccine status as a protected attribute

banning politicial deepfakes

making price gouging illegal

targetting homelessness in specific vulnerable groups

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)

no new fossil fuels projects

federal government action on animal & plant extinctions

net zero emissions by 2035

increasing marine conservation

privatising certain government services

increasing the age pension

increasing access under Freedom of Information law

increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship

ending immigration detention on Manus Island

protecting citizens' privacy

increasing political transparency

increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry

decreasing government funding for private schools

protecting whistleblowers

increasing the cost of humanities degrees

protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats

increasing accessibility of government data and documents

banning new thermal coal mines

decreasing the gender pay gap

MOSTLY OPPOSES — 12

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

increasing access to medicinal cannabis products

building community climate change resilience

increasing legal protections for LGBTI people

ending government investment in fossil fuels

repealing Stage 3 tax cuts

decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels

protecting the Great Barrier Reef

limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees

procedural fairness

more scrutiny of intelligence services & police

increasing the Youth Allowance rate

MIXED RECORD — 37

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

implementing refugee and protection conventions

decreasing availability of welfare payments

restricting donations to political parties

a carbon price

increasing Aboriginal land rights

increasing funding for road infrastructure

offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia

decreasing ABC and SBS funding

removing children from immigration detention

increasing the diversity of media ownership

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

stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation

putting a time limit on immigration detention

more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force

increasing the Newstart Allowance rate

increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship

a declared area offence

a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

an independent NDIS assessment process

assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic

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

increasing state and territory environmental approval powers

reducing waste in Australia

the Murray Darling Basin Plan

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

building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)

treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency

increasing workplace protections for women

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

Extended Supervision Orders (ESOs)

banning the sale of non-therapeutic vapes

vehicle efficiency standards

increasing access to subsidised childcare

MOSTLY SUPPORTS — 16

speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)

Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)

Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)

increasing housing affordability

assisting Australians trying to return from overseas

increasing transparency of big business by making information public

increasing freedom of political communication

mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences

increasing protection of Australia's fresh water

unconventional gas mining

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

reducing university student debt

increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites

increasing investment in the coal industry

increasing surveillance powers

increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment

STRONG SUPPORTER — 59

increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace

increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts

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

strengthening gun control laws

reducing taxes for high-income earners

a Free Trade Agreement with China

doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers

universal access to abortion services

targeting foreign interference in Australia

the territories being able to legalise euthanasia

stopping former ministers from taking lobbying positions within five years

political intervention in research funding grants

increasing government support for the dairy industry

Temporary Exclusion Orders

increasing funding for public schools

reproductive bodily autonomy

banning pay secrecy clauses

capping gas prices

a character test for Australian visas

compulsory income management for welfare recipients

reducing taxes for middle-income earners

market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity

self-governance of the territories

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

placing the CFMEU into administration

introducing digital ID

reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status

criminalising wage theft

Improving pay and conditions for gig workers

criminalising hate speech

criminalising hate symbols

mandatory climate financial disclosures

federal action on public housing

a transition plan for coal workers

net zero emissions by 2050

creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission

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

Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin

transgender children and young people having access to gender affirming healthcare

making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use

offshore oil mining

encouraging Australian-based industry

increasing consumer protections

increasing workplace protections

regional processing of asylum seekers

increasing funding for university education

reducing air pollution

implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full

increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management

live animal export

a Royal Commission into Robodebt

transgender rights and protections

Australia's timber industry

closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory

the Paris Climate Agreement

increasing investment in renewable energy

Election promises

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tracked election promises kept

Invest in Defence

kept Made 5 Mar 2026 Source

Increase Funding for Public Hospitals