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Simon Birmingham’s policies on domestic policy issues

These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average Australian voter ranked them on the quiz.

Topics

Domestic Policy  ›  Government Surveillance

Should the government be able to monitor phone calls and emails?

  Simon Birmingham voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Aboriginal recognition

Should the constitution recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?

  Simon Birmingham voterbaseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Internet Regulation

Should the government regulate the internet?

  Simon Birmingham voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Woman Quotas

Should political parties be required to run a certain percentage of women candidates?

  Simon Birmingham voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

  Party’s support baseYes, but only if releasing the information does not threaten our national security


Domestic Policy  ›  Social Media Regulation

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

  Simon Birmingham voterbaseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Drug Policy

Are you in favour of decriminalising drug use?

  Simon Birmingham voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  GP Visits

Should health insurers be allowed to cover GP visits?

  Party’s support baseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Live Exports

Should the government allow the export of live animals to foreign countries?

  Simon Birmingham voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  High Speed Rail

Should the federal government invest in the construction of a high speed rail?

  Party’s support baseYes, but only if it's a cross country system linking all states

Domestic Policy  ›  Housing Bubble

Should the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raise interest rates to prevent a housing bubble?

  Simon Birmingham voterbaseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Australian flag?

  Simon Birmingham voterbaseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of Parliament?

  Simon Birmingham voterbaseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

  Simon Birmingham voterbaseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Monarchy

Should Australia end the monarchy and become a republic?

  Simon Birmingham voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  TikTok Ban

Should the government ban TikTok?

  Party’s support baseYes