Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025; in Committee

PASSED36 Ayes · 27 Noes

AI Summary

The Senate voted on amendments to two bills related to the Universities Accord and creation of an Australian Tertiary Education Commission during the committee stage of debate. The amendments passed with 36 votes in favour and 27 against, allowing the revised legislation to progress toward final passage.

Party breakdown

AYE 36

NOE 27

ALP23 aye

GRN10 aye

IND2 aye

PRESID1 aye

LIB15 noe

ON4 noe

NAT3 noe

LNP2 noe

UAP1 noe

DEPUTY1 noe

CLP1 noe

Ayes (36)

ALP · 23

Lisa Darmanin

Nita Green

Varun Ghosh

Jess Walsh

Glenn Sterle

Josh Dolega

Corinne Mulholland

Michelle Ananda-Rajah

Tim Ayres

Charlotte Walker

Deborah O'Neill

Anthony Chisholm

Murray Watt

Marielle Smith

Helen Polley

Carol Brown

Ellie Whiteaker

Tony Sheldon

Jenny McAllister

Richard Dowling

Dorinda Cox

Jana Stewart

Raff Ciccone

GRN · 10

Barbara Pocock

Peter Whish-Wilson

Larissa Waters

Penny Allman-Payne

David Shoebridge

Sarah Hanson-Young

Nick McKim

Jordon Steele-John

Mehreen Faruqi

Steph Hodgins-May

IND · 2

Tammy Tyrrell

David Pocock

PRESID · 1

Sue Lines

Noes (27)

LIB · 15

Dave Sharma

Leah Blyth

Alex Antic

Anne Ruston

James Paterson

Richard Colbeck

Claire Chandler

Maria Kovacic

Dean Smith

Jane Hume

Matt O'Sullivan

Sarah Henderson

Kerrynne Liddle

Wendy Askew

Paul Scarr

ON · 4

Malcolm Roberts

Tyron Whitten

Sean Bell

Pauline Hanson

NAT · 3

Ross Cadell

Bridget McKenzie

Susan McDonald

LNP · 2

James McGrath

Matthew Canavan

UAP · 1

Ralph Babet

DEPUTY · 1

Slade Brockman

CLP · 1

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price