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

PASSED29 Ayes · 15 Noes

AI Summary

The Senate voted on amendments to two bills about establishing an Australian Tertiary Education Commission as part of the Universities Accord while in the Committee stage of debate. The amendments passed 29-15, allowing the bills to progress toward their final Senate vote.

Party breakdown

AYE 29

NOE 15

ALP22 aye

LIB3 aye

NAT2 aye

DEPUTY1 aye

PRESID1 aye

GRN10 noe

ON3 noe

IND2 noe

Ayes (29)

ALP · 22

Marielle Smith

Varun Ghosh

Josh Dolega

Corinne Mulholland

Glenn Sterle

Anthony Chisholm

Ellie Whiteaker

Helen Polley

Jenny McAllister

Tim Ayres

Lisa Darmanin

Jess Walsh

Jana Stewart

Michelle Ananda-Rajah

Charlotte Walker

Murray Watt

Deborah O'Neill

Nita Green

Tony Sheldon

Carol Brown

Dorinda Cox

Richard Dowling

LIB · 3

Matt O'Sullivan

Sarah Henderson

Richard Colbeck

NAT · 2

Ross Cadell

Susan McDonald

DEPUTY · 1

Slade Brockman

PRESID · 1

Sue Lines

Noes (15)

GRN · 10

Penny Allman-Payne

Sarah Hanson-Young

Barbara Pocock

Mehreen Faruqi

Nick McKim

Steph Hodgins-May

Larissa Waters

Jordon Steele-John

David Shoebridge

Peter Whish-Wilson

ON · 3

Malcolm Roberts

Tyron Whitten

Sean Bell

IND · 2

Tammy Tyrrell

David Pocock