Bills — Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026; Second Reading

DEFEATED13 Ayes · 23 Noes

Bill: Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026

AI Summary

The Senate voted on the Second Reading of the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026, which is the stage where the general principles and merits of the bill are debated and decided. The bill was defeated with 13 senators voting in favour and 23 voting against, meaning it will not proceed further in the legislative process.

Party breakdown

AYE 13

NOE 23

GRN10 aye

AV1 aye

IND1 aye

JLN1 aye

ALP20 noe

LIB2 noe

PRESID1 noe

Ayes (13)

GRN · 10

Barbara Pocock

Larissa Waters

Penny Allman-Payne

Nick McKim

Steph Hodgins-May

Mehreen Faruqi

Vanessa Bleyer

Sarah Hanson-Young

Jordon Steele-John

David Shoebridge

AV · 1

Fatima Payman

IND · 1

David Pocock

JLN · 1

Jacqui Lambie

Noes (23)

ALP · 20

Josh Dolega

Richard Dowling

Carol Brown

Malarndirri McCarthy

Charlotte Walker

Helen Polley

Lisa Darmanin

Deborah O'Neill

Ellie Whiteaker

Michelle Ananda-Rajah

Jenny McAllister

Tony Sheldon

Anthony Chisholm

Nita Green

Glenn Sterle

Tim Ayres

Marielle Smith

Varun Ghosh

Jana Stewart

Raff Ciccone

LIB · 2

Maria Kovacic

Matt O'Sullivan

PRESID · 1

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