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13 Feb 2017 · 4:24 PM · Division 9

Schools

Needs-based funding model
Official title
Motions - Schools - Needs-based funding model

Noes in the majority

This says only which side won the vote, because what Aye and No meant here depends on the exact question put in the chamber.

Aye
9
No
43
Not recorded voting
22

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.

What was decided

The majority voted against a motion introduced by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (SA), which means it was unsuccessful.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes:

(i) the Government's refusal to commit to the final two years of Gonski funding, which has established a funding cliff in 2018, will cut billions of dollars from Australian schools, and

(ii) that some of the wealthiest private schools in Australia are over-funded while many public schools are struggling without adequate funding; and

(b) calls on the Turnbull Government to prioritise equality in Australian schools by committing to a genuine needs­-based funding model.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
9
No
43
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party020
Liberal Party013
Australian Greens80
National Party04
Liberal National Party02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Country Liberal Party01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party10
Liberal Democratic Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 9

No · 43

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