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27 Mar 2018 · 4:36 PM · Division 2

Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018

Consideration in Detail - Agree with bill as amended
Official title
Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with bill as amended

Ayes 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
76
No
69
Not recorded voting
5

“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 in favour of a motion to agree with the bill as amended. This means that they can now decide whether they want to pass the bill.

What is the bill's main idea?

The bill was introduced to, among other things:

  • set a lower minimum repayment threshold of $45,000 per year with a repayment rate of one per cent
  • introduce a combined lifetime HELP loan limit of $150,000 for students studying medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses, or $104,440 for all other students that is indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI);
  • change the indexation factor for HELP repayment thresholds from Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) to the CPI.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
75
No
69
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party066
Liberal Party550
National Party140
Independent31
Australian Greens01
Centre Alliance10
Liberal National Party10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 75

No · 69

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