13 Aug 2018 · 6:30 PM · Division 4
Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018
in Committee - Agree with amended bill
- Official title
- Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Agree with amended bill
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
- 36
- No
- 32
- Not recorded voting
- 8
“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 in its amended form. This means they can now decide on whether to read the bill for a third time. Giving a bill a third reading is parliamentary jargon for passing a 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
How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.
- Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debtsSupporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
34
No
32
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 21 |
| Liberal Party | 19 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 8 |
| National Party | 3 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 3 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Xenophon Team | 2 | 0 |
| Australian Democrats | 0 | 1 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | 0 | 1 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 34
- Nigel ScullionNT · CLP
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- Lucy GichuhiSA · Independent
- Tim StorerSA · Independent
- David LeyonhjelmNSW · Liberal Democrats
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- David BushbyTasmania · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- David FawcettSA · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Mitch FifieldVictoria · Liberal
- Jane HumeVictoria · Liberal
- Ian MacdonaldQueensland · Liberal
- Jim MolanNSW · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Marise PayneNSW · Liberal
- Linda ReynoldsWA · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Scott RyanVictoria · Liberal
- Zed SeseljaACT · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Amanda StokerQueensland · Liberal
- Bridget McKenzieVictoria · Nationals
- Barry O'SullivanQueensland · Nationals
- John WilliamsNSW · Nationals
- Stirling GriffSA · Nick Xenophon Team
No · 32
- Andrew BartlettQueensland · Democrats
- Richard Di NataleVictoria · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Lee RhiannonNSW · Greens
- Janet RiceVictoria · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Patrick DodsonWA · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Kristina KeneallyNSW · Labor
- Chris KetterQueensland · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Lisa SinghTasmania · Labor
- David SmithBean · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
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