Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2019 and two others

The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is that the bills be read for a second time (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bills). The amendment was introduced by Cooper MP Ged Kearney (Labor).

Amendment text

That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes that:

(1) the Government has:

(a) damaged the quality of Australia's world-class higher education and vocational training system;

(b) cut funding to TAFE and training;

(c) let apprentice numbers fall; and

(d) presided over a national shortage in skilled tradespeople; and

(2) Australians deserve excellent TAFEs and universities and the Government has gutted both