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30 July 2025 · 12:19 PM · Division 5

Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025

in Committee - Accounting for withholding amounts
Official title
Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Accounting for withholding amounts

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
10
No
33
Not recorded voting
33

“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 the amendment (1) on sheet 3371 introduced by NSW Senator Mehreen Faruqi (Greens), which means it failed.

Senator Faruqi explained that:

This amendment changes the way indexation is calculated on student debt, because applying indexation to a debt that has already been repaid is plainly unreasonable and unjust. Repayments must be properly counted before any indexation is added. This amendment changes the timing of indexation and offers a modest but meaningful shift towards fairness.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
10
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party026
Australian Greens100
Liberal Party03
Deputy Senate President01
Independent01
National Party01
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 10

No · 33

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