31 July 2025 · 10:19 AM · Division 3
Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025
- Official title
- Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025 - Adoption of Report - Adopt the Committee report
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
- 3
- Not recorded voting
- 37
“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 "That the report from the committee be adopted." This means the Senate can now decide on whether to pass the bill.
What does this bill do?
According to the bills digest, which is a document prepared by the parliamentary library:
The purpose of the Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025 (the Bill) is to amend a range of laws governing the management of student loan debt, in order to:
- provide a one-off 20% cut to student loan debts incurred on or before 1 June 2025
- increase the minimum repayment threshold for student loans from $54,435 in 2024-25 to $67,000 in 2025-26
- introduce a marginal repayment system for compulsory student loan repayments that will change the repayment calculation method to be based on the portion of a person’s income above the new $67,000 threshold, rather than being based on total income.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Reducing university student debtSupporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 23 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 10 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 3 |
| Australia's Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 36
- Fatima PaymanWA · Australia's Voice
- Penny Allman-PayneQueensland · Greens
- Mehreen FaruqiNSW · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Steph Hodgins-MayVictoria · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Barbara PocockSA · Greens
- David ShoebridgeNSW · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Michelle Ananda-RajahVictoria · Labor
- Tim AyresNSW · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Dorinda CoxWA · Labor
- Lisa DarmaninVictoria · Labor
- Josh DolegaTasmania · Labor
- Richard DowlingTasmania · Labor
- Varun GhoshWA · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Karen GroganSA · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Corinne MulhollandQueensland · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Marielle SmithSA · Labor
- Jana StewartVictoria · Labor
No · 3
- Malcolm RobertsQueensland · One Nation
- Warwick StaceyNSW · One Nation
- Tyron WhittenWA · One Nation
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