Voluntary student union fees
People who support this policy believe that university students should be able to choose whether or not to pay student services and amenities fees (also called student union fees).
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the Senate whom They Vote For You places in one of its seven agreement groups for this policy (its own categories, shown as published). Bars show percentages of members, not vote totals; the number beside each bar is how many members that is. Members They Vote For You says haven't cast enough votes on the policy are counted separately, not in the bars.
- Consistently against
- Almost always against
- Generally against
- Mixture
- Generally for
- Almost always for
- Consistently for
Labor
9 members
Liberal
6 members+1 not enough votes
Greens
3 members
One Nation
2 members
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
LNP
1 member+1 not enough votes
Deputy Senate President
1 member
Nationals
1 member
Senate President0 members+1 not enough votes
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
| Party | Consistently against | Almost always against | Generally against | Mixture | Generally for | Almost always for | Consistently for | Not enough votes | Members in bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Greens | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 27 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 86% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted a mixture of for and against | 44% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 27% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 22% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 14% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Not enough votes to say | 14% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 17 Oct 2017 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee
- 17 Oct 2017 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee
- 26 Nov 2015 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Student Services and Amenities Fee - Students should have to agree to SSAF
- 11 Oct 2011 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010 - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 18 Nov 2010 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 26 Nov 2009 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 18 Aug 2009 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009 - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 19 Mar 2009 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 25 Sept 2008 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Voluntary Student Unionism - Agree to motion
- 11 Sept 2006 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - End Voluntary Student Unionism