Ending indexation on student debt (vocational and tertiary)
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should stop indexing student debts from trade support loans and tertiary education HELP loans.
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
28 members
Liberal
10 members
Greens
9 members
Independent
2 members
One Nation
2 members
Nationals
2 members
LNP
1 member
CLP
1 member
Australia's Voice
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
United Australia
1 member
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 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Liberal | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nationals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CLP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 60 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Voted generally for | 63% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (NT) | CLP | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted generally against | 25% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Ross Cadell (NSW) | Nationals | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Varun Ghosh (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Lisa Darmanin (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Josh Dolega (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Dowling (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Corinne Mulholland (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Charlotte Walker (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ellie Whiteaker (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | 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.
- 30 July 2025 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Remove indexation from student debts
- 26 Nov 2024 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - in Committee - Ending HELP indexation
- 9 Aug 2023 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Trade Support Loans Amendment Bill 2023 and Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Bill 2023 - in Committee - Abolish indexation & raise min. repayment income
- 20 June 2023 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Abolishing indexation