Making TAFE education fee-free
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should create fee-free places at TAFE for Australians (note: there is a separate fee-free university policy).
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the House of Representatives 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
68 members+1 not enough votes
Liberal
15 members
Nationals
9 members
LNP
7 members
Independent
5 members+3 not enough votes
Greens
1 member
Centre Alliance
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 68 |
| Liberal | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Nationals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| LNP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Centre Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
All 110 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wilkie (Clark) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown (Ryan) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Tony Burke (Watson) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Julie Collins (Franklin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Catherine King (Ballarat) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Richard Marles (Corio) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Tony Zappia (Makin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Rob Mitchell (McEwen) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Ed Husic (Chifley) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Michelle Rowland (Greenway) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Chris Bowen (McMahon) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Jim Chalmers (Rankin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Andrew Giles (Scullin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Matt Keogh (Burt) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Anne Aly (Cowan) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Luke Gosling (Solomon) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Madeleine King (Brand) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Pat Conroy (Shortland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo) | Centre Alliance | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Libby Coker (Corangamite) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Anika Wells (Lilley) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Mark Butler (Hindmarsh) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Kristy McBain (Eden-Monaro) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Dai Le (Fowler) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Tracey Roberts (Pearce) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Jason Clare (Blaxland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Shayne Neumann (Blair) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Lisa Chesters (Bendigo) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Tim Watts (Gellibrand) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Sharon Claydon (Newcastle) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Emma McBride (Dobell) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Mike Freelander (Macarthur) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Susan Templeman (Macquarie) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Meryl Swanson (Paterson) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Julian Hill (Bruce) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Peter Khalil (Wills) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Anne Stanley (Werriwa) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Andrew Leigh (Fenner) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Patrick Gorman (Perth) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Josh Wilson (Fremantle) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Alicia Payne (Canberra) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Daniel Mulino (Fraser) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Fiona Phillips (Gilmore) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Helen Haines (Indi) | Independent | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Kate Thwaites (Jagajaga) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Josh Burns (Macnamara) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Steve Georganas (Adelaide) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Ged Kearney (Cooper) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| David Smith (Bean) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Jerome Laxale (Bennelong) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Louise Miller-Frost (Boothby) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Carina Garland (Chisholm) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Alison Byrnes (Cunningham) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Tania Lawrence (Hasluck) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Sam Rae (Hawke) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Cassandra Fernando (Holt) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Dan Repacholi (Hunter) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Marion Scrymgour (Lingiari) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Sophie Scamps (Mackellar) | Independent | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Andrew Charlton (Parramatta) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Sally Sitou (Reid) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Gordon Reid (Robertson) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Matt Burnell (Spence) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Zaneta Mascarenhas (Swan) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Sam Lim (Tangney) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Mary Doyle (Aston) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Jodie Belyea (Dunkley) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Joanne Ryan (Lalor) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 42% |
| Zali Steggall (Warringah) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 42% |
| Kate Chaney (Curtin) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 42% |
| Monique Ryan (Kooyong) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 42% |
| Alex Hawke (Mitchell) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Darren Chester (Gippsland) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Dan Tehan (Wannon) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Michael McCormack (Riverina) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Scott Buchholz (Wright) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Tony Pasin (Barker) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Melissa Price (Durack) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Angus Taylor (Hume) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Jason Wood (La Trobe) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Rick Wilson (O'Connor) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Kevin Hogan (Page) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Andrew Hastie (Canning) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Ted O'Brien (Fairfax) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Julian Leeser (Berowra) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| David Littleproud (Maranoa) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Llew O'Brien (Wide Bay) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Pat Conaghan (Cowper) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Melissa McIntosh (Lindsay) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Terry Young (Longman) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Anne Webster (Mallee) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Angie Bell (Moncrieff) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Garth Hamilton (Groom) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Henry Pike (Bowman) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Aaron Violi (Casey) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Zoe McKenzie (Flinders) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Sam Birrell (Nicholls) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Andrew Wallace (Fisher) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Cameron Caldwell (Fadden) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Simon Kennedy (Cook) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Michelle Landry (Capricornia) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Colin Boyce (Flynn) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Allegra Spender (Wentworth) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | 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: AyeUniversities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Student debts, paid placements
- 5 Feb 2025 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Free Tafe Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 25 Nov 2024 · SenatePolicy: AyeUniversities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Make university and TAFE free
- 9 Oct 2024 · HousePolicy: AyeUniversities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Student debt
- 19 Oct 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeHigher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Make university and TAFE fee-free
- 9 Aug 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeTrade Support Loans Amendment Bill 2023 and Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading - More support and no students fees for sector
- 7 Aug 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeJobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading - TAFE funding and work conditions
- 19 June 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeEducation Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Tertiary education & student debt