Paid placements for all students
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should ensure that all Australian students who are undertaking mandatory placements as part of their tertiary or vocational qualifications should receive payment for that work.
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
22 members+6 not enough votes
Greens
9 members
Liberal
4 members+6 not enough votes
Australia's Voice
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
One Nation
1 member+2 not enough votes
Independent
1 member+1 not enough votes
United Australia
1 member
LNP0 members+1 not enough votes
Nationals0 members+1 not enough votes
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 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Liberal | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| One Nation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 58 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 consistently for | 97% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 81% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Voted generally for | 66% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted generally against | 34% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Ross Cadell (NSW) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Maria Kovacic (NSW) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | 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% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | 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 | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Dowling (Tasmania) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Corinne Mulholland (Queensland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Charlotte Walker (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Ellie Whiteaker (WA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Tyron Whitten (WA) | One Nation | Not enough votes to say | 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.
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- 26 Nov 2024 · SenatePolicy: AyeUniversities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - in Committee - National minimum wage for mandatory practical placements
- 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
- 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