Wiping all student debt (university and vocational)
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should wipe all student debt for Australians who have undertaken vocational or tertiary education in Australia.
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
27 members+2 not enough votes
Greens
9 members
Liberal
7 members+6 not enough votes
One Nation
3 members
Australia's Voice
1 member
LNP
1 member+1 not enough votes
Nationals
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
United Australia
1 member
Independent
1 member+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 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Liberal | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| One Nation | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
All 64 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 | 99% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 57% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 43% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 43% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 43% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 43% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 43% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 43% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 43% |
| Maria Kovacic (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 43% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 43% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 40% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Voted generally against | 39% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Ross Cadell (NSW) | Nationals | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted generally against | 32% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 28% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Tyron Whitten (WA) | One Nation | 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: AyeUniversities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Student debts, paid placements
- 30 July 2025 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Wipe all student debt
- 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
- 19 June 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeEducation Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Tertiary education & student debt