Capping the indexation rates for HECS-HELP debts
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should cap the indexation rates for HECS-HELP debts to ensure students have certainty about the level of debt they will accrue.
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
26 members
Greens
9 members
One Nation
3 members
Liberal
2 members
United Australia
1 member
Independent
1 member
Deputy Senate President
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 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Greens | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| United Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 43 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% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tyron Whitten (WA) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | 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% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | 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% |
| Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Josh Dolega (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jessica Collins (NSW) | Liberal | 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% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | 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 - Cap HECS indexation at 3%