Reducing university student debt
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should introduce legislation that makes a one-time reduction in the level of Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) debts - also known as HECS-HELP debts - for Australian university students.
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
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 1 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- 31 July 2025 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025 - Adoption of Report - Adopt the Committee report
- 31 July 2025 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 26 Nov 2024 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - in Committee - Reduction of AASL, HELP, SSL, FS and VETSL debts