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 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
Liberal
5 members
One Nation
3 members
Australia's Voice
1 member
Independent
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Nationals
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
United Australia
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 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| One Nation | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 49 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (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% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Josh Dolega (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Richard Dowling (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Corinne Mulholland (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Charlotte Walker (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Ellie Whiteaker (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Varun Ghosh (WA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Lisa Darmanin (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Maria Kovacic (NSW) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tyron Whitten (WA) | One Nation | 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