Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should adjust how indexation rates of Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) debts (also known as HECS-HELP debts) are quantified in order to make the system more sustainable.
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 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Centre Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Speaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 66 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hawke (Mitchell) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Darren Chester (Gippsland) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Dan Tehan (Wannon) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Michael McCormack (Riverina) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Scott Buchholz (Wright) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Michelle Landry (Capricornia) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Melissa Price (Durack) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Angus Taylor (Hume) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jason Wood (La Trobe) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Rick Wilson (O'Connor) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Kevin Hogan (Page) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Andrew Hastie (Canning) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Ted O'Brien (Fairfax) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Julian Leeser (Berowra) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Littleproud (Maranoa) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Llew O'Brien (Wide Bay) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo) | Centre Alliance | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Andrew Wallace (Fisher) | LNP | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Andrew Gee (Calare) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tim Wilson (Goldstein) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Barnaby Joyce (New England) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tony Pasin (Barker) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) | Labor | Voted generally against | 20% |
| Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 10% |
| Pat Conroy (Shortland) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 10% |
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Tony Burke (Watson) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jason Clare (Blaxland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Julie Collins (Franklin) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Catherine King (Ballarat) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Marles (Corio) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Shayne Neumann (Blair) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tony Zappia (Makin) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Rob Mitchell (McEwen) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ed Husic (Chifley) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Michelle Rowland (Greenway) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Chris Bowen (McMahon) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Lisa Chesters (Bendigo) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tim Watts (Gellibrand) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Clare O'Neil (Hotham) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Joanne Ryan (Lalor) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sharon Claydon (Newcastle) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jim Chalmers (Rankin) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Giles (Scullin) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt Keogh (Burt) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anne Aly (Cowan) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Emma McBride (Dobell) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Mike Freelander (Macarthur) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Susan Templeman (Macquarie) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Meryl Swanson (Paterson) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Luke Gosling (Solomon) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Madeleine King (Brand) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Julian Hill (Bruce) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Peter Khalil (Wills) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anne Stanley (Werriwa) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Leigh (Fenner) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Steve Georganas (Adelaide) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Mark Butler (Hindmarsh) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Wilkie (Clark) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ged Kearney (Cooper) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| David Smith (Bean) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Milton Dick (Oxley) | Speaker | 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: NoUniversities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per Cent) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Cap HECS indexation at 3%
- 20 June 2023 · SenatePolicy: NoEducation Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Abolishing indexation
- 13 Aug 2018 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 13 Aug 2018 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Agree with amended bill
- 13 Aug 2018 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 27 Mar 2018 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 27 Mar 2018 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with bill as amended
- 25 Feb 2015 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Higher Education and Research Reform Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 2 Dec 2014 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bill
- 4 Sept 2014 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bill
- 4 Sept 2014 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to the bill