Federal promises
Education promises: Federal
What each side says on schools, TAFE, kinder and teachers: first from their own policy pages and releases, then as quoted in the ads they've paid for. Labor 4, Minor parties 1.
In their ads
Labor 4 promises
Free tafe
As long as there is a Labor Government, Free TAFE is here to stay.
School funding
It’s an extra $3.5 billion over the next decade.
Early childhood education
Labor’s 3 Day Guarantee means every child can access at least three days of subsidised early learning each week.
Student artwork projection
Artworks will form part of an animated projection that will be on display in early 2027.
Minor parties 1 promise
Educator wages
Provide ongoing funding for educator pay rises.
No education promises in ads from Liberal or Nationals yet. That's what they've advertised, not necessarily their policy.
Recent votes in parliament on education
What MPs actually voted for, from Hansard.
Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026: in committee
Voting yes supported making One Nation amendments (1) and (2) to the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 during committee stage.
Defeated 24 to 33
Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026: in committee
Voting yes supported agreeing to opposition amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 4037 to the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 during committee, which would add those amendments to the bill.
Defeated 24 to 33
Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026: in committee
Voting yes supported agreeing to opposition amendments on sheets 4029, 4032, 4033, 4036 and 4107 to the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 during committee, which would add them to the bill.
Defeated 24 to 30
Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026: in committee
Voting yes supported adding the opposition amendments on sheet 4027 to the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 in committee, which the Senate rejected.
Defeated 24 to 30
Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026: in committee
Voting yes supported agreeing to opposition amendments (1) to (3) on sheet 4025 to the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 during its committee stage.
Defeated 23 to 31
Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026: second reading
Voting yes supported making the second reading amendment moved by Senator Whitten to the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026.
Defeated 21 to 32
Other topics
Policy summaries are written by AI from each party's own page and checked against it; every commitment listed appears on the page. Ad quotes are taken from the ads' text and video by AI and grouped by subject; "See the ad" opens the original. How this works.