Parliament of Australia · House of Representatives · 31 March 2026 · Education

Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025: consideration of senate message

Voting yes supported agreeing to the Senate's amendments to the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, which adds changes the Senate made to the bill.

Passed98 yes 36 no

The question put

That the amendments be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes88 yes · 0 no
88 members
- YesAli France
- YesAlice Jordan-Baird
- YesAlicia Payne
- YesAlison Byrnes
- YesAmanda Rishworth
- YesAndrew Charlton
- YesAndrew Giles
- YesAndrew Leigh
- YesAnika Wells
- YesAnne Aly
- YesAnne Stanley
- YesAnne Urquhart
- YesAnthony Albanese
- YesAsh Ambihaipahar
- YesBasem Abdo
- YesCarina Garland
- YesCarol Berry
- YesCassandra Fernando
- YesCatherine King
- YesChris Bowen
- YesClaire Clutterham
- YesClare O'Neil
- YesDan Repacholi
- YesDaniel Mulino
- YesDavid Moncrieff
- YesDavid Smith
- YesEd Husic
- YesEmma Comer
- YesEmma McBride
- YesGabriel Ng
- YesGed Kearney
- YesGordon Reid
- YesJason Clare
- YesJerome Laxale
- YesJess Teesdale
- YesJim Chalmers
- YesJo Briskey
- YesJoanne Ryan
- YesJodie Belyea
- YesJulian Hill
- YesJulie Collins
- YesJulie-Ann Campbell
- YesJustine Elliot
- YesKara Cook
- YesKristy McBain
- YesLibby Coker
- YesLisa Chesters
- YesLouise Miller-Frost
- YesLuke Gosling
- YesMadeleine King
- YesMadonna Jarrett
- YesMarion Scrymgour
- YesMark Butler
- YesMark Dreyfus
- YesMary Doyle
- YesMatt Burnell
- YesMatt Gregg
- YesMatt Keogh
- YesMatt Smith
- YesMeryl Swanson
- YesMichelle Rowland
- YesMike Freelander
- YesPat Conroy
- YesPatrick Gorman
- YesPeter Khalil
- YesRebecca White
- YesRenee Coffey
- YesRichard Marles
- YesRob Mitchell
- YesRowan Holzberger
- YesSally Sitou
- YesSam Lim
- YesSam Rae
- YesSarah Witty
- YesSharon Claydon
- YesShayne Neumann
- YesSteve Georganas
- YesSusan Templeman
- YesTania Lawrence
- YesTanya Plibersek
- YesTim Watts
- YesTom French
- YesTony Burke
- YesTony Zappia
- YesTracey Roberts
- YesTrish Cook
- YesZaneta Mascarenhas
- YesZhi Soon
LNPAll no0 yes · 14 no
14 members
- NoAndrew Wallace
- NoAndrew Willcox
- NoAngie Bell
- NoCameron Caldwell
- NoColin Boyce
- NoDavid Batt
- NoDavid Littleproud
- NoGarth Hamilton
- NoHenry Pike
- NoLeon Rebello
- NoLlew O'Brien
- NoMichelle Landry
- NoScott Buchholz
- NoTed O'Brien
LiberalAll no0 yes · 13 no
13 members
- NoAaron Violi
- NoAlex Hawke
- NoAndrew Hastie
- NoBen Small
- NoDan Tehan
- NoMary Aldred
- NoMelissa McIntosh
- NoRick Wilson
- NoSimon Kennedy
- NoTim Wilson
- NoTom Venning
- NoTony Pasin
- NoZoe McKenzie
IndependentAll yes8 yes · 0 no
8 members
- YesAllegra Spender
- YesAndrew Wilkie
- YesDai Le
- YesKate Chaney
- YesMonique Ryan
- YesNicolette Boele
- YesSophie Scamps
- YesZali Steggall
NationalsAll no0 yes · 8 no
8 members
- NoAlison Penfold
- NoAnne Webster
- NoDarren Chester
- NoJamie Chaffey
- NoKevin Hogan
- NoMichael McCormack
- NoPat Conaghan
- NoSam Birrell
Smaller parties and independents
- YesRebekha SharkieCentre Alliance
- YesElizabeth Watson-BrownGreens
- NoBarnaby JoyceOne Nation

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Australia, read through the OpenAustralia Foundation's public Hansard data. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.