Parliament of Australia · House of Representatives · 20 August 2026 · Education

Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026: consideration in detail

Voting yes supported the government's amendments to the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 being agreed to during consideration in detail.

Passed90 yes 36 no

The question put

That the amendments moved by the government be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes82 yes · 0 no
82 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
- YesCarina Garland
- YesCarol Berry
- YesCassandra Fernando
- YesCatherine King
- YesChris Bowen
- YesClaire Clutterham
- YesClare O'Neil
- YesDan Repacholi
- YesDaniel Mulino
- YesDavid Moncrieff
- YesDavid Smith
- YesEmma Comer
- YesEmma McBride
- YesFiona Phillips
- YesGabriel Ng
- YesGed Kearney
- YesGordon Reid
- YesJason Clare
- YesJerome Laxale
- YesJess Teesdale
- YesJim Chalmers
- YesJo Briskey
- YesJoanne Ryan
- YesJodie Belyea
- YesJosh Burns
- YesJosh Wilson
- YesJulian Hill
- YesJulie Collins
- YesJulie-Ann Campbell
- YesJustine Elliot
- YesKate Thwaites
- YesKristy McBain
- YesLibby Coker
- YesLouise Miller-Frost
- YesLuke Gosling
- YesMadeleine King
- YesMadonna Jarrett
- YesMark Butler
- YesMark Dreyfus
- YesMatt Burnell
- YesMatt Gregg
- YesMatt Keogh
- YesMatt Smith
- YesMatt Thistlethwaite
- YesMichelle Rowland
- YesPatrick Gorman
- YesPeter Khalil
- YesRebecca White
- YesRenee Coffey
- 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
- YesZhi Soon
LiberalAll no0 yes · 14 no
14 members
- NoAaron Violi
- NoAlex Hawke
- NoBen Small
- NoDan Tehan
- NoJason Wood
- NoJulian Leeser
- NoMary Aldred
- NoMelissa Price
- NoRick Wilson
- NoSimon Kennedy
- NoTim Wilson
- NoTom Venning
- NoTony Pasin
- NoZoe McKenzie
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
- NoPhillip Thompson
- NoScott Buchholz
IndependentAll yes7 yes · 0 no
7 members
- YesAndrew Wilkie
- YesDai Le
- YesHelen Haines
- YesMonique Ryan
- YesNicolette Boele
- YesSophie Scamps
- YesZali Steggall
NationalsAll no0 yes · 7 no
7 members
- NoAlison Penfold
- NoAnne Webster
- NoJamie Chaffey
- NoKevin Hogan
- NoMichael McCormack
- NoPat Conaghan
- NoSam Birrell
Smaller parties and independents
- YesElizabeth Watson-BrownGreens
- NoDavid FarleyOne 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.