Parliament of Australia · Senate · 17 September 2026 · Education

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.

Defeated21 yes 32 no

The question put

That the second reading amendment moved by Senator Whitten on sheet 4100 be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 19 no
19 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes13 yes · 0 no
13 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesAnne Ruston
- YesChris Gatenby
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesJessica Collins
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSarah Henderson
GreensAll no0 yes · 10 no
10 members
- NoBarbara Pocock
- NoDavid Shoebridge
- NoJordon Steele-John
- NoLarissa Waters
- NoMehreen Faruqi
- NoNick McKim
- NoPenny Allman-Payne
- NoSarah Hanson-Young
- NoSteph Hodgins-May
- NoVanessa Bleyer
One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesPauline Hanson
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesMatthew CanavanNationals
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- YesRalph BabetUnited Australia Party

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.