Parliament of Australia · Senate · 17 September 2026 · Education
Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026: second reading
Voting yes supported the second reading amendment moved by Senator Faruqi to the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026, which was defeated.
The question put
That the second reading amendment moved by Senator Faruqi on sheet No. 4109 be agreed to.
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 21 no
21 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
- GreensAll yes10 yes · 0 no
10 members
Smaller parties and independents
- NoMaria KovacicLiberal
- NoMatt O'SullivanLiberal
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
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.