Parliament of Australia · Senate · 12 October 2026 · Education
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.
The question put
That opposition amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 4037 be agreed to.
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 22 no
22 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
- LiberalAll yes14 yes · 0 no
14 members
- GreensAll no0 yes · 9 no
- One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- 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.