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Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 - in Committee - Increase Commonwealth contribution
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
7th Nov 2024, 12:22 PM – Representatives Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 - Report from Federation Chamber - Public schools
Summary
EditThe majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means that the wording of the usual motion will remain unchanged. The amendment had been moved by Ryan MP Elizabeth Watson-Brown (Greens).
Amendment text
That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House is of the opinion that the Government should raise the Commonwealth contribution to public schools to at least 25% of the schooling resource standard, so as to ensure that all public schools in Australia are fully funded in 2025”.
Votes Not passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 4 Yes – 0 No | |
| Adam Bandt Melbourne | Yes | |
| Stephen Bates Brisbane | Yes | |
| Max Chandler-Mather Griffith | Yes | |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ryan | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (49% turnout) | 0 Yes – 38 No | |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins | No | |
| Jodie Belyea Dunkley | No | |
| Tony Burke Watson | No | |
| Matt Burnell Spence | No | |
| Linda Burney Barton | No | |
| Andrew Charlton Parramatta | No | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | No | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | No | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | No | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | No | |
| Cassandra Fernando Holt | No | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | No | |
| Steve Georganas Adelaide | No | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | No | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | No | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | No | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | No | |
| Jerome Laxale Bennelong | No | |
| Sam Lim Tangney | No | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | No | |
| Louise Miller-Frost Boothby | No | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | No | |
| Daniel Mulino Fraser | No | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | No | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | No | |
| Fiona Phillips Gilmore | No | |
| Dan Repacholi Hunter | No | |
| Tracey Roberts Pearce | No | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | No | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | No | |
| Marion Scrymgour Lingiari | No | |
| Sally Sitou Reid | No | |
| David Smith Bean | No | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | No | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | No | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | No | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | No | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | Absent | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Absent | |
| Josh Burns Macnamara | Absent | |
| Mark Butler Hindmarsh | Absent | |
| Alison Byrnes Cunningham | Absent | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Absent | |
| Libby Coker Corangamite | Absent | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Absent | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | Absent | |
| Mary Doyle Aston | Absent | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Absent | |
| Carina Garland Chisholm | Absent | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Absent | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | Absent | |
| Ged Kearney Cooper | Absent | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | Absent | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | Absent | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Absent | |
| Madeleine King Brand | Absent | |
| Tania Lawrence Hasluck | Absent | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | Absent | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Absent | |
| Zaneta Mascarenhas Swan | Absent | |
| Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro | Absent | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | Absent | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Absent | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Absent | |
| Alicia Payne Canberra | Absent | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Absent | |
| Sam Rae Hawke | Absent | |
| Gordon Reid Robertson | Absent | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Absent | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Absent | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | Absent | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Absent | |
| Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | Absent | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Absent | |
| Anika Wells Lilley | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | No | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | Absent | |
| Kate Chaney Curtin Independent | Yes | |
| Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent | Yes | |
| Helen Haines Indi Independent | Yes | |
| Dai Le Fowler Independent | Yes | |
| Monique Ryan Kooyong Independent | Yes | |
| Sophie Scamps Mackellar Independent | Yes | |
| Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | Yes | |
| Kylea Tink North Sydney Independent | Yes | |
| Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash Independent | Absent | |
| Andrew Gee Calare Independent | Absent | |
| Allegra Spender Wentworth Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Angie Bell Moncrieff | Absent | |
| Colin Boyce Flynn | Absent | |
| Cameron Caldwell Fadden | Absent | |
| Garth Hamilton Groom | Absent | |
| Henry Pike Bowman | Absent | |
| Phillip Thompson Herbert | Absent | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | Absent | |
| Andrew Willcox Dawson | Absent | |
| Terry Young Longman | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (3% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Absent | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | Absent | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | Absent | |
| David Coleman Banks | Absent | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Absent | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Absent | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Absent | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | Absent | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | Absent | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Absent | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | Absent | |
| Simon Kennedy Cook | Absent | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | Absent | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Absent | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | Absent | |
| Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | Absent | |
| Zoe McKenzie Flinders | Absent | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | Absent | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | Absent | |
| Gavin Pearce Braddon | Absent | |
| Melissa Price Durack | Absent | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | Absent | |
| James Stevens Sturt | Absent | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | Absent | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | Absent | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | Absent | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Absent | |
| Aaron Violi Casey | Absent | |
| Jenny Ware Hughes | Absent | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | Absent | |
| Keith Wolahan Menzies | Absent | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Absent | |
| National Party (8% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| Pat Conaghan Cowper | No | |
| Sam Birrell Nicholls | Absent | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Absent | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | Absent | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | Absent | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | Absent | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | Absent | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | Absent | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | Absent | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | Absent | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | Absent | |
| Anne Webster Mallee | Absent | |
| Milton Dick Oxley Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (36% turnout) | 13 Yes – 41 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.