edited
24th Mar 2023
Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Lack of clarity
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
19th Jun 2023, 6:25 PM – Senate Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - in Committee - SY-HELP loan
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of keeping schedule 1 unchanged. In parliamentary jargon, they voted that the schedule "stand as printed." This vote was moved after Victorian Senator Sarah Henderson (Liberal) proposed that it should be removed from the bill.
What is schedule 1?
The bills digest explains that Schedule 1 creates a new loan, SY-HELP, "which is designed to support students participating in accelerator program courses, as part of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)". It also "amends social security legislation to include participation in accelerator courses for eligibility for student payments."
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 11 Yes – 0 No | |
| Penny Allman-Payne Queensland | Yes | |
| Dorinda Cox WA | Yes | |
| Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Yes | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
| Barbara Pocock SA | Yes | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | Yes | |
| David Shoebridge NSW | Yes | |
| Jordon Steele-John WA | Yes | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (80% turnout) | 20 Yes – 0 No | |
| Tim Ayres NSW | Yes | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Yes | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | Yes | |
| Raff Ciccone Victoria | Yes | |
| Don Farrell SA | Yes | |
| Nita Green Queensland | Yes | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | Yes | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Yes | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Yes | |
| Fatima Payman WA | Yes | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Yes | |
| Louise Pratt WA | Yes | |
| Tony Sheldon NSW | Yes | |
| Marielle Smith SA | Yes | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
| Jana Stewart Victoria | Yes | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Yes | |
| Jess Walsh Victoria | Yes | |
| Linda White Victoria | Yes | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | Absent | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | Absent | |
| Karen Grogan SA | Absent | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Andrew McLachlan SA Deputy President | No | |
| David Pocock ACT Independent | Yes | |
| Lidia Thorpe Victoria Independent | Absent | |
| David Van Victoria Independent | Absent | |
| Jacqui Lambie Network (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania | Yes | |
| Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | No | |
| James McGrath Queensland | No | |
| Liberal Party (83% turnout) | 0 Yes – 19 No | |
| Alex Antic SA | No | |
| Andrew Bragg NSW | No | |
| Slade Brockman WA | No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Claire Chandler Tasmania | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | No | |
| David Fawcett SA | No | |
| Sarah Henderson Victoria | No | |
| Hollie Hughes NSW | No | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | No | |
| Maria Kovacic NSW | No | |
| Kerrynne Liddle SA | No | |
| James Paterson Victoria | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland | No | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | No | |
| Anne Ruston SA | No | |
| Dean Smith WA | No | |
| Wendy Askew Tasmania | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Matt O'Sullivan WA | Absent | |
| Paul Scarr Queensland | Absent | |
| National Party (75% turnout) | 0 Yes – 3 No | |
| Ross Cadell NSW | No | |
| Perin Davey NSW | No | |
| Susan McDonald Queensland | No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | No | |
| Malcolm Roberts Queensland | No | |
| Sue Lines WA President | Yes | |
| Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | No | |
| Totals (83% turnout) | 35 Yes – 28 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.