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senate vote 2024-11-26#18

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on 2024-11-29 16:30:56

Title

  • Bills — Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024; in Committee
  • Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - in Committee - Minimum repayment threshold & a marginal repayment system

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Andrew McLachlan</p>
  • <p>Is there any appetite from honourable senators for further debate in committee? I intend to put the final questions and then report.</p>
  • The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-11-26.261.1) introduced by NSW Senator [Mehreen Faruqi](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/mehreen_faruqi) (Greens) to an [original motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-11-26.260.1) introduced by Queensland Senator [Anthony Chisholm](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/anthony_chisholm) (Labor), which means it failed.
  • ### Original motion text
  • > *That the report of the committee be adopted.*
  • ### Amendment text
  • > *At the end of the motion, add "and the Senate calls on the Government to immediately legislate its pledges to raise the minimum repayment threshold for all student debt and introduce a marginal repayment system".*
  • <p>Bill agreed to.</p>
  • <p>Bill reported without amendment.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Anthony Chisholm</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the report of the committee be adopted.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Mehreen Faruqi</p>
  • <p>I move Greens amendment on Sheet 3185:</p>
  • <p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add "and the Senate calls on the Government to immediately legislate its pledges to raise the minimum repayment threshold for all student debt and introduce a marginal repayment system".</p>
  • <p class="speaker">The</p>
  • <p>The question before the Senate is that the amendment to the report from the committee of the whole be agreed to.</p>
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