Higher Education Support Amendment (End Dirty University Partnerships) Bill 2025
Amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to: require higher education providers who receive Commonwealth funding to disclose existing partnerships with, or investments in, defined prohibited entities and divest from these partnerships and investments within a 6-month period; and prohibit higher education providers from appointing to their governing bodies any individual that has investments in a prohibited entity or is a member of the board of a prohibited entity.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Progress
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| Senate | |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Lapsed at end of Parliament |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Restored to Notice Paper |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.