Bills — Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026; Second Reading
Negatived21 aye · 32 no
Second reading: The second reading vote decides whether the chamber agrees with the bill in principle. A second reading amendment attaches commentary or conditions to that agreement without changing the bill's text.
Related bills
By party
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 20 |
| Liberal–National Coalition | 16 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 10 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation | 4 | 0 |
| United Australia Party | 1 | 0 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
Every vote
AYE (21)
NO (32)
- Sue Lines
- Varun Ghosh
- Penny Allman-Payne
- Lisa Darmanin
- Steph Hodgins-May
- Fatima Payman
- Josh Dolega
- Michelle Ananda-Rajah
- Richard Dowling
- Charlotte Walker
- Ellie Whiteaker
- Vanessa Bleyer
- Larissa Waters
- Helen Polley
- Sarah Hanson-Young
- Deborah O'Neill
- Jenny McAllister
- Nick McKim
- Anthony Chisholm
- Malarndirri McCarthy
- Jordon Steele-John
- Mehreen Faruqi
- Jana Stewart
- Tim Ayres
- Nita Green
- Jacqui Lambie
- Tony Sheldon
- Marielle Smith
- Carol Brown
- Barbara Pocock
- David Pocock
- David Shoebridge
Other divisions this sitting day
What the Senate divided on around this vote, in order.
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- 17 Sep 2026Bills — Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Veterans' Healthcare without Caps) Bill 2026; Third ReadingCarriedSenate 33–19
- 17 Sep 2026Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; ReportNegativedSenate 12–28
- 17 Sep 2026Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; ReferenceNegativedSenate 23–32
- 17 Sep 2026Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; ReferenceCarriedSenate 34–21
- 17 Sep 2026Committees — Corruption in the Construction Industry Select Committee; AppointmentNegativedSenate 23–31
- 17 Sep 2026Bills — Defence Force Discipline Amendment (Rcdvs Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026; in CommitteeCarriedSenate 30–24
- 17 Sep 2026Bills — Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026; Second ReadingNegativedSenate 13–23
- 17 Sep 2026Bills — Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026; Second ReadingNegativedSenate 13–23