Division
The majority voted in favour of a motion to keep the wording of the original second reading motion unchanged. In parliamentary jargon, they voted "*that the words proposed to be omitted stand as part of the question.*" The usual second reading is "*that the bill be read a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)*," which is the same as agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This vote was put after the MP for Sydney [Tanya Plibersek](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/sydney/tanya_plibersek) (Labor) introduced the following amendment to the usual second reading motion: > *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 notes that the Government has damaged the quality of Australia's world-class post-secondary education system by:* > > *(1) cutting billions from universities, slashing research funding and locking students out of tertiary education;* > > *(2) cutting billions from TAFEs and training, presiding over a dramatic decline in students undertaking vocational education; and* > > *(3) failing to develop a long-term policy for the Australian post-secondary education system".*
House of Representatives, 2020-06-17. affirmative: ayes 61, noes 47.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a motion to keep the wording of the original second reading motion unchanged. In parliamentary jargon, they voted "*that the words proposed to be omitted stand as part of the question.*" The usual second reading is "*that the bill be read a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)*," which is the same as agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This vote was put after the MP for Sydney [Tanya Plibersek](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/sydney/tanya_plibersek) (Labor) introduced the following amendment to the usual second reading motion: > *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 notes that the Government has damaged the quality of Australia's world-class post-secondary education system by:* > > *(1) cutting billions from universities, slashing research funding and locking students out of tertiary education;* > > *(2) cutting billions from TAFEs and training, presiding over a dramatic decline in students undertaking vocational education; and* > > *(3) failing to develop a long-term policy for the Australian post-secondary education system".*
How each member voted
Per-member votes are not present in this static export. Consult the original division record.
Related bills
Only formal divisions leave a per-member record. A procedural vote is not necessarily a vote for or against a bill.