Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-11-12.11.2) to keep the original wording of the [second reading motion](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) unchanged. A second reading motion is "*that the bill be read a second time*," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. The change was proposed by the MP For Moreton [Graham Perrett](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/moreton/graham_perrett) (Labor). ### Proposed change > *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:* > > *(1) damaged the quality of Australia's world-class education system;* > > *(2) abandoned university workers during the pandemic;* > > *(3) cut billions in funding and made it harder and more expensive for students to go to university; and* > > *(4) done nothing that will help young people get into priority courses and jobs".*
House of Representatives, 2020-11-12. affirmative: ayes 58, noes 47.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-11-12.11.2) to keep the original wording of the [second reading motion](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) unchanged. A second reading motion is "*that the bill be read a second time*," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. The change was proposed by the MP For Moreton [Graham Perrett](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/moreton/graham_perrett) (Labor). ### Proposed change > *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:* > > *(1) damaged the quality of Australia's world-class education system;* > > *(2) abandoned university workers during the pandemic;* > > *(3) cut billions in funding and made it harder and more expensive for students to go to university; and* > > *(4) done nothing that will help young people get into priority courses and jobs".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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