Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-05-25.110.15) to keep the usual second reading motion unchanged. The usual second reading motion 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 parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Sydney MP [Tanya Plibersek](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/sydney/tanya_plibersek) (Labor) proposed to change it with the amendment below. ### Amendment text > *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 bill places a further impost on universities as they continue to face an unprecedented crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which the Government has failed Australian university students and staff by:* > > *(1) excluding universities from COVID support; and* > > *(2) making it more expensive for thousands of Australian students to get a university education".*
House of Representatives, 2021-05-25. affirmative: ayes 78, noes 68.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-05-25.110.15) to keep the usual second reading motion unchanged. The usual second reading motion 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 parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Sydney MP [Tanya Plibersek](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/sydney/tanya_plibersek) (Labor) proposed to change it with the amendment below. ### Amendment text > *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 bill places a further impost on universities as they continue to face an unprecedented crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which the Government has failed Australian university students and staff by:* > > *(1) excluding universities from COVID support; and* > > *(2) making it more expensive for thousands of Australian students to get a university education".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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