Division
The majority voted in favour of keeping the usual [second reading](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion unchanged. The usual second reading motion is "*that the bill be read a second time*" and to read a bill for a second time is to agree with its main idea. This vote occurred in response to an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2021-02-24.20.1) (see below). Because this vote was successful, the amendment failed. ### 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:* > > *(1) the Government has damaged Australia's world-class higher education system, abandoning university workers during the pandemic, and threatening Australia's capacity to produce high-quality research; and* > > *(2) the Government's actions will make it harder for Australia to recover from the COVID recession".*
House of Representatives, 2021-02-24. affirmative: ayes 69, noes 58.
Question
The majority voted in favour of keeping the usual [second reading](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion unchanged. The usual second reading motion is "*that the bill be read a second time*" and to read a bill for a second time is to agree with its main idea. This vote occurred in response to an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2021-02-24.20.1) (see below). Because this vote was successful, the amendment failed. ### 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:* > > *(1) the Government has damaged Australia's world-class higher education system, abandoning university workers during the pandemic, and threatening Australia's capacity to produce high-quality research; and* > > *(2) the Government's actions will make it harder for Australia to recover from the COVID recession".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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