Debate resumed from 16 August, on motion by Ms Julie Bishop:

That this bill be now read a second time.

upon which Mr Stephen Smith moved by way of amendment:

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:

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welcomes the fact that the Higher Education Endowment Fund, like the Future Fund, is for investment in Australia’s long-term national interests;

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