Senate debates

Thursday, 31 July 2025

Bills

Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025; Third Reading

10:21 am

Photo of Jess WalshJess Walsh (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Early Childhood Education) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the bill be now read a third time.

Photo of Sue LinesSue Lines (President) Share this | | Hansard source

The question is that the motion moved by the minister be agreed to.

10:25 am

Photo of Sarah Hanson-YoungSarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | | Hansard source

President, I'd just like to draw attention to the state of the opposition benches for the last 15 minutes. They seem to have been invisible, missing, on the important issue of student debt—

Photo of Sue LinesSue Lines (President) Share this | | Hansard source

Senator Hanson-Young, this is not a time for a statement. It's not appropriate for a quorum because there are senators in here. The practice in this place is that we don't comment on whether senators are in the chamber or not, and I expect all senators to respect that.