WRITE TO YOUR SENATOR: The new Budget has the support of the House of Representatives – it will be in the Senate where the final decision is made. CAPA has written to each member of the new Senate on July 1st, urging them to vote against the introduction of fees for PhDs and Masters by Research, the slashing of the Research Training Scheme, and the introduction of interest rates of up to 6 per cent on existing HECS/HELP debt. As we receive responses we will update this page. If a Senator in your State or Territory hasn’t responded to CAPA’s letter and you want to help them make up their mind, we encourage you to send them a letter. All Senators can be reached at the following address: (Name and Title), The Senate, Australian Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600.
| Name | Party | State/Territory | Do they support CAPA’s campaign for #NoFeesonPhDs? |
| Senator the Hon Eric Abetz | Liberal | TAS | |
| Senator Chris Black | Liberal | WA | |
| Senator Cory Bernardi | Liberal | SA | |
| Senator Catryna Bilyk | ALP | TAS | YES |
| Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham | Liberal | SA | |
| Senator the Hon George Brandis, QC | Liberal National | QLD | |
| Senator Carol Brown | ALP | TAS | YES* |
| Senator Joe Bullock | ALP | WA | YES |
| Senator David Bushby | Liberal | TAS | |
| Senator the Hon Doug Cameron | ALP | NSW | |
| Senator Matthew Canavan | Liberal National | QLD | |
| Senator the Hon Kim Carr | ALP | VIC | YES |
| Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash | Liberal | WA | |
| Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck | Liberal | TAS | |
| Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins | ALP | VIC | YES |
| Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy | ALP | VIC | YES* |
| Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann | Liberal | WA | |
| Senator Sam Dastyari | ALP | NSW | YES |
| Senator Bob Day | Family First | SA | |
| Senator Richard Di Natale | The Greens | VIC | |
| Senator Sean Edwards | Liberal | SA | |
| Senator the Hon John Faulkner | ALP | NSW | YES* |
| Senator David Fawcett | Liberal | SA | |
| Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Liberal | NSW | |
| Senator Mitch Fifield | Liberal | VIC | |
| Senator Alex Gallacher | ALP | SA | YES* |
| Senator Sarah Hanson-Young | The Greens | SA | Referred the matter to Senator Lee Rhiannon as Higher Ed Spokesperson |
| Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan | Liberal | NSW | |
| Senator the Hon David Johnston | Liberal | WA | |
| Senator Chris Ketter | ALP | WA | YES* |
| Senator Jacqui Lambie | Palmer United | TAS | YES |
| Senator Glenn Lazarus | Palmer United | QLD | |
| Senator David Leyonhjelm | Liberal Democratic Party | NSW | |
| Senator Sue Lines | ALP | WA | YES |
| Senator Scott Ludlam | The Greens | WA | YES |
| Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig | ALP | QLD | YES* |
| Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig | ALP | ACT | YES* |
| Senator the Hon Ian McDonald | Liberal National | QLD | |
| Senator Anne McEwen | ALP | SA | YES |
| Senator James McGrath | Liberal National | QLD | |
| Senator Bridget McKenzie | National | VIC | |
| Senator the Hon Jan McLucas | ALP | QLD | YES |
| Senator John Madigan | Democratic Labour Party | VIC | |
| Senator Gavin Marshall | ALP | VIC | YES* |
| Senator the Hon Brett Mason | Liberal | QLD | |
| Senator Christine Milne, Leader of the Australian Greens | The Greens | TAS | |
| Senator Claire Moore | ALP | QLD | YES |
| Senator Ricky Muir | Motoring Enthusiasts | VIC | |
| Senator the Hon Fiona Nash | The Nationals | NSW | |
| Senator Deborah O’Neill | ALP | NSW | YES |
| Senator Barry O’Sullivan | Liberal National | QLD | |
| Senator the Hon Marise Payne | Liberal | NSW | |
| Senator Stephen Parry | Liberal | TAS | |
| Senator Nova Peris OAM | ALP | NT | YES* |
| Senator Helen Polley | ALP | TAS | YES* |
| Senator Linda Reynolds | Liberal | WA | |
| Senator Lee Rhiannon | The Greens | NSW | YES |
| Senator Janet Rice | The Greens | VIC | YES |
| Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson | Liberal | VIC | |
| Senator Anne Ruston | Liberal | SA | |
| Senator the Hon Scott Ryan | Liberal | VIC | |
| Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion | Country Liberal (Nationals) | NT | |
| Senator Zed Seselja | Liberal | ACT | |
| Senator Rachel Siewert | The Greens | WA | |
| Senator the Hon Lisa Singh | ALP | TAS | YES* |
| Senator the Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO | Liberal | NSW | |
| Senator Dean Smith | Liberal | WA | |
| Senator Glenn Sterle | ALP | SA | YES* |
| Senator Anne Urquhart | ALP | SA | YES* |
| Senator Zhenya “Dio” Wang | Palmer United Party | WA | |
| Senator Larissa Waters | The Greens | QLD | YES |
| Senator Peter Whish-Wilson | The Greens | TAS | |
| Senator John Williams | Nationals | NSW | |
| Senator the Hon Penny Wong | ALP | SA | YES* |
| Senator Penny Wright | The Greens | SA | |
| Senator Nick Xenophon | Independent | SA | UNSURE (Has indicated would be happy to receive further information) |
* Indicates Senator has not sent a personal pledge but Labor has indicated all Senators will vote against the RTS changes/fees on PhDs.
