Senator STEELE-JOHN (Western Australia) (16:41): I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1023 be taken as a formal motion. The PRESIDENT: Is there any objection to this motion being taken as formal? An honourable senator: Yes. The PRESIDENT: There is an objection. Senator STEELE-JOHN: Pursuant to contingent notice, I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the motion being moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate. The PRESIDENT: The question is that the motion moved by Senator Steele-John to suspend standing orders to allow this motion to be attended to be agreed to. Question agreed to. Senator STEELE-JOHN: I, and also on behalf of Senator Faruqi, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 2021 is the first year of university study under the Morrison Government's fee hikes and funding cuts, (ii) the Job-ready Graduates Package more than doubled fees for new students in some of the most popular university courses and slashed Commonwealth contributions to teaching and learning, (iii) according to Universities Australia, at least 17,300 jobs were lost in the university sector in 2020, and universities lost an estimated $1.8 billion in revenue compared to 2019, and (iv) early enrolment data from tertiary admissions centres indicates tens of thousands of commencing students will be saddled with more than double the debt they would have accrued without the Morrison Government's fee hikes; (b) calls on the Morrison Government to fully fund higher education, significantly boost research funding and make university fee-free for all; and (c) calls on universities' senior management to reject further austerity and do everything in their power to preserve university jobs.