House debates

Thursday, 25 May 2017

Questions without Notice

Schools

3:06 pm

Photo of Tanya PlibersekTanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, how is the government's funding system fair and needs based when New South Wales public schools lose $846 million over the next two years, while The King's School receives a funding increase of $19 million over the decade?

Photo of Malcolm TurnbullMalcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

New South Wales public schools and public schools around Australia receive increased funding under our policy, as indeed do Catholic schools and as indeed do independent schools. To bring the matter close to home for the honourable member for Sydney, I can advise her that, under our budget proposals, public schools in her electorate will receive an extra $44 million over the next decade, which, of course, is not as much as the public schools in the electorate of the member for Maribyrnong, the Leader of the Opposition's electorate. They will receive $152 million over the decade in additional funding.