House debates

Monday, 19 June 2017

Questions without Notice

Schools

3:01 pm

Photo of Amanda RishworthAmanda Rishworth (Kingston, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Under this Prime Minister, public schools in my electorate faced a $15 million cut, including Reynella East College, Hallett Cove School and Christies Beach High School. How is it fair that this Prime Minister is cutting $22 billion from schools at the same time he is giving millionaires a tax cut?

Photo of Josh FrydenbergJosh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Energy) Share this | | Hansard source

I thank the member for Kingston for her question and acknowledge that in her electorate under the Turnbull government's plans 47 schools will be better off—

Ms Rishworth interjecting

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The Minister for Kingston.

Photo of Josh FrydenbergJosh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Energy) Share this | | Hansard source

by an average of $6.3 million each.

Ms Rishworth interjecting

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The minister will pause for a second. The minister can resume a seat for a second. The member for Kingston will not ignore me when I ask her to cease interjecting.

Photo of Josh FrydenbergJosh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Energy) Share this | | Hansard source

The government of South Australia

Opposition members interjecting

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Members on my left.

Photo of Josh FrydenbergJosh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Energy) Share this | | Hansard source

Under the Turnbull government's plan, government schools in the state of South Australia will be better off by 5.6 per cent, the Catholic school sector will be better off by 3.7 per cent and the independent schools sector will be better off by 4.6 per cent.