House debates Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007; Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2006-2007; Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007; Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2005-2006; Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2005-2006
Second Reading
Laurie Ferguson Reid, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs
11:09 am
People might shake their head, but the facts are in the statistics which the OECD puts out and which this government is well aware of. Not only has there been a retreat of government expenditure with regard to tertiary expenditure but also research and development—another area where the government believes that the hands-off, inactive approach is the way to success.
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