Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I want to start today with some questions about a matter that the Minister for Vocational and Technical Education made public today—that is, he intends changing the name of the New Apprenticeships scheme to Australian Apprenticeships. I saw reported in the Adelaide Advertiser that the government intends to spend $24 million. I would appreciate it if the minister could tell us if that figure is correct. If it is, has the government decided to spend all of that money in this budget year, 2006-07? If that is the case, where is that identified in the budget papers?

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