I rise to support the Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia’s Skills Needs) Amendment Bill 2006 but also to support the second reading amendment moved by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. It points to the continued failure to provide the necessary opportunities for Australians, the government’s incompetent handling of the technical colleges and its lack of accountability—an issue which is continually on show in this place as the government closes down more and more opportunities for accountability.