Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues) Share this | Hansard source

If the Australian government is required to contribute to the funding of Australian schools, why shouldn’t states and territories contribute an equivalent share to universities? On the question of student enrolments at universities, the Australian government has presided over a period when there are now record numbers of students attending universities across this country. There are almost a million students at university—

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