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

particularly to state government schools, in every year since 1996. That is why the Australian government established the Investing in Our Schools Program. Now, after four rounds, virtually every state government school in Australia has received funding—almost $800 million in funding for over 6,850 government schools. That is why this government has announced that the Investing in Our Schools Program will continue.

The fact is that investment in education is important, and this government cares about the future of young people. That is why we have boosted Australian apprenticeships to over 400,000. That is why we have created over 50,000 new Commonwealth supported university places.

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