Peter Garrett (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth) Share this | Hansard source

The government does not support this amend­ment. Consistent with a shift to demand driven funding, the government has agreed in its response to the Bradley review that the student learning entitlement provisions of the act would be abolished. The government's decision to remove a piece of red tape that effectively exists within this legislation has been well received, including by the Group of Eight universities. Even the former Minister for Education, Science and Train­ing, now the Deputy Leader of the Oppos­ition, acknowledged that the student learning entitlement is flawed policy. The govern­ment does not support the amendment.

Question put:

That the amendment (Mr Pyne's) be agreed to.

The House divided. [13:36]

(The Speaker—Mr Harry Jenkins)

Question negatived.

In division—

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