Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Their education is safe with this government. Their future prospects are bright with this government because the universities of Australia will be better in the future than they have been in the past, because our universities comprise the best and the brightest people in our country. Why do they have to be micromanaged by officials in Canberra? Why do they have to be subject to endless regulation from public servants here in Canberra? What we want to do is not just to have one Australian university in the world's top 50; we want to have at least two Australian universities in the world's top 20. We want that to happen soon, and the best way to bring that about is for members opposite to get out of the way and let our higher education reforms through the Senate.

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