House debates

Monday, 19 June 2017

Questions without Notice

Schools

2:16 pm

Photo of Malcolm TurnbullMalcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

There was a time—perhaps a happy time—when the Leader of the Opposition used to support needs based funding. And he went around the countryside, again and again. It was a glorious era, a golden age perhaps. He was supporting needs based funding. In fact, it was going on until very recently, actually. He used to speak about David Gonski as though he were a secular saint. He said with heartfelt passion, 'I give a Gonski!' with all the empathy of such a compassionate man only caring for the schoolchildren of Australia. But then he was exposed.

Ms Ryan interjecting

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