Amanda Rishworth Kingston, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health
3:01 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister. Under this Prime Minister, public schools in my electorate faced a $15 million cut, including Reynella East College, Hallett Cove School and Christies Beach High School. How is it fair that this Prime Minister is cutting $22 billion from schools at the same time he is giving millionaires a tax cut?
Josh Frydenberg Kooyong, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Energy
I thank the member for Kingston for her question and acknowledge that in her electorate under the Turnbull government's plans 47 schools will be better off—
Ms Rishworth interjecting—
Josh Frydenberg Kooyong, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Energy
by an average of $6.3 million each.
Ms Rishworth interjecting—
Tony Smith Speaker
The minister will pause for a second. The minister can resume a seat for a second. The member for Kingston will not ignore me when I ask her to cease interjecting.
Josh Frydenberg Kooyong, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Energy
The government of South Australia—
Opposition members interjecting—
Josh Frydenberg Kooyong, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Energy
Under the Turnbull government's plan, government schools in the state of South Australia will be better off by 5.6 per cent, the Catholic school sector will be better off by 3.7 per cent and the independent schools sector will be better off by 4.6 per cent.