Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you for your question, Senator Mason. Before I answer the question, I am sure that Senator Mason would be happy to know that under the Building the Education Revolution the federal government is spending $2.1 billion on 1,722 schools and 5,360 projects in Queensland. I am sure he would be happy to know that. I am happy to look into the issue that Senator Mason has raised. I also want to check the accuracy of the issue because I have been following the debate in the other place and a number of the issues that have been raised in there by the shadow minister for education have been proven outside question time to be 100 per cent incorrect. So, Senator Mason, I am very happy to have a look at the instance for you and come back to you with that, but I just want to make sure. We do want to get it right.