Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

What the government is doing is to provide additional support and provide wide consultations with chaplaincy providers, school principals, parents and community groups, state education authorities and the Catholic and independent school sectors to examine the options that exist beyond 2012. While the program has been well supported by schools and communities, the consultation process will examine some of the preliminary feedback that we have already received, including further consideration of services for disadvantaged or remote schools, the inclusion of secular support staff and alternative funding models. (Time expired)