Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the government for pointing out that it is the coalition and the Greens who want to see an inquiry into the NAPLAN testing. Clearly, this process has been a poorly managed by the government. I would really like to have seen the government commit to a public inquiry into this issue as well. I think it is sad, in fact, that the government does not want the transparency of a public inquiry, and I am sure that will continue to be raised throughout the course of this committee process. I think it is poor that the government will not want an inquiry into something which they say is essential and important, and which they stand by. It is quite a reflection on how concerned they are about how these test results are being used.