Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

We do not support the amendments. We are a bit old-fashioned on the Labor side of politics. We think kids should go to school and they should go to school every day. These measures are designed to make sure that that happens to give those kids the best opportunity to make their way in life. So we do not think setting a lower threshold is appropriate. We support the scheme to try and change that sort of culture to make sure the culture is one which says kids ought to go to school and they ought to be supported to go to school every day.