Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Garrett and the Prime Minister have made it very clear on many occasions now that no school will lose money under Labor's plan. Funding for every school, whether it be government, independent or Catholic, will continue to rise. Senator Brandis asked a question about cutting school funding. What he ought to tell the Senate is that the Liberal policy is to cut $2.8 billion from school funding. He ought to tell the Senate that they have a policy of taking money away from schools to fill their $70 billion black hole. Only a Luddite would pursue a policy that would attack education. Only people who are very primitive in their attitudes would take the view that you find savings of that dimension in the school education system. Our plan is to ensure that every child has the right to public support for their education. (Time expired)