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

We are ensuring that we are able to provide the resourcing necessary to help students who are most disadvantaged in the education system. The Australian Council of Education Research has found that nationally more than 30 per cent of Australian students entering high school cannot read or write properly. We want to target support to make sure that it goes to students in the most disadvantaged of circumstances.