Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

Those opposite are again demonstrating their contempt for the intelligence of the Australian public. They stand up here and say they are opposed to it—they are not going to introduce it—and then they demand the right to filibuster their way through until parliament rises so that the government cannot pass it.

Those opposite have no interest in the education of the children of our nation. They have no interest in improving our schools and lifting the results for all students. They have no interest, because only a Labor government believes in a stronger, smarter and fairer Australia.

The 2013-14 budget delivers almost $10 billion, confirming the Prime Minister's offer to implement a new national plan for better schools, regardless of sector or state. Those opposite did everything they could, behind the scenes—