Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

There have been further consultations between the Commonwealth Department of Education and the Western Australian Department of Education to progress it as soon as possible. Of the $70 million IPS Fund, we will provide grants to assist those schools, and if you choose to participate, as the Western Australian government has done, in this initiative of the fund it will bring the state at least $7.9 million to support schools in the state. We anticipate that the first payments can be made to participating states and territories by 30 June this year. There is also an online guide for parents on school boards and school councils which gives parents— (Time expired)