I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes the motion passed by the NSW Nationals' Annual General Conference calling on the Federal Government to honour the 6 year Gonski funding agreement between the Commonwealth and Government;

(b) acknowledges rural schools will continue to be significantly disadvantaged as a result of the Abbott Government's decision to fund only the first 4 years of this agreement; and

(c) supports the NSW Nationals' courage in standing up to the Federal Government in the interest of their communities.