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

I thank Senator Ruston for her continuing interest in this particular area of education policy. It is absolutely true to say that regional Australia is indeed among the big winners from the government's higher education reform package. You need only listen to some of the words of the leadership in the sector. For example, the Vice-Chancellor of the Central Queensland University, Professor Scott Bowman, said: 'We're seeing lots of potential in these changes. We're licking our lips.' CQ University is particularly enthusiastic about the potential it sees—