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

This is a very important aspect of the government's reform package.

Senator Cameron interjecting—

As I indicated earlier, the provision of Commonwealth supported places to all students of higher education diplomas, of advanced diplomas and of associate degrees in all registered higher education institutions creates great opportunities for tens of thousands of students, students the government cares about and those opposite—as evidenced by Senator Cameron's behaviour—do not. It includes students who are first-in-family university students and those who are less prepared for university. These government reforms will provide unprecedented support for their pathways, enabling them to get to university and to stay there, whether it is in diploma programs or other routes that they choose. The evidence, which was set out in the Kemp-Norton report, is compelling. It shows that pathway programs do an exceptional job. (Time expired)