Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's statement in parliament yesterday:

… the Commonwealth taxpayer will continue to cover 50 per cent of people's university education.

I also refer to the fee schedule released yesterday by the University of Western Australia which shows that under the government's plan the Commonwealth will pay only 10 per cent for commerce students, 27 per cent for arts students and 43 per cent for science students. Why did the Prime Minister mislead the parliament?