Senate debates

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Motions

Education Funding

3:57 pm

Photo of Penny WrightPenny Wright (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes recent analysis by Mr Chris Bonnor and Mr Bernie Shepherd, which demonstrated that inequality between the most advantaged and disadvantaged schools has grown since the Gonski Review was completed in 2011;

(b) recognises the Commonwealth Government's decision to proceed with only the first 4 years of the Gonski school funding arrangements falls far short of the investment needed to reverse systemic disadvantage and deepening inequality; and

(c) calls on the Government to prioritise the reduction of inequality in Australian schools.

Question agreed to.

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