Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

No, I will not confirm that, because one has learnt over the many years that Senator Carr has been in this place that he can never be relied upon for accuracy, so I will dismiss his assertions. However, in general what I can say is that the last budget has shown an increase in education expenditure. We are concerned to ensure that that does continue despite the reckless state of the economy and the finances with which we were left—