Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

I have had numerous meetings with the National Catholic Education Commission and discussions with other representatives. My office has had numerous discussions with individuals. My department has undertaken a national roadshow and had discussions with different sectors and different individuals. On 3 April, for example, I worked through, with Ms Cronin and others, each of the issues in the submission they made to us and talked about those different factors. So there has absolutely been consultation, and consultation has been ongoing over recent weeks and recent days. We continue to have discussions to talk about the implications of this package and, importantly, to make sure they understand that, across their systems, there will be strong growth in funding that enables them to continue to invest in providing the choice to parents to choose a Catholic school education and resources and support for their students to get the best for the future.