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

We are delighted that Mr David Gonski has agreed to undertake a review into excellence in Australian schools. Mr Gonski said:

… I'm very pleased to hear that the Turnbull Government has accepted the fundamental recommendations of our 2011 report …

And indeed we have, in acting in relation to fixing and addressing issues on school funding. But now we are delighted that Mr Gonski has agreed to be tasked with the job of working with school leaders and experts across Australia to ensure that the billions of additional dollars that are being invested build upon the quality school reforms that our government has already applied. We are already improving teacher training across Australia. We are already investing in ensuring support for the delivery of phonics education across Australia, and David Gonski will use his skills, his credibility, working right across the country with education experts, to ensure that, by the end of the year, there is a quality package of further reforms that states, territories and other stakeholders embrace to deliver the best outcomes for Australian school students.