Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

It's probably important that Senator Bernardi doesn't give up his day job and turn to stand-up comedy for his next role. One thing I can say is that the decision the foreign minister made was made on 15 January—just to be clear about the date—and that, in terms of support for the Global Partnership for Education, our commitment to $90 million over three years extends from 2018 to 2020. These are multilateral pledges that are considered very carefully in the context of overall investment in the sector as well as the broader Australian budget. In terms of the GP itself, I can indicate that, in terms of some of its results, 72 million more children were in primary school in 2015 in GP partner countries than was the case in 2002. For the education of girls and boys, the partnership provides— (Time expired)