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

Thank you, Senator Fawcett, for that question. Indeed, the only explanation for why it is that a properly constituted Senate inquiry looking into the failings of the Weatherill Labor government in South Australia and the management of the TAFE system there—an inquiry supported by the Greens and the crossbench in its establishment—would hold its only hearing in Sydney is that those opposite wanted to cover up the failings of the Weatherill Labor government. TAFE SA has been in a state of ongoing mess, debacle and embarrassment, with around 800 students impacted by compliance issues in relation to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and many more impacted by compliance issues by the—