Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

Indeed I was, Senator Watt. And the reforms that Mr Tehan is taking to the COAG Education Council next week to try to get them to speed up implementation are reforms that we were taking to that council when I was the minister—reforms that the panel led by David Gonski and distinguished educators around the country identified needed to happen to make sure that we actually use the money effectively. That is precisely what we expect the states and territories to do—use that record funding effectively, implement the reform agenda our government commissioned and get on with its implementation so we can turn around these results.