Jess Walsh (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Early Childhood Education) Share this | Hansard source

We know that young Australians support our student debt cuts. We know that they support free TAFE as well. And we know that young Australians embrace the opportunity to get an education and get ahead.

But, Senator Walker, do you know who doesn't support our cuts to student debt? Do you know who doesn't support our free TAFE program? It's the 'no-alition' over there. I think some of them might be checking their phones right now just to see whether they have got that text message or that email cutting their own student debt, but they don't support our program to cut student debt. While millions of Australians benefit, they still oppose our student debt cuts. They still oppose free TAFE, with the Leader of the Opposition saying, 'If you don't pay for it, you don't value it.' I'll tell you what we value on this side of the chamber, we value the opportunity for an education and we value the opportunity to do exactly what we said we were going to do. (Time expired)