Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues) Share this | Hansard source

As was stated in a report released this week by the Centre for Independent Studies, public schools in this country will only flourish when we break the nexus between teacher unions and state governments. The Howard government will continue to put the interests of students and parents first in our quest for quality in education in Australia.

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