John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I am broadbanding my answer. I will repeat it because I think the member for Grayndler may have missed it. This really is the thing that I know bugs the opposition. They have been talking about education for the last four or five months. Everywhere they go: ‘Education revolution!’ Everywhere they go: ‘The way forward is education.’ That is absolutely right, and the way you go forward in education is in part to spend more money on it, which we are doing. It is also to raise standards, which we are doing. It is also to acknowledge the professionalism of teachers in Australia, which we do. It is also to recognise the passion of parents to make certain that our schools actually teach children how to read and write and add up. That is what the Australian public wants and that is what this education revolution will deliver.

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