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

For example, this advertising campaign by the Australian Education Union leaves out entirely the fact that funding for state government schools is primarily the responsibility of state governments. It falsely claims that the Australian government has decreased funding for state government schools, when in fact the Australian government has increased funding for state government schools in real terms by over 70 per cent since 1996. The AEU’s advertising campaign also suggests that there is a bias in favour of Catholic and independent schools when in fact that is not the case.

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