Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The member for Petrie sorted out an issue. Obviously, people would not have turned to the member for Dickson to do it because he is opposed to the whole program. At this point we should have the Hansard record that the member for Dickson is probably the only member ever to come into this parliament, in all of its history, to try and stop one of his schools getting funding and to complain when a problem has been sorted out for his school. Can I say to every member of the parliament: this program is being rolled out for every school in this country. The guidelines are publicly available. Yes, there will be times when schools want advice, want assistance, want someone to come and give them a helping hand. Members on this side of the House are always prepared to do that. Those over there, if they were truthful, would walk into the school and say: ‘I am opposed to you getting this money. Goodbye.’

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