Paul Neville (Hinkler, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is addressed to the Minister for Education. I refer the minister to reports that small business firms are unable to navigate the bewildering set of standards and policies imposed as part of the schools stimulus debacle without spending at least $10,000 on a consultant. How does this fit with the government’s claim that the schools stimulus package would create local jobs for small business men like tradies, chippies and sparkies? Or is the government simply content to see contracts go to large government-favoured firms?

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