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

If only they put such energy into developing policies and their budget reply! Coming back to the question from the shadow minister for education, brought to you by the Australian newspaper, yes, I did see the story. Of course, as I have said on the public record on a number of occasions, often the cost comparisons we see published are not correct. But I am very determined that we see value for money. I want every dollar that goes to schools to make the biggest difference for schools. That is why I have appointed the Building the Education Revolution Implementation Taskforce, led by a leading Australian businessman, Brad Orgill, to focus on these questions. I say to the members opposite: if they actually have any serious concerns they should research them themselves, as opposed to just reading things in the media. If they ever spend just one minute doing any work and if they actually have a complaint then they can raise it with the implementation task force.

On the matter of photographs and Building the Education Revolution, I am very happy to say to the House that I have some photographs, and I would love to see them in the Australian newspaper. In this photograph we have the member for Fairfax breaking into song because he is so happy, at the opening of a Building the Education Revolution project in his electorate, at Kenilworth State Community College.

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