Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

at a time when it is more important than ever to invest in technical education. These cuts are so harsh that even the responsible Victorian minister, Peter Hall, said that he considered resigning in protest of his own government's decision. The short-sightedness of these cuts is staggering. Cutting training and technical education at a time when business and manufacturers need skilled workers is a false economy. The estimated job losses for TAFE institutes may be as many as 1,500 positions, with many more across the training sector.

Mr Broadbent interjecting—

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