Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

In The Australian today, a very well-known Australian, particularly well known to the opposition, Mr David Gonski, said: 'I think that the government has got it right and that there is a real chance that the deregulation of fees could produce further moneys—

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

The SPEAKER: I remind the member for Sydney that there is a general warning.

to be ploughed back to make unis greater, to improve the student experience, have higher teacher-student ratios' and so on. So David Gonski is on board with the government's higher education reforms.

Dare I say it, I give a Gonski. Does Mr Shorten give a Gonski? I am happy to take the Gonski pledge. My Gonski pledge is that I will support higher education reform, that will spread opportunity to more students around Australia, that will produce the best higher education system in the world and some of the best universities in the world. Everyone in the coalition has taken the Gonski pledge. I give a Gonski. Does Mr Shorten?

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