Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

And non-government schools will receive 80 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard, which is adjusted by reference to the SES formula that determines the community's capacity to pay—again, consistent with past practice. It is fair; it is transparent.

What Labor have is a mishmash of promises—inconsistent, incoherent, not transparent. Ours is fair, it is needs based and it involves $18.6 billion more spending during that time. It is a commitment of $18.6 billion over the forward estimates, rising from $17 billion a year now to over $30 billion in 2027. It is a massive increase in funding, and it is needs based, sector blind and transparent—that is the difference—as endorsed, as recommended, by David Gonski. The Labor Party sought to canonise David Gonski, but then they corrupted his vision. We are delivering more money, fairly, transparently and needs based.

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