Bert Van Manen (Forde, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

In the very brief time I have before 90-second statements, it's my pleasure to rise in this House and speak on the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018. I agree with the contribution from the member for Griffith, to this extent: our higher education system is incredibly important for those who wish to, after secondary school, go on to higher education and a professional career and, equally, our vocational education training system is important in ensuring that we have the appropriate education pathways for those, as they leave secondary school, who want to follow a trade or a vocational career. I see, regularly, the opportunities that are created for those students, both through vocational education training and the pathways that they pursue with school based apprenticeships and other things, but also—

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