Andrew Giles (Scullin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Skills and Training) Share this | Hansard source

I think that may have been the first contribution by the member for La Trobe in this parliament, just as these have been the first questions from the shadow minister in this portfolio. As the Prime Minister made very clear, fee-free TAFE has been in existence since 2023. Many of the courses—as the shadow minister is well aware—even if taken full time, take a longer period of time than we have been in government. Every single day people are enrolling in fee-free TAFE and getting the opportunity to gain a skill or to retrain. The majority of them are women. Many—

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