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

I was talking about completions. What we have seen over the 20 months that fee-free TAFE has been operating is that more than half a million Australians have enrolled. They are pursuing their courses—some full time, some part time. They are getting skills our economy needs and they want. It is the opposite of the wasteful spending under the BAC and the CAC that was more reckless spending from members opposite. They are continuing to talk down Australians and Australia. It's very clear that they're going to propose a series of cuts when it comes to TAFE and to free TAFE at the next election. If that's the fight they want to have at the next election, I say bring it on!

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