Kate Ellis (Adelaide, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The Minister representing the Minister for Education and Training has repeatedly claimed that the $1.84 million grant to a college linked to Bob Day went through the normal processes. Can the Prime Minister provide any other example where a college was awarded an amount

Mr Fletcher interjecting —

which exceeded their entire annual revenue?

Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Urban Infrastructure) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Australian people are fascinated by this!

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Adelaide will take a seat for a second. The Minister for Urban Infrastructure was interjecting throughout that question and prevented me from hearing it, so we are now going to hear the whole thing again.

Kate Ellis (Adelaide, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The Minister representing the Minister for Education and Training has repeatedly claimed that the $1.84 million grant to a college linked to Bob Day went through the normal processes. Can the Prime Minister provide any other example where a college was awarded an amount which exceeded their entire annual revenue; and will the Prime Minister now admit that this grant was excessive?

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, I can give an example: the Campbelltown junior soccer club in my electorate.