Julia Banks (Chisholm, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

As we near the year end, there are many year 12 students and university students who patiently await their results. In December, many university students will receive their results. Indeed, 12 December is the day when the Victorian Certificate of Education, VCE, results are revealed and many of these students may choose to go to one of two of Australia's greatest universities, which are located in Chisholm—Monash University, from which I graduated in Arts and Law, and Deakin University. Both of these universities provide fine education opportunities for students across Australia

So it was with great pride that just last week Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited and launched the Biomedicine Discovery Institute at Monash University. To see these researchers and great minds at work in the presence of the leader of our country was a great honour. Monash University is Australia's largest university, and this was the first time in just under 30 years that a Prime Minister had visited the university. Under the Turnbull government, Australia is a land which embraces and supports education and institutions such as Monash and Deakin universities, which are aligned to a pace of rapid change and innovation.

My very best wishes to all students in Chisholm for their results, but remember: your ATAR results do not define you. Rather, hard work, resilience, persistence and focus to reach your goal will always make your journey a success.