George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Minister for the Arts and Sport) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Carr—through you, Mr President—Professor Sutton said:

The university sector is thrilled with the budget, because it met each of the three requests that we made - student support, dollars per student and the establishment of that endowment fund ensures that the capital works of universities is taken care of forever.

It is taken care of forever. That is the voice of Australian universities, through the President of the Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee. Professor Sutton went on to say—