Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

It is a pity that Senator Cash has so little understanding of education, so little understanding of the needs of the people of Western Australia and so little understanding of what actually matters in the paltry attempt to fight the Western Australian election through the Senate. The Australian government is working in partnership with the Western Australian Labor government to deliver world-class school facilities and world-class opportunities for the 350,000 children of Western Australia studying in both government and non-government schools. These are Labor governments—the government here in Canberra and the government in Perth—dedicated to an education revolution, to ensuring that every student has a world-class education. Of course, that is the basis on which we operate. It is a pity that those opposite are so ignorant. (Time expired)