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

I have already indicated to Senator Mason that as far as the Commonwealth is concerned our commitment is to every child and every parent throughout the Commonwealth. It is not confined to any one state or to any one group of students or parents, whether they be in the public system or the private system. We have indicated that our commitment is to an education revolution, beginning in early childhood and going right through to research and development. We are about ensuring the full and capable development of our projects. Already, in terms of universities, for instance, the Commonwealth has committed $141 million more on capital universities than the previous government did throughout their whole term in office. We have a commitment to schools, we have a commitment to vocational education and we have a commitment to universities. (Time expired)