Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, you are hurting my feelings, Senator Joyce. I would like to quote another line from Mr Barrow, the National President of the National Union of Students, from his media release dated 16 November, I think it was. He goes on to say, and it is a message to those opposite:

If this gets blocked—

and he is talking about this legislation—

the Coalition and Senator Fielding have a lot to answer for to the school-leavers born in 1991-1992. They have blocked legislation that funds student life and representation and now they could rob over a hundred thousand of these students these new scholarships.

Those are strong words, and it would be 150,000 students if those opposite had their way. I have other press releases from the Australian Technology Network of Universities and Universities Australia. It is all here. One would think that it would not hurt opposition senators to look outside the square and have a look at what is going on out there rather than taking the emotive road on every piece of legislation. I commend the bill to the Senate.