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

The government’s reforms are supported by every state and territory education minister, every university group and the National Union of Students. They are supported by the Australian Greens, by Senator Xenophon and by every Independent member of the House of Representatives. The opposition is completely out of touch with mainstream Australia on this matter. The government’s reforms will deliver new scholarships to all university students on income support—that is, 150,000 young Australians. The opposition cares nothing about these students. It cares nothing about working parents who have to scrimp and save to get their kids to university. All the opposition cares about is playing sordid political games. They have been hostile to students in government and now in opposition. Nothing has changed.