Brett Mason (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Universities and Research) Share this | Hansard source

That is very interesting—'value characterisations'. You might ask, Mr Chairman, what values are characterised by the three cross-curriculum perspectives nominated by the government and by the ones that the opposition have nominated. You might ask about the characterisation of those values. The opposition supports liberal democratic institutions, the Judaeo-Christian western ethic and the role of science and technology. We think they are more important than the Indigenous perspective, a commitment to sustainable patterns of living and an emphasis on Asia and Australia's engagement with the region—or at least equally important as those. Those are values.