Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

I think that if Senator Abetz looks at my earlier comment he will see that I said he had offered us some interesting numbers in Queensland but that it was the announcements principally of both the New South Wales government and the Queensland government.

I am interested that Senator Abetz highlights, at least at this point in time, that the Queensland government suggests that all of the redundancies will be voluntary. I do not personally recall that it was a component of their initial announcement. It obviously concerned many people in Queensland and the concern, particularly from my awareness of education cuts, is still moving throughout New South Wales as well.