Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

The Australian people know they cannot believe the Australian Labor Party on the strength of their 'no carbon tax' promise. If I were Senator Wong, I would be going nowhere near the issue of election promises. But let us be very clear: what do the coalition stand for in education? We believe in parent power, we believe in the states undertaking their constitutional responsibility and we do not believe in Canberra control. So they are three distinct differences between those on that side and those in the coalition, who actually believe that the states do have a role and that mums and dads do have a role in the education of their children, and should have a role. The people opposite believe that, if you happen to find yourself in Canberra in this place, you somehow know it all. We actually believe that mums and dads and the states have a role to play in education as well. (Time expired)