Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): As I was saying before, for many Australians that path will cover those students, often from low SES backgrounds. In relation to expanding the options available to as many Australian students as possible, both the Bradley review and the more recent Kemp-Norton review recommended that the government should be extending Commonwealth support to non-university higher education students, whether they are TAFEs or private colleges. That supports Australian students in obtaining the higher education options that are best for them. So we support them in gaining the skills and knowledge which opens opportunities for them wherever they choose to study. It is about choice for students; it is about treating all Australian students equitably, flexibly and fairly. It is about making more flexible pathways possible—partnerships between TAFEs, colleges and universities. I can only imagine that in their submission to the House of Representatives inquiry on TAFE— (Time expired)