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

What the stakeholders are saying—which has been continually ignored by those opposite—whether it is the regional universities, the network of innovative Australian universities, ACPET, CofFEE or the Group of Eight, all of those key operators of the higher education system in this country have expressed their disappointment with the result of yesterday.

What the government is committed to and continues to be committed to is giving greater opportunities to students—students that those opposite in particular have turned their back on, students who might want to study diplomas and receive Commonwealth support for doing it, students who might want to engage in a far greater range of courses than they are currently able to and receive Commonwealth support for doing it. (Time expired)