Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Xenophon for his very kind words and thank senators for their contribution in relation to this amendment. I think Senator Carr started his remarks by offering sympathy to Senator McKenzie in relation to the Senate inquiry that was undertaken. I think it is important just for the record to be very clear that, yes, Senator McKenzie's inquiry recommended that this bill be carried and the measures within this bill be passed.

Despite the debates we have had on amendments in this chamber today, none of those amendments have, of course, changed any aspects of the actual bill that was presented. They have added to it. They have complemented it. They have built upon it. But that Senate committee was quite right—