Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is not surprising that the government would not grant leave for something that hangs them or hoists them on their own petard. They said they would match the funding. The reality is they are chopping and cutting. They are going to be convicted in the court of public opinion in South Australia, because parents know that things are not right in their schools. They know that public schools need more resources, not fewer. If Senator Birmingham is underwhelmed by a public school, he ought to resource it better.