Deborah O'Neill (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Given the minister announced his policy without consultation; has ignored the concerns of the Catholic, independent and public school sectors; has been labelled the first minister in five decades to fail to engage with the Catholic Education Commission but has now done an eleventh-hour deal with his own coalition colleagues, isn't it clear that the only time the minister listens to concerns is when his own political life depends on it?