Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

I am more than happy for you to find me boring. Page 11 of the bill sets out the new settings of capacity to contribute, but let me highlight for those senators listening to this the differences that are involved here and why we know the impact is much bigger than the $50 million that Senator Birmingham has very reluctantly come forward with.

Let's have a look at item 8. Where the measure for capacity to contribute for a school with an SES score of 100 was 12, it rises to 16. It is currently in the act 12 per cent. This minister has unilaterally said we should lift that up to 16 per cent without assessing the impact and, indeed, without reviewing the SES, quite contrary to the Gonski review.