Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

The government will be opposing this motion. From day one this has been an inquiry that has been driven by state politics on an issue over which the Commonwealth has no jurisdiction. The committee has used the valuable and scarce resources of the Senate to hold three public hearings and receive submissions, and no new information has come to light. It's time for the committee to stop spending Senate resources and report their findings so the Senate can divert these important resources to important issues within its jurisdiction.