Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Education, Minister Watt. Only 1.3 per cent of public schools in this country are fully funded, meaning teachers are burning out from being overworked and underpaid, while many students go without basic resources like textbooks, stationery and laptops. Teachers are increasingly having to pay personally for classroom materials, while out-of-pocket costs for parents and carers are ballooning. Results are declining and students are disengaged, with many unable to even attend school. Is the Labor government aware of the extent of the impact of the crisis of underfunding in public schools?