WED 28 NOVEMBER 2012 Prime Minister Canberra Speaker, the Bill before the House today gives this 43rdParliament an opportunity none of our predecessors have fully shared. We can enshrine in law our nation's expectations for our children's achievements at school. We can enact in law a plan, not only to teach them well, but to fund them well. This Bill is the Government's plan for the future of Australian education - our National Plan for School Improvement. Speaker, five specific new legislative measures form the centre of this Australian Education Bill. First, a new citizenship entitlement. A quality education for every Australian child will no longer be a privilege extended by the State...
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