❓ Opposition asks about teacher shortfall projections and effectiveness of recruitment. Minister acknowledges potential shortfall but provides no specific figures, highlighting recruitment challenges and initiatives to retain older teachers.
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TEACHER SHORTAGE - PROJECTION, AND NUMBERS ATTRACTED TO WA 747. Mr T.R. SPRIGG to the Minister for Education and Training: Given that the minister has presided over the worst teacher shortage in years, is going to close the Wubin and Blackmore Primary Schools, is threatening to sack teachers who do not register with the Western Australian College of Teaching, despite a teacher shortage, has handled the situation of Jason McRae and his young family - the teacher abandoned in Warburton by the minister and his department - with total contempt, and has had his pay offer flatly rejected by the teachers’ union as a joke, I ask - (1) Given repeated questions from the opposition regarding teacher numbers, will the minister now outline what advice he has received on the likely teacher shortfall for 2008; and, if not, why not? (2) Given repeated questions from the opposition regarding teacher numbers, exactly how many new teachers have been attracted into WA classrooms by the minister’s advertising campaigns? Mr M. McGOWAN
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(1)-(2) I thank the member for Murdoch for his lovely question and the remarkable goodwill he shows towards me at all times. The issue of the actual shortfall, which is a potential event or occurrence for next year, is something that I do not have exact figures for because we have not concluded recruiting and we do not know how many teachers are potentially going to resign or retire by the start of school next year. That is a situation that has been in place since the school public education system came into existence. Teachers make myriad decisions individually for myriad reasons. I cannot give the member an exact figure. However, I can say that there will potentially be a shortfall in teachers next year because we have had a decline in the number of people studying teaching at university and an increase in retirements over the past few years. I do not run away from the fact that we could have a shortfall next year. It may be worse than this year. We are doing an enormous amount about it. One thing that may interest the member for Murdoch because it applies to people over 55 is that from 1 January next year people will be eligible to enter into a transition or retirement arrangement with their superannuation fund, which means that they can substantially increase their income whilst still working. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
TEACHER SHORTAGE - PROJECTION, AND NUMBERS ATTRACTED TO WA
Given that the minister has presided over the worst teacher shortage in years, is going to close the Wubin and Blackmore Primary Schools, is threatening to sack teachers who do not register with the Western Australian College of Teaching, despite a teacher shortage, has handled the situation of Jason McRae and his young family - the teacher abandoned in Warburton by the minister and his department - with total contempt, and has had his pay offer flatly rejected by the teachers’ union as a joke, I ask - (1) Given repeated questions from the opposition regarding teacher numbers, will the minister now outline what advice he has received on the likely teacher shortfall for 2008; and, if not, why not? (2) Given repeated questions from the opposition regarding teacher numbers, exactly how many new teachers have been attracted into WA classrooms by the minister’s advertising campaigns? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Murdoch for his lovely question and the remarkable goodwill he shows towards me at all times. The issue of the actual shortfall, which is a potential event or occurrence for next year, is something that I do not have exact figures for because we have not concluded recruiting and we do not know how many teachers are potentially going to resign or retire by the start of school next year. That is a situation that has been in place since the school public education system came into existence. Teachers make myriad decisions individually for myriad reasons. I cannot give the member an exact figure. However, I can say that there will potentially be a shortfall in teachers next year because we have had a decline in the number of people studying teaching at university and an increase in retirements over the past few years. I do not run away from the fact that we could have a shortfall next year. It may be worse than this year. We are doing an enormous amount about it. One thing that may interest the member for Murdoch because it applies to people over 55 is that from 1 January next year people will be eligible to enter into a transition or retirement arrangement with their superannuation fund, which means that they can substantially increase their income whilst still working. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
(1) Given repeated questions from the opposition regarding teacher numbers, will the minister now outline what advice he has received on the likely teacher shortfall for 2008; and, if not, why not? (2) Given repeated questions from the opposition regarding teacher numbers, exactly how many new teachers have been attracted into WA classrooms by the minister’s advertising campaigns? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Murdoch for his lovely question and the remarkable goodwill he shows towards me at all times. The issue of the actual shortfall, which is a potential event or occurrence for next year, is something that I do not have exact figures for because we have not concluded recruiting and we do not know how many teachers are potentially going to resign or retire by the start of school next year. That is a situation that has been in place since the school public education system came into existence. Teachers make myriad decisions individually for myriad reasons. I cannot give the member an exact figure. However, I can say that there will potentially be a shortfall in teachers next year because we have had a decline in the number of people studying teaching at university and an increase in retirements over the past few years. I do not run away from the fact that we could have a shortfall next year. It may be worse than this year. We are doing an enormous amount about it. One thing that may interest the member for Murdoch because it applies to people over 55 is that from 1 January next year people will be eligible to enter into a transition or retirement arrangement with their superannuation fund, which means that they can substantially increase their income whilst still working. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
(2) Given repeated questions from the opposition regarding teacher numbers, exactly how many new teachers have been attracted into WA classrooms by the minister’s advertising campaigns? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Murdoch for his lovely question and the remarkable goodwill he shows towards me at all times. The issue of the actual shortfall, which is a potential event or occurrence for next year, is something that I do not have exact figures for because we have not concluded recruiting and we do not know how many teachers are potentially going to resign or retire by the start of school next year. That is a situation that has been in place since the school public education system came into existence. Teachers make myriad decisions individually for myriad reasons. I cannot give the member an exact figure. However, I can say that there will potentially be a shortfall in teachers next year because we have had a decline in the number of people studying teaching at university and an increase in retirements over the past few years. I do not run away from the fact that we could have a shortfall next year. It may be worse than this year. We are doing an enormous amount about it. One thing that may interest the member for Murdoch because it applies to people over 55 is that from 1 January next year people will be eligible to enter into a transition or retirement arrangement with their superannuation fund, which means that they can substantially increase their income whilst still working. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Murdoch for his lovely question and the remarkable goodwill he shows towards me at all times. The issue of the actual shortfall, which is a potential event or occurrence for next year, is something that I do not have exact figures for because we have not concluded recruiting and we do not know how many teachers are potentially going to resign or retire by the start of school next year. That is a situation that has been in place since the school public education system came into existence. Teachers make myriad decisions individually for myriad reasons. I cannot give the member an exact figure. However, I can say that there will potentially be a shortfall in teachers next year because we have had a decline in the number of people studying teaching at university and an increase in retirements over the past few years. I do not run away from the fact that we could have a shortfall next year. It may be worse than this year. We are doing an enormous amount about it. One thing that may interest the member for Murdoch because it applies to people over 55 is that from 1 January next year people will be eligible to enter into a transition or retirement arrangement with their superannuation fund, which means that they can substantially increase their income whilst still working. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
(1)-(2) I thank the member for Murdoch for his lovely question and the remarkable goodwill he shows towards me at all times. The issue of the actual shortfall, which is a potential event or occurrence for next year, is something that I do not have exact figures for because we have not concluded recruiting and we do not know how many teachers are potentially going to resign or retire by the start of school next year. That is a situation that has been in place since the school public education system came into existence. Teachers make myriad decisions individually for myriad reasons. I cannot give the member an exact figure. However, I can say that there will potentially be a shortfall in teachers next year because we have had a decline in the number of people studying teaching at university and an increase in retirements over the past few years. I do not run away from the fact that we could have a shortfall next year. It may be worse than this year. We are doing an enormous amount about it. One thing that may interest the member for Murdoch because it applies to people over 55 is that from 1 January next year people will be eligible to enter into a transition or retirement arrangement with their superannuation fund, which means that they can substantially increase their income whilst still working. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
TEACHER SHORTAGE - PROJECTION, AND NUMBERS ATTRACTED TO WA
Given that the minister has presided over the worst teacher shortage in years, is going to close the Wubin and Blackmore Primary Schools, is threatening to sack teachers who do not register with the Western Australian College of Teaching, despite a teacher shortage, has handled the situation of Jason McRae and his young family - the teacher abandoned in Warburton by the minister and his department - with total contempt, and has had his pay offer flatly rejected by the teachers’ union as a joke, I ask - (1) Given repeated questions from the opposition regarding teacher numbers, will the minister now outline what advice he has received on the likely teacher shortfall for 2008; and, if not, why not? (2) Given repeated questions from the opposition regarding teacher numbers, exactly how many new teachers have been attracted into WA classrooms by the minister’s advertising campaigns? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Murdoch for his lovely question and the remarkable goodwill he shows towards me at all times. The issue of the actual shortfall, which is a potential event or occurrence for next year, is something that I do not have exact figures for because we have not concluded recruiting and we do not know how many teachers are potentially going to resign or retire by the start of school next year. That is a situation that has been in place since the school public education system came into existence. Teachers make myriad decisions individually for myriad reasons. I cannot give the member an exact figure. However, I can say that there will potentially be a shortfall in teachers next year because we have had a decline in the number of people studying teaching at university and an increase in retirements over the past few years. I do not run away from the fact that we could have a shortfall next year. It may be worse than this year. We are doing an enormous amount about it. One thing that may interest the member for Murdoch because it applies to people over 55 is that from 1 January next year people will be eligible to enter into a transition or retirement arrangement with their superannuation fund, which means that they can substantially increase their income whilst still working. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
(1) Given repeated questions from the opposition regarding teacher numbers, will the minister now outline what advice he has received on the likely teacher shortfall for 2008; and, if not, why not? (2) Given repeated questions from the opposition regarding teacher numbers, exactly how many new teachers have been attracted into WA classrooms by the minister’s advertising campaigns? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Murdoch for his lovely question and the remarkable goodwill he shows towards me at all times. The issue of the actual shortfall, which is a potential event or occurrence for next year, is something that I do not have exact figures for because we have not concluded recruiting and we do not know how many teachers are potentially going to resign or retire by the start of school next year. That is a situation that has been in place since the school public education system came into existence. Teachers make myriad decisions individually for myriad reasons. I cannot give the member an exact figure. However, I can say that there will potentially be a shortfall in teachers next year because we have had a decline in the number of people studying teaching at university and an increase in retirements over the past few years. I do not run away from the fact that we could have a shortfall next year. It may be worse than this year. We are doing an enormous amount about it. One thing that may interest the member for Murdoch because it applies to people over 55 is that from 1 January next year people will be eligible to enter into a transition or retirement arrangement with their superannuation fund, which means that they can substantially increase their income whilst still working. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
(2) Given repeated questions from the opposition regarding teacher numbers, exactly how many new teachers have been attracted into WA classrooms by the minister’s advertising campaigns? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Murdoch for his lovely question and the remarkable goodwill he shows towards me at all times. The issue of the actual shortfall, which is a potential event or occurrence for next year, is something that I do not have exact figures for because we have not concluded recruiting and we do not know how many teachers are potentially going to resign or retire by the start of school next year. That is a situation that has been in place since the school public education system came into existence. Teachers make myriad decisions individually for myriad reasons. I cannot give the member an exact figure. However, I can say that there will potentially be a shortfall in teachers next year because we have had a decline in the number of people studying teaching at university and an increase in retirements over the past few years. I do not run away from the fact that we could have a shortfall next year. It may be worse than this year. We are doing an enormous amount about it. One thing that may interest the member for Murdoch because it applies to people over 55 is that from 1 January next year people will be eligible to enter into a transition or retirement arrangement with their superannuation fund, which means that they can substantially increase their income whilst still working. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Murdoch for his lovely question and the remarkable goodwill he shows towards me at all times. The issue of the actual shortfall, which is a potential event or occurrence for next year, is something that I do not have exact figures for because we have not concluded recruiting and we do not know how many teachers are potentially going to resign or retire by the start of school next year. That is a situation that has been in place since the school public education system came into existence. Teachers make myriad decisions individually for myriad reasons. I cannot give the member an exact figure. However, I can say that there will potentially be a shortfall in teachers next year because we have had a decline in the number of people studying teaching at university and an increase in retirements over the past few years. I do not run away from the fact that we could have a shortfall next year. It may be worse than this year. We are doing an enormous amount about it. One thing that may interest the member for Murdoch because it applies to people over 55 is that from 1 January next year people will be eligible to enter into a transition or retirement arrangement with their superannuation fund, which means that they can substantially increase their income whilst still working. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
(1)-(2) I thank the member for Murdoch for his lovely question and the remarkable goodwill he shows towards me at all times. The issue of the actual shortfall, which is a potential event or occurrence for next year, is something that I do not have exact figures for because we have not concluded recruiting and we do not know how many teachers are potentially going to resign or retire by the start of school next year. That is a situation that has been in place since the school public education system came into existence. Teachers make myriad decisions individually for myriad reasons. I cannot give the member an exact figure. However, I can say that there will potentially be a shortfall in teachers next year because we have had a decline in the number of people studying teaching at university and an increase in retirements over the past few years. I do not run away from the fact that we could have a shortfall next year. It may be worse than this year. We are doing an enormous amount about it. One thing that may interest the member for Murdoch because it applies to people over 55 is that from 1 January next year people will be eligible to enter into a transition or retirement arrangement with their superannuation fund, which means that they can substantially increase their income whilst still working. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
Mr M. McGOWAN : It was a very good initiative of Peter Costello. The state government has decided to take advantage of it on behalf of our workforce. It is not cost neutral for us. The state government is actually taking advantage of it and using its resources to try to keep longstanding teachers in the classroom by allowing them to access their superannuation whilst still working. The important thing is that whilst we acknowledge that we could potentially have a problem next year, we are doing something about it. That is one of our initiatives. I will not go over everything else. I went to a school graduation in my electorate last night. I spoke to a number of teachers who were in that age bracket. They found that proposition very appealing. A lot of teachers aged 55 and above might find that to be an appealing proposition and it might help with this problem. Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
Mr T.R. SPRIGG : Mr Speaker, I wish to ask a supplementary question. The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
The SPEAKER : There will be no more supplementaries.
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