❓ Mr. Marlborough asks about TAFE offer numbers, and Mr. Carpenter confirms approximately 15,000 applicants received offers, while also discussing broader education issues and criticising the federal government's university funding and a member of the opposition.
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It was pleasing to read the minister’s announcement in January of a record number of people applying for full-time positions at TAFE this year. Taking into account both first and second round offers, how many applicants finally received an offer of a place at TAFE? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for the question and for his interest in TAFE and skill development. About 15 000 applicants were offered a position in TAFE. This whole area is very important for Western Australia. As I said yesterday, this Government is trying to - as it should - create a future for young Western Australians. This is now happening in Western Australia. Education and training through TAFE and also higher education in universities can now be found under the one umbrella. For the first time we are able to initiate and enact policies that will deliver benefits to all young Western Australians in the manner that I pointed out yesterday. There were 15 000 successful applicants to TAFE. For the first time in a decade, the number of young people successfully completing year 12 in Western Australia grew by more than two per cent. The tide has turned and we are now heading in the right direction. We have a problem with the federal Government and its funding of university places. The universities estimate that Western Australia is short by at least 1 200 commonwealth-funded places, which is putting downwards pressure on the entire system. More people are now coming out of the schools system with qualifications that would normally, under fair circumstances, see them gain entry into university. We are now producing more places in TAFE and allowing more people to study there. However, the university system is being pressured through financial issues - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question and for his interest in TAFE and skill development. About 15 000 applicants were offered a position in TAFE. This whole area is very important for Western Australia. As I said yesterday, this Government is trying to - as it should - create a future for young Western Australians. This is now happening in Western Australia. Education and training through TAFE and also higher education in universities can now be found under the one umbrella. For the first time we are able to initiate and enact policies that will deliver benefits to all young Western Australians in the manner that I pointed out yesterday. There were 15 000 successful applicants to TAFE. For the first time in a decade, the number of young people successfully completing year 12 in Western Australia grew by more than two per cent. The tide has turned and we are now heading in the right direction. We have a problem with the federal Government and its funding of university places. The universities estimate that Western Australia is short by at least 1 200 commonwealth-funded places, which is putting downwards pressure on the entire system. More people are now coming out of the schools system with qualifications that would normally, under fair circumstances, see them gain entry into university. We are now producing more places in TAFE and allowing more people to study there. However, the university system is being pressured through financial issues - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
I thank the member for the question and for his interest in TAFE and skill development. About 15 000 applicants were offered a position in TAFE. This whole area is very important for Western Australia. As I said yesterday, this Government is trying to - as it should - create a future for young Western Australians. This is now happening in Western Australia. Education and training through TAFE and also higher education in universities can now be found under the one umbrella. For the first time we are able to initiate and enact policies that will deliver benefits to all young Western Australians in the manner that I pointed out yesterday. There were 15 000 successful applicants to TAFE. For the first time in a decade, the number of young people successfully completing year 12 in Western Australia grew by more than two per cent. The tide has turned and we are now heading in the right direction. We have a problem with the federal Government and its funding of university places. The universities estimate that Western Australia is short by at least 1 200 commonwealth-funded places, which is putting downwards pressure on the entire system. More people are now coming out of the schools system with qualifications that would normally, under fair circumstances, see them gain entry into university. We are now producing more places in TAFE and allowing more people to study there. However, the university system is being pressured through financial issues - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
Education and training through TAFE and also higher education in universities can now be found under the one umbrella. For the first time we are able to initiate and enact policies that will deliver benefits to all young Western Australians in the manner that I pointed out yesterday. There were 15 000 successful applicants to TAFE. For the first time in a decade, the number of young people successfully completing year 12 in Western Australia grew by more than two per cent. The tide has turned and we are now heading in the right direction. We have a problem with the federal Government and its funding of university places. The universities estimate that Western Australia is short by at least 1 200 commonwealth-funded places, which is putting downwards pressure on the entire system. More people are now coming out of the schools system with qualifications that would normally, under fair circumstances, see them gain entry into university. We are now producing more places in TAFE and allowing more people to study there. However, the university system is being pressured through financial issues - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
We have a problem with the federal Government and its funding of university places. The universities estimate that Western Australia is short by at least 1 200 commonwealth-funded places, which is putting downwards pressure on the entire system. More people are now coming out of the schools system with qualifications that would normally, under fair circumstances, see them gain entry into university. We are now producing more places in TAFE and allowing more people to study there. However, the university system is being pressured through financial issues - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question and for his interest in TAFE and skill development. About 15 000 applicants were offered a position in TAFE. This whole area is very important for Western Australia. As I said yesterday, this Government is trying to - as it should - create a future for young Western Australians. This is now happening in Western Australia. Education and training through TAFE and also higher education in universities can now be found under the one umbrella. For the first time we are able to initiate and enact policies that will deliver benefits to all young Western Australians in the manner that I pointed out yesterday. There were 15 000 successful applicants to TAFE. For the first time in a decade, the number of young people successfully completing year 12 in Western Australia grew by more than two per cent. The tide has turned and we are now heading in the right direction. We have a problem with the federal Government and its funding of university places. The universities estimate that Western Australia is short by at least 1 200 commonwealth-funded places, which is putting downwards pressure on the entire system. More people are now coming out of the schools system with qualifications that would normally, under fair circumstances, see them gain entry into university. We are now producing more places in TAFE and allowing more people to study there. However, the university system is being pressured through financial issues - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
I thank the member for the question and for his interest in TAFE and skill development. About 15 000 applicants were offered a position in TAFE. This whole area is very important for Western Australia. As I said yesterday, this Government is trying to - as it should - create a future for young Western Australians. This is now happening in Western Australia. Education and training through TAFE and also higher education in universities can now be found under the one umbrella. For the first time we are able to initiate and enact policies that will deliver benefits to all young Western Australians in the manner that I pointed out yesterday. There were 15 000 successful applicants to TAFE. For the first time in a decade, the number of young people successfully completing year 12 in Western Australia grew by more than two per cent. The tide has turned and we are now heading in the right direction. We have a problem with the federal Government and its funding of university places. The universities estimate that Western Australia is short by at least 1 200 commonwealth-funded places, which is putting downwards pressure on the entire system. More people are now coming out of the schools system with qualifications that would normally, under fair circumstances, see them gain entry into university. We are now producing more places in TAFE and allowing more people to study there. However, the university system is being pressured through financial issues - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
Education and training through TAFE and also higher education in universities can now be found under the one umbrella. For the first time we are able to initiate and enact policies that will deliver benefits to all young Western Australians in the manner that I pointed out yesterday. There were 15 000 successful applicants to TAFE. For the first time in a decade, the number of young people successfully completing year 12 in Western Australia grew by more than two per cent. The tide has turned and we are now heading in the right direction. We have a problem with the federal Government and its funding of university places. The universities estimate that Western Australia is short by at least 1 200 commonwealth-funded places, which is putting downwards pressure on the entire system. More people are now coming out of the schools system with qualifications that would normally, under fair circumstances, see them gain entry into university. We are now producing more places in TAFE and allowing more people to study there. However, the university system is being pressured through financial issues - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
We have a problem with the federal Government and its funding of university places. The universities estimate that Western Australia is short by at least 1 200 commonwealth-funded places, which is putting downwards pressure on the entire system. More people are now coming out of the schools system with qualifications that would normally, under fair circumstances, see them gain entry into university. We are now producing more places in TAFE and allowing more people to study there. However, the university system is being pressured through financial issues - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: We have heard an unceasing stream of interjections from the member for Nedlands about Mr Payne, amongst other things. Admirably, from this side of the House, we have not heard a single thing about “Ms Pain”, the member herself, who delivers incessant interjections - reminiscent of a dentist’s drill - with a Pam Ayres accent and entirely lacking in the saving grace of humour. The strategic genius of the Leader of the Opposition has seen him locate the member to a new seat. If I could make one plea to the Leader of the Opposition it would be to implore him to please return the member for Darling Range as soon as possible. I understand that my desire is probably reflected by the member for Nedlands’ new neighbours. For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
For the first time in a long time in Western Australia we now have things running in the right direction. More people are coming through our schools. We have the capacity to build up better integration and articulation between schools and technical and further education institutions, schools and universities, and TAFE and universities. We now have the potential to get our building blocks in the right order and to allow the system to work for the benefit of our young people, which is what should have been done a long time ago. However, we need the Commonwealth to step up to the plate as far as university places go. We have provided the universities with an additional stream of funding through guild fees, for which they are very grateful. I recently took the opportunity to go down to the University of Western Australia and sit in the student canteen to see what the reaction to me would be. The Opposition portrayed me as a bogyman. I was in the students’ domain; I sat in their canteen to have lunch and a drink and to speak to students. Did I get one negative comment about the introduction of guild fees? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: With the exception of the policy Neanderthals on the opposite side of the House, this Government’s education and training policies are universally applauded in Western Australia.
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