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Mr Wood: I do not renege from that, Mr Moore.

MR MOORE: Mr Wood says that he does not renege from it. Is that the word you used? You do not resile from that.

Mr Wood: We have maintained that priority. You wanted us to increase it.

MR MOORE: Mr Wood now tells me that I wanted to increase spending on education.

Mr Wood: No, the relative level.

MR MOORE: The relative level. What did we notice today from Mr Connolly? He said, "Of course, we increased expenditure on education. Of course, we put more money into it, lots more money. No problem. We have been terrific on it". I cannot see why putting so much more money into education is going to be a problem for you. What is going to happen is really very simple. I quote, Madam Speaker, something that you would know well:

The education of our young people remains the highest priority for Labor.

That is the very first sentence of Labor's school policy. Actions are going to speak louder than all of this verbiage we have had from the Labor Government. They know exactly what is intended by this amendment and they can deliver on it quite easily. Ms Szuty and I, right up to lunchtime today, were asked by a journalist, "Why are you not saying what you are going to do?", and I replied, "Because Labor still has time to do the right thing, to act appropriately, and not to renege on its promises".

Question put:

That the proposed new clause (Mr Cornwell's amendment) be inserted in the Bill.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 9  NOES, 8 

Mrs Carnell Mr Berry
Mr Cornwell Mr Connolly
Mr De Domenico Ms Ellis
Mr Humphries Ms Follett
Mr Kaine Mrs Grassby
Mr Moore Mr Lamont
Mr Stevenson Ms McRae
Ms Szuty Mr Wood
Mr Westende

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

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