Page 2116 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video
report recommendations for the merger of the University of Canberra and the CIT the University of Canberra vice-chancellor said that education delivery in the ACT had some problems that will not go away. He said that we had an unintegrated, unplanned tertiary sector and a limited range of courses on offer. Further, Professor Bradley indicated that both institutions would face risk in the event of no change.
You said last week that you had not met Professor Bradley about the merger. Minister, why have you not met Professor Bradley? Isn’t this negligence on your part?
DR BOURKE: I thank the member for her question. I will answer the first bit: because it was not necessary; and, secondly, no.
MR SPEAKER: Mrs Dunne, a supplementary.
Members interjecting—
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mrs Dunne has the floor.
MRS DUNNE: Minister, why has the government—
Members interjecting—
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Coe, I have just tried to give Mrs Dunne the floor. You are on a warning now for repeated interjecting as well. Mrs Dunne, you have the floor.
MRS DUNNE: Minister, why has the government allowed an unintegrated, unplanned tertiary sector with a limited range of courses on offer to develop rather than make the changes necessary?
DR BOURKE: I thank the member for the question. There is quite a deal of integration across the tertiary sector in the ACT. So I reject that assertion by Mrs Dunne.
Mrs Dunne interjecting—
MR SPEAKER: Order! The minister can continue, thank you.
DR BOURKE: Perhaps if Mrs Dunne wants to know the answers to these questions she could ask the vice-chancellor.
Mr Seselja: On a point of order, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: Yes, Mr Seselja.
Mr Seselja: Just in relation to your warning of Mr Coe, Mr Coe responded to Mr Hargreaves, who interjected on several occasions in succession. I just seek your ruling as to why Mr Coe received a warning for responding to Mr Hargreaves when Mr Hargreaves was consistently interjecting at the time.
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video