Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, you always know that Senator Carr is in trouble when he claims to be an expert in relation to matters National Party. I confess I do not necessarily always understand my coalition cousins. For it to come from Senator Carr really is stretching 'credulity' just that little bit too much. What we do want to see is the university sector grow. Whether you want to say, 'let it rip', I do not know, but to see the sector grow with an extra 80,000 positions is something, I think, we should all celebrate. Let us not forget that everybody with a university degree—not everybody, but on average—in their lifetime will be earning an extra $1 million over the income of those that do not have a university degree. This is an opportunity for another 80,000 Australians— (Time expired)