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senate vote 2017-02-13#9
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Motions — Schools- Motions - Schools - Needs-based funding model
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<p class="speaker">Sarah Hanson-Young</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Senate—</p>- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2017-02-13.185.1) introduced by Greens Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young) (SA), which means it was unsuccessful.
- ### Motion text
- > *That the Senate—*
- > *(a) notes:*
- >> *(i) the Government's refusal to commit to the final two years of Gonski funding, which has established a funding cliff in 2018, will cut billions of dollars from Australian schools, and*
- >> *(ii) that some of the wealthiest private schools in Australia are over-funded while many public schools are struggling without adequate funding; and*
- > *(b) calls on the Turnbull Government to prioritise equality in Australian schools by committing to a genuine needs-based funding model.*
<p class="italic">(a) notes:</p><p class="italic">  (i) the Government's refusal to commit to the final two years of Gonski funding, which has established a funding cliff in 2018, will cut billions of dollars from Australian schools, and</p><p class="italic">  (ii) that some of the wealthiest private schools in Australia are over-funded while many public schools are struggling without adequate funding; and</p><p class="italic">(b) calls on the Turnbull Government to prioritise equality in Australian schools by committing to a genuine needs-based funding model.</p> <p class="speaker">Gavin Marshall</p><p>The question is that motion No. 200 under formal business listed on today's <i>Red</i> and moved by Senator Hanson-Young be agreed to.</p>
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