What is the Governments response to community concerns about fringe benefits tax being applied to teacher scholarships?
Dr ANDREW REFSHAUGE: I thank the honourable member for his longstanding interest and practice in the education system. Recruiting teachers is an important task and a major focus of our activities in New South Wales. We are spending some $71 million over the next four years to achieve this through training, through scholarships and through incentives. We are having significant success. Mr SPEAKER: Order! I call the honourable member for North Shore to order. Dr ANDREW REFSHAUGE: Our efforts are being undermined by the Commonwealth Government. Mr SPEAKER: Order! The Leader of the Opposition will cease interjecting. Dr ANDREW REFSHAUGE: Not only is it forcing up the costs of university education, it is not providing enough places either. Brendan Nelson, the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training, trumpets the fact that he is bringing in 2,000 more places for teachers and nurses for the whole of Australia. Mr SPEAKER: Order! I call the honourable member for Willoughby to orde
