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Julia Gillard offers funding carrot for WA to sign up to Gonski program | Julia Gillard offers funding carrot for WA to sign up to Gonski program |
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Julia Gillard has made Western Australia a new, increased offer on schools funding in a bid to encourage the state to sign on to her plan. | Julia Gillard has made Western Australia a new, increased offer on schools funding in a bid to encourage the state to sign on to her plan. |
Federal Labor's initial offer would have put $300m into WA's base funding for schools, plus commonwealth indexation of 4.7% and state indexation of at least 3%. | Federal Labor's initial offer would have put $300m into WA's base funding for schools, plus commonwealth indexation of 4.7% and state indexation of at least 3%. |
However, the commonwealth did more work on the formula after WA argued the cost of providing education in the state was much higher than in other states. | However, the commonwealth did more work on the formula after WA argued the cost of providing education in the state was much higher than in other states. |
"On the basis that we now better understand the increased cost of providing education in Western Australia, I have today told Premier Colin Barnett that we are prepared to increase the offer," Gillard told reporters in Perth on Wednesday. | "On the basis that we now better understand the increased cost of providing education in Western Australia, I have today told Premier Colin Barnett that we are prepared to increase the offer," Gillard told reporters in Perth on Wednesday. |
The new offer would mean an increase of $920m for WA schools. With indexation, WA schools over six years would get an additional $2.8bn of resources, the prime minister said. | The new offer would mean an increase of $920m for WA schools. With indexation, WA schools over six years would get an additional $2.8bn of resources, the prime minister said. |
Under the overall schools funding package, the commonwealth would provide 65% and the states and territories the remaining 35%. | Under the overall schools funding package, the commonwealth would provide 65% and the states and territories the remaining 35%. |
"I'm working to ensure we fix the current broken school funding system and we get school resourcing right for generations and generations to come," Gillard said. | "I'm working to ensure we fix the current broken school funding system and we get school resourcing right for generations and generations to come," Gillard said. |
She added that she hoped Barnett would consider the details of the revised plan for WA. | She added that she hoped Barnett would consider the details of the revised plan for WA. |
"We have reworked the figures ... but the model is the same." | "We have reworked the figures ... but the model is the same." |
Gillard said the higher cost of providing education in WA was more like 11% than 8%. | Gillard said the higher cost of providing education in WA was more like 11% than 8%. |
So far only NSW and the ACT have signed up to Labor's national schools funding plan, which will deliver a total of $14.5bn to the states and territories over six years. | So far only NSW and the ACT have signed up to Labor's national schools funding plan, which will deliver a total of $14.5bn to the states and territories over six years. |
Gillard said the underpinnings of the revised deal for WA would "never" have applied to NSW. | Gillard said the underpinnings of the revised deal for WA would "never" have applied to NSW. |
"They apply here in WA because of the nature of the economy here, and the fact that teachers are paid more here," she said. | "They apply here in WA because of the nature of the economy here, and the fact that teachers are paid more here," she said. |
But Barnett remains in no rush to sign up, saying he needs further details of the new offer. | But Barnett remains in no rush to sign up, saying he needs further details of the new offer. |
"The financial offer is better than what previously was basically an insult to WA schools so I'm pleased with that," the premier said. "There are still issues about governance and I made it very clear WA is not going to have state schools governed, or reporting, to Canberra." | "The financial offer is better than what previously was basically an insult to WA schools so I'm pleased with that," the premier said. "There are still issues about governance and I made it very clear WA is not going to have state schools governed, or reporting, to Canberra." |
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