PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON (Croydon—Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Veterans' Affairs): Presented a petition signed by 62 residents of South Australia requesting the house to urge the government to reconsider the proposed new funding model for South Australian schools and to put in place a proper and appropriate agreement on public schoolteachers' pay and conditions within a binding enterprise agreement.