Technical College

Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:04): Will the minister rule out tuition fees being charged at the western technical college?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education) (15:05): I thank the member for the question. I am not in a position to provide any more information to the house other than that which I have already provided. I would make the point that it is our goal to ensure that the services provided by the technical college will be broadly accessible, and our purpose is to ensure that they will be available to as many students as we are capable of, including those in public schools.