Senator BUSHBY (Tasmania—Government Whip in the Senate) (15:55): At the request of Senator McKenzie, I move: That the Senate— (a) congratulates Central Queensland University on its partnership with TAFE [technical and further education] and notes a number of universities have forged partnerships with regional TAFEs to develop: (i) new courses, (ii) new regional university centres, (iii) pathway programs in areas relevant to local regional industry, and (iv) pathways to higher education; and (b) recognises that further expansion to higher education access for all students, whether studying at universities, TAFEs or private colleges, will provide a further boost to regional economies by ensuring: (i) greater student accessibility to higher education, (ii) a more skilled regional workforce, and (iii) the opportunity for education institutions to expand and thereby employ more people and invest back into the local community. Question agreed to.