Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management) (14:22): Thank you, Senator Allman-Payne, for the question. I speak to you as a proud product of the state education system in Queensland, as is my wife and as are both of our children. But, as I have often said in the past, I equally respect the right of families to choose the schooling environment that is appropriate for them. For my family, the appropriate choice was a state school environment. For other families it's a Catholic or independent school. Senator Rennick interjecting— Senator WATT: Poor old Gerard hasn't got over his prejudices about GPS schools, it would appear, but some of us move on and grow in life, and some of us stay at about grade 6 level, like Senator Rennick. The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, I would ask you to withdraw that comment, please. Senator WATT: I withdraw. The PRESIDENT: Thank you. Senator WATT: As I said, we respect the choice of families as to the appropriate schooling environment for their children. That's why we're providing funding for both state and non-secular schooling environments. Some of the things we have delivered in this budget are $270.8 million over two years for the Schools Upgrade Fund, $56.2 million for bursaries to attract more high achievers into teaching, $68.3 million to expand the High Achieving Teachers program, $27.6 million for other measures to tackle teacher shortages and better prepare student teachers for the classroom— The PRESIDENT: Senator Allman-Payne? Senator Allman-Payne: A point of order on relevance: the question was directed to whether or not funding private schools at a higher level than public schools is fair. The PRESIDENT: I will remind Senator Watt of the question. Senator WATT: Just to provide a bit more detail on funding for different sectors, in 2022 the Australian government is providing $25 billion in recurrent school funding. The largest amount, $9.94 billion, is to government schools. There is $8.64 billion for Catholic schools and $6.67 billion for independent schools. The increase to non-state schooling in this year's budget is, I understand—and, again, I'll check this—as a result of the indexation model that already exists and has applied for some time. But I've run out of time. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Allman-Payne, a first supplementary?