Mr TEHAN (Wannon—Minister for Education) (14:45): I thank the member for Barker for his question. I know he's a passionate advocate for his electorate and for education, and in particular when it comes to regional study hubs. It was wonderful to join him for the opening of the Barossa Regional Study Hub. I know he is looking forward to opening another one next year. We've also seen one at Murray Bridge open. So well done to the member for Barker. We are providing record investment into higher education: $17.7 billion this year, $18.2 billion next year, $18.8 billion the year after and $19.1 billion in 2022. The reason we can do this is that we've got the budget back in balance. And can I congratulate the Treasurer for his announcement today. We're heading towards surplus. Well done, Treasurer. Not only are we providing record investment, but there are 1.5 million students now enrolled in higher education. We've got to make sure that all Australians can access higher education. Recently I publicly released the National Regional, Rural and Remote Tertiary Education Strategy, the Napthine review, with seven recommendations and 33 key action items. This strategy seeks to change the discrepancy between those in city areas who access higher education and those in regional and rural areas who access higher education. If you're born in the city, you're twice as likely to get a higher education degree as you are if you are born in a region or a rural area. We have to address this, and the government has already begun addressing it. Since 2016, we have committed more than $500 million in new funding to improve regional higher education. This includes $39.2 million to establish 21 regional study hubs. We are also providing $53.9 million in income support to ease financial pressure on families. We've got support for regional students through the Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships, and also $93.7 million for the Destination Australia program so that regional and rural Australians can capitalise on our international education market, a $35 billion market. We want to make sure that we can lift the attainment when it comes to regional and rural students. I know everyone is passionate about it on this side, and we want to improve it so that we get better outcomes and results for country kids.