Gillard's half pregnant response to Bradley

The Rudd Government is running scared about how to pay for the ambitious recommendations in the Bradley Review according to Christopher Pyne, Shadow Minister for Education.

Today's speech by Ms Gillard was a half pregnant response to the review. She announced a demand driven voucher system for universities, but failed to outline any details with respect to funding.

While the Coalition supports the direction of the Bradley Review in principle, this response from the Rudd Government lacks any substance or detailed costings.

"Ms Gillard spent most of 2007 criticising the previous Government and promising massive reforms to the higher education sector," Mr Pyne said.

Now after commissioning the Bradley Review a year ago, Ms Gillard has said 'Budgetary constraints will affect the immediacy of our response.'

The village idiot could tell you that there are Budgetary constraints - Labor has spent $22 billion in cash handouts over four months. Ms Gillard's Government has plunged the Budget into deficit and the country into debt, while the cupboard is bare for Universities.

If Julia Gillard doesn't have the time to work out how she will pay for her own review's recommendations, she must give up one of her portfolios. Australian students, parents, academics and businesses deserve better than a part-time Education Minister.