Wednesday, 18 March 2026

 Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (12:53): (2235) My question is to the Minister for Education. How is the Allan Labor government helping families in the Southern Metropolitan Region with the cost of their kids’ schooling? No child should miss out on activities or wear inadequate uniforms at school because of the cost. Labor understands this and we are helping out. Through the affordable school uniforms program we have provided 500,000 uniforms for students who need them since the start of 2024. I have had some chats to some of the parents at a couple of schools in Southern Metro who absolutely think this program is fantastic. They value the role that school uniforms play. They think it is great for their kids, but they are concerned about the cost. The affordable school uniforms program is helping with those costs and making sure that parents are supported with their kids going to school – another way the Allan Labor government is helping with the cost of living.