Mr Garrett said today that the statistics had been provided by the Education Department and he expected them to be correct"

"They brought through a report to me and I always take what the department brings forward and reflect it," he told reporters.

"...Clearly that is something they should  not have done, there is no question about it ... "

It's astounding that ANYONE is still swallowing this Murcoch TOSH


The Home Insulation Scheme - besides reducing energy bills and cutting carbon emissions - has CUT workplace injuries, workplace fatalities and related house fires by roughly 80%ALL due to a FIRST EVER safety standards code and licencing introduced to coincide with the scheme

The four related workplace deaths ( ... ALL of which were through employers acting ILLEGALLY) was STATISTICALLY a "good figure" - MANY more workers dying on smaller projects in our history
But you'll NEVER get ANY politician to say that to the electorate, a mother or father



Australia's BIGGEST EVER nation building project - the BER - was found to have delivered 98.5% value for money by an independent, non-government panel of auditors
The *HUNDRED odd projects that DIDN'T ( ... far more than the dozen or so misleading exploited by The Australian) may sound a lot, but is a PITTANCE in relation to the 8000 plus that DID and continue to DO

*( ... almost HALF of these were DIRECTLY managed by the NSW Education Dept - NOT the Rudd Government)



BOTH schemes have gained international praise as major components of the Rudd/Swan GFC stimulus packages that delivered the A1 economy we have in 2013 - and an unemployment rate HALF that of the rest of the world