"The Commonwealth has implied that, if there is a reduction in funding for the states that have signed up, that indeed that reduction may well only come out of public schools," Mr Piccoli said. "That is of enormous concern to all jurisdictions. I sought, as chair, some clarification about that but none was forthcoming. So that adds a different level of complexity and uncertainty to what is already a difficult and uncertain proposition from the Commonwealth."
Mr Piccoli said the Abbott government's backflip on Gonski was "a matter of trust", not just between governments but for parents across Australia. Christopher Pyne.
