Julia Gillard focuses on Gonski education reforms in Question Time as leadership speculation swirls PM Julia Gillard accuses the Coalition of never caring about Australian education in Question Time on Monday. WITH her leadership under a cloud, Julia Gillard devoted Question Time to Gonski education reforms rather than growing speculation her leadership could be gone-ski. The Prime Minister, Treasurer Wayne Swan and School Education Minister Peter Garrett took questions from a series of backbench MPs in marginal seats about the education reforms. Michelle Rowland from Greenway, Graham Perrett from Moreton, Kirsten Livermore from Capricornia were among MPs on margins of less than five per cent to get a question in on education. Ms Gillard pressured Victoria and other states to sign on to the reforms by a June 30 deadline. She pledged to leave no child "behind" while listing the government's achievements in education policy. Labor would campaign ever day until the deadline at the end of the month to encourage states like Victoria to sign up, Ms Gillard told parliament. The government faced questions from the Opposition on the increase due in the carbon tax next month and electricity price rises caused by the tax, a more than 200,000 shortfall in job creation promises and the arrival of tens of thousands of asylum seekers by boat. Only a handful of Labor MPs dared don a blue tie in parliament in the wake of Ms Gillard's speech last week in which she reignited her gender divide by claiming without her the government would be dominated by men in blue ties in senior ranks. Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd wore a royal blue tie with supporters Robert McClelland and Mike Kelly also opting for shades of blue. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and at least 20 Coalition MPs wore blue with Mr Abbott opting for a pale shade after arriving in Canberra earlier this morning in a royal blue tie. Labor's front bench was a kaleidoscope of colour from David Bradbury's bright yellow tie, Mr Swan's vivid purple one and Craig Emerson's striped red and gold choice. Employment Minister Bill Shorten drew interjections from the Opposition when he rose to speak in his bright pink neck wear. Have you bought a new tie, Bill? One asked.