- The Turnbull government looks to have mustered the 10 crossbench votes it needs for its changes to schools funding.
One Nation will deliver four votes, while independents Derryn Hinch, Jacqui Lambie and Lucy Gichuhi [guh-CHOO-hee] have indicated their support for legislation now being debated in the upper house.
The Nick Xenophon team is offering three, with Senator Xenophon saying the amended bill will bring about a huge improvement in educational outcomes for children.
The Greens are believed to be close to supporting the federal government's controversial school funding reforms.
The so-called Gonski 2.0 will ramp up regular Commonwealth funding for schools from the current $17 billion to just over $30 billion in ten years' time.
Labor is opposed to the plan, saying schools will receive $22 billion less than they would have under previous Labor Government policy.
Greens leader Richard di Natale told the A-B-C the government has gone some way to satisfying Greens' demands.
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