At a later media conference, Malcolm Turnbull described Nikolic as a "relentless advocate" for the program.
Louisiana had a tireless advocate for the program, and made things easy for parents by giving them stamped self-addressed envelopes to return their applications.
Advocates for the program say that number should be 25 to 35%.
Many more state WIC programs will be limping along until their reserves run out, said Douglas Greenaway, president of the National WIC Association, a nonprofit group that advocates for the program.
Advocates for the program hope that, with the subsidy, people will take more hours, which will likely help them make graduation a more realistic goal.
Alicia Rivera, a community organizer for Communities for a Better Environment, which advocated for the program, said the solar program is important for areas such as Wilmington, which face significant air pollution from power plants and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. .
These included shortening the educational program, having an e-learning and a website available and using early adopters as advocates for the program.
To close the gap, they advocate for a program of "moral bioenhancement," including "drugs or genetic modifications," in tandem with traditional "moral education".
Aides inside the administration and on Capitol Hill said her unpopularity made her toxic, and it became almost impossible for her to effectively advocate for her program.
But cuts in spending on the arts and health care left advocates for those programs feeling singled out and abandoned.
Advocates for these programs argue that the cuts are inconsistent with Mr. Bush's suggestion that the country is in an energy crisis.
