Laura Jayes: Joining me now is the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham, from Adelaide. Senator, thanks so much for your time. Can I first ask you about these developments across Indonesia? How concerning is it for Australia? Simon Birmingham: Well good morning, Laura. Of course it’s always concerning but equally we should…
New statistics released last night show more tertiary graduates are entering the workforce, prompting Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham to urge school leavers to, “explore all their options to ensure they pick a field with strong long-term prospects and one that helps them follow their passion.” Minister Birmingham said with most exam…
Peter Van Onselen: Joining me now as promised off the top of the program, he’s the Minister for Education as well as Training, Senator Simon Birmingham joining me live from Adelaide. Thanks very much for your company. Simon Birmingham: G’day Peter. Good to be with you. Peter Van Onselen: Let’s just go straight to your portfolio…
The Turnbull Government has taken unprecedented action to address rorting of government payments for child care, with stronger compliance measures stopping $283 million of taxpayer money going into the hands of “shonky” Family Day Care providers. Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said the Government’s tough stance on child care compliance means a…
Question: Fantastic, okay so you just heard from some of the Future Fellows, can you tell me a little bit about their projects and how those specifically can improve the future for everyday people? Simon Birmingham: Look, the Future Fellows are undertaking research across a wide range of disciplines, but importantly, and most excitingly, their…
Simon Birmingham: Thank you, thank you very much Aidan, and no you’re not the one to be Santa Claus, or Father Christmas, I think- I think it’s my predecessor Christopher Pyne who’s quite enjoyed being the Father Christmas of innovation over the last couple of weeks with giveaways aplenty. But to you and the team…
Fifty new research projects can get underway immediately, the Turnbull Government announced today, as part of $38.6 million worth of funding through the Australian Research Council. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the Future Fellows will help the nation innovate, invent and apply new ideas across key research areas, forming part of the…
The Turnbull Government will provide almost 3,000 Australian families with more flexible support in their own homes as part of a new two year Nanny Pilot Programme. Education and Training Minister Simon Birmingham said families would be contacted throughout this week to begin the process of pairing them with a nanny from the beginning of…
A strategic partnership for manufacturing and R&D between the University of Adelaide and Trajan Scientific and Medical shows how research institutions and manufacturers can work together to power the National Innovation and Science Agenda’s ideas boom. Scientists from the University’s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing and the School of Physical Sciences will work with…
Education ministers have endorsed a national approach to improving the teaching and take up of science, mathematics and information technology in Australian schools. Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said the Turnbull Government will work with state and territory education ministers to implement the key goals and actions agreed to in the National…