Subject: (Marriage Equality) E&OE… DAVID SPEERS: Simon Birmingham thanks for your time. The Prime Minister has made it clear that front benchers should resign if they can’t support what is the agreed party position now and that is no conscience vote and no support for gay marriage. So, what will you do, are you willing…
SUBJECTS: Government’s post 2020 emissions reduction target; marriage equality E&OE… DAVID PENBERTHY: We’re going to be asking Senator Birmingham about the Coalition’s emissions target given his background as a Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment and also the Murray Daring, he brings some insights to that. Forgive us Senator Birmingham for kicking off with the big…
SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thanks very much Macca, and ladies and gentlemen, thanks for coming along today. Any time more than two or three people gather in a room with Christopher Pyne it is always a celebration of Christopher Pyne, but today he has thought kindly enough to invite 100 or so of his closest personal friends…
Subject: (SA Shipbuilding; Geelong and Ballarat Manufacturing; Marriage Equality) E&OE… PATRICIA KARVELAS: Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham, joins us now. Good evening Senator. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good evening Patricia, great to be with you. PATRICIA KARVELAS: Minister, this week the Prime Minister was in Adelaide announcing $40 billion worth of work to…
Federation College in Ballarat has been announced as the second pilot site for a school-industry partnership to help students enter the workforce job-ready. Assistant Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said today’s announcement follows the recent announcement of a pilot site at Newcomb Secondary College in Geelong. “The Australian Government is committed to…
Local businesses in Ballarat are benefiting from the Australian Government’s Industry Skills Fund (ISF), which will provide up to 250,000 training places and support services across Australia. “Gekko Systems is one of a number of Victorian businesses to secure funding under our Government’s $664 million Industry Skills Fund,” said Assistant Minister for Education and Training,…
Subject: (P-TECH Training Model) E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thank you very much, Sarah, Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen. It’s great to be in the city of Geelong today to complement and supplement the views that my colleague and the department have just announced. The Prime Minister, Sarah and I have just come here from the Newcomb…
Subject: (SA Shipbuilding) E&OE… JEREMY CORDEAUX: On the line I’ve got Simon Birmingham … this is all very good news about $89b on the table and it looks like our maritime future … is looking up. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well, it’s a brilliant day for South Australia today and it’s long overdue good news for SA…
The Commonwealth Government is investing in jobs, innovation and growth across the Geelong region to support its transition from traditional manufacturing to a centre of innovation. Today, the Government announces that it will base its $14 million Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre in Geelong. The Centre will be integrated with a network of centres across…
The announcement of a continuous shipbuilding program, with Adelaide as the hub, is the best and most concrete economic news South Australia has received in decades. It will secure thousands of jobs and should boost confidence and optimism in the future of our state. For the first time ever, a strategic, long term decision is…