Subject: Higher Education Reforms; Labor’s Higher Education Policy; National Curriculum Review E&OE… PATRICIA KARVELAS: Minister, good evening and congratulations. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good evening Patricia and to your listeners, thank you very much. PATRICIA KARVELAS: How was cabinet? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Look, cabinet was a good and positive meeting. Obviously very exciting to be there for the…
Subject: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull E&OE… GERALDINE DOOGUE: Much is being said about where the new PM Malcolm Turnbull will take us and about who gets what portfolio in the Turnbull Government. Our next guest is rumoured to be in the running for a cabinet position but we haven't asked South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham…
Subject: Higher Education Reforms; School Funding E&OE… SPENCE DENNY: South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham, who has been made Minister or will be made Minister for Education and Training, joins us from Canberra; Simon Birmingham, good morning to you. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, Spence and good morning to your listeners. SPENCE DENNY: And congratulations to you.…
Subject: South Australia under the Turnbull Government; Tertiary Education Reforms; South Australian Training Funding E&OE… LEON BYNER: Let’s talk with Senator Simon Birmingham. Simon, first of all, congratulations on your elevation. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thank you very much, Leon and good morning to you and your listeners. LEON BYNER: So tell me, how is…
Subject: Challenges for Education; Submarines; South Australian Unemployment E&OE… DAVID PENBERTHY: Now, you obviously haven’t had time to get your feet under the desk yet, but broadly speaking, what do you reckon are the big challenges for our schools? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well good morning, Penbo, Jane and listeners. Look, we face many challenges and I…
SABRA LANE: One of those tipped for a promotion in the first Turnbull ministry is the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham. I spoke with him earlier. Simon Birmingham thanks for talking to 7:30. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good evening Sabra. SABRA LANE: You were tipped to get a promotion this weekend.…
SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Ladies and gentlemen it's great to be here with you all and wow what a warm up act. As a humble politician, that's one hell of an act to have to follow. So forgive me at the outset. Although there are those who might suggest that there were some shark sightings in Canberra…
I thank the Prime Minister for the honour to serve as Australia's Minister for Education and Training. Australia enjoys one of the best education and training systems in the world and it is an enormous privilege to continue the government's work to make our great system even better. Since December last year I have greatly…
Subject: SA training funding; Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull; Submarines E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: It is wonderful to have the VELG Training conference happening here in Adelaide because this is one of the largest conferences on vocational education and training that happens around Australia. Now it is a reminder of a couple of things. Firstly, the need…
There have been serious allegations reported today about the registered training organisation (RTO) Phoenix Institute and broker Education Circle. Assistant Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said he was deeply disturbed about the allegations made and has asked the Department of Education and Training to urgently investigate. “I have asked for my Department…