SIMON BIRMINGHAM: …Australia’s Chief Scientist and the Victorian of the Year, welcome to South Australia, Alan, and thank you for the outstanding work you are doing as our chief scientist and in particular to the members of the research infrastructure working group, the expert working group who are here with you today, thank you to…
With the Australian people having rebuffed Labor’s higher taxing, higher spending and higher deficit plans, the test for Labor’s new education team is whether they can instead support evidence based reforms to improve student results, instead of resorting to the same old 'more money equals better outcomes' Labor approach of the past. We must…
JOURNALIST: Well one man who was in that room among those who were applauding the return of the Turnbull Government was South Australia’s own Simon Birmingham who, in yesterday’s reshuffle, has retained the Education portfolio, one of the key portfolios and even had that position enhanced. Simon, good morning and firstly congratulations on being re-elected.…
Subject: Ministerial reshuffle; Role of Defence Industry Minister; Immigration policies. E&OE… JOURNALIST: Well one man who was in that room among those who were applauding the return of the Turnbull Government was South Australia’s own Simon Birmingham who, in yesterday’s reshuffle, has retained the Education portfolio, one of the key portfolios and even had that…
The Turnbull Government welcomes Australia’s largest personal philanthropic contribution to a university to expand the Tuckwell Scholarship Program at the Australian National University (ANU). Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the contribution was made by philanthropists Graham and Louise Tuckwell and was worth about $200 million over 30 years. Minister Birmingham…
I am honoured to have been reappointed as the Minister for Education and Training. The Coalition took to the election strong, clear policies in early education and child care, schools and higher education, which I look forward to delivering. Our early education and child care reforms have been the subject of extensive consultation and will…
Subjects: Hung Parliament scenarios; Party priorities; Superannuation; Medicare and bulk billing. JOURNALIST: Let’s get down to the business of Super Wednesday and we are coming to, I think all three of you would agree, an unprecedented situation in South Australia for a federal election where a lot of Lower House seats may be in play or…
Labor’s entry into the child care policy debate after three years of silence today revisits their 2007 election promise to build 260 new child care centres which then-Minister for Child Care Kate Ellis would backflip on after the election. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said yesterday Labor committed to continuing a broken child…
Labor’s failure to adopt the Coalition’s means test would deliver an annual windfall of up to $176 million to families earning over $250,000 at the expense of low to middle income working families. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said that splashing up to $176 million a year on higher income earners doesn’t pass…
Subjects: P-TECH pilot launch in Burnie; Higher education reform EO&E…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. BRIAN CARLTON: Mister Birmingham good morning. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, Brian and good morning to your listeners. CARLTON: How’re you going? How was your flight in to Burnie this morning? BIRMINGHAM: All good, all good. It’s very nice to be here, a great sunny day,…