Kate Ellis and Jenny Macklin have ignored their own track record on Labor’s support for students with disability, ramping up their cynical scare campaign against vulnerable families and students. “The Liberal Government has cut the $100 million a year More Support for Students With Disabilities program…” – Kate Ellis and Jenny Macklin, Media Release, 18/4/16…
Kieran Gilbert: Joining me now this morning in the Canberra studio to discuss this and the other issues of the day, the Education Minister Simon Birmingham. Minister thanks for our time, now we’re just a few months out from the poll, it’s been said that the published polls don’t reflect the internal polling. I don’t…
Keith Pitt: So I’m here today with Simon Birmingham, the Federal Minister for Education and of course the Senator the South Australia to open wonderful facilities right here in St James in Hervey Bay. This is a great opportunity for us to give direct feedback to the Federal Minister for Education about what’s important to the…
Simon Birmingham: Thank you for your welcome, to College Chair Tim Foster, Pastor Will, to captains, college captains Harry and Courtney, members of the SRC, students who made us feel so welcome upon my arrival today. It’s a pleasure for me to be here, to be here with my friend and Federal Parliamentary colleague Keith…
Around another 3,000 pre-schoolers across the country will start learning Chinese as a second language through an app the Federal Education Minister has described as “vital” to Australia unlocking the full potential of our relationship with China. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the Turnbull Government is offering more than 300 preschools…
Labor has decided to play politics with disability, making vulnerable families and students the next targets in their desperate education scare campaign. “…the Turnbull Government’s cuts to the More Support for Students with Disability program” – Kate Ellis and Jenny Macklin, Media Release, 13/4/16 FACT: The program was only ever a short-term temporary…
Thank you very much, it’s great to be with you at the Knowledge Nation Summit, and to share a few thoughts from the Education portfolio’s perspective, following on I understand from my colleague Mr Pyne’s contribution this morning. I’m a happy father of two wonderful little girls, a three year old and a five year…
Simon Birmingham: Today I’m pleased to announce a positive resolution in relation to our inquiries into three schools and their eligibility for government funding. Starting way back in May of last year, the Commonwealth undertook an audit of six schools affiliated with the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils. And in our assessment of that we’ve…
“In May 2015 my department initiated a formal review into six school authorities affiliated with the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) following ongoing concerns about their independence, financial management and governance arrangements. “As a result of this review, on 13 November 2015, my department issued a Notice of proposed decision to each of the…
Simon Birmingham: Thank you, thanks so very much for that welcome, and it’s a delight to be here with you all today. Thank you for accommodating my presence. Firstly I think accommodating me at somewhat sort notice in terms of the length of notice to visit Curtin altogether, and then of course even more short…