The Turnbull Government yesterday passed legislation to set up the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) for the future so it can continue to collect, preserve and promote Australia’s Indigenous culture and heritage. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the Bill will help AIATSIS better focus on the management,…
Patricia Karvelas: School is back, Parliament has returned, and education policy is squarely in focus. The major parties have major differences in the areas of schools funding now, with the Gonski announcement by Labor, child care, and also TAFE, and at most six months until an election campaign. Simon Birmingham is the Federal Education Minister.…
Julie Doyle: Simon Birmingham, thanks for coming in. Let's start with these figures that have been released by Goodstart Early Learning. Now, Goodstart says they are happy with the economic impact of the package, but they still want some changes to help disadvantaged children. Are you open to any revision here? Simon Birmingham: Well, we are…
Lisa Wilkinson: There's been more threatening phone calls causing mass evacuations at schools across the country. While police try to establish who’s behind the hoaxes, there’s frustration in the community as students and teachers continue to face major students’ disruption. Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham is in Canberra for us and he joins us now.…
David Bevan: As I say, on Wednesdays we like to gather some of the big heavy hitters together to discuss for you the big national issues of the day. Of course, the GST is right front amongst them, but also is this decision by the High Court which will affect I think immediately about 200…
Subjects: Election of UN Secretary General, child care reforms, Labor’s schools policy, education funding, GST and tax reform Peter van Onselen: Alright, let’s bring in Simon Birmingham, he’s the Education Minister, he’s the Senator, he joins us live from the nation’s capital, now that they’re finally hard at work on Tuesday. Thanks for your company. Simon Birmingham: G’day…
Tips for kids starting primary school, preparing for boarding school, and strategies to thrive in year 12 are just some of the back to school updates for parents on the Coalition’s popular Learning Potential app, as around 3.8 million students start the new school year. Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham said the…
Michael Pachi: …And to tell us more about this we are joined by the Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham. Now Senator Birmingham thanks for your time Simon Birmingham: G'day Michael, Natalie and listeners, good to be with you. Michael Pachi: Now I believe you've had a look at these findings from this research, what would you…
Simon Birmingham: Statistics show that 20 per cent of all Australian children start school with substandard vocabulary. They don’t understand, or know enough words to be able to kick off at school and succeed. Not just in reading or writing, but in all of the things that are required at school. And whilst we can do…
Almost one million Australian families will benefit as a result of the Turnbull Government’s Jobs for Families package. The Government’s new child care package includes more than $3 billion in additional funding and will support around 1.2 million families in 2017-18 as they balance work and family responsibilities, as well as protect those most vulnerable, and…