E&OE TRANSCRIPT Address at the launch of NITV’s Little J and Big Cuz 29/03/2017 11:20AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you so much for that introduction and welcome. Aunty Matilda, thank you for your welcome to country, and indeed, I’d like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples of the Canberra region, and all of Australia’s Indigenous…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News The Latest with Ashleigh Gillon Topics: Extradition treaty with China; Making child care and early learning more affordable, accessible and fairer; Future schools funding arrangements 28/03/2017 06:22PM Ash Gillon: And joining us now live from Canberra is the government minister, Simon Birmingham. Senator, good to see you, thank you…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 2UE Afternoons Talking Lifestyle with Matthew Tukaki Topics: Making child care and early learning more affordable, accessible and fairer; AFL Women’s competition 27/03/2017 03:15PM Matthew Tukaki: Changes to child care arrangements passed the Senate last week which will now un-complicate what was a very complex system. Joining me now to discuss…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on FIVEaa Mornings with Leon Byner Topics: South Australia’s share of GST; Establish of the Maritime Technical College in SA 27/03/2017 9:15 AM Leon Byner: Let’s talk with Senator Simon Birmingham. Simon, what’s your contribution to this? Simon Birmingham: Well, good morning, Leon. The data is now clear that Jay Weatherill and…
The Turnbull Government’s new VET Ombudsman will commence work from 1 July 2017 after legislation passed Parliament today to build on strong protections for students set up because of Labor’s failed VET FEE-HELP scheme. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the new VET Student Loans Ombudsman would be able to investigate and resolve…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News Live, AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Polls, Company tax, ACCC to review electricity prices, Audit Commision’s report 27/03/17 08:36AM Simon Birmingham: Well, good morning, Kieran. Look, last week you were asking me about polls that improved. Now you’re asking me about different polls. Frankly, for the Government the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 Weekend TODAY with Deborah Knight Topics: Making child care and early learning more affordable, accessible and fairer; Future schools funding arrangements 25/03/2017 07:23AM Deborah Knight: Education Minister Simon Birmingham joins us now from Adelaide. Good morning, Minister. We know that around 150 private schools receive excess Government funding. How…
The Turnbull Government today announced it will establish a Maritime Technical College to identify, train or retrain Australian workers for our $90 billion shipbuilding program. The Government will invest an initial $25 million into the college which will be based in Adelaide but will deliver world class training across the country in key areas such…
Australia and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on skills and vocational education and training (VET), during a visit to Australia by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the agreement he signed today with Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Mr Cheng Jingye, witnessed by Prime…
SUBJECTS: Child care reform; Closure of Hazelwood power station; Housing affordability E&OE… PRIME MINISTER: Last night the Senate approved our child care package and that’s great news for hard working Australian families who will be able to afford more child care, more child care, quality child care that will enable them to work the hours…