E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC 24 with Julie Doyle Topics: AFP search warrants on AWU offices; New child care fee data; Higher education reforms 26/10/2017 11:37AM Julie Doyle: Minister, thanks for coming in today. Now, let’s start with the news of the day before we get to some issues in your portfolio, and the Employment…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop Interview, Canberra Topics: New child care fee data; AFP warrants on AWU offices 26/10/2017 07:35AM Simon Birmingham: New data that’s being released today in relation to child care costs. The growth in child care costs to Australian families remains unacceptably high. Now, under this Coalition, we have managed to stem that rate…
Child care fees grew at around twice the rate of the economy last year, new data from the Department of Education and Training shows. The data highlights child care fees increased by 5 per cent for all service types, including 5.7 per cent for long day care, from the 2015 December quarter through to the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Breakfast with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: AFP warrants on AWU headquarters; National Energy Guarantee 25/10/2017 08:36AM David Bevan: Amanda Rishworth, newly promoted Shadow Minister for Early childhood education and representing the Labor party in the southern suburbs of Adelaide. Welcome to you. Amanda Rishworth: Good morning,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Rorting of child care payments; Murray-Darling Basin plan; National Energy Guarantee: Higher education reforms; Proposal from the Hobart City Council to change the date of Australia Day; AFP raids on AWU offices 25/10/2017 7:45AM Simon Birmingham: … on a non-political front, can I say that the hearts, prayers, sympathies…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Rorting of child care payments; Murray-Darling Basin plan; National Energy Guarantee: Higher education reforms; Proposal from the Hobart City Council to change the date of Australia Day; AFP raids on AWU offices 25/10/2017 7:45AM Simon Birmingham: … on a non-political front, can I say that the hearts, prayers, sympathies…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Rorting of child care payments; Murray-Darling Basin plan; National Energy Guarantee: Higher education reforms; Proposal from the Hobart City Council to change the date of Australia Day; AFP raids on AWU offices 25/10/2017 7:45AM Simon Birmingham: … on a non-political front, can I say that the hearts, prayers,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Remarks at Early Learning, Everyone Benefits Event, Canberra 24/10/2017 11:00AM Simon Birmingham: Thanks so much, Sam. It’s a real pleasure to be able to be with you today, with you all. I’m thrilled to follow on from Megan and support this work in terms of release of the State of Early Learning report…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Productivity Commission review findings; Labor energy policies 24/10/2017 08:32 AM Kieran Gilbert: Minister, thanks very much for you time. Now, on the Productivity Commission review, it says that universities are too focused on publishing research given the career prospects of lecturers depends more…
The Turnbull Government has welcomed new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) that highlights positive trends in higher education as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education outcomes. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the growing proportion of Australians with post-secondary qualifications was paying dividends. “Australians understand the value of…