E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech at launch of Leading Learning 4 All 28/02/2017 09:45AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much, Frank, for that welcome and the opportunity to be with you all this morning, albeit briefly. I’ll apologise in advance that I won’t be with you for the playing and tour and learning on the notebooks in…
The Turnbull Government will introduce integrity measures expected to prevent $250 million being paid to dodgy Family Day Care providers in the latest compliance measure to protect taxpayers, families and most importantly children in child care. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said this week the Turnbull Government would table measures to set…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News Live AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Polling; Cracking down on child care rorters; Penalty rates 27/02/2017 08:36AM Kieran Gilbert: Now to my chat with the Education Minister a bit earlier this morning. [Excerpt] Thank you very much for your time. First of all this Newspoll. It shows the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Polling; Tony Abbott; Making child care more affordable, accessible and flexible 27/02/2017 07:25AM Journalist: … how these polls, not just a one off, a trend but bad on every marker for the Coalition. Simon Birmingham: Well I don’t think Australians want a government that is fixated on polls. They…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC AM with Sabra Lane Topics: Cracking down on child care rorters; Polling; Tony Abbott 27 February 2017 07:13AM Sabra Lane: The Federal Government’s announced a new crackdown on family day care payments and its daring the Senate crossbench and Labor to block…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 TODAY with Sylvia Jeffreys Topics: Cracking down on child care rorters; Newspoll 27/02/2017 7:10AM Sylvia Jeffreys: The Government will today introduce further measures in Parliament aimed at stopping dodgy day care providers rorting the system. It’s hoped the crackdown could save hundreds of…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: Opening of new Health and Medical Sciences Building at the University of Adelaide; Tony Abbott; Business confidence in South Australia; Energy costs 24/02/2017 11:20AM Journalist: Tell us about today. How exciting is this announcement? University of Adelaide Vice Chancellor, Warren Bebbington: Well, this is a new beginning for the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech at opening of Adelaide of University Health and Medical Sciences Building 24/02/2017 11:15AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you so much, Chancellor Kevin Scarce, ladies and gentlemen. Can I too acknowledge the Kaurna people, and particularly of course Jack and Vincent for that wonderful welcome to country, and as Australia’s Education Minister, acknowledge that…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Radio 4KZ Breakfast with Glenn Johns Topics: New Learning Potential website; Academic Centres of Cyber Security Excellence 23/02/2017 08:42AM Glenn Johns: Now we cross live to the Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham. Good morning Simon, how are you? Simon Birmingham: Good morning. I’m very well. Great to be with…
The Turnbull Government is set to name the best Australian universities to train up the country’s next generation of cyber security specialists to help address statistics that show Australian companies predict nearly one in five cyber security jobs will go unfilled by 2020. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham and Minister Assisting the Prime…