The Education and Training Minister has called on universities to keep a “laser focus” on the outcomes of the students they enrol following the release of new data on graduate completions and job outcomes. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the new reports showed six-year completion rates for university students had dropped to…
Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, and Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, have announced 120 New Colombo Plan scholarships to talented undergraduates to live, study and work in the Indo-Pacific region in 2018. These New Colombo Plan scholars will study in 20 host locations, including for the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech at National History Challenge awards ceremony, Canberra 27/11/2017 Simon Birmingham: Can I acknowledge [indistinct] to see you here again. I acknowledge Australia’s Indigenous people’s, the Ngunnawal-Ngambri people, to the Canberra region, indeed all of Australia’s Indigenous people, and acknowledge that as a nation we continue to learn so much more of…
A Year 12 student from Canberra has been selected from more than 8000 entrants across the country as Australia’s Young Historian of the Year. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham presented the award to Hawker College student Ineka Voigt in a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra today. Minister Birmingham said Ineka’s essay about…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Queensland state election; Same-sex marriage; Bennelong by-election. 27/11/2017 08:33AM Kieran Gilbert: I spoke to the Education Minister Simon Birmingham and began by suggesting to him that given the size of the swing against the LNP that the PM will cop some of the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide with Ali Clarke Topics: Federal school funding for South Australia 24/11/2017 07:11AM Ali Clarke: Look, I don’t know if you’ve heard this little ditty, maybe your child has brought it home. Certainly ours did through their pre-school and early primary school years and it goes something like this:…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: National Energy Guarantee; Citizenship of Parliamentarians 22/11/2017 2:15PM Simon Birmingham: The National Energy Guarantee that the Turnbull Government released early this year was of course developed and adopted on the recommendation of the independent Energy Security Board. It was recommended because it is the ideal way for us to…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Breakfast with Ali Clarke Topics: Funding for South Australian schools; Parliamentary sitting dates; National Energy Guarantee. 22/11/2017 08:35AM Ali Clarke: Good morning to Simon Birmingham, the South Australian Liberal Senator and Minister for Education. How are you? Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Ali, good to be with you. Ali…
Australian students are among the world’s best collaborative problem-solvers, according to a new international report. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the OECD’s inaugural report on collaborative problem solving showed nearly twice the number of Australian students were highly skilled in problem solving compared to the OECD average. The report ranked…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Video message to the MediaMe Conference 20/11/2017 Simon Birmingham: Hey guys, I’m so sorry I can’t be there with you at the inaugural MediaMe Conference. It’s great to know that such a dedicated, enthusiastic group of young Australians have gathered together to talk about media, its impact on our country, our society, and…