The Turnbull Government has appointed a new Chair and five new members to a panel responsible for advice on how to maintain the quality and standards of Australia’s higher education system. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham congratulated the Panel on their appointments and re-appointments and said Professor Ian O’Connor AC, Vice Chancellor…
Joint release with Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop Two outstanding young Australians will travel to the United Kingdom to ensure the voice of Australian youth is heard on the global stage. Ms Tamara Richardson and Mr Jerome De Vera will represent Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Youth Forum in London in April. They…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Breakfast with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: Senator Tim Storer: Company tax cuts: The Greens; Russian Diplomats 28/03/2018 08:35AM David Bevan: Simon Birmingham, Education Minister, Greens Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young, Labor member for Wakefield which is north of Adelaide and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Manufacturing,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News Live with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Australian cricket team; Newspoll; Labor’s dividend imputation policy; Company tax cuts 26/03/2018 08:39AM Kieran Gilbert: Simon Birmingham, thanks very much for your time, as a reflection on this scandal that we’ve been reporting on at length the last couple of days. It goes to…
Thousands of prechoolers across Australia are set for a science and maths skills boost as part of a new Turnbull Government program. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said a pilot of the $6 million Early Learning STEM Australia program launching this week would see 4,000 children across 100 preschools learn science, technology,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to the Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards 23/03/2018 Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much Adam for your welcome. It’s wonderful to be with you all today. You are right, there is no national space agency that I get to announce today, but that was, indeed, a momentous event – an event at…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News Live with Samantha Maiden Topics: Catholic school funding 22/03/2018 10:05AM Samantha Maiden: Joining me now in Canberra is the Education Minister, Simon Birmingham. Good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Sam. Samantha Maiden: Let’s start with this story in The Australian newspaper today. It actually says that enrolments are going…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC 891 Adelaide, Breakfast with Ali Clarke with David Bevan Topics: SA State Election; Batman by-election skit on ABC; Catholic schools funding; Labor’s proposed changes to imputation. 21/03/2018 08:35AM David Bevan: Well, let’s welcome our guests, all on the phone line today. Amanda Rishworth, Member for Kingston, Shadow Minister for Early…
Tanya Plibersek has today confirmed that in government, Labor would replicate the schools funding arrangements Julia Gillard left behind that were purely based on special deals for state governments and school sectors. Samantha Maiden: …I’m not sure that I understand. You won’t be providing them with some sort of lump sum, you will pick…
The Federal Court has dismissed the appeal brought by Malek Fahd Islamic School Limited in respect of the decision to revoke the authority’s approval to receive funding under the Australian Education Act 2013. The Turnbull Government does not and will not tolerate the misuse of taxpayer funding for schools. All school authorities…