Joint media release with the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull More support for more families with the cost of child care starts from today. For too long Australian families have struggled with the cost of child care and a broken system that has restricted their ability to work the hours and days that suit them. That…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Radio National Breakfast with Geraldine Doogue Topics: New child care package 02/07/2018 07:36AM Geraldine Doogue: The Turnbull Government’s overhaul of child care payments kicks in today, a really very big development preoccupying families across the nation, merging the old system into a single subsidy. It includes changes to the subsidy…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC AM with Kim Landers Topics: New child care package; Newspoll 02/07/2018 8:07AM Kim Landers: There’s a big change to the child care system that comes into effect from today. A new single Child Care Subsidy replaces the Child Care Benefit and the Child Care Rebate for hundreds of…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on FIVEaa Breakfast with Mike Smithson and Tom Rehn Topics: New child care package; Newspoll; Liberal SA Senate pre-selection 02/072018 07:21 AM Mike Smithson: And today a very important day in our calendar; we see child care subsidies coming into effect, and those of you who haven’t signed up to it,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC News Breakfast with Michael Rowland Topics: New child care package 02/07/2018 7:19AM Michael Rowland: Now, a massive shake-up of the childcare system starts today. It’s estimated one million families will be better off under the new scheme, while almost 300,000 will lose out. Let’s get more now from the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 Today with Karl Stefanovic Topics: New child care package; Newspoll 2/07/2018 07:10 AM Karl Stefanovic: Well, the Government’s new child care funding system starts today but many Aussie families are still trying to figure out whether they’ll be better or worse off. The Education Minister Simon Birmingham joins…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 7 Sunrise with David Koch Topics: New child care package; Newspoll 02/07/2018 6:45 AM David Koch: Now, the government’s new child care funding system is now in place, but there’s still plenty of confusion out there over who’s better off, and more importantly, who’s now missing out. Under the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News First Edition with Kieran Gilbert Topics: New child care package; Newspoll 02/07/2018 06:14AM Kieran Gilbert: Returning to one of our earlier stories, and the new child care reforms have come into force. Let’s bring in the Education Minister Simon Birmingham. Minister, thanks very much for your time.…
New analysis has revealed the suburbs and regions that are the biggest winners from the Turnbull Government’s child care changes that begin tomorrow, 2 July. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said while data showed the average working family would gain an extra $1,300 each year per child, the new analysis highlighted families…
The Australian Government has committed $5 million for the Australia India Institute to drive closer collaboration between Australian and Indian educational institutions. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham and Indian Minister of Human Resource Development, the Hon Shri Prakash Javadekar announced the funding boost at the Australia India Education Council meeting in Adelaide…