Lower, fairer and simpler taxes for all working Australians, stronger national security laws, improving drought support for Australian farmers and support for 300,000 apprenticeships through the new Skilling Australians Fund are just some of the features of the 43 pieces of legislation the Turnbull Government has steered through the Senate in the three sitting weeks…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Studio 10 Topics: New child care package 28/06/2018 10:07AM Georgia Love: If you rely on the child care rebate, there are big changes to it from Monday, from how much families receive and what you’re eligible to receive are all changing. But to get those changes you need to…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Joint Doorstop Interview with Minister Kelly O’Dwyer, Goodstart Early Learning Braddon Topics: New Child care package; Enterprise Tax Plan; National Energy Guarantee 28/06/2018 8:05am Simon Birmingham: Thanks so much for coming. It’s wonderful to be here at one of the many outstanding Goodstart Early Learning child care centres around the country. Goodstart…
Joint release with Minister for Women Kelly O’Dwyer Relief is in sight for the thousands of families that have been forking out the full fee for child care after their government subsidies ran out months before the end of the financial year. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said new data revealed where…
Joint release with Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills Karen Andrews The Turnbull Government has announced the members of an expert panel to review Australia’s Qualifications Framework (AQF) to ensure it continues to meet the needs of students, education providers and employers. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said as part of…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Remarks at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Future Leaders Program event 27/06/2018 12:30PM Simon Birmingham: One of the- not one of, the best element of my job as Minister for Education and Training certainly isn’t running out of events like this, to get to Senate divisions in this crazy building. It’s the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Breakfast with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: Enterprise tax plan; Proposed higher education reforms; Mark Butler 27/06/2018 08:37 AM David Bevan: Let’s welcome our Super Wednesday panellists. Simon Birmingham, Education Minister and Liberal Senator from South Australia. Good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David. …
With just weeks to go until thousands of families go to the polls at by-elections across the country, Labor’s Amanda Rishworth has today confirmed her party has no solutions and no policy to fix Australia’s broken child care system. The only thing Ms Rishworth did confirm is that Labor opposes the Turnbull Government’s sweeping…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News Live AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Enterprise Tax Plan; Income tax relief; New child care package 25/06/2018 08:36AM Kieran Gilbert: Let’s go back to that ad that I mentioned at the start, an attack ad on Malcolm Turnbull. And I spoke to Education Minister Simon Birmingham,…
Joint media release with Minister for Human Services Michael Keenan Parents and carers have just one more week to sign up to the Turnbull Government’s new child care system, which will deliver more support for more families. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said relief for families with the costs of child care…