E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Sydney Topics: Early Learning Languages Australia program; AEMO’s report on the energy market; New child care package; Company tax cuts 15/06/2018 09:45AM Rema Takchi: Rhodes Central Preschool Kindergarten is very delighted to have our special guests here, and it’s been a delight to have everyone visit our centre and see…
Joint release with the Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation Craig Laundy The Turnbull Government will expand its successful Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) program into schools, inspiring an extra 30,000 children across Australia to learn a second language. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham and local Member for Reid Minister Craig…
Joint release with Minister for Jobs and Innovation Michaelia Cash Australian researcher, Professor Brian Walker, has been internationally recognised for his scientific research. Professor Walker, from the CSIRO and Australian National University, today received the 2018 Blue Planet Prize, an international environmental award sponsored by Japan’s Asahi Glass foundation. He is only the second Australian…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Breakfast, with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: Summit in Singapore between the USA and North Korea; New child care package 13/06/2018 08:38AM David Bevan: Well, let’s welcome Simon Birmingham, Liberal Senator and Federal Education Minister; Penny Wong, Labor Senator and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs; and Sarah Hanson-Young,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Yankalilla Area School Topics: Engineering is Elementary program; New child care package; Mayo by-election. 13/06/2018 10:00am Georgina Downer: Well it’s great to have Minister for Education Simon Birmingham here today at the Yankalilla Area School, and we’ve just had a fantastic demonstration of the new program Engineering is Elementary, and…
Joint release with Liberal Candidate for Mayo Georgina Downer Yankalilla Area School students are amongst the first in South Australia to take part in an innovative pilot program that introduces engineering concepts to primary school students. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham today visited Yankalilla Area School with Liberal Candidate for Mayo Georgina…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC News 24 with Julie Doyle Topics: New child care package 12/06/2018 13:30PM Kathryn Robinson: Time is running out for families to switch over to the Government’s new system for child care payments. Around 300,000 families risk losing their government subsidies from 2 July if they don’t update their details.…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: New child care package; Calls for a Royal Commission into aged care 12/06/2018 9:30AM Simon Birmingham: The Turnbull Government is now a little under three weeks away from providing the greatest improvements to Australia’s child care support and subsidy system in forty years. We’re putting in place a…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News Live AM Agenda with Tom Connell Topics: Meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un; New child care package; Western Civilisation Scholarship Program 12/06/2018 9:10AM Tom Connell: Joining me now in the studio is the Education Minister, Simon Birmingham. Thanks for your time today. Simon Birmingham: G’day,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Q&A at the Positive Schools Conference, Adelaide 08/06/2018 12.00PM Michael Carr-Gregg: Thank you very much, Tracy(*), and Senator, thank you so much for your time. Simon Birmingham: Thanks Michael. Michael Carr-Gregg: It is in fact the 10th anniversary of the Positive Schools conferences, and as a sort of marker of…