On Thursday, 3 May, the Australian Federal Police, acting on information provided by the Department of Education and Training, conducted a search warrant in Lakemba and Kellyville in Sydney (NSW). The AFP have confirmed two people have been charged with offences following an investigation into alleged fraudulent family day care payment claims. This…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC 891 Adelaide, Breakfast with David Bevan and Ali Clarke Topics: Release of Gonski 2.0 report; Pill testing; Parliamentary inquiry into management of water in the Murray-Darling Basin 02/05/2018 08:35 AM David Bevan: Let’s welcome Simon Birmingham, Federal Education Minister. He joins us now on the phone. Simon Birmingham: Good morning…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop Interview at Alfred Deakin High School, Canberra Topics: Release of Gonski 2.0 report 01/05/2018 3:00pm Simon Birmingham: Thank you for coming along to the Alfred Deakin High School in Canberra today. It’s wonderful to be at a school that has been cited in the significant landmark report released – authored by David…
The release of a landmark report to transform Australia’s education system has been recognised for its strong focus on enhancing the learning outcomes of school students. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said he welcomed the support for the Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools and its blueprint for change for school…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News Live with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Release of Gonski 2.0 report 01/05/2018 07:49 AM Kieran Gilbert: The Government’s going to present its report on the Gonski 2.0 reforms to the states and territories this Friday. With me is the Education Minister Simon Birmingham to discuss that. Already, even before you’ve…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Joint Doorstop interview, Ermington West Public School Topics: Release of Gonski 2.0 report; Banking Royal Commission 30/04/2018 11:00AM John Alexander: Welcome everyone to Ermington West Primary School. Welcome Prime Minister, welcome David Gonski, old friend and Simon Birmingham, our Minister and thank you so much Shannan for your welcome here today. Shannan is…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 6PR Drive with Oliver Peterson Topics: Release of Gonski 2.0 report 30/04/2018 17:05PM Oliver Peterson: The Education Minister Simon Birmingham has been doing the rounds today as the Gonski report calls for massive changes to our school curriculum. According to OECD statistics, Australian reading standards have dropped from fourth in the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Daily Telegraph Miranda Devine Live Topics: Release of Gonski 2.0 report 30/04/2018 17:30PM Miranda Devine: Well, we’re talking the latest Gonski 2.0 report on education released today, which proposed a, quote, ‘radical overhaul of the national curriculum to boost student outcomes’. And now in the studio with us is the Federal…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News Live with David Speers Topics: Release of Gonski 2.0 report 30/04/2018 4:04pm David Speers: Well, the Education Minister Simon Birmingham joins me now. Minister, thanks for your time this afternoon. Simon Birmingham: G’day David. David Speers: Labor says there’s not much new in these recommendations. A lot of it…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 4BC Drive with Ben Davis Topics: New Gonski recommendations for schools 30/04/2018 15:19PM Ben Davis: School pick up happened in the last 20 minutes or so, if you’ve got the kids or the grandkids in the car you’ll need to listen up because depending on their age, they’re headed for big…