E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on FiveAA Breakfast with David Penberthy and Will Goodings Topics: High Court rulings and continuing the business of government 30/10/2017 06:11AM Simon Birmingham: Good morning guys. Presenter: Now look, setting aside the atmospherics of how all this looks, I wanted to ask you as someone who has really overseen…
Help is on the way for families feeling the hip-pocket pressure of child care fees with the Turnbull Government introducing sweeping reforms and investing an additional $2.5 billion to deliver more support for more families. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said too many families struggle with the costs of rising child care fees…
An innovative pilot program designed to boost remote students’ literacy and numeracy has been backed with a further $4.1 million from the Turnbull Government, following the release of an independent report highlighting its positive impacts. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the additional $4.1 million would extend the Flexible Literacy for Remote Primary…
Earlier today, my department informed the authority that manages the Islamic School of Canberra that the outcome of the internal review they requested has upheld the original decision to revoke the authority’s approval under the Australian Education Act 2013. The original decision detailed the department’s concerns about the authority’s governance and financial management arrangements.…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC 24 with Julie Doyle Topics: AFP search warrants on AWU offices; New child care fee data; Higher education reforms 26/10/2017 11:37AM Julie Doyle: Minister, thanks for coming in today. Now, let’s start with the news of the day before we get to some issues in your portfolio, and the Employment…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop Interview, Canberra Topics: New child care fee data; AFP warrants on AWU offices 26/10/2017 07:35AM Simon Birmingham: New data that’s being released today in relation to child care costs. The growth in child care costs to Australian families remains unacceptably high. Now, under this Coalition, we have managed to stem that rate…
Child care fees grew at around twice the rate of the economy last year, new data from the Department of Education and Training shows. The data highlights child care fees increased by 5 per cent for all service types, including 5.7 per cent for long day care, from the 2015 December quarter through to the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Breakfast with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: AFP warrants on AWU headquarters; National Energy Guarantee 25/10/2017 08:36AM David Bevan: Amanda Rishworth, newly promoted Shadow Minister for Early childhood education and representing the Labor party in the southern suburbs of Adelaide. Welcome to you. Amanda Rishworth: Good morning,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Rorting of child care payments; Murray-Darling Basin plan; National Energy Guarantee: Higher education reforms; Proposal from the Hobart City Council to change the date of Australia Day; AFP raids on AWU offices 25/10/2017 7:45AM Simon Birmingham: … on a non-political front, can I say that the hearts, prayers, sympathies…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Rorting of child care payments; Murray-Darling Basin plan; National Energy Guarantee: Higher education reforms; Proposal from the Hobart City Council to change the date of Australia Day; AFP raids on AWU offices 25/10/2017 7:45AM Simon Birmingham: … on a non-political front, can I say that the hearts, prayers, sympathies…