E&OE TRANSCRIPT Press conference, Adelaide Topics: Child care availability; Labor’s inability to read Budget projections; Australia’s embassy in Israel; Electricity market in SA; Injuries on Manus Island 02/01/2017 12:30PM Simon Birmingham: What we have seen today from Kate Ellis and the Labor Party is another case of all scare but no solution when it comes…
The Turnbull Government’s new affordable, sustainable and student-focussed vocational education and training student loans program kicked off today – ending Labor’s failed VET FEE-HELP scheme. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the New Year marked the start of a new era for vocational education in Australia, with the VET Student Loans program…
Kate Ellis has demonstrated an embarrassing incapacity to understand projections in budget papers, with her scaremongering today on childcare shortages based on data showing projected growth in available places rather than shortages. Under the Turnbull Government over the last two years 150,000 new places have been filled by Australian children, while price growth has been…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Local Radio Lunch with Ben Knight Topics: ANAO report on VET FEE-HELP 21/12/2016 11:13am Ben Knight: Minister, welcome to ABC Radio Summer. Simon Birmingham: Great to be with you Ben. Ben Knight: Why did it take so long for the department, for the ministry, for your ministry to work out…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT 2GB Sydney Drive with Michael McLaren Topics: ANAO report on VET FEE-HELP 21/12/2016 04:31PM Michael McLaren: Well, we’ve got the relevant minister on the phone, Simon Birmingham, the Federal Education Minister. Simon, Merry Christmas, thanks for your time. Simon Birmingham: G’day Michael, great to be with you and Merry Christmas to you and…
The Turnbull Government has boosted funding for Australia’s research universities by $76 million as part of the push to drive greater collaboration between researchers and industry and businesses. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the Turnbull Government had committed $1.9 billion to R&D and training researchers in 2017, including more than $1 billion…
A damning report from the Auditor-General handed down today has further highlighted the former Labor Government’s failures to understand the serious flaws in the design of its student loans scheme for vocational education that lead to billion dollar cost blowouts and unscrupulous training organisations preying on vulnerable students. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham…
Up to 300 of the country’s top new teachers will start work in some of Australia’s most disadvantaged schools thanks to a $20.5 million grant from the Turnbull Government. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham today announced additional funding for the Teach for Australia (TFA) program which accelerates high achieving university graduates, young…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Melbourne Topics: Future schools funding arrangements; Report on Headspace; Politics in classrooms 16/12/2016 08:10AM Simon Birmingham: Today’s the day where I hope State and Territory Education Ministers will recognise that they need to focus on how we can best use the record growing levels of investment in Australian schools,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Press conference, Melbourne Topics: Turnbull Government’s Quality Schools, Quality Outcomes reforms; Future schools funding arrangements; Politics in classrooms; Reforms to higher education admissions transparency 16/12/2016 12:15PM Simon Birmingham: The Education Council has met today, and I welcome the fact that states and territories have all agreed to undertake work with us…