South Australian Senator and Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham today officially opened two refurbished general learning areas as well as the two newly constructed classrooms at Calvary Lutheran Primary School in Morphett Vale. Students and staff at Calvary Lutheran Primary School now have full use of the refurbished and new learning areas, as…
Senator for South Australia and Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham today officially opened the refurbished facilities at St John Bosco School in Brooklyn Park. Students and staff at St John Bosco School now have full use of the newly renovated Saint Francis De Sales and Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello Building comprising contemporary learning…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Super Wednesday panel discussion on 891 ABC Adelaide with Matthew Abraham and David Bevan Matthew Abraham: It’s Super Wednesday, when we get politicians who are local to their bootstraps but also walk the federal stage with influence and we have three this morning. In our studio, Kate Ellis, a Labor MP for Adelaide;…
Simon Birmingham: It’s a real pleasure to be here today in Wodonga with Cathy McGowan, discussing everything across the Education and Training portfolio from the earliest years of child care and early learning, through schooling, through TAFEs, through universities, through community colleges, getting that full appreciation of the importance of education and training to, in…
Creating a new laser system for satellite tracking and mitigating the impacts of space debris, investigating how smartphones can assist people with a disability to navigate essential services, and developing high-performance batteries for electric vehicles are among 989 new research projects that will receive funding from the Turnbull Government. Minister for Education and Training Simon…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Simon Birmingham: Thank you, thank you very much Ms Bradford and to you, to Katrine Hildyard, the local State MP for this area, Mayor Rosenberg, leaders of Lutheran education, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. It’s a real pleasure to be here with you all today to celebrate this opening of your new…
I congratulate Dr Michele Bruniges AM, Secretary of the Department of Education and Training, for her appointment to a significant OECD role that measures the performance of students and education systems around the world. From April next year Dr Bruniges will chair the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Governing Board. PISA is a triennial…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Ian Henschke: Now, Senator Simon Birmingham joins us, Federal Minister for Education and Training. Good afternoon. Simon Birmingham: G’day, Ian. Nice to speak with you. Ian Henschke: Very nice to speak with you too, and also we’ve got Vicki Thomson on the line as well, the Chief Executive of the Group of Eight…
Reports today that the University of Tasmania (UTAS) has been gifted land for its campus relocations highlight the progress that is being made to realise an important vision for jobs and smart cities in Tasmania. The Turnbull Government’s $150 million commitment to invest in the relocation and expansion of UTAS’s campuses in the heart of…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Well, thank you. Thank you very much Lucy, good morning everyone, to Tim and Rebecca and thank you for the opportunity to come and speak first up at the AIC SA Conference this morning. I gather you had a successful afternoon yesterday, I wish you every success during the course of today’s discussions.…