E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 2GB Sydney Live with Ben Fordham Topics: Eureka flag in schools 12/03/2018 15:08PM Ben Fordham: Well, as if our children need any more distractions from their grades, they could now be bombarded with union propaganda in classrooms. The Teachers’ Union in Queensland has vowed to splash the Eureka Stockade flag across…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News Live with Samantha Maiden Topics: Catholic schools funding; Gonski Review 09/03/2018 09:38AM Samantha Maiden: Joining me now from Adelaide is the Education Minister Simon Birmingham. Good morning Simon. Simon Birmingham: Good morning Sam. Samantha Maiden: Now, you have your own review into how this funding deal will affect the…
DetailsNew figures show the Turnbull Government’s crackdown on dodgy family day care providers rorting the Grandparents Child Care Benefit (GCCB) has saved taxpayers more than $100 million. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the crackdown had removed dodgy family day care providers from the system and safeguarded legitimate operators and the families…
DetailsLabor’s recycled pledge to Catholic schools from weeks and months ago is a desperate attempt by Bill Shorten to ingratiate himself with Catholic Church leaders at the expense of consistent, needs-based school funding. Catholic school parents and educators should see through Mr Shorten’s hollow promise of money for two years with no detail for…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Breakfast with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: Political donations; University hazing; NAPLAN results 07/03/2018 08:38AM Ali Clarke: Well, let’s jump into Super Wednesday proper. David Bevan: Simon Birmingham is the Federal Education Minister; he joins us now on the phone line. Good morning, Simon. Simon Birmingham: Good…
DetailsInternational students flocked to Australia in record numbers in 2017, with new figures revealing the largest increase recorded in a single year. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the 2017 international education data showed there were more than 624,000 international students in Australia in 2017, an increase of 13 per cent (or…
DetailsOver 80 000 children at almost 2500 preschools across the country will be given the opportunity to learn a second language this year, thanks to the Turnbull Government’s Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) program. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the ELLA program’s popularity kept growing, with an extra 20 000 children…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on FIVEaa, Mornings with Leon Byner Topics: TAFE SA 02/03/2018 10:09AM Leon Byner: I want you to meet Federal Education Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham. Simon, this – and thank you for coming on – this federal inquiry, does it really show us anything that we don’t already know? Simon Birmingham: Well good…
DetailsA Parliamentary committee dominated by Labor Party members has ducked the hard questions on TAFE SA in a whitewashed report on the debacle released today. Like the ICAC investigation into the Oakden scandal, Jay Weatherill and SA Labor state and federal politicians refused to offer any accountability for the TAFE SA disaster that has left…
DetailsJoint media release with Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop The Australian Government is launching a new campaign to prevent Australians from inadvertently contributing to child exploitation through the practice of orphanage tourism, including by participating in misleading volunteer programs. The Smart Volunteering Campaign discourages Australians from any form of short-term, unskilled volunteering in overseas…
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