David Penberthy: Well that slogan, gay, straight, black, or white, was some of the chanting that you were hearing from the protesters here in Adelaide outside Senator Cory Bernardi's office in Kent Town on Friday. The wooden thud was the sound of his front gate being kicked over by the protesters, and presumably these people are…
DetailsTom Tilley: All right, well let’s get the inside word from a senior Minister in the Turnbull Government, the Education Minister Simon Birmingham. He was in charge of the changes to the Safe Schools Coalition as well, which was announced last week, so we’re also going to ask him about that. Simon Birmingham, thank you so…
DetailsMatthew Abraham: Well, is it Malcolm Turnbull's House of Cards? House of Cards can be brilliant if you follow both the UK and the US TV series or they have a habit of falling down and collapsing on you. Which way will it be? We don't know yet. What we are looking at though is…
DetailsMatt White: Well, now we are joined by Education Minister Simon Birmingham. Simon, it is day two of what is going to be a 15-week campaign. Doesn’t the fact that we are already talking about Tony Abbott indicate that you have got a big problem? Simon Birmingham: Well, we are not in the campaign yet. There is…
DetailsCompere: Jase here on the Eyre Peninsula’s 5CC. Time now to welcome back a regular on the program, he’s out of place today though, in on a Tuesday and in the studio, Rowan Ramsey, the Federal Member for Grey. How are you Rowan? Rowan Ramsey: Yeah, going really well. Great to be with you Jason. Compere: You’re…
DetailsSarah Tomlinson: But first today, the Minister for Education and Training is visiting schools and preschools on the Eyre Peninsular, and a little later today in Whyalla. He spoke with Deane Williams when he was in Port Lincoln, and Deane asked him about the very young children he met in the city yesterday and whether he…
DetailsNarelle Graham: Without too much further ado, the Turnbull Government’s Education Minister Simon Birmingham is in day two of a visit to regional South Australia today. The Minister was in Port Lincoln yesterday, today it was Port Augusta and Whyalla that were on the itinerary and the visit coincides with a report that the Government…
DetailsRafael Epstein: The Prime Minister wants to give the states more responsibility for raising the money that they spend. It would mean a state-based income tax. It could mean the Federal Government no longer funds public schools in Victoria. That’s something the Prime Minister’s speaking about. Would you be happy with the Federal Government handing…
DetailsDavid Speers: As we saw on Friday after the COAG Leaders’ Meeting, the Prime Minister withdrew his policy proposal to allow the states to raise their own income taxes. What’s been left unresolved, though, is where the Government now wants to go on education funding in particular. Public schools: does it want to continue playing…
DetailsUnidentified Speaker: Thank you Minister Andrews for that exposition of the importance athletics for the future of Australia. It gives me now great pleasure to introduce the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham. I think I speak for everyone in this room, and I express my excitement in acknowledging the new focus on science,…
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