E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Polling; Tony Abbott; Making child care more affordable, accessible and flexible 27/02/2017 07:25AM Journalist: … how these polls, not just a one off, a trend but bad on every marker for the Coalition. Simon Birmingham: Well I don’t think Australians want a government that is fixated on polls. They…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC AM with Sabra Lane Topics: Cracking down on child care rorters; Polling; Tony Abbott 27 February 2017 07:13AM Sabra Lane: The Federal Government’s announced a new crackdown on family day care payments and its daring the Senate crossbench and Labor to block…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 TODAY with Sylvia Jeffreys Topics: Cracking down on child care rorters; Newspoll 27/02/2017 7:10AM Sylvia Jeffreys: The Government will today introduce further measures in Parliament aimed at stopping dodgy day care providers rorting the system. It’s hoped the crackdown could save hundreds of…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: Opening of new Health and Medical Sciences Building at the University of Adelaide; Tony Abbott; Business confidence in South Australia; Energy costs 24/02/2017 11:20AM Journalist: Tell us about today. How exciting is this announcement? University of Adelaide Vice Chancellor, Warren Bebbington: Well, this is a new beginning for the…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech at opening of Adelaide of University Health and Medical Sciences Building 24/02/2017 11:15AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you so much, Chancellor Kevin Scarce, ladies and gentlemen. Can I too acknowledge the Kaurna people, and particularly of course Jack and Vincent for that wonderful welcome to country, and as Australia’s Education Minister, acknowledge that…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Radio 4KZ Breakfast with Glenn Johns Topics: New Learning Potential website; Academic Centres of Cyber Security Excellence 23/02/2017 08:42AM Glenn Johns: Now we cross live to the Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham. Good morning Simon, how are you? Simon Birmingham: Good morning. I’m very well. Great to be with…
DetailsThe Turnbull Government is set to name the best Australian universities to train up the country’s next generation of cyber security specialists to help address statistics that show Australian companies predict nearly one in five cyber security jobs will go unfilled by 2020. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham and Minister Assisting the Prime…
DetailsAustralia has cemented its reputation as an international education destination of choice with student numbers surging more than 10 per cent to 554,179. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said as the number of international students coming to Australia to study continued to soar, so too had their satisfaction levels. Minister Birmingham…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Adelaide Breakfast with Matthew Abraham Topics: Coca-Cola Amatil’s operations in South Australia; Business confidence in South Australia; Energy costs; Labor’s commitment to a 50 per cent RET 22/02/2017 08:40AM Matthew Abraham: Time for Super Wednesday when we pull together, South Australian…
DetailsAs students settle into their first weeks of the new school year, the Turnbull Government has launched a new resource for parents and families to help bring school lessons to life at home. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the new website, Learning Potential Resources was filled with hundreds of ideas, activities, games…
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