Family Day Care verdict puts rorters on notice

Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham says Family Day Care fraudsters are “on notice” after a New South Wales District Court jury’s verdict late yesterday against Melissa Jade Higgins. Minister Birmingham said the verdict highlights the Government’s determination to crackdown on people rorting the family day care system.  Ms Higgins, the sole director of Aussie Giggles…

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Interview on 891 ABC Adelaide Breakfast with Matthew Abraham and David Bevan

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 891 ABC Adelaide Breakfast with Matthew Abraham and David Bevan Topics: Noel Pearson’s comments on the ABC; Resettling refugees while keeping our borders secure; Murray-Darling Basin 23/11/2016 08:37AM Matthew Abraham: It’s Super Wednesday here on 891 ABC Adelaide. Kate Ellis, Labor MP for Adelaide. They’re all in Canberra as they enjoy…

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Interview on SKY News with Peter van Onselen

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on SKY News with Peter van Onselen Topics: Parliamentary proceedings; National Firearms Agreement; VET Student Loans; Provider eligibility for VET Student Loans; Resettling refugees while keeping our borders secure 12/11/16 12:47PM Peter van Onselen: Let’s bring in our next guest, Senator Simon Birmingham. You know that the Mickey vote is an actual…

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Press conference, Melbourne

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Press conference, Melbourne Topics: Higher education admissions transparency; Higher education reform; The Racial Discrimination Act. 16/11/2016 09:05AM Simon Birmingham: Today I'm very pleased to be releasing the report of the Higher Education Standards Panel into university admissions practices. This is a valuable report which shows that we need to improve the transparency and…

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