New statistics released today reveal the full extent of the failure of Labor’s VET FEE-HELP scheme that has seen unscrupulous providers prey on vulnerable students and the cost to taxpayers blow out from $325 million in 2012 to $1.8 billion in 2014 and $2.9 billion in 2015. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said…
DetailsE&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.…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Simon Birmingham: Thank you for that very warm welcome. Yes indeed, whilst you were all at the big night of the conference last night, with the big band, I was in the big setting of Senate Estimates, so I suspect there’s every chance that most of you had an even later night than…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: University of Wollongong’s Molecular Horizons project; Future schools funding arrangements; Restoring the rule of law to the building and construction industry; National Firearms Agreement 19/10/2016 12:45PM SIMON BIRMINGHAM: …the world over the years, it will change lives, it will save lives and it will happen in Wollongong, in Australia,…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 891 ABC Adelaide Breakfast with Matthew Abraham and David Bevan Topics: National Firearms Agreement; Changes to pension eligibility 19/10/2016 08:39 AM Matthew Abraham: It’s Super Wednesday time, let’s crank it up with Liberal Senator for South Australia, Minister for Education Senator Simon Birmingham. Welcome Senator. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, great to…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC 891 Adelaide Evenings with Peter Goers Topics: VET Student Loans eligible courses 18/10/2016 07:20PM Peter Goers: Let’s go now- a little earlier I spoke to Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham. My guest in the studio is Stanley Browning and Poppy Meave(*). They are AC Arts’ actors. This is Adelaide TAFE.…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech at launch University of Wollongong’s plans for Molecular Horizons: a Centre for Molecular and Life Sciences 19/10/2016 [Inaudible] And for all that you do for the University of Wollongong but for the promotion of Australia’s $19 billion dollar international education sector more generally. And I really do look forward absolutely to working…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 891 ABC Adelaide Breakfast with Matthew Abraham and David Bevan Topics: BP’s activity in the Great Australian Bight; Same-sex marriage plebiscite; SA’s energy security 12/10/2016 8:35 AM Matthew Abraham: We welcome to Super Wednesday Mark Butler, Labor MP for Port Adelaide, Federal President of the ALP, he’s the Shadow Minister for…
DetailsThe Turnbull Government has charged a council of experts to strengthen and expand the role of Australia’s international education sector as a global leader in training and research. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham today announced the membership of the Council for International Education to oversee Australia’s first National Strategy for International Education 2025…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on SKY News with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Registered Organisations Commission; Australian citizenship rights; Child care and workforce participation; ACOSS report on poverty 17/10/2016 08:32AM Kieran Gilbert: First though I spoke to Cabinet Minister Simon Birmingham on this and other matters but begin by talking about the Government’s focus on unions this…
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