E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: Little Scientists program; National Energy Guarantee 17/08/2018 11:00AM Simon Birmingham: Thanks so much for coming along today. It’s wonderful to be here at St Thomas School, celebrating success in the Little Scientists program, which is inspiring preschool children right across Australia to become more engaged in science and…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast with David Bevan and Ali Clarke Topics: Fraser Anning; National Energy Guarantee 15/08/2018 08:38AM David Bevan: Let’s welcome to our Super Wednesday panel, Federal Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham, Federal Education Minister, good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. David Bevan: Amanda Rishworth, Labor…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Triple J Hack with Avani Dias Topics: Higher education reform 14/08/2018 5:42PM Avani Dias: If you’ve ever been a university student or you’re planning on it, you’ll have to start paying back your debt when you’re earning less. That change passed Parliament just moments ago; the Parliament’s agreed to make…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: ATARs for teaching courses 13/08/2018 8:47AM David Bevan: But let’s go to Simon Birmingham, federal Education Minister, right now. Good morning, Minister. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David. David Bevan: Is it too easy to get into…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News Live AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Newspoll; National Energy Guarantee; School funding 13/08/2018 8:31AM Kieran Gilbert: Minister, thanks so much for your time. Parliament back this week, a huge parliamentary sitting after the winter break and not the best news when it comes to the latest Newspoll…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop Interview, Canberra Topics: ATARs for teaching courses; Company tax cuts; National Energy Guarantee; Newspoll 13/08/2018 07:30AM Journalist: Minister data on ATARs yesterday, yes- and then this morning Universities Australia releases a report saying that university students are struggling with the cost of living. Is this an area that the Government…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 Sunday Today Topics: ATAR scores for teaching courses; National Energy Guarantee 12/08/2018 07:45AM Peter Stefanovic: There’s shocking evidence this morning that failing students are being accepted by universities to train as teachers. Across the country it was found that multiple universities have accepted students with ATAR scores of…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 7 Weekend Sunrise Topics: ATAR scores for teaching courses 12/08/2018 08:12AM Basil Zempilas: Well, making news this morning: alarming new data has revealed students with low ATAR scores are being accepted into teaching courses across the nation. The shocking figures show Australian universities are accepting students with scores as…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: ATAR scores for teaching courses; National Energy Guarantee 12/08/2018 11:15AM Simon Birmingham: ATARs are not the be all and end all, but certainly there are alarm bells ringing as a result of the figures that have come out of our universities showing the very low ATAR admissions into…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Mornings with David Bevan Topics: Proposed University of Adelaide and University of South Australia merger 09/08/2018 09:27 AM David Bevan: Let’s just quickly, before the headlines, talk to Simon Birmingham. This has been around for a while, this discussion that Adelaide University and Uni SA should…