Subject: (China Free Trade Agreement; Industry Skills Fund; Higher Education Reforms; Border Security) E&OE… STEVE PRICE: We have a special guest in the studio tonight who has joined us, who is the Assistant Education Minister, Simon Birmingham; Minister, good evening, thanks for coming in. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good evening, Steve and Danny and listeners, great…
Subject: (SA TAFE Job Cuts) E&OE… LEON BYNER: Simon what’s the latest from you? What do you know? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Leon I’m very concerned at what is an incredibly erratic policy from the State Government, that some years back they dramatically increased their training budget, they’ve now dramatically decreased their training budget. Years ago they…
Subject: (GST; Bronwyn Bishop) E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: With me now from Adelaide, Liberal front bencher, the Assistant Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, and from Brisbane, Labor’s Graham Perrett; gentlemen, good morning to you. Senator Birmingham, to you first of all, the Treasurer and the Prime Minister have said for some time that the states…if there’s…
Subject: (International Education) E&OE… FRAN KELLY: Simon Birmingham is the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, he was in China earlier this week, he’s currently in South Korea, Minister, welcome to RN Breakfast. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, Fran and good morning to your listeners. FRAN KELLY: Simon Birmingham, in China 30,000,000 people are undertaking vocational…
Subject: (International Education) E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thank you very much for coming along for a chat this afternoon. I'm happy to say a few words if you'd like to start with, and then we can take any questions from there. This is my first overseas trip as Australia's Assistant Minister for Education and Training, a…
Subject: (International Education; Emissions Trading Schemes) E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: We’re live to Beijing now and the Assistant Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, joins me. Minister, thanks for your time, you’ve met with some senior members of the Chinese administration, what’s the mood like given the volatility on their market? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning Kieran, there is…
Subject: (Greek Economy; Education Funding; Marriage Equality) E&OE… KRISTINA KENEALLY: Tonight we’re joined by Liberal Senator, Simon Birmingham. Of course, he is the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, he joins us out of Canberra, Senator Birmingham, thank you for being on Monday Politics. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good evening Kristina, great to be with you and…
Subject: (The Recognition of Indigenous Australians in the Constitution; Q&A; Recent Polls) E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: With me this morning, the Assistant Education Minister, Simon Birmingham and Shadow Citizenship Minister, Michelle Rowland. Simon Birmingham, today this conference in Sydney, what do you hope comes out of it? What does the Government comes out of these talks?…
Subject: (Education Green Paper; Citizenship Act Reform) E&OE… PATRICIA KARVELAS: Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham joins me now; welcome to the program. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good afternoon Patricia, good afternoon to your listeners. PATRICIA KARVELAS: Now Minister, this morning you said, and I quote “we don’t want to pre-empt the outcome of…
Subject: (Changes to Citizenship Laws; Bill Shorten’s Royal Commission Appearance; Education Green Paper) E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: This is AM Agenda, thanks for your company. With me now, Labor frontbencher, Michelle Rowland and the Assistant Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, good morning to you both. Michelle Rowland, as the Shadow Citizenship Minister I’m very interested to see…