E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: Year 1 numeracy and literacy checks 18/09/2017 11:30AM Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along today. Nothing is more important in our education system than the success of our children, of students. And in school, that starts at the earliest ages, where the building blocks are established upon…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC News Breakfast with Virginia Trioli Topics: Year 1 numeracy and literacy checks; same-sex marriage 18/09/2017 07:32AM Virginia Trioli: Now as we just heard, children as young as five could soon be tested in a national rollout of literacy and numeracy tests for Grade 1 students. Simon Birmingham is the Federal…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC AM with Sabra Lane Topics: Year 1 numeracy and literacy checks; Higher education reforms; Same-sex marriage 18/09/2017 07:10AM Sabra Lane: All grade one students face mandatory testing for literacy and numeracy if the Federal Government adopts the recommendations from a report it commissioned earlier this year. The report released today…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 Today with Lisa Wilkinson and Karl Stefanovic Topics: Numeracy and literacy checks for better learning 18/09/2017 06:21am Lisa Wilkinson: Welcome back to the show. All Year 1 students could soon be tested on their reading and maths two years before sitting the NAPLAN test. Education Minister Simon Birmingham joins…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop Interview, Adelaide Topics: Education council 15/09/2017 Simon Birmingham: I’m deeply alarmed that today states and territories have asked for the right to be able to cut their school funding, while the Turnbull Government invests a further $23 billion into schools as additional funding over the next 10 years. I’m further alarmed by…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Same-sex marriage 14/09/2017 11:35AM Simon Birmingham: Thanks so much for coming along. It’s wonderful to see so many people here making a strong statement about marriage. Marriage is an important institution. It strengthens individuals, it strengthens families, it strengthens our society and the more people we believe who are married, who are…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News PM Agenda with David Speers Topics: Higher education reforms to promote excellence in learning; same-sex marriage postal survey 13/09/2017 04:07PM David Speers: Now to higher education, the Government is on its third attempt to reform the sector and save some money, nearly $3 billion through various changes and we’ve…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Australian Reading Hour, higher education funding growth to support universities and students 13/09/2017 12:45PM Simon Birmingham: It’s never too late to learn. Australians of all ages can learn, can benefit from reading, and tomorrow Australian Reading Hour is an opportunity to send a message to all Australians, young and…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Breakfast with David Bevan and Ali Clarke Topics: Media reforms; ensuring higher education is sustainable and promotes excellence; energy security 13/09/2017 08:35AM David Bevan: A big ABC Radio Adelaide welcome to Senator Simon Birmingham, Federal Education Minister. Good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David, and Ali,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Radio National Breakfast with Patricia Karvelas Topics: Higher education reforms to drive better outcomes for both students and taxpayers; Same-sex marriage 12/09/2017 07:36AM Patricia Karvelas: The debate over university funding will come to a head in Parliament this week, with the Turnbull Government trying to legislate almost $3 billion in budget…