Doorstop interview, Canberra

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Ken Boston’s endorsement of the Turnbull Government’s needs-based schools funding plan; Finkel Review; Jail sentences for terrorists 13/06/2017 07:25AM Simon Birmingham:                  Great news this morning to see that Dr Ken Boston, another member of the Gonski panel, has endorsed the Coalition…

Doorstop interview, Canberra

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Delivering real needs-based funding for schools and fixing Labor’s model; One Nation 30/05/2017 07:50AM Simon Birmingham: Can I welcome firstly the passage late yesterday in the House of Representatives, the Turnbull Government’s reforms to implement true, consistent, needs-based funding in Australian schools. These reforms, as you know, were announced…

Interview on The Guardian’s politics live podcast with Katharine Murphy

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on The Guardian’s politics live podcast with Katharine Murphy Topics: Delivering real needs-based funding for schools and fixing Labor’s model; 2017 Budget 25/05/2017 Katharine Murphy: Simon Birmingham, thank you for joining the podcast. Simon Birmingham: Great to be with you.  Katharine Murphy: So on the weekend, readers of that august journal, The…