E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 4CA Mornings with John MacKenzie Topics: International reports on student performance; Discipline in classrooms; Improving student outcomes 16/03/2017 10:45AM John MacKenzie: You know, how often do we have people calling into this show over the years saying the biggest problem we’ve got with kids is the bloody parents, because discipline no…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: February 2017 labour force data; The Turnbull Government’s initiatives to grow the economy and boost jobs; Jay Weatherill’s attempts to distract from the detail of his energy plan; Expanding the Snowy Hydro scheme 16/03/2017 1:30PM Simon Birmingham: I’m speaking on the labour force data as the Minister for Employment…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Sydney Breakfast with Robbie Buck Topics: International reports on student performance; Discipline in classrooms; Improving student outcomes 15/03/2017 07:25AM Robbie Buck: A report card that is out this morning to do with Australian kids and their behaviour and it’s not particularly great for us. The report comes from Trends…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 2SM Breakfast with Grant Goldman Topics: International reports on student performance; Discipline in classrooms; Improving student outcomes 15/03/2017 07:38AM Grant Goldman: The Federal Education Minister’s calling for zero tolerance to bad behaviour in the classroom. Two studies have linked under-achievements in the classroom to discipline problems and bullying. And I think…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast with Matthew Abraham and David Bevan Topics: South Australia’s energy supply; Turnbull Government’s work to drive energy security, reliability and affordability 15/03/2017 08:52 AM Matthew Abraham: Let’s go right now to Simon Birmingham. He’s the Liberal Senator for South Australia, and would normally be joining us on…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: International reports on student performance; Discipline in classrooms; Improving student outcomes 15/03/2017 01:40 PM Simon Birmingham: New analysis undertaken of the international TIMSS and PISA samples of Australian students and their academic performance shows that we have a number of worrying trends that really, we need to work cooperatively…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Regional Education Review; Sugar; Racial Discrimination Act; Penalty rates 02/03/2017 12:45PM Barnaby Joyce: Okay, thank you so much for being here. One of the big issues of course for the advancement of any person, especially in regional areas, is that they get some comparability in that they have the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 TODAY with Sylvia Jeffreys Topics: Cracking down on child care rorters; Newspoll 27/02/2017 7:10AM Sylvia Jeffreys: The Government will today introduce further measures in Parliament aimed at stopping dodgy day care providers rorting the system. It’s hoped the crackdown could save hundreds of…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC AM with Sabra Lane Topics: Cracking down on child care rorters; Polling; Tony Abbott 27 February 2017 07:13AM Sabra Lane: The Federal Government’s announced a new crackdown on family day care payments and its daring the Senate crossbench and Labor to block…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Polling; Tony Abbott; Making child care more affordable, accessible and flexible 27/02/2017 07:25AM Journalist: … how these polls, not just a one off, a trend but bad on every marker for the Coalition. Simon Birmingham: Well I don’t think Australians want a government that is fixated on polls. They…