E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Local Radio Lunch with Ben Knight Topics: ANAO report on VET FEE-HELP 21/12/2016 11:13am Ben Knight: Minister, welcome to ABC Radio Summer. Simon Birmingham: Great to be with you Ben. Ben Knight: Why did it take so long for the department, for the ministry, for your ministry to work out…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT 2GB Sydney Drive with Michael McLaren Topics: ANAO report on VET FEE-HELP 21/12/2016 04:31PM Michael McLaren: Well, we’ve got the relevant minister on the phone, Simon Birmingham, the Federal Education Minister. Simon, Merry Christmas, thanks for your time. Simon Birmingham: G’day Michael, great to be with you and Merry Christmas to you and…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Melbourne Topics: Future schools funding arrangements; Report on Headspace; Politics in classrooms 16/12/2016 08:10AM Simon Birmingham: Today’s the day where I hope State and Territory Education Ministers will recognise that they need to focus on how we can best use the record growing levels of investment in Australian schools,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Press conference, Melbourne Topics: Turnbull Government’s Quality Schools, Quality Outcomes reforms; Future schools funding arrangements; Politics in classrooms; Reforms to higher education admissions transparency 16/12/2016 12:15PM Simon Birmingham: The Education Council has met today, and I welcome the fact that states and territories have all agreed to undertake work with us…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC TV News Breakfast with Virginia Trioli Topics: NAPLAN National Report; Turnbull Government’s Quality Schools, Quality Outcomes reforms; Republican movement 13/12/2016 07:36AM Virginia Trioli: We’ll return to the latest NAPLAN data, which shows some very disappointing results in literacy and numeracy. For more, the Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham joins us…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on SKY News with Kieran Gilbert Topics: NAPLAN National Report; Turnbull Government’s Quality Schools, Quality Outcomes reforms; Republican movement 13/12/2016 08:33 AM Kieran Gilbert: Good morning, and welcome to the program. The latest NAPLAN results have confirmed that students from non-English speaking backgrounds, from migrant families are outperforming the average on both…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Press conference, Canberra Topics: NAPLAN National Report; Turnbull Government’s Quality Schools, Quality Outcomes reforms; Future schools funding arrangements; How-to-vote cards; Republican movement 13/12/2016 09:45AM Simon Birmingham: These NAPLAN results confirm information that has been contained in international reports over the last couple of weeks. We see results that show at best…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Weekend Sunrise with Monique Wright and Andrew O'Keefe Topics: Politics in classrooms 12 December 2016 Andrew O’Keefe: Teachers in three states will go ahead with a plan to wear t-shirts to school, protesting Australia’s offshore detention policy. The planned campaign has been organised by a group called Teachers for Refugees and…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 TODAY with Lisa Wilkinson Topics: Programme for International Student Assessment; Turnbull Government’s Quality Schools, Quality Outcomes reforms 07 December 2016 06:20AM Lisa Wilkinson: Well Australia’s high school students are up to two years behind the world’s best pupils. That’s according to a new report…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC AM with Kim Landers Topics: Programme for International Student Assessment; Turnbull Government’s Quality Schools, Quality Outcomes; Energy security 7 December 2016 7:10AM Kim Landers: Well Simon Birmingham is the Minister for Education and Training and he joins me from Melbourne. Minister, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Kim. Good to…