Ian Henschke: We’re going to talk to Simon Birmingham, Liberal Senator for South Australia and also Federal Education Minister, about the issue that $20 billion has been spent on education, and it has- many critics are saying without significant improvements. Simon Birmingham joins us now. Simon Birmingham: We’ve seen significant growth in funding to Australian…
Subject: Defence industry in South Australia, Northern Territory juvenile justice system, MATTHEW ABRAHAM: Welcome to the studio. We welcome Kate Ellis, Shadow Minister for Vocational and Early Childhood Education, and the Member for Adelaide, re-elected. Welcome, Kate Ellis. KATE ELLIS: Good morning, great to be with you. MATTHEW ABRAHAM: Narrowly re-elected Nick Xenophon, Independent Senator…
Subject: Ministerial reshuffle; Role of Defence Industry Minister; Immigration policies. E&OE… JOURNALIST: Well one man who was in that room among those who were applauding the return of the Turnbull Government was South Australia’s own Simon Birmingham who, in yesterday’s reshuffle, has retained the Education portfolio, one of the key portfolios and even had that…
JOURNALIST: Well one man who was in that room among those who were applauding the return of the Turnbull Government was South Australia’s own Simon Birmingham who, in yesterday’s reshuffle, has retained the Education portfolio, one of the key portfolios and even had that position enhanced. Simon, good morning and firstly congratulations on being re-elected.…
Subjects: Hung Parliament scenarios; Party priorities; Superannuation; Medicare and bulk billing. JOURNALIST: Let’s get down to the business of Super Wednesday and we are coming to, I think all three of you would agree, an unprecedented situation in South Australia for a federal election where a lot of Lower House seats may be in play or…
Subjects: Gonski report; Schools funding; TAFE. WENDY HARMER: Well addressing these issues will be a huge challenge for the next education Minister, so I am joined now by the Minister for Education Simon Birmingham –welcome to the program Simon. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: G’day Wendy, it’s great to be with you. HARMER: Thank you very much. And Kate Ellis is…
Subjects: The Turnbull Government’s child care reforms; Labor’s child care approach failing the ‘fairness test’; Family Tax Benefit changes; Paid Parental Leave. EO&E…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. EMMA GRIFFITHS: The Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, is responsible for child care. Minister, the ANU modelling that’s come out today shows that most families would be better off under Labor’s policy. Do…
Subjects: Regional Development Fund for Upper Spencer Gulf EO&E…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ROWAN RAMSEY: …announcing a jobs package for Whyalla and the upper Spencer Gulf and I’ll Simon put some meat on that bone in a minute for you about how that is going to work and this programme. It is a $20 million jobs programme investing in industry…
Subjects: Jobs and Investment package for Upper Spencer Gulf; Support for Arrium; Higher Education. EO&E…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. TIM BENNETT: $20 million has been promised for Whyalla, for the upper Spencer Gulf actually, in Whyalla was the announcement made with Rowan Ramsey, the sitting Member for Grey. The interesting thing of course is $20 million is how much money…
Subjects: Higher education reform; University flagship courses; vocational education reform EO&E…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. TOM TILLEY: Simon Birmingham, thanks for joining us on Hack. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: G’day Tom, great to be with you. TILLEY: Let’s talk about universities first, why would people trust you to run the university sector when your government surprised the electorate with cuts and…