E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 6PR Mornings with Gareth Parker Topics: Labor’s corruption of ‘Gonski’; Future schools funding arrangements 22/09/16 09.33am Gareth Parker: Page three of the West Australian today is a story by Bethany Hiatt saying that WA school students have received far less funding under the Gonski needs-based funding model than those in most…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Press Conference, Adelaide Topics: Labor’s corruption of ‘Gonski’; Future schools funding arrangements; Productivity Commission report on human services 22 September 2016 12:51 PM Simon Birmingham: Thank you Mandy. It's a delight to be with you at this school, at Trinity Gardens Primary School, for the launch of the AUSPELD resource, and…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Radio National AM with Michael Brissenden Topics: Labor’s corruption of ‘Gonski’; Future schools funding arrangements 22 September 2016 07:10AM Michael Brissenden: The Federal Education Minister will sit down with his state counterparts tomorrow to start negotiation over a new school funding agreement, and already it’s shaping up as another row over…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC 891 Adelaide Breakfast with Matthew Abraham and David Bevan Topics: Storing nuclear waste in South Australia; Same-sex marriage plebiscite; Senator Hinch; Investment approach to welfare 21/09/2016 08.36am Matthew Abraham: It’s Super Wednesday when we bring in some super politicians. Senator Nick Xenophon, welcome, Senator for South Australia. Nick Xenophon: Good…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel Ten’s The Project with Carrie Bickmore, Peter Helliar and Waleed Aly Topics: Same-sex marriage plebiscite 13 September 2016 7:05 PM Carrie Bickmore: Well, Senator Simon Birmingham was in Cabinet when this plan got signed off, and joins us now. Simon, you’ve got the date, you’ve got the question. But do…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio National Drive with Patricia Karvelas Topics: Same-sex marriage plebiscite; Omnibus Savings Bill measures; Superannuation reform; Schools funding 13 September 2016 06:06pm Patricia Karvelas: It’s been a big day in Parliament and it’s still going. So far today, the Government and the Opposition have agreed on a deal to pass…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on SKY News Live with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Anniversary of the Turnbull Government; National priorities; Omnibus Savings Bill; Banking Royal Commission. 12 September 2016 08.33am Kieran Gilbert: In the meantime let’s have a listen to my interview this morning with the Education Minister Simon Birmingham. This week in Parliament it marked 12…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 4CA Breakfast with Murray Jones Topics: Construction commencing at the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine; New Colombo Plan scholarships 06/09/2016 07:47 AM AEST Murray Jones: Well, we've got something – well, not really befitting to a minister that he's doing here in the tropical north today, but there is…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 891 ABC Adelaide Breakfast with David Bevan Topics: ‘Shanghai Sam’ Dastyari and ‘cash for comment’; Political donations; Chinese engagement with Australian schools; Budget savings measures; Paying for increased childcare investment. 7 September 2016 8:35 AM David Bevan: Simon Birmingham, Education Minister, Federal Education Minister and a Liberal Senator, welcome to the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Press conference, Cairns Topics: Construction commencement of Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine; Office refurbishment 6 September 2016 Simon Birmingham: … $42 million institute that the Federal Government is backing is really about marrying together our world class capabilities in research with the enormous opportunities that exist in the tropics, which by…