Sarah Dingle: Well, it’s bad news for any Australians with student loans living overseas. As of 1 January this year, new rules have meant that graduates who live and work abroad while owing money on government loans must register with the Tax Office. And once they earn more than $54,000 Australian per year, they’ll have…
Laura Jayes: Joining me now is the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham, from Adelaide. Senator, thanks so much for your time. Can I first ask you about these developments across Indonesia? How concerning is it for Australia? Simon Birmingham: Well good morning, Laura. Of course it’s always concerning but equally we should…
Peter Van Onselen: Joining me now as promised off the top of the program, he’s the Minister for Education as well as Training, Senator Simon Birmingham joining me live from Adelaide. Thanks very much for your company. Simon Birmingham: G’day Peter. Good to be with you. Peter Van Onselen: Let’s just go straight to your portfolio…
Question: Fantastic, okay so you just heard from some of the Future Fellows, can you tell me a little bit about their projects and how those specifically can improve the future for everyday people? Simon Birmingham: Look, the Future Fellows are undertaking research across a wide range of disciplines, but importantly, and most excitingly, their…
Subject: Jobs for Families E&OE… Simon Birmingham: Good afternoon, and thank you for coming along today. The Government has, consistent with our commitments, introduced to the Parliament today the Jobs for Families child care reforms. These are important reforms to our child care arrangements, and because they will enable is us to implement a new…
Subject: literacy and numeracy standards among trainee teachers E&OE… John Compere: Almost one in ten trainee teachers, eight per cent of teachers, do not make the grade when it comes to the basics of literacy and numeracy, which, when you think the job of teachers is to help kids acquire the same skills, this is…
Subject: Pilot literacy and numeracy test for teaching graduates E&OE… Matthew Abraham: Simon Birmingham is the Education Minister, Minister welcome. Simon Birmingham: Merry Christmas, Matt and Dave. Matthew Abraham: No, Simon Birmingham. You don’t … David Bevan: Nice try. Simon Birmingham: I don’t get the ham? Matthew Abraham: You don’t win… David Bevan: You don’t…
Subject: Code Club Australia E&OE… Annie Parker: My name’s Annie Parker, I’m the founder of Code Club Australia. It’s a pleasure to have everybody here today, and especially to welcome Trent Zimmerman and the Minister for Education to see one of our… one of our newest Code Club’s actually. These guys have only been up…
E&OE… Simon Birmingham:…will introduce legislation for a new child care subsidy. And a new child care subsidy of the Turnbull Government will be simpler, fairer and more affordable for Australian families. Our child care arrangements will ensure that those families who work the most hours will receive the most support for hours of subsidised child…
Subject: Child Care Reform E&OE… Sarah Tomlinson: The Turnbull Government has announced that it will support grandparents with subsidised child care for those who are the primary carers for their grandchildren. This initiative is part of the Jobs for Families package, and to tell us more we’re joined by Minister for Education and Training, Senator…