Subjects: Reforms to VET FEE-HELP, comments by Communications Minister E&OE… FRAN KELLY: Private training colleges which are rorting HECS style loans are facing a crackdown. Aimed at stopping a range of unscrupulous practices going on, legislation's going to be introduced into the Federal Parliament to ban providers from offering students incentives including laptops, iPads, things…
SUBJECTS: Daesh recruiting young Australians, targeting VET FEE-HELP scammers, Peta Credlin and Senator Stephen Parry, Bali Nine. E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: Good morning and welcome to the program. Islamic State claims Melbourne teenager Jake Bilardi has carried out a suicide attack in Iraq. According to IS propaganda the 18-year-old was among a group of suicide bombers…
Subject: Australian Automotive Industry E&OE… NICK HARMSEN: Is this announcement another barnacle clearing exercise? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Not at all, what we have today is good news for South Australia and the Australian automotive industry in two senses. One is that the commitment to withdraw the legislation relating to reductions in funding for the automotive transformation…
Subject: Industry Skills Fund Youth Pilot Programmes E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thankyou for coming along today, this is an important announcement by the government detailing the pilot regions where our youth employment programmes will be run. These programmes are a very important component of our industry skills fund which is about helping to get more people…
Subject: IPSOS-Fairfax poll; Budget E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: I’m joined by Liberal front bencher Simon Birmingham and Labor front bencher Michelle Rowland; Good Morning to you both. Michelle I’ll get to you first of all on this poll, on this IPSOS Fairfax poll. What did you make of it, given the events on the other side…
Subject: VET FEE-HELP Reform E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well Jonathon look, I have concerns about elements of that. I’m particularly concerned about some of the reports that you’ve relayed from your listeners about the sign up tactics that are being deployed, the approach of free giveaways, the lack of transparency about the level of debt being…
Subject: Submarine Procurement E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thanks very much for coming. If Jay Weatherill is serious about maximizing jobs rather than votes, he needs to be investing in helping South Australian businesses to bid and participate in the submarine procurement process rather than wasting taxpayer dollars on advertising. There’s an enormous opportunity for South Australia…
Subjects: Chris Bowen; Bali 9, National Security E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: With me on the program this morning, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Treasurer, Ed Husic, and also the Assistant Education Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham. Senator Birmingham, I’ll go to you first of all on this. Is it fair enough for an individual under the…
Subjects: Changes to Government Whips, Government staff; Australia’s unemployment data; Automotive jobs; reskilling the workforce. E&OE… PATRICIA KARVELAS: I’m joined by Senator Simon Birmingham, he is the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, welcome to RN Drive. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good afternoon Patricia and good afternoon to your listeners. PATRICIA KARVELAS: Now I’ll talk about jobs…
Subjects: Vocational Education and training reform; Higher Education reforms. E&OE… JON FAINE: Senator, good morning to you. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning John and good morning to your listeners. JON FAINE: We’ve frequently discussed how this system is wide open to rorts and there is any number of them, what are the principle problems that you’ve…