Subject: (Budget 2015) E&OE… DAVID PENBERTHY: Joining me now is the South Australian Liberal Senator, The Assistant Minister for Education and training, Simon Birmingham; Simon, thanks for your time. What ever happened to the budget emergency? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well David we still face very serious and challenging budget circumstances and some of the announcements in…
Subject: (May Budget) E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: This is AM Agenda. With me now, the Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Andrew Leigh and the Assistant Education Minister, Simon Birmingham; Good to see you both. First of all to you, Andrew Leigh, on the economics of all this. I understand Labor doesn’t want families to lose any payment but…
Subject: (VET Reforms; Training Rorts) E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning Ian, good morning to your listeners. IAN HENSCHKE: Simon Birmingham, yesterday, I don’t know whether you caught this discussion with Irene, but she raised concerns that were really worrying for her and she said “look, I’m doing this because I want the system to be improved and I’m worried…
Subject: (VET Reforms) E&OE… LINDA MOTTRAM: One of the practices of concern around some of these colleges is where they operate under different business names but from one business address and one address offers fee assisted courses using federal funding, VET FEE-HELP, as it’s called, and then the other side of the business, the different name, offers the same…
Subject: (Australian Apprenticeship Support Network) E&OE… LAUREN MCWHIRTER: Loz and Jack with you this morning joined in the studio by federal member for Gilmore, Ann Sudmalis, who we love to have in, but she’s brought along a special friend this morning, it is Senator Simon Birmingham. He is the Assistant Minister for Education and Training,…
Subject: (Australian Apprenticeship Support Network) E&OE… BARRY MAC: Well it’s been a pretty big week as far as the federal government is concerned. Earlier this week it was announced by the local member for Gilmore, Ann Sudmalis, over $5 million in blackspot funding had been allocated. ANN SUDMALIS: Yeah and that’s for the Shoalhaven alone,…
Subject: (Bali 9 Executions; May Budget; Marriage Equality) E&OE… DAVID LIPSON: I’m joined now by Liberal frontbencher, Senator Simon Birmingham, and Labor frontbencher, Bernie Ripoll, thankyou both very much for your time. Things don’t look good, Senator Birmingham, for the Bali 9 duo and this as well amid allegations of serious corruption involving the Indonesian…
Subject: (Australian Apprenticeship Support Network) E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thank you so much for coming out this morning for the announcement regarding the Australian Apprenticeship Support Network. It’s great to be here with Brihony from MEGT, one of the successful tenderers for services under the support network, and Steve from Brighton Bricklaying and Dave, his apprentice,…
Subject: (Bali 9 Executions; Marriage Equality; Direct Action Policy; Education Reform) E&OE… PETER VAN ONSELEN: I’m joined now live out of Adelaide by the Assistant Education Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham, thanks very much for being there. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning Peter, pleasure to be with you. PETER VAN ONSELEN: I want…
Subject: (Budget; Woolworths ANZAC Campaign) E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: The world’s leading economic group, the World Monetary Fund, has cut Australia’s growth forecast as the nation feels the crunch from the route in commodity prices. It comes ahead of the Prime Minister’s important pre-budget speech later today to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and…