Bill Shorten has failed to defend the shambolic schools funding deals he stitched up as Education Minister in an interview this morning that highlighted Labor is more interested in playing politics with future funding rather than engaging in the sensible policy discussion the Turnbull Government is leading. Pushed repeatedly on criticisms of the Labor Party’s…
Australia’s 120,000 type 1 diabetes sufferers are set to benefit from a $4.5 million Turnbull Government funding boost for three new promising research projects. The three Innovation Award grants from the Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network support projects that include at least one researcher from outside the field of type 1 diabetes and are…
Child care providers will save $430 million in administrative costs over the next decade as part of the Turnbull Government’s comprehensive and “whole of system” approach to child care. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the red tape reduction was one of a number of changes agreed to by all states and territories…
The Turnbull Government will today introduce legislation to make the Australian child care system more affordable, flexible and accessible for Australian families, while implementing the necessary Budget savings to responsibly fund the reforms. The Social Services Legislation Amendment (Omnibus and Child Care Reform) Bill 2017 introduces the Turnbull Government’s Jobs for Families package, the most…
Australia’s education exports reached a record $21.8 billion in 2016 – up 17 per cent on 2015. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released today confirm international education is among the key contributors to Australia’s economy with enrolments passing 700,000 for the first time during 2016. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Steven Ciobo, said international…
The Federal Liberal-National Government has boosted funding for all Australian schools by more than $1 billion according to new data released today, yet in the same year four states and territories actually reduced their spending on government schools by as much as $56 million. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the official yearly…
Australia’s families know that the early childhood education and care system needs to be completely reformed. When Parliament returns, the Turnbull Government will prioritise passing the savings to pay for our reforms that will give families relief from the out-of-pocket child care cost pressures they face and ensure more children have the opportunity to benefit…
Making the mining sector more efficient and boosting the strength of railway tracks are among four new research projects in New South Wales and Queensland that the Turnbull Government today announced would be funded to kick off 2017. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the Turnbull Government’s $1.875 million commitment for three mining…
The Opposition Education spokesperson’s petty politicking and lies over the last 24 hours stand in stark contrast to the constructive comments by some of her state Labor colleagues, leading principals and experts who are constructively considering reforms, such as a Year 1 literacy and numeracy skills checks, to improve student outcomes. Tanya Plibersek has shown…
The Turnbull Government has announced an expert group of principals, teachers, speech specialists, academics and researchers will progress the staged implementation of a nation-wide phonics assessment and the development of a numeracy check. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the short assessments of year 1 students' literacy and numeracy skills are backed by…