E&OE TRANSCRIPT Address to the Australia India Skill conference 11 April 2017 Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much, and good morning ladies and gentlemen. It’s a pleasure to be with you, and a particular pleasure to follow on from my friend and colleague, Minister Rudy. Thank you for your remarks. Thank you for the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech at Knowledge Partnership Roundtable Topics: Education opportunities in India 10/04/2017 Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much, Craig, for that welcome. I’m not quite sure that I’m delivering you a presentation today. I was to deliver you a few welcoming remarks prior to the signing of the MOUs just to head the day…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Address at the launch of NITV’s Little J and Big Cuz 29/03/2017 11:20AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you so much for that introduction and welcome. Aunty Matilda, thank you for your welcome to country, and indeed, I’d like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples of the Canberra region, and all of Australia’s Indigenous…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to Science Meets Parliament Breakfast, Canberra 23/03/2017 8:20AM Simon Birmingham: … it’s fabulous to see you again. I’ve not only had the wonderful pleasure now of being back at Adelaide Uni on multiple occasions as minister, but of course in particular have had the pleasure of being back on numerous occasions to…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher Summit, Sydney 17/03/2017 10:05AM Simon Birmingham: Good morning. Ninna marni, in the language of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains where my home is. Good morning, hello, how are you? Uncle Ray, thank you very much…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to Universities Australia 2017 conference 01/03/2017 08:20AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much Belinda for that welcome and good morning and ‘ninna marni’ and ‘hello how are you?’ in the language of the Kaurna people from the Adelaide Plains, my home. In doing so I acknowledge and thank William for your welcome…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech at launch of Leading Learning 4 All 28/02/2017 09:45AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much, Frank, for that welcome and the opportunity to be with you all this morning, albeit briefly. I’ll apologise in advance that I won’t be with you for the playing and tour and learning on the notebooks in…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech at opening of Adelaide of University Health and Medical Sciences Building 24/02/2017 11:15AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you so much, Chancellor Kevin Scarce, ladies and gentlemen. Can I too acknowledge the Kaurna people, and particularly of course Jack and Vincent for that wonderful welcome to country, and as Australia’s Education Minister, acknowledge that…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech at Innovation Award grants announcement for type 1 diabetes 15/02/2017 11:45AM Simon Birmingham: Thanks so much, Mike, for that welcome. We've got a little prop down here to assist Declan. I could stand on it and pretend that I'm like some sort of basketballer, but I'll remain at normal height and we'll…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to the Universities Australia and CASE Philanthropy Capacity Building Symposium 07/12/2016 09:30AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you, Glyn. It’s a wonderful gathering in the round here today; a fabulous theatre. So, thank you for the opportunity to come along and to you, to other vice-chancellors present; Scott, Margaret, Jane – I’m sure there…