E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to Australian Primary Principals Association ‘Readiness for Learning’ event, Canberra 22/05/2018 07:15PM Simon Birmingham: To you, to the members of APPA and to my parliamentary colleagues present. Thanks so much for the opportunity to come and say a few brief words on the Estimates dinner break between 6.45 and 7.45pm. Of…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to the Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards 23/03/2018 Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much Adam for your welcome. It’s wonderful to be with you all today. You are right, there is no national space agency that I get to announce today, but that was, indeed, a momentous event – an event at…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to the Universities Australia 2018 Higher Education Conference, Canberra 28/02/2018 3:30PM Simon Birmingham: Well, thank you very much, Professor Margaret Gardner, for that welcome. To you, to all of the leaders at Universities Australia, global leaders of academia and universities, distinguished guests, ladies and gentleman, and a particular callout, if I may,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Remarks at the Fulbright Scholarship Gala Dinner, Canberra 27/02/2018 7.15PM Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much and good evening ladies and gentlemen. Melissa, thank you for your welcome to country before. I’d like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people and elders of the Canberra region and indeed all Australia’s traditional owners. It’s…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Video message to the MediaMe Conference 20/11/2017 Simon Birmingham: Hey guys, I’m so sorry I can’t be there with you at the inaugural MediaMe Conference. It’s great to know that such a dedicated, enthusiastic group of young Australians have gathered together to talk about media, its impact on our country, our society, and…
Speech on Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 16/11/2017 We don’t often enough acknowledge, in this place, in our country, that we live in extraordinarily fortunate times. We are fortunate to live in 2017 in Australia. We enjoy, as a people, overwhelmingly, standards of living that those who went before us could never…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to China Advanced Leadership Program, Canberra 15/11/2017 Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much, Professor Ken Smith, for that welcome, and it is a delight to be back here once again supporting this very prestigious event and to be doing so with so many wonderful talented faces across our governments in the room…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: ARC Alloy Innovation for Mining Efficiency 08/11/2017 Simon Birmingham: … Australian Government, of all Australian in terms of identifying, prioritising and delivering support for wonderful initiatives and projects such this one. Jane, Vice Chancellor, Chancellor, DVCR, other leaders at Deakin, it’s wonderful to be here with you, such a passionate university, we’ve…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Remarks at the SBS National Languages Competition Awards Ceremony, Sydney 30/10/2017 10:15AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much, Michael, for that welcome. Ninna marni: greetings, in the language of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains, my home city. In doing so, I acknowledge all of Australia’s Indigenous peoples, and as Minister for…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Remarks at Early Learning, Everyone Benefits Event, Canberra 24/10/2017 11:00AM Simon Birmingham: Thanks so much, Sam. It’s a real pleasure to be able to be with you today, with you all. I’m thrilled to follow on from Megan and support this work in terms of release of the State of Early Learning report…