Topics: Illegal boat arrivals; Israel-Hamas conflict; Parliament House conduct; 07:45AM AEDT 19 February 2024 Sally Sara: Well, as we’ve heard, the Opposition has seized on the arrival of asylum seekers in WA as evidence that the federal government is weak on border protection. Simon Birmingham is the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and…
Topics: US decisions to Middle East conflict; UNWRA funding; Labor’s broken tax cut promise; 09:25AM AEDT 2 February 2024 Laura Jayes: Let’s go straight to the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. Thanks for your time, Senator. Simon Birmingham: Morning, Laura. Laura Jayes: First of all, we’ve seen Joe Biden in the…
Public submissions have opened to an independent review into the way socio-economic status (SES) scores are calculated and used to ensure funding for Australian schools is based on need. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the public submission process for the National School Resourcing Board review of the SES methodology will be open…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: NAPLAN and Civics/Citizenship test results 13/12/2017 10:42AM Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming. Today, we release two sets of NAPLAN data: one looking at the core NAPLAN testing around reading, writing, literacy, numeracy skills, and the other a sample test around citizenship and, indeed, civics. Across the core…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on FIVEaa with Leon Byner Topics: TAFE SA crisis 07/12/2017 09:11AM Leon Byner: As you know, the TAFE disaster is getting more intriguing as every day progresses. Our interest really is about the students. Now, there’s a whole lot of things which we’ll unpack for you shortly. Now, you remember that the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Breakfast with Ali Clarke Topics: Same-sex marriage; Auditor-General finding on SA State Government grant to One Community; Murray-Darling Basin Plan 29/11/2017 08:35AM Ali Clarke: Good morning to Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Ali. Ali Clarke: And leader of the Australian Conservatives,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC News Breakfast with Michael Rowland Topics: Same-sex marriage; University completion rates and graduate outcome data 29/11/2017 07:13AM Del Irani: Now, students are dropping out of university at record rates according to new data released by the Federal Government. Michael Rowland: Yes, research from a survey of graduates found that…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech at National History Challenge awards ceremony, Canberra 27/11/2017 Simon Birmingham: Can I acknowledge [indistinct] to see you here again. I acknowledge Australia’s Indigenous people’s, the Ngunnawal-Ngambri people, to the Canberra region, indeed all of Australia’s Indigenous people, and acknowledge that as a nation we continue to learn so much more of…
Protecting the environment, medical advances, initiatives to support small business and creating employment opportunities for Australians are central to 859 new research projects the Turnbull Government is backing. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham today announced the $333.5 million of funding as part of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) National Competitive Grants Programme. The…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Citizenship of Parliamentarians; Enterprise bargaining 08/11/2017 09:05AM David Bevan: A big ABC Radio Adelaide welcome to Amanda Rishworth, Member for Kingston, Labor Member for Kingston, the Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education. Good morning to you. Amanda Rishworth: Great to be here. David Bevan: Rebekha Sharkie, Member for Mayo with the Xenophon…