E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio National Drive with Patricia Karvelas Topics: Citizenship of Parliamentarians; Same-sex marriage 13/11/17 06:10PM Patricia Karvelas: Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education, welcome back to RN Drive Simon Birmingham: G’day Patricia, nice to be with you. Patricia Karvelas: So how many MPs are you preparing to potentially lose, have you clearly…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Latest Newspoll; Citizenship of Parliamentarians 13/11/2017 7:30AM Journalist: Happy with the results of the Newspoll? Simon Birmingham: Well the Turnbull Government is determined that despite the fact that the commentary around citizenship sucks much of the oxygen out of the news coverage at present, that we’re going to keep…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Latest Newspoll; Citizenship of Parliamentarians; Same-sex marriage 13/11/2017 08:32 AM Kieran Gilbert: Simon Birmingham, thanks for your time, is this a worry a five-point drop for the Prime Minister in preferred PM, he’s only just in front of Bill Shorten now? Simon Birmingham:…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 Weekend Today with Jayne Azzopardi Topics: New child care package; Citizenship of Parliamentarians 12/11/2017 08:08AM Jayne Azzopardi: Ask any working parent and they will tell you there is a child care crisis in this country. But this morning the Federal Government is beginning its sales pitch, promising relief is…
DetailsNew analysis has revealed the areas around the country where Australian families are set to be the biggest winners from the Turnbull Government’s child care overhaul. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the child care overhaul will provide the greatest hours of support to the families who work the longest hours, and the…
DetailsProtecting 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…
DetailsThe Turnbull Government has backed a new Centre for Excellence to support a vital national and international research program into gravitational waves. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham today officially launched the Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery and said the facility will be critical in progressing further collaborative research in this rapidly…
DetailsE&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…
DetailsE&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…
DetailsMore than 3400 students and academics will get the opportunity to pursue overseas study and research, thanks to two Turnbull Government initiatives. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham today announced the recipients of the Turnbull Government 2017 Endeavour Mobility Grants and the Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships which will provide support to Australian students to…
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