E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Triple M Hobart, breakfast with Dave Noonan and Al Plath Topics: English language testing standards for international students 12/10/2017 06:37AM Dave Noonan: We’ve got a surprise early morning visitor; the Minister for Education- Federal Minister for Education, Simon Birmingham. Good morning, Simon. Simon Birmingham: Good morning guys, great to be with…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 3AW Breakfast with Ross Stevenson and John Burns Topics: English language testing standards for international students 12/10/2017 07:50AM Ross Stevenson: There’s a fair chance that the emergency wards at most Melbourne hospitals are currently full of university administrators who are in there with central chest pain having read the fact that…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC AM with Sabra Lane Topics: English language testing standards for international students; Automated marking of NAPLAN tests 12/10/2017 07:13AM Sabra Lane: The federal bureaucracy is chock full of acronyms; ELICOS is one you’re about to hear a lot about. It stands for English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students. Foreign…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 TODAY with Karl Stefanovic Topics: Tony Abbott; English language testing standards for international students 12/10/2017 06:20AM Karl Stefanovic: Welcome back to the program. Well, all foreign students will be forced to pass tough new English language exams before they can study in Australian universities. Education Minister Simon Birmingham is…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Breakfast with David Bevan Topics: Commonwealth scholarships for South Australia; Energy reliability 11/10/2017 08:35AM David Bevan: Nick Champion, Labor Member for Wakefield, is in our studio. Good morning, Nick. Nick Champion: Good morning. David Bevan: And on the phone line, Simon Birmingham, federal Minister for Education and Training.…
DetailsThe Turnbull Government is calling on South Australians to apply for $24 million worth of scholarships to skill up and take advantage of opportunities in growing or emerging local industries. Minister for Education and Training and Senator for South Australia Simon Birmingham today outlined the details of the Commonwealth Scholarships Program for South Australia. “We’re…
DetailsLabor’s National Schools Forum will be a talk fest they want to use to hide the hypocrisy and lack of detail that are hallmarks of Bill Shorten and Tanya Plibersek. Like Kevin Rudd’s Australia 2020 Summit or Kate Ellis’ child care roundtables that delivered no outcomes, Labor will use this Forum as nothing more than…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: Nick Xenophon 6/10/2017 1:15PM Simon Birmingham: Well the ultimate attention seeker is pulling another giant publicity stunt. Nick Xenophon who in 2007 cut and run from the South Australian Parliament just 18 months into an eight-year term saying that state politics was largely irrelevant and all the power resided…
DetailsThe innovation and commitment of academics and educators in Queensland have been recognised as part of the Australian Awards for University Teaching. The Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) recognise and reward staff who have made significant contributions to the quality of student learning over a sustained period. A total of 23 citations were awarded…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Breakfast with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: Counter-terrorism proposals; Gun laws; Same-sex marriage survey 04/10/2017 08:35AM David Bevan: A big welcome to Simon Birmingham, Senator for South Australia and Federal Education Minister. Good morning Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning David, good morning Ali and everybody else.…
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