E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC AM with Kim Landers Topics: Turnbull Government’s plan to make early childhood education and care more affordable, accessible and fairer; Higher education reform; Future schools funding arrangements; Racial Discrimination Act 22/03/2017 07:10AM Kim Landers: In a bid to win enough political support for its overhaul of child care subsidies,…
DetailsEight students from across Australia have earned a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience Anzac Day commemorative services in France and Belgium after being awarded the prestigious Simpson Prize. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan today presented awards to the winners and runners-up at Parliament House in Canberra. “As a nation we honour the service and sacrifice…
DetailsToday we announce that applications are now open for study, internships, practicums and research in the Indo-Pacific region as part of the 2018 mobility round of the New Colombo Plan. A signature initiative launched by the Coalition Government in 2014, the New Colombo Plan is designed to deepen Australia's relationships in the region through expanding…
DetailsNew data released today illustrate a broken early education and care system that is not working for Australian families who in the annual June 2016 quarter faced a fee spike of almost eight per cent. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the data showed that, while the Turnbull Government had reduced fee increases…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News Live AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Turnbull Government’s plan to make early childhood education and care more affordable, accessible and fairer; Newspoll; Marriage equality; Accessing superannuation to purchase your first home; Labor’s hypocrisy on penalty rates 20/03/2017 08:37AM Kieran Gilbert: Simon Birmingham, the Newspoll today must be a…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC News 24 Breakfast with Michael Rowland Topics: Turnbull Government’s plan to make early childhood education and care more affordable, accessible and fairer; Newspoll; Marriage equality 20/03/2017 07:47AM Michael Rowland: Let’s head to Federal Parliament now, where the Government’s hoping to make headway on its reforms to child care. But as…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Turnbull Government’s plan to make early childhood education and care more affordable, accessible and fairer; Newspoll 20/03/2017 07:45AM Simon Birmingham: These are reforms that will ensure an effective price mechanism to keep a cap on fee growth in the future. More support for the lowest income hard working Australian…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: Child care fee increases, The Turnbull Government’s child care reform, Same Sex Marriage 19/03/2017 10:00AM Simon Birmingham: Well today we have new government data that shows the continued growth in child care fees, which is a problem for both Australian families and Australian taxpayers, who wear a heightened bill…
DetailsE&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…
DetailsLabour force figures released today by the ABS show that seasonally adjusted employment fell by 6,400 over the month, to 11,998,800. Despite this fall, employment has risen by 104,600 (or 0.9 per cent) over the year. Encouragingly, full-time employment increased by 27,100 in February, to 8,158,900, while part-time employment fell by 33,500, to 3,840,000.…
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