The Turnbull Government has announced an expert group of principals, teachers, speech specialists, academics and researchers will progress the staged implementation of a nation-wide phonics assessment and the development of a numeracy check. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the short assessments of year 1 students' literacy and numeracy skills are backed by…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast with Matthew Abraham Topics: Politicians’ summer beards; Trans-Pacific Partnership and Australian trade deals; Labor and Greens protectionism; Manufacturing in Australia; Penalty rates and Labor undermining the Fair Work Commission; Teaching standards 25/01/2017 08:35AM Matthew Abraham: And we welcome to ABC Adelaide the first Super Wednesday of 2017.…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Launch of the ‘smart needle’ brain probe, The University of Adelaide Topics: Turnbull Government’s investment in research that has real impacts 20/01/2017 09:45AM Simon Birmingham: Warren, thank you very much. Rob, thank you for showing me the amazing research work that you’ve done, but more than research work of course, because it is…
DetailsLabour force figures released today by the ABS show that seasonally adjusted employment rose by 13,500 in December, to a record high of 11,985,900. Full-time employment rose by 9,300 in December to stand at 8,176,500. This follows strong increases in full-time employment of 85,700 in the previous two months. Part-time employment increased by 4,200, to…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: December jobs data; Cabinet processes; Australia Day; Centrelink 19/01/2017 1:09PM Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along today. My colleague, the Employment Minister Michaelia Cash is on leave this week, so it’s my pleasure to speak on behalf of the Government regarding today’s labour force statistics. And of…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 10’s The Project with Carrie Bickmore, Peter Helliar, Waleed Aly and Gretel Killeen Topics: University course completion rates; Turnbull Government’s measures to support uni students to make the right course choices 18/01/2017 7:05PM Carrie Bickmore: Well, Education Minister Simon Birmingham joins us now. Senator, I mean, is it really any…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Melbourne Drive with Rafael Epstein Topics: University course completion rates; Turnbull Government’s measures to support uni students to make the right course choices; Turnbull Ministry composition 18/01/2017 05:23pm Rafael Epstein: Uni offers are out today. I do want to know if you’re doing what you were first given the…
DetailsThe Federal Education and Training Minister has urged students to research where they choose to study if they plan to go to university, as the Turnbull Government today released new data showing university student completion rates have dipped slightly. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said he encouraged the thousands of prospective uni students…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC NewsRadio with Sandy Aloisi Topics: University course completion rates; Turnbull Government’s measures to support uni students to make the right course choices; Turnbull Ministry composition 18/01/2017 8:16AM Sandy Aloisi: Australia’s tertiary education dropout rate is worsening. Government data released this morning reveals that completion rates are falling, with one third…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: University course completion rates; Turnbull Government’s measures to support uni students to make the right course choices; Higher education student debt; Importance of vocational education; Turnbull Ministry composition; Retirement of the Member for Heysen 18/01/2017 12:00PM Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along. Today around Australia,…
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