In May 2015 my department initiated a formal review into six school authorities affiliated with the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) following ongoing concerns about their independence, financial management and governance arrangements. As a result of this review, on 13 November 2015, my department issued a Notice of proposed decision to each of the…
DetailsQueensland state Labor is the only government in Queensland responsible for hiring or firing teachers. If students are going to miss out, which they should not, it will be because of decisions made by local Education Minister Kate Jones and the Palaszczuk Labor Government. It is an utter lie to suggest that the Turnbull…
DetailsLeon Byner: But in the meantime, new laws allowing the Federal Government to withhold payments from parents who fail to vaccinate their children seem to have lead to an increase in vaccination rates. And to talk to the Minister for Education, let’s do so. Simon Birmingham, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning Leon and good morning to…
DetailsDavid Penberthy: To have a bit of a wrap-up of what Malcolm Turnbull achieved while he was here, we’re joined by Federal Liberal Senator and Education Minister Simon Birmingham, and we’ll also talk shortly with the Labor member for Wakesfield Nick Champion. But we’ll start with you, Senator Birmingham, and thanks very much for your…
DetailsSonya Feldhoff: Well here today on Friday, March 11th, we’re a week away from the deadline for parents to get their children vaccinated before being involved in the whole no jab, no pay policy that the Federal Government has launched in a bid to try to see our immunisation rates jump. Now we are aware that…
DetailsSimon Birmingham: … in many ways for Australia’s future then getting our embrace of maths and sciences as part of our education system right and to set people up for the future, a future in which young Australians are best equipped to fill the jobs of the future and to create the jobs of the future,…
DetailsBen Fordham: On the line is the Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham. Good afternoon to you, Mr Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: G’day Ben, good to be with you. Ben Fordham: Thanks for taking the time to talk to us. You’ve made some sweeping changes to the Safe Schools programme today. So you’re removing these roleplaying activities. You are…
DetailsPatricia Karvelas: This afternoon the Federal Government has delivered it’s response to the review of the Safe Schools anti-homophobia program. It seems to have appeased conservative Coalition critics of the program but is being labelled a back down by others. Senator Simon Birmingham is the Federal Education Minister, thanks for your time, and also for staying…
DetailsRafael Epstein: There are some central units in the Safe Schools program, the ones that have gone use terms like this: defining sexual diversity on a continuum, and recognising that same sex attracted people do not fit into stereotypes. Essentially the lesson on hetero-normative behaviour is gone as well. Senator Simon Birmingham has been this…
DetailsBen Davis: Look, there has been plenty of talk today too, and not just today but over the last few weeks about the Safe Schools programme. You know my views on it. I think it- and especially on a day when we’re talking about anti-bullying and anti-violence; it’s what our kids have been hearing about…
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