The Skillaroos have returned home from competing at the WorldSkills International Competition in São Paulo, Brazil with three silver and two bronze medals, a Best of National medal and a cluster of medallions of excellence. Assistant Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham has congratulated the nation’s most skilled tradespeople who represented Australia across…
DetailsSubject: (FAIRFAX-IPSOS POLL; MARRIAGE EQUALITY ) E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: Joining me now we have Liberal frontbencher Simon Birmingham and Labor’s Michelle Rowland; Good morning to you both. Simon Birmingham, this is a real worry at a number of different levels, the trend continues, as I said to Mark Kenny and Bill Shorten seems to…
DetailsSubject: (Marriage Equality) E&OE… GREG JENNETT: Simon Birmingham is one who is publically in favour of a free vote. Simon Birmingham take us to that lengthy meeting yesterday and in to last night, your own speech, what were some of the points that you conveyed to the party room and which I think you’ve made…
DetailsSubject: (Marriage Equality) E&OE… DAVID SPEERS: Simon Birmingham thanks for your time. The Prime Minister has made it clear that front benchers should resign if they can’t support what is the agreed party position now and that is no conscience vote and no support for gay marriage. So, what will you do, are you willing…
DetailsSUBJECTS: Government’s post 2020 emissions reduction target; marriage equality E&OE… DAVID PENBERTHY: We’re going to be asking Senator Birmingham about the Coalition’s emissions target given his background as a Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment and also the Murray Daring, he brings some insights to that. Forgive us Senator Birmingham for kicking off with the big…
DetailsSIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thanks very much Macca, and ladies and gentlemen, thanks for coming along today. Any time more than two or three people gather in a room with Christopher Pyne it is always a celebration of Christopher Pyne, but today he has thought kindly enough to invite 100 or so of his closest personal friends…
DetailsSubject: (SA Shipbuilding; Geelong and Ballarat Manufacturing; Marriage Equality) E&OE… PATRICIA KARVELAS: Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham, joins us now. Good evening Senator. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good evening Patricia, great to be with you. PATRICIA KARVELAS: Minister, this week the Prime Minister was in Adelaide announcing $40 billion worth of work to…
DetailsFederation College in Ballarat has been announced as the second pilot site for a school-industry partnership to help students enter the workforce job-ready. Assistant Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said today’s announcement follows the recent announcement of a pilot site at Newcomb Secondary College in Geelong. “The Australian Government is committed to…
DetailsLocal businesses in Ballarat are benefiting from the Australian Government’s Industry Skills Fund (ISF), which will provide up to 250,000 training places and support services across Australia. “Gekko Systems is one of a number of Victorian businesses to secure funding under our Government’s $664 million Industry Skills Fund,” said Assistant Minister for Education and Training,…
DetailsSubject: (P-TECH Training Model) E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thank you very much, Sarah, Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen. It’s great to be in the city of Geelong today to complement and supplement the views that my colleague and the department have just announced. The Prime Minister, Sarah and I have just come here from the Newcomb…
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