Doorstop interview, Stirling

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Stirling Topics: Mayo by-election. 27/07/2018 10:30am Georgina Downer:        Well it’s less than 24 hours until the polls open tomorrow and it’s been great to have Minister Birmingham here today, up in Mayo, in Stirling, talking to him about some of the issues that locals here have raised with me. The seat…

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Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast with David Bevan and Ali Clarke

  E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast with David Bevan and Ali Clarke   Topics: By-elections; My Health Record; the ABC; Strathmore Pool 25/07/2018 08:36AM   David Bevan:                In our studio are Amanda Rishworth, Labor MP for Kingston – which is in Adelaide’s southern suburbs. She joins us now. Good morning.           Amanda Rishworth:    …

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Doorstop interview, Caboolture

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Caboolture Topics: School funding; Emma Husar; By-elections 24/07/2018 9:00pm   Simon Birmingham:     Well, it’s great to be here tonight with Big Trev Ruthenberg talking about school funding, the Turnbull Government’s fair and consistent approach to delivering record growing needs based funding to Australian schools, and supporting parents’ choice to access faith-based…

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Interview on 3AW Drive with Tom Elliott

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 3AW Drive with Tom Elliott    Topics: Specialised STEM teachers 09/07/2018 04:09PM   Tom Elliott:      So the federal government has announced today that every high school in the country must now employ science and maths teachers who have actually studied these disciplines and qualified in them at a university level, which begs…

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Doorstop interview, Conference of the Australian Science Teachers Association

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Conference of the Australian Science Teachers Association Topics: Specialised STEM teachers 09/07/2018 10:00am   Simon Birmingham:    Good morning everybody and thanks so much for coming along. I’m thrilled to be here at University of Sydney for the Australian Science Teachers Association annual conference. The Science Teachers Association and Sydney University…

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Interview on 5AA Mornings with Graeme Goodings

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 5AA Mornings with Graeme Goodings Topics: Specialised STEM teachers 09/07/2018 09:11AM   Graeme Goodings:       Now, I’ve got a confession to make, among many: I was never a great student. In fact, saying I was average is probably a bit of an overstatement. And when it came to maths and sciences –…

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Interview on Channel 9 Today with Deborah Knight

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 Today with Deborah Knight   Topics: Specialised STEM teachers, Super Saturday by-elections 09/07/2018 08:06 AM   Deborah Knight:          A major overhaul could be on the way for our schools, with plans for tougher requirements on teachers when it comes to maths and science. Education Minister Simon Birmingham joins us now.…

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Press conference, Adelaide

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Press conference, Adelaide Topics: Review into how socio-economic status (SES) scores are calculated for non-government schools; Jenny Macklin; Upcoming by-elections 06/07/2018 10:30AM   Simon Birmingham:     Well, thanks very much for coming. A little over 12 months ago, the Turnbull Government legislated to provide – for the first time ever – for consistent fair…

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