Doorstop interview, Adelaide

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide   Topics: Little Scientists program; National Energy Guarantee 17/08/2018 11:00AM   Simon Birmingham:     Thanks so much for coming along today. It’s wonderful to be here at St Thomas School, celebrating success in the Little Scientists program, which is inspiring preschool children right across Australia to become more engaged in science and…

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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: Fraser Anning; National Energy Guarantee 15/08/2018 08:38AM   David Bevan:                Let’s welcome to our Super Wednesday panel, Federal Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham, Federal Education Minister, good morning to you.   Simon Birmingham:     Good morning.   David Bevan:                Amanda Rishworth, Labor…

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Interview on Triple J Hack with Avani Dias

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Triple J Hack with Avani Dias   Topics: Higher education reform 14/08/2018 5:42PM   Avani Dias:      If you’ve ever been a university student or you’re planning on it, you’ll have to start paying back your debt when you’re earning less. That change passed Parliament just moments ago; the Parliament’s agreed to make…

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Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide with Ali Clarke and David Bevan

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: ATARs for teaching courses 13/08/2018 8:47AM   David Bevan:                But let’s go to Simon Birmingham, federal Education Minister, right now. Good morning, Minister.              Simon Birmingham:     Good morning, David.             David Bevan:                Is it too easy to get into…

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Doorstop Interview, Canberra

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop Interview, Canberra Topics: ATARs for teaching courses; Company tax cuts; National Energy Guarantee; Newspoll 13/08/2018 07:30AM   Journalist:       Minister data on ATARs yesterday, yes- and then this morning Universities Australia releases a report saying that university students are struggling with the cost of living. Is this an area that the Government…

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Interview on Channel 9 Sunday Today

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 9 Sunday Today Topics: ATAR scores for teaching courses; National Energy Guarantee 12/08/2018 07:45AM   Peter Stefanovic:          There’s shocking evidence this morning that failing students are being accepted by universities to train as teachers. Across the country it was found that multiple universities have accepted students with ATAR scores of…

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Interview on Channel 7 Weekend Sunrise

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 7 Weekend Sunrise Topics: ATAR scores for teaching courses 12/08/2018 08:12AM   Basil Zempilas:            Well, making news this morning: alarming new data has revealed students with low ATAR scores are being accepted into teaching courses across the nation. The shocking figures show Australian universities are accepting students with scores as…

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Doorstop interview, Adelaide

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: ATAR scores for teaching courses; National Energy Guarantee 12/08/2018 11:15AM   Simon Birmingham:     ATARs are not the be all and end all, but certainly there are alarm bells ringing as a result of the figures that have come out of our universities showing the very low ATAR admissions into…

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