Subject: (Higher Education Reforms) E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Christopher Pyne has built a consensus of support amongst Australia’s higher education institutions for higher education reform, for our universities reform package. That is because whether it is the TAFE directors or the G8 (group of eight), whether it’s the private education providers or Universities Australia…
DetailsGORGI COCHLAN: So how would you like to pay out more than the cost of a university degree for a diploma that might not be worth the paper it’s printed on? WALEED ALY: Which of these three training courses is real? A: a 21-day Diploma of Hypnotherapy for Pregnancy and Childbirth, costing $9,225; B: an…
DetailsSubject: Higher Education Reforms; Gun Control E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: Thanks very much for your company this morning, with me now Liberal front bencher, the Assistant Education Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham and the Shadow Minister for Citizenship, Michelle Rowland, good to see you both. Michelle Rowland, in terms of the higher education reforms, the…
DetailsSUBJECTS: VET FEE-HELP E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Australia’s training system is one of the best in the world. Today, the Federal Government is announcing a range of reforms to the VET FEE-HELP scheme, to ensure the integrity of our training system is preserved well into the future. VET FEE-HELP is an important scheme. It provides opportunities…
DetailsSUBJECTS: VET FEE-HELP E&OE… JON FAINE: Well, for months and months now, back to the middle of last year on this programme, we started talking about rorts and problems in the system of paying for higher education. We’ve learned that you can get a free iPad just for signing up for a course, which without…
DetailsSUBJECTS: VET FEE-HELP E&OE… LEON BYNER: We often talk about training on this program, and we know that whether you’ve got a Liberal or Labor government federally, both governments are pretty keen that you should either be studying or working, unless of course there’s some incapacity from which you suffer. Now, there’s a lot of…
DetailsSUBJECTS: VET FEE-HELP E&OE… TOM TILLEY: Alright, imagine you're out of work. Someone knocks on your door and they say, if you sign up for this course, not only will you get a qualification, you won't have to pay any fees until you earn a decent salary. Oh and by the way, here's a free…
DetailsSUBJECTS: Daesh recruiting young Australians, targeting VET FEE-HELP scammers, Peta Credlin and Senator Stephen Parry, Bali Nine. E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: Good morning and welcome to the program. Islamic State claims Melbourne teenager Jake Bilardi has carried out a suicide attack in Iraq. According to IS propaganda the 18-year-old was among a group of suicide bombers…
DetailsSubjects: Reforms to VET FEE-HELP, comments by Communications Minister E&OE… FRAN KELLY: Private training colleges which are rorting HECS style loans are facing a crackdown. Aimed at stopping a range of unscrupulous practices going on, legislation's going to be introduced into the Federal Parliament to ban providers from offering students incentives including laptops, iPads, things…
DetailsSubject: Australian Automotive Industry E&OE… NICK HARMSEN: Is this announcement another barnacle clearing exercise? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Not at all, what we have today is good news for South Australia and the Australian automotive industry in two senses. One is that the commitment to withdraw the legislation relating to reductions in funding for the automotive transformation…
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