Subjects: Vocational Education and training reform; Higher Education reforms. E&OE… JON FAINE: Senator, good morning to you. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning John and good morning to your listeners. JON FAINE: We’ve frequently discussed how this system is wide open to rorts and there is any number of them, what are the principle problems that you’ve…
DetailsLEON BYNER: …Hey, boom-boom. I don't know whether anybody running a business would have the forensic accounting ability to come up with that, but nevertheless at least it shows that people have got the right attitude. Just be very careful to manage your expectations about what you're going to get back. I'm not saying that…
DetailsSubjects: Budget; Deficit Levy; Speaker. E&EO……. KIERAN GILBERT: This is AM Agenda, thanks very much for your company. With me this morning Liberal frontbencher Senator Simon Birmingham and Labor’s Stephen Jones. Gentlemen, good morning to you. Senator Birmingham first to you, things are in a very difficult place aren’t they right now, for…
DetailsSIMON BIRMINGHAM: … Thank you Richard for the introduction. Ladies and gentlemen, bureau staff, visitors, guests and members of the media, it's wonderful to be able to join you for this launch of the MetEye service in Queensland today. Can I start by recognising the words that Ray had at the outset of his…
DetailsJOURNALIST: How much does this cost the government altogether quite a big investment? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well a $30 million investment in upgrading in upgrading the technology that underpins this so it has been a significant investment. But this really is an important in investment in time and effort by the Bureau staff in developing something…
DetailsMIKE NARRIER: … today is a big day for the Riverina… some movement on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and he’s just jetted into town… the Honourable Senator Simon Birmingham joining us in the studio. How are you, Simon? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good, Mike. Good afternoon to you; good afternoon to your listeners. MIKE NARRIER: Now, it…
DetailsGREG JENNETT: Now, having won the case, Australia’s going out of its way to be gracious towards Tokyo. All are stressing that the disagreements of the past are over. The parliamentary secretary in the Environment portfolio is Simon Birmingham. He doesn’t even want to contemplate the idea that Japan might step up its activities in…
DetailsWARWICK LONG: … let’s talk about irrigation. The Federal Government is handing out more money for irrigators to upgrade their irrigation equipment whilst handing back some of their water right to the Commonwealth. Originally a $100 million program, or stage of a program, the Government says submissions from its delivery partners, who organise the farmers…
DetailsTOM CONNELL: Well, today the Government has announced the latest grant for water infrastructure improvements. This is part of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, part of their plan to try to improve, effectively, the way water is used and also give some back to the river for environmental flows and I spoke with Simon Birmingham, the…
DetailsKIERAN GILBERT: With me this morning, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Matt Thistlethwaite, and the parliamentary secretary for the Environment, Senator Simon Birmingham. Senator Birmingham, first to you… you know, as a person from Adelaide, the importance of the car industry and today’s a sad day, isn’t it, because it basically marks, or…
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