E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Triple J Hack with Tom Tilley Topics: Higher education reforms and vocational education and training 06/02/2018 5:40pm Tom Tilley: There’s a big chance that our next guest is making decisions that directly affect your life. Over 1.3 million, mostly young, Australians are at uni and over 4 million are doing some…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on FIVEaa mornings with Leon Byner Topics: Pre-school attendance rates 06/02/2018 11:10AM Simon Birmingham: Well, good morning Leon. This is a concern. There’s Australian Bureau of Statistics data around pre-school education which shows that South Australia has amongst the worst attendance rates in the country in terms of children actually accessing pre-school.…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News AM with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Latest Newspoll, Child care industry industrial action 05/02/2018 09:02AM Kieran Gilbert: Minister, thanks for your time. This Newspoll today – do you feel like the Government’s turned the corner? Simon Birmingham: Well, I think people are seeing that there are true benefits flowing from…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Polls; Citizenship of Parliamentarians; SA Liberal State Election 05/02/2018 7:30AM Simon Birmingham: Look, what we’re seeing is that Australians recognise the strength of the Turnbull Government’s performance. Performance that indeed is delivering record jobs growth–jobs growth that we haven’t seen since the statistics were started to be collected. 400…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC AM with Sabra Lane Topics: Citizenship of Parliamentarians; Child care industry industrial action; Innovation and Science Australian report. 05/02/2018 07:13AM Sabra Lane: Joining us now is the Education and Training Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham. Welcome back to AM. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Sabra. Great to be with you. Sabra Lane:…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: Senator Lucy Gichuhi joining the Liberal Party; Preschool funding; ABC Cabinet files 03/02/2018 11:25AM Simon Birmingham: Firstly, though, of course it’s a great thrill that Senator Lucy Gichuhi has chosen to join the Liberal Party of Australia here in the South Australian division. This is a wonderful testament to…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on FIVEaa Mornings with Leon Byner Topics: TAFE SA 31/01/2018 10:34 AM Leon Byner: I’m going to talk about TAFE. My interest is really the students. I couldn’t care about the politics and I couldn’t care about which politicians are involved and which aren’t. Governments generally are in charge of TAFE because…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Joint Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: Saab Australia and University of South Australia partnership; Bill Shorten’s National Press Club address; Schools funding in South Australia; TAFE SA; Future Frigates tender contract; Foreign interference 30/01/2018 10:45AM Gerard Ogden (Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Saab Australia): I’d like to welcome you to Saab Australia, and…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: Mark Butler’s criticism of Labor Party factions; Universities criticism of foreign influence laws; AEMO’ consultation paper; Connection between wind farms and health adversities; Nick Xenophon’s stance on renewable energy 24/01/2018 08:35AM David Bevan: Let’s welcome Simon Birmingham, Liberal Senator for…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Radio 4MW with Anthony Geagea Topics: Child care subsidy changes 23/01/2018 Journalist: Joining us this afternoon on Radio 4MW, I’d like to give a warm welcome to Senator the Honourable Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training, and he joins us to talk about the new child care package. Good afternoon,…
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