Doorstop interview, Canberra Airport

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Airport Topic: Same sex marriage 07/08/2017 8:55AM Simon Birmingham: Morning. Journalist: Minister, serious divisions in the Government over same sex marriage? Simon Birmingham: Well there are differences of opinion. Of course those are things that can be resolved in the party room. I hope and trust that discussions in the…

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Doorstop interview, Australind Senior High School

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Australind Senior High School Topics: School funding; NAPLAN; same-sex marriage 02/08/2017 10.45AM Nola Marino: So look, it’s really fantastic to have Minister Birmingham here today in the South West, visiting some of our wonderful schools. It’s also fantastic that it is our Coalition Government that has ensured that there will be…

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Interview on ABC South West WA with Peter Barr

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC South West WA with Peter Barr Topics: WA school results; report into sexual assaults at universities 02/08/2017 10:06AM Peter Barr: WA students have achieved their highest results in this year’s NAPLAN testing, breaking state records in 14 out of 20 assessments. That’s good, but the results aren’t all good. Nationally,…

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Interview on ABC AM with Sabra Lane

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC AM with Sabra Lane Topics: NAPLAN results, university reform, report into sexual assault and harassment at Australian universities, same-sex marriage 02/08/2017 07:10am Sabra Lane: The latest NAPLAN results are out today and show school students’ results have only improved marginally since the tests were first introduced. There’s been a 0.72…

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Interview on Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert Topics: NAPLAN; Same-sex marriage 02/08/2017 08:33AM Kieran Gilbert: Good morning and welcome to the program. One of the most senior moderates in the Government and a long-time supporter of marriage equality – Senator Simon Birmingham, the Education Minister – is urging those considering crossing…

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