E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Thousands of families hitting the child care rebate cap; Making child care more affordable, accessible and flexible; Islamic Collage of South Australia; Senator Xenophon; Same Sex Marriage 16/02/2017 Simon Birmingham: Thanks for coming along. The data that’s been revealed today demonstrates the importance of ensuring the Turnbull Government’s child…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast with Matthew Abraham Topics: SA’s energy security; Labor’s refusal to say how much their 50 per cent renewable energy target will cost; Reducing Australia’s debt and deficit; Future schools funding arrangements 15/02/2017 8:35AM Matthew Abraham: It is Breakfast with Matthew Abraham and it will be Breakfast again…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Research grants for type 1 diabetes; Future schools funding arrangements; Sugar/salt tax; Medicare rebate 15/02/2017 11:45AM Simon Birmingham: Minister Hunt and I are thrilled to be here today with the wonderful researchers, the community from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, from Diabetes Australia, from a range of…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert Topics: Energy security and affordability; Party preferencing; Making child care more affordable, accessible and flexible 13/02/2017 08:34AM Kieran Gilbert: First though to the Education Minister, I spoke to Simon Birmingham and started asking him about the Liberals calling for state energy targets to be…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 10’s The Project with Tommy Little, Waleed Aly, Carrie Bickmore and Mary Coustas Topics: Delivering more affordable, flexible and accessible child care for Australian families 08/02/2017 6:36PM Waleed Aly: Now, Malcolm Turnbull has wrapped up all his welfare child care and parental leave proposals into one budget proposal in the hope…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Canberra Topics: Delivering more affordable, flexible and accessible child care for Australian families; Prime Minister’s speech to the House of Representatives; South Australia’s electricity supply 09/02/2017 07:45AM Simon Birmingham: This morning the Labor Party has confirmed that it intends to vote against the Turnbull Government’s child care reforms, paid…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Melbourne Drive with Rafael Epstein Topics: Making family payments fairer; Bill Shorten’s hypocrisy sucking up to billionaires; Making child care more affordable, accessible and fairer for families; Child care and rural and regional communities 09/02/2017 05:08PM Rafael Epstein: One of the ministers with one of the most important changes…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News The Latest with Laura Jayes Topics: South Australia’s energy security; Australia’s energy mix; Making child care more affordable, accessible and fairer 09/02/2017 06:05PM Laura Jayes: Joining me now is South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham, and also the Education Minister. Minister Birmingham, thanks so much for your time. First…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 3AW Drive with Tom Elliott Topics: Delivering more affordable, flexible and accessible child care for Australian families; delivering fairer paid parental leave 08/02/2017 05:11PM Tom Elliott: Our next guest is the Federal Minister for Education, Senator Simon Birmingham. Senator, good afternoon. Simon Birmingham: G’day Tom. Great to speak with you again.…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 6PR Drive with Oliver Peterson Topics: Delivering more affordable, flexible and accessible child care for Australian families; delivering fairer paid parental leave 08/02/2017 03:12PM Oliver Peterson: In a bid to save $4 billion, the new Omnibus Budget Savings legislation was introduced into Parliament today. Now, this is quite a complicated bill,…
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