Interview on 2GB Drive with Ben Fordham

Ben Fordham: Now, NAPLAN. This year’s NAPLAN test results, well, are they a wake up call or what? The scores reveal that billions of dollars in extra funding to our schools have failed to deliver improvements in learning. Literacy and numeracy skills have flat-lined over the last three years, writing skills have gone backwards, spelling,…

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Interview on ABC 891 Adelaide Breakfast with Matthew Abraham and David Bevan

Subject: Defence industry in South Australia, Northern Territory juvenile justice system,  MATTHEW ABRAHAM: Welcome to the studio. We welcome Kate Ellis, Shadow Minister for Vocational and Early Childhood Education, and the Member for Adelaide, re-elected. Welcome, Kate Ellis. KATE ELLIS: Good morning, great to be with you. MATTHEW ABRAHAM: Narrowly re-elected Nick Xenophon, Independent Senator…

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Interview on Triple J Hack with Tom Tilley

Subjects: Higher education reform; University flagship courses; vocational education reform EO&E…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. TOM TILLEY:  Simon Birmingham, thanks for joining us on Hack. SIMON BIRMINGHAM:  G’day Tom, great to be with you. TILLEY: Let’s talk about universities first, why would people trust you to run the university sector when your government surprised the electorate with cuts and…

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Interview on LAFM Tasmania Talks with Brian Carlton

Subjects: P-TECH pilot launch in Burnie; Higher education reform EO&E…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. BRIAN CARLTON:  Mister Birmingham good morning. SIMON BIRMINGHAM:  Good morning, Brian and good morning to your listeners. CARLTON:  How’re you going? How was your flight in to Burnie this morning? BIRMINGHAM:  All good, all good. It’s very nice to be here, a great sunny day,…

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Interview on ABC 891 Adelaide Breakfast with Matthew Abraham and David Bevan

JOURNALIST: Senator Penny Wong, welcome to studio, Labor Senator Penny Wong. Simon Birmingham, Liberal Senator. You’re both here because you’re number one on your tickets. And Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator, she’s on the phone line. Good morning Sarah Hanson-Young. SARAH HANSON-YOUNG: Good morning, thanks for having me. JOURNALIST: You’ve got point six-seven of a quota…

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