Phil Staley: Children sure seem to know how to send a Facebook message, a Snapchat message or a tweet, don’t they? But it seems that’s not translating into actual computer literacy skills. Data out this week says over half of year six and year 10 students don’t have a basic standard of computer literacy. The…
DetailsSubject: Flexibility in Child Care E&OE… Robbie Buck: Are you someone who has kids in child care? Maybe your kids are at a child care centre for half the day, but are still billed for the whole day, of course. How would you feel about the option of being able to pay for child care…
DetailsSubject: Counter Terrorism E&OE… Kieran Gilbert: And for local reaction now I’m joined by Education Minister Senator Simon Birmingham. A lot to discuss this morning Senator Birmingham. First of all, this Newspoll that says 76 per cent of people believe it’s either likely, very likely, or inevitable that a Paris-style attack will be carried out…
DetailsSubject: Bernard Finnigan; GST; Climate Change Targets; E&OE… MATTHEW ABRAHAM: Joining us now on Super Wednesday, we have Liberal Senator, Minister for Education and Training in the Turnbull Government, Simon Birmingham. Welcome. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning everybody. MATTHEW ABRAHAM: Federal President of the ALP, Labor MP for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler. MARK BUTLER: Good morning.…
DetailsSubject: Overseas Debt Recovery Bill; Newspoll E&OE… PETER VAN ONSELEN: We’re going to talk now to Simon Birmingham. He joins me live from Canberra. Thanks very much for being there. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: G’day Peter, good to be with you. PETER VAN ONSELEN: Now, what is this education legislation that you got through the Parliament late…
DetailsSubject: Radicalisation, Higher Education E&OE… KRISTINA KENEALLY: We do want to go through to our guest today, the Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham, who's also joining us out of Canberra. Good afternoon Minister Birmingham. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Hello Kristina and Peter, I'm wondering if I should wave as well, like Peter just did. KRISTINA…
DetailsSubject: Newspoll; Higher Education; Radicalisation E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: We have the new Education Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham, now a member of the Turnbull Cabinet; Minister thanks so much for your time. The point that Phil Hudson made there about the fact that it’s only 50-50, does that reflect that there has been a bit of…
DetailsSubject: Higher Education Reforms E&OE… DAVID PENBERTHY: Well two weeks ago South Australian Liberal Senator, Simon Birmingham, was sworn in as the Federal Minister for Education after Malcolm Turnbull became Prime Minister and in one of the biggest policy shifts by the new government it was confirmed yesterday that the plan for higher education reform…
DetailsSubject: Higher Education Reforms; Vocational Education and Training E&OE… IAN HENSCHKE: Simon Birmingham is the Education and Training Minister and he’s just announced that he will not reintroduce the government’s higher education bill in to Parliament for another vote this year. Politics is about the art of the achievable is it, Simon Birmingham? SIMON BIRMINGHAM:…
DetailsSubject: South Australians in Cabinet; Higher Education Policy E&OE… MATTHEW ABRAHAM: Well B1 and B2 with us here in the studio. Simon Birmingham, he is a Liberal Senator, he his Minister for Education, welcome. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, Matthew. MATTHEW ABRAHAM: You’ve thrown off those Assistant Minister shackles. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: All gone! MATTHEW ABRAHAM: All…
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