Subject: Child Care Reform E&OE… James Carleton: The Turnbull Government will use the final sitting week of the year to legislate its $3.5 billion revamp of the child care sector. Under the Jobs for Families package the existing child care rebate and child care benefit will be replaced by a single payment from July 2017,…
DetailsE&OE… David Speers: Now this issue we’re going to look at now about private colleges and what students are paying, what the taxpayer is paying as well, has been well on the boil for a while. The Australian newspaper reports today that $1 billion in taxpayers’ money has gone to about 15 private colleges that…
DetailsSubject: Child care access and affordability E&OE… Rafael Epstein: So if they moved child care charges to something based on an hourly rate, instead of a daily rate, what would it mean for you? It’d make it cheaper for the Government. They’re moving resources – the Federal Government, under Malcolm Turnbull – trying to shift…
DetailsPhil 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…
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