Sheridan Stewart: I have Senator Simon Birmingham on the line, Minister for Education and Training. Good morning Simon. Simon Birmingham: Good morning Sheridan, and good morning to your listeners. Sheridan Stewart: What’s your response to the concerns of the remote children’s services as expressed there by operator Vicki Olds? Simon Birmingham: I understand that this is a…
DetailsKieran Gilbert: We’re going to turn to politics now, and tax change is once again at the centre of the political debate as Parliament resumes again today. With me now Education Minister Simon Birmingham to discuss this and the other matters of the day. Senator Birmingham, thanks for your time. Apparently the Prime Minister consulting…
DetailsQuestion: Could you explain the decision here- why the decision’s been made to revoke the funding? Simon Birmingham: Well, today we’ve made the decision to revoke funding to the Islamic School of Canberra where this is a school that is part of six that are affiliated with the Australian Federation of Islamic Organisations and what…
DetailsKieran Gilbert: Our top story this morning and the Prime Minister’s taken a hit in the latest Newspoll published in The Australian this morning. The poll has the Coalition and Labor deadlocked on the two-party vote. With me for more on this I have the Education Minister Simon Birmingham. Is this a worry? Simon Birmingham: Good morning…
DetailsMeecham Philpott: Well normally, normally we probably wouldn’t do too much about a building opening in Mackay region, but yesterday it was really quite something different, and it was out at the CQU campus, the opening of the Rennie Fritschy Engineering Building. And it was a big day actually, because the Federal Minister for Education,…
DetailsMatthew Abraham: Joining us in the studio, the Labor MP for the Federal Seat of Adelaide, the Shadow Minister for Education Kate Ellis, welcome. Kate Ellis: Good morning. Matthew Abraham: Bob Day, Family First Senator for South Australia, welcome Senator. Bob Day: Yeah, good morning. Matthew Abraham: And on the dog and bone, Simon Birmingham, Liberal Senator, Minister for…
DetailsPETER VAN ONSELEN: As mentioned off the top of the program, our main guest today is the Education Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham. He joins us live from Adelaide. Thanks for your company. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, Peter, Paul. Good to be with you both. PETER VAN ONSELEN: You were one of the big winners, I…
DetailsGraham Richardson: A little while I spoke to Simon Birmingham, the Minister for Education. He’s an impressive one of the younger brigade in the Liberal Party. He’s been doing a pretty good job, and I put to him I think all of the questions that matter in today’s debate about education. Here it is. [Excerpt] Graham…
DetailsWill Goodings: We started the program this morning by having a look at a story that came out of The Australian, and it regards an education program in Australian schools with regard to the Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender community, and how that education should take place, has some excerpts of the sorts of modules and classes…
DetailsFran Kelly: Australia’s largest Muslim school may be forced to close after the Federal Government revoked $19 million in annual funding. Located in south-western Sydney, Malek Fahd is one of six Islamic schools under review due to financial mismanagement and governance failures. The Education Minister Simon Birmingham is in our Parliament House studios. Minister good…
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