Interview – RN Breakfast – Fran Kelly

Subject: (Submarine contracts; Marriage equality) E&OE… FRAN KELLY: Simon Birmingham is the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, he’s a Senator for South Australia and he’s in our Parliament House studios. Senator Birmingham, welcome back to Breakfast. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, Fran, a pleasure to be with you. FRAN KELLY: I want to talk subs…

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Interview – FiveAA – David Penberthy

Subject: (Budget 2015) E&OE… DAVID PENBERTHY: Joining me now is the South Australian Liberal Senator, The Assistant Minister for Education and training, Simon Birmingham; Simon, thanks for your time. What ever happened to the budget emergency? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well David we still face very serious and challenging budget circumstances and some of the announcements in…

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Interview – 891 ABC Adelaide – Ian Henschke

Subject: (VET Reforms; Training Rorts) E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning Ian, good morning to your listeners. IAN HENSCHKE: Simon Birmingham, yesterday, I don’t know whether you caught this discussion with Irene, but she raised concerns that were really worrying for her and she said “look, I’m doing this because I want the system to be improved and I’m worried…

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Interview – 702 ABC Sydney – Linda Mottram

Subject: (VET Reforms) E&OE… LINDA MOTTRAM: One of the practices of concern around some of these colleges is where they operate under different business names but from one business address and one address offers fee assisted courses using federal funding, VET FEE-HELP, as it’s called, and then the other side of the business, the different name, offers the same…

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Interview – 94.9 Power FM – Lauren McWhirter

Subject: (Australian Apprenticeship Support Network) E&OE… LAUREN MCWHIRTER: Loz and Jack with you this morning joined in the studio by federal member for Gilmore, Ann Sudmalis, who we love to have in, but she’s brought along a special friend this morning, it is Senator Simon Birmingham. He is the Assistant Minister for Education and Training,…

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Interview – 2ST – Barry Mac

Subject: (Australian Apprenticeship Support Network) E&OE… BARRY MAC: Well it’s been a pretty big week as far as the federal government is concerned. Earlier this week it was announced by the local member for Gilmore, Ann Sudmalis, over $5 million in blackspot funding had been allocated. ANN SUDMALIS: Yeah and that’s for the Shoalhaven alone,…

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Interview – Sky News – AM Agenda – David Lipson

Subject: (Bali 9 Executions; May Budget; Marriage Equality) E&OE… DAVID LIPSON: I’m joined now by Liberal frontbencher, Senator Simon Birmingham, and Labor frontbencher, Bernie Ripoll, thankyou both very much for your time. Things don’t look good, Senator Birmingham, for the Bali 9 duo and this as well amid allegations of serious corruption involving the Indonesian…

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