Subject: Higher Education Reforms; Secondary Education E&OE… MICHAEL ROWLAND: Now, away from the international stage and back to domestic politics now. Malcolm Turnbull's new Cabinet is settling into the job, and one of those given a promotion is South Australian Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham. VIRGINIA TRIOLI: He's taken over the Education Ministry, formerly held by…
DetailsSubject: Stretton Centre; Submarines; Urban Rail Projects E&OE… JAY WEATHERILL: [inaudible] and no better place and no better name to have such an ambition than the name of Hugh Stretton, a fantastic public intellectual who has really [inaudible] to understand the world of work, it’s connection to with how cities operate, and in this growing…
DetailsSubject: Higher Education Reforms; Submarines; School Funding; Teacher Quality E&OE… GRAHAM RICHARDSON: Simon Birmingham, welcome to the program. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Great to be with you, Richo. GRAHAM RICHARDSON: Now, you’ve had one hell of a promotion, I mean, I don’t think ten days ago you would have been sitting there dreaming that you’d be the…
DetailsSubject: Higher Education Policy E&OE… TOM TILLEY: The new Education Minister joins me in the studio, Senator Simon Birmingham congrats on the promo. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: G’day Tom, thanks very much. TOM TILLEY: Cool. Great to have you on the show for the first time, now have you been brought in to fix the work of…
DetailsSubject: Education Policy; South Australians in Cabinet; Leadership Change E&OE… LAURA JAYES: I’m joined by the Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham; Senator, thank you so much for your time. Can I first ask you, what will change under you as Education Minister? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well Good afternoon, Laura, it’s great to be…
DetailsSubject: Higher Education Reforms; Labor’s Higher Education Policy; National Curriculum Review E&OE… PATRICIA KARVELAS: Minister, good evening and congratulations. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good evening Patricia and to your listeners, thank you very much. PATRICIA KARVELAS: How was cabinet? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Look, cabinet was a good and positive meeting. Obviously very exciting to be there for the…
DetailsSubject: Education Policy Direction E&OE… STEVE CHASE: Senator Birmingham, we are hearing that the government is keen to reset some key policy directions, especially in taxation and in your portfolio, Education; what does that mean for your portfolio? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well good morning, Steve and listeners. Look, for the Education portfolio I will be an…
DetailsSubject: Higher Education Reforms; School Funding E&OE… SPENCE DENNY: South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham, who has been made Minister or will be made Minister for Education and Training, joins us from Canberra; Simon Birmingham, good morning to you. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, Spence and good morning to your listeners. SPENCE DENNY: And congratulations to you.…
DetailsSubject: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull E&OE… GERALDINE DOOGUE: Much is being said about where the new PM Malcolm Turnbull will take us and about who gets what portfolio in the Turnbull Government. Our next guest is rumoured to be in the running for a cabinet position but we haven't asked South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham…
DetailsSABRA LANE: One of those tipped for a promotion in the first Turnbull ministry is the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham. I spoke with him earlier. Simon Birmingham thanks for talking to 7:30. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good evening Sabra. SABRA LANE: You were tipped to get a promotion this weekend.…
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