Subject: (The impacts of the SA Labor Government’s WorkReady training scheme on students, employers and jobs) E&OE… MATTHEW ABRAHAM: Senator Simon Birmingham is a South Australian Senator, he is Assistant Minister for Education and Training and actually controls quite a lot of money that is spent on vocational and other training skills in South Australia…
DetailsSubject: (Marriage Equality; Removing Citizenship from Dual Nationals Associated with Terrorist Organisations; Adam Goodes ) E&OE… CHRIS KENNY: Let’s cross down to Canberra and catch up with the Assistant Education Minister, Simon Birmingham; thanks for joining us, Simon. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good evening, Chris; great to be with you. CHRIS KENNY: First up, I want to…
DetailsSubject: (The impacts of the SA Labor Government’s WorkReady training scheme on students, employers and jobs) E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: I’m really worried that this programme is creating a boom-bust cycle for training in South Australia and removing choice for South Australian students and South Australian employers. Choice that gives them the chance to access the…
DetailsDAVID PENBERTHY: Well at a time when unemployment stands at the highest level on the mainland here in South Australia – it jumped by 0.7 per cent last month to 7.1 [per cent] – the last thing we want to see in this state is people being laid off unnecessarily. Well the expectations are that…
DetailsSubject: (South Australian VET) E&OE… MATTHEW ABRAHAM: Simon Birmingham is the Assistant Minister for Education and Training. There’s a fair bit of federal cash floating around for funding TAFE, particularly for competitive options in TAFE which includes the private sector- Simon Birmingham, welcome Senator. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning Matthew, David and listeners. MATTHEW ABRAHAM: Senator…
DetailsSubject: (Removal of Citizenship; NATSEM Modelling; Marriage Equality) E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: Joining me now, the Assistant Education Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham and Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism, Michelle Rowland. Michelle, first of all to you on this idea of stripping citizenship off those found to be engaged with terrorist groups, what’s Labor’s position on…
DetailsSubject: (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…
DetailsSubject: (VET Reforms) E&OE… STEVE PRICE: The Assistant Minister for Education and Training is Simon Birmingham and he’s been good enough to join us; Minister, thanks for your time. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good evening Steve, Danny and Listeners STEVE PRICE: Was it a dog’s breakfast when you got there, as young Danny described it? SIMON BIRMINGHAM:…
DetailsSubject: (IPSOS Fairfax Poll; Newspoll; 2015 Budget) E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: With me now the Assistant Education Minister, Simon Birmingham…and in addition to the Newspoll, the Nielson Poll has even better news for the government at 50/50 with the Labor Party, that’s a good thing to wake up to. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well Kieran look, as I…
DetailsSubject: (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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