The Coalition Government has overseen the biggest jump in Indigenous higher education enrolments in nearly a decade according to new student data released today that also highlights record overall enrolment numbers and increases in enrolments of regional and low socio-economic students. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said despite the Labor Party’s fear…
DetailsAustralian students from rural, remote, disadvantaged and Indigenous schools stand to benefit from a $6.9 million Turnbull Government initiative to improve digital technologies training for teachers. Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Christopher Pyne and Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham announced the additional funding would provide access to a unique University of…
DetailsThe success of a trial teaching pre-schoolers another language has set the standard for the Turnbull Government’s moves to inspire young Australians’ interest in science and technology. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said initial feedback from parents, children and educators on the play-based languages learning apps in the Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA)…
DetailsThe Turnbull Government is spending almost $4 million to expand the national type 1 diabetes database to include regional centres and adults, and support two awards to inspire innovative research. Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said the $2 million commitment would provide vital support to expand the type 1 diabetes database through…
DetailsNothing has changed in relation to the Turnbull Government’s policy on schools funding. The Coalition is continuing to deliver record Commonwealth funding for schools of $69 billion over four years, representing growth of 28 per cent to government schools from 2014/15-2018/19. The Turnbull Government remains committed to engaging prior to 2018 in discussions with…
DetailsFrom today, people who have benefited from Australian student loans and now live overseas will pay for them the same way as they would if they lived in Australia. Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said it was estimated that up to $30 million was lost annually due to graduates moving overseas and…
DetailsNew measures introduced by the Turnbull Government to crackdown on child care operators’ non-compliance will save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year, in moves that will ensure child care is more affordable, more accessible and fairer for Australian families. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham today released new statistics showing in the…
DetailsNew statistics released last night show more tertiary graduates are entering the workforce, prompting Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham to urge school leavers to, “explore all their options to ensure they pick a field with strong long-term prospects and one that helps them follow their passion.” Minister Birmingham said with most exam…
DetailsThe Turnbull Government has taken unprecedented action to address rorting of government payments for child care, with stronger compliance measures stopping $283 million of taxpayer money going into the hands of “shonky” Family Day Care providers. Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said the Government’s tough stance on child care compliance means a…
DetailsFifty new research projects can get underway immediately, the Turnbull Government announced today, as part of $38.6 million worth of funding through the Australian Research Council. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the Future Fellows will help the nation innovate, invent and apply new ideas across key research areas, forming part of the…
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