Address to the National Press Club, Canberra

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Address to the National Press Club, Canberra 04/05/2017 12:30PM Sarah Martin  I can’t help but ask, has this Education Minister actually fixed it? And, if so, have you told your mate Christopher that you’re taking his mantle? For those on Twitter, please follow the debate at  hashtag NPC, and please welcome the Education…

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Address to the CEDA Higher Education Review, Adelaide

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Address to the CEDA Higher Education Review, Adelaide 19/05/2017 12:30PM Simon Birmingham:     It’s wonderful to be with you all today. Thank you for braving my fan club outside to get in; I’m pleased you all made it in safely and it’s a wonderful opportunity, for the second year in a row…

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Q&A with university, business and student leaders, Canberra

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Q&A with university, business and student leaders, Canberra 01/05/2017 07:10PM Belinda Robinson: Thank you very much Minister. I think there’s a lot, there’s a lot in that package and a lot that perhaps hasn’t necessarily been anticipated but as you say, certainly puts students and equity at the centre. The Minister has very…

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Speech to university, business and student leaders, Canberra

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to university, business and student leaders, Canberra 01/05/2017 06:30PM Simon Birmingham: Thank you, thank you very, very much Belinda. Thank you to the  team at Universities Australia, to Barney, to Innes, and your team at AiG for pulling together tonight and thank you to all of you for coming at relatively short…

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Remarks to Australia India Institute reception

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Remarks to Australia India Institute reception  11/04/2017 6:35PM Simon Birmingham: I actually feel I have a sense that I’m in a room surrounded by individuals who’ve spent the last two days – largely in the rooms of this building, for many of you – in endless workshop sessions, dialogues, discussions, conferences, dinners, and…

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Q&A at Australia India Skill Conference

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Q&A at Australia India Skill Conference 11/04/2017 4:35PM Unidentified Speaker: Well it is a joy to have you here in India. And I hope you have a productive trip. I know you visited some of the ITIs, you’ve also had a chance to talk to our people about higher education, but I just…

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Speech to Australia India Mining Workshop

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to Australia India Mining Workshop 11 April 2017 Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much, Jim, for that welcome, and thank you for chairing and convening today’s workshop for this very important and very valuable workshop on mining skills, a great example of how it is that the partnership, the knowledge partnership as…

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Address to the Australia India Skill conference

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Address to the Australia India Skill conference 11 April 2017   Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much, and good morning ladies and gentlemen. It’s a pleasure to be with you, and a particular pleasure to follow on from my friend and colleague, Minister Rudy. Thank you for your remarks. Thank you for the…

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