E&OE TRANSCRIPT Remarks at launch of the ARC Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, University of Adelaide 06/06/2018 11:00am Simon Birmingham: Thank you, and thanks very much to Professor Sue Thomas, chief executive of the Australian Research Council, to Vice Chancellor Peter Rathjen, DVCR Mike Brooks, indeed, of course, particularly to Professor Jiranek, is…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Address to Speech Pathology Australia Conference, Adelaide 28/05/2018 09:10AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much for that welcome and for the opportunity to join you all here with Speech Pathology Australia for your national conference. It’s always a delight, as a senator from South Australia, I often manage to find the chance…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech at the Christian Schools Australia Forum at Parliament House 21/03/2018 7:15PM Simon Birmingham: To my various Parliamentary colleagues. I can spot a few in the audience. And to former Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson. Many distinguished leaders of Christian education from around Australia and the various representative bodies who have come together…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to Council of Private Higher Education AGM, Canberra 23/05/2018 10:00AM Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much, Don, for that welcome. Thank you for the chance to come and address the COPHE AGM today. Apologies that I’m a little late. On a morning of parliamentary sitting sessions, we have a regular catch-up between…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to Australian Primary Principals Association ‘Readiness for Learning’ event, Canberra 22/05/2018 07:15PM Simon Birmingham: To you, to the members of APPA and to my parliamentary colleagues present. Thanks so much for the opportunity to come and say a few brief words on the Estimates dinner break between 6.45 and 7.45pm. Of…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to the Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards 23/03/2018 Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much Adam for your welcome. It’s wonderful to be with you all today. You are right, there is no national space agency that I get to announce today, but that was, indeed, a momentous event – an event at…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Speech to the Universities Australia 2018 Higher Education Conference, Canberra 28/02/2018 3:30PM Simon Birmingham: Well, thank you very much, Professor Margaret Gardner, for that welcome. To you, to all of the leaders at Universities Australia, global leaders of academia and universities, distinguished guests, ladies and gentleman, and a particular callout, if I may,…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Remarks at the Fulbright Scholarship Gala Dinner, Canberra 27/02/2018 7.15PM Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much and good evening ladies and gentlemen. Melissa, thank you for your welcome to country before. I’d like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people and elders of the Canberra region and indeed all Australia’s traditional owners. It’s…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Video message to the MediaMe Conference 20/11/2017 Simon Birmingham: Hey guys, I’m so sorry I can’t be there with you at the inaugural MediaMe Conference. It’s great to know that such a dedicated, enthusiastic group of young Australians have gathered together to talk about media, its impact on our country, our society, and…
DetailsSpeech on Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 16/11/2017 We don’t often enough acknowledge, in this place, in our country, that we live in extraordinarily fortunate times. We are fortunate to live in 2017 in Australia. We enjoy, as a people, overwhelmingly, standards of living that those who went before us could never…
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