New Record For International Education Exports
Friday 3 February 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingThe Hon Steven Ciobo MPMinister for Trade, Tourism and InvestmentAustralia’s education exports...
View ArticleResponsible budget savings to fund more affordable child care for Australian...
Wednesday 8 February 2017Media ReleaseThe Hon Malcolm Turnbull MPPrime MinisterThe Hon Scott Morrison MPTreasurerSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingThe Hon Christian...
View ArticleChanges to improve child care quality and reduce ‘red tape’
Monday 13 February 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingChild care providers will save $430 million in administrative costs over the next decade as part...
View Article‘No stone unturned’ in research for type 1 diabetes cure
Wednesday 15 February 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingThe Hon Greg Hunt MPMinister for HealthMinister for SportAustralia’s 120,000 type 1 diabetes...
View ArticleThousands of families face child care financial cliff
Thursday 16 February 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingNew data shows that thousands of families have hit the child care assistance cap just weeks into...
View ArticleFederal funds to be revoked from non-compliant Islamic College of South...
Thursday 16 February 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingToday, my department has written to the school authority responsible for the Islamic College of...
View ArticleNew Ombudsman to boost protection for students
Thursday 16 February 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingA new independent umpire will deliver stronger protection for students having issues with...
View ArticleNew website brings school lessons to life at home
Monday 20 February 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingAs students settle into their first weeks of the new school year, the Turnbull Government has...
View ArticleNew strategy charting a fresh course to career education
Monday 20 February 2017Media ReleaseThe Hon Karen Andrews MPAssistant Minister for Vocational Education and SkillsA new working group established by the Turnbull Government has met for the first time...
View ArticleNew program to build Australia’s frontline cyber security workforce
Wednesday 22 February 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingThe Hon Dan Tehan MPMinister for Defence PersonnelMinister for Veterans' AffairsMinister...
View ArticleInternational student sector smashes records
Wednesday 22 February 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingAustralia has cemented its reputation as an international education destination of choice with...
View ArticleApprenticeship ambassadors program recognised by the United Nations
Wednesday 22 February 2017Media ReleaseThe Hon Karen Andrews MPAssistant Minister for Vocational Education and SkillsA Federal Government-funded program that recruits prominent Australians to promote...
View ArticleStrong recognition for VET in latest international student figures
Friday 24 February 2017Media ReleaseThe Hon Karen Andrews MPAssistant Minister for Vocational Education and SkillsLatest figures on international student numbers provide strong recognition of the...
View ArticleNew measures target dodgy Family Day Care providers
Monday 27 February 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingThe Turnbull Government will introduce integrity measures expected to prevent $250 million being...
View ArticlePractical teaching resource to boost support for students with disability
Tuesday 28 February 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamA world-first resource is being rolled out in classrooms across Australia to help teachers and principals better support their...
View ArticleRevitalising regional education
Thursday 2 March 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingThe Coalition Government will conduct a comprehensive review of regional education with the aim of...
View ArticleAustralian pre-schoolers picking up foreign languages in lightning speed
Sunday 5 March 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingNew independent analysis of the Turnbull Government’s early learning languages app has found children...
View ArticleStrengthening skills and training ties with Indonesia
Tuesday 7 March 2017Media ReleaseThe Hon Karen Andrews MPThe strengths of the Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) system and opportunities for Australia to support Indonesia to meet its...
View ArticleSenior School Campus Opened at Investigator College
Wednesday 8 March 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingSenator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training, today officially opened the...
View ArticleTeacher Test ensuring students learn from the best
Saturday 11 March 2017Media ReleaseSenator the Hon Simon BirminghamMinister for Education and TrainingResults from tests in 2016 that assess the skills of potential new teachers show that around 95 per...
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