Simon Birmingham
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Podcasts
Did Birmo veto grants to avoid being the next Turnbull?
By now, you well know that the former education minster's use of an arcane piece of legislation has caused furore…
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Policy & Reform
Birmingham’s achievements and failures: a retrospective
He was in charge of grading, but now, the public has the scorecard. With Simon Birmingham's departure from the Education…
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News
Introducing Simon Birmingham’s successor
The son of a former state Liberal MP (his mother) and a past party vice-president (his father), Dan Tehan has politics…
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News
Where do universities fit in push for STEM teacher strategy?
Every high school in Australia will have at least one specialist STEM teacher if a workforce strategy floated by Minister…
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Industry & Research
Members of AQF review panel announced
Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham has named four of six members of an expert panel charged with reviewing…
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News
Birmo’s message for EduTECH 2018
Fittingly, at the largest education event in the southern hemisphere, the foremost antipodean education official spoke. Simon Birmingham used his address…
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News
Education panel appoints new members
The federal government has appointed a new chair and five new members to the Higher Education Standards Panel, tasked with helping…
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International Education
International student numbers hit record high
New figures show that 2017 was indeed the year of the international student, with a record number of people seeking…
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Events
Birmingham’s response: #UAConf18
The following is an extract from education minister Simon Birmingham's address at the 2018 Universities Australia Higher Education Conference, attended…
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News
Teacher Registration Review could help tradies become teachers
The federal government has launched a national review of teacher registration to improve consistency and teacher quality across the country.…
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Industry & Research
Obscure research could be funded under new government metric
Sarah Hanson-Young: "Code for cuts is what this is." Simon Birmingham: "Sarah, you might love esoteric little papers, but we…
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Funding
Universities “not rolling in gold”: IRU
Conor King, executive director of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU), wants the government to know that universities aren't as cashed up as…
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