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Posted on 26 July 2024 | 2:09 am
NATALIE BARR: Let's bring in Education Minister Jason Clare and Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. Good morning to both of you. Jason, is this a PM who's clearing the decks for an election?JASON CLARE, MINISTER FOR EDUCATION: You ask me that question every week.BARR: But we seem to be getting...[ Read more ]
Posted on 24 July 2024 | 5:39 am
The Albanese and Malinauskas Labor Governments are jointly investing $28 million to establish a TAFE Centre of Excellence in Early Childhood Education and Care.The Centre of Excellence, to be based at TAFE SA’s Adelaide metropolitan campus, will be a skills leader in early childhood development.Through information sharing, industry demonstration and...[ Read more ]
Posted on 23 July 2024 | 9:30 pm
The Albanese Government is supporting the delivery of evidenced-based, age‑appropriate and expert-developed respectful relationships education in schools across the country. The Government will provide $77.6 million to states and territories and the non‑government school sector to deliver the education programs in schools across Australia. Funding will support the delivery of age-appropriate consent...[ Read more ]
Posted on 23 July 2024 | 7:10 am
PATRICK GORMAN: As the Member for Perth, I know that our entire economy rides on the back of the early childhood and education sector. These educators and those in training that we’ve been meeting with today with Minister Anne Aly and the team here at Leederville TAFE know that they...[ Read more ]
Posted on 23 July 2024 | 5:00 am
The Albanese Government is strengthening the early childhood education sector by upskilling workers through paid prac and professional development.Minister for Early Childhood Education Dr Anne Aly today announced an expansion of the Early Childhood Education Workforce package, helping to build and retain the existing highly skilled early learning workforce.Under the...[ Read more ]
Posted on 21 July 2024 | 10:57 pm
Applications close in one week to establish up to 14 Suburban University Study Hubs, which will give more people from the outer suburbs of our major cities access to university.The Albanese Government is investing $66.9 million to double the number of University Study Hubs across the country and bring the...[ Read more ]
Posted on 19 July 2024 | 12:33 am
Australian research will soon pave the way for the national and international adoption of indoor air quality standards, with indoor air pollution and its associated health impacts costing the Australian economy more than $12 billion annually.Assistant Minister for Education, Anthony Chisholm, will today officially launch the Australian Research Council’s (ARC)...[ Read more ]
Posted on 12 July 2024 | 2:00 am
Senator for Queensland Anthony Chisholm today opened new Stage 2 building project at San Damiano College which will improve student educational outcomes. Assistant Minister Chisholm said work on the development project was delivered with support of Australian Government funding of $1 million through the Capital Grants Program. “A lot of...[ Read more ]
Posted on 12 July 2024 | 1:57 am
Methods to improve IVF success rates, the use of AI to enhance mango harvesting and the conservation of a newly discovered mammal species are among 48 new research projects announced today under Round 3 of the National Industry PhD Program.Assistant Minister for Education, Anthony Chisholm, said the $7 million third...[ Read more ]
Posted on 11 July 2024 | 10:32 pm
The Albanese Government has today released a consultation paper on the design of needs-based funding to help people who start a degree to finish it.The consultation paper will inform the design of a new needs-based funding system so students from disadvantaged backgrounds, students with a disability and Indigenous Australians get...[ Read more ]
Minister for Education and Training
Posted on 26 July 2024 | 2:09 am
NATALIE BARR: Let's bring in Education Minister Jason Clare and Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. Good morning to both of you. Jason, is this a PM who's clearing the decks for an election?JASON CLARE, MINISTER FOR EDUCATION: You ask me that question every week.BARR: But we seem to be getting...[ Read more ]
Posted on 24 July 2024 | 5:39 am
The Albanese and Malinauskas Labor Governments are jointly investing $28 million to establish a TAFE Centre of Excellence in Early Childhood Education and Care.The Centre of Excellence, to be based at TAFE SA’s Adelaide metropolitan campus, will be a skills leader in early childhood development.Through information sharing, industry demonstration and...[ Read more ]
Posted on 23 July 2024 | 9:30 pm
The Albanese Government is supporting the delivery of evidenced-based, age‑appropriate and expert-developed respectful relationships education in schools across the country. The Government will provide $77.6 million to states and territories and the non‑government school sector to deliver the education programs in schools across Australia. Funding will support the delivery of age-appropriate consent...[ Read more ]
Posted on 23 July 2024 | 7:10 am
PATRICK GORMAN: As the Member for Perth, I know that our entire economy rides on the back of the early childhood and education sector. These educators and those in training that we’ve been meeting with today with Minister Anne Aly and the team here at Leederville TAFE know that they...[ Read more ]
Posted on 23 July 2024 | 5:00 am
The Albanese Government is strengthening the early childhood education sector by upskilling workers through paid prac and professional development.Minister for Early Childhood Education Dr Anne Aly today announced an expansion of the Early Childhood Education Workforce package, helping to build and retain the existing highly skilled early learning workforce.Under the...[ Read more ]
Posted on 21 July 2024 | 10:57 pm
Applications close in one week to establish up to 14 Suburban University Study Hubs, which will give more people from the outer suburbs of our major cities access to university.The Albanese Government is investing $66.9 million to double the number of University Study Hubs across the country and bring the...[ Read more ]
Posted on 19 July 2024 | 12:33 am
Australian research will soon pave the way for the national and international adoption of indoor air quality standards, with indoor air pollution and its associated health impacts costing the Australian economy more than $12 billion annually.Assistant Minister for Education, Anthony Chisholm, will today officially launch the Australian Research Council’s (ARC)...[ Read more ]
Posted on 12 July 2024 | 2:00 am
Senator for Queensland Anthony Chisholm today opened new Stage 2 building project at San Damiano College which will improve student educational outcomes. Assistant Minister Chisholm said work on the development project was delivered with support of Australian Government funding of $1 million through the Capital Grants Program. “A lot of...[ Read more ]
Posted on 12 July 2024 | 1:57 am
Methods to improve IVF success rates, the use of AI to enhance mango harvesting and the conservation of a newly discovered mammal species are among 48 new research projects announced today under Round 3 of the National Industry PhD Program.Assistant Minister for Education, Anthony Chisholm, said the $7 million third...[ Read more ]
Posted on 11 July 2024 | 10:32 pm
The Albanese Government has today released a consultation paper on the design of needs-based funding to help people who start a degree to finish it.The consultation paper will inform the design of a new needs-based funding system so students from disadvantaged backgrounds, students with a disability and Indigenous Australians get...[ Read more ]
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Posted on 26 July 2024 | 2:09 am
NATALIE BARR: Let's bring in Education Minister Jason Clare and Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. Good morning to both of you. Jason, is this a PM who's clearing the decks for an election?JASON CLARE, MINISTER FOR EDUCATION: You ask me that question every week.BARR: But we seem to be getting...[ Read more ]
Posted on 24 July 2024 | 5:39 am
The Albanese and Malinauskas Labor Governments are jointly investing $28 million to establish a TAFE Centre of Excellence in Early Childhood Education and Care.The Centre of Excellence, to be based at TAFE SA’s Adelaide metropolitan campus, will be a skills leader in early childhood development.Through information sharing, industry demonstration and...[ Read more ]
Posted on 23 July 2024 | 9:30 pm
The Albanese Government is supporting the delivery of evidenced-based, age‑appropriate and expert-developed respectful relationships education in schools across the country. The Government will provide $77.6 million to states and territories and the non‑government school sector to deliver the education programs in schools across Australia. Funding will support the delivery of age-appropriate consent...[ Read more ]
Posted on 23 July 2024 | 7:10 am
PATRICK GORMAN: As the Member for Perth, I know that our entire economy rides on the back of the early childhood and education sector. These educators and those in training that we’ve been meeting with today with Minister Anne Aly and the team here at Leederville TAFE know that they...[ Read more ]
Posted on 23 July 2024 | 5:00 am
The Albanese Government is strengthening the early childhood education sector by upskilling workers through paid prac and professional development.Minister for Early Childhood Education Dr Anne Aly today announced an expansion of the Early Childhood Education Workforce package, helping to build and retain the existing highly skilled early learning workforce.Under the...[ Read more ]
Posted on 21 July 2024 | 10:57 pm
Applications close in one week to establish up to 14 Suburban University Study Hubs, which will give more people from the outer suburbs of our major cities access to university.The Albanese Government is investing $66.9 million to double the number of University Study Hubs across the country and bring the...[ Read more ]
Posted on 19 July 2024 | 12:33 am
Australian research will soon pave the way for the national and international adoption of indoor air quality standards, with indoor air pollution and its associated health impacts costing the Australian economy more than $12 billion annually.Assistant Minister for Education, Anthony Chisholm, will today officially launch the Australian Research Council’s (ARC)...[ Read more ]
Posted on 12 July 2024 | 2:00 am
Senator for Queensland Anthony Chisholm today opened new Stage 2 building project at San Damiano College which will improve student educational outcomes. Assistant Minister Chisholm said work on the development project was delivered with support of Australian Government funding of $1 million through the Capital Grants Program. “A lot of...[ Read more ]
Posted on 12 July 2024 | 1:57 am
Methods to improve IVF success rates, the use of AI to enhance mango harvesting and the conservation of a newly discovered mammal species are among 48 new research projects announced today under Round 3 of the National Industry PhD Program.Assistant Minister for Education, Anthony Chisholm, said the $7 million third...[ Read more ]
Posted on 11 July 2024 | 10:32 pm
The Albanese Government has today released a consultation paper on the design of needs-based funding to help people who start a degree to finish it.The consultation paper will inform the design of a new needs-based funding system so students from disadvantaged backgrounds, students with a disability and Indigenous Australians get...[ Read more ]