The Hon Peter Garrett MP

Welcome to the media centre archive for The Hon Peter Garrett MP, former Minister for School Education, Minister for Early Childhood and Youth. This site contains material issued by Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries in the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio.

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Australian Education Bill passes the Parliament

A fair funding system, school improvement reforms and extra funding for Australian schools are now enshrined in law following the passage of the Australian Education Bill through the Senate today…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 26 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP
  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

New figures reveal all Tasmanian schools will get a funding boost

Today the Gillard Government released new figures that confirm increases in the overall funding allocations for every school, in every schooling sector, in Tasmania over the next six years.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 22 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

Funding details for all Queensland school sectors released

Today, the Gillard Government released new figures that confirm increases in the overall funding allocations for every school, in every schooling sector, in Queensland over the next six years.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 21 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

New data shows West Australian schools funding boost

Every school sector in Western Australia will see their funding increase every year under the Gillard Government’s National Plan for School Improvement, as shown by new data released today.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 20 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

New data reveals funding boost for Territory schools

New data released today confirms overall funding for every school sector in the Northern Territory will increase every year under the Gillard Government’s National Plan for School Improvement.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 19 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP
  • The Hon Warren Snowdon MP

New figures confirm all Victorian government schools to get increased funding

New figures released by the Gillard Government today have confirmed that every single government school in Victoria will receive extra funding over the next six years, under our new and fairer…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 17 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

New figures detail extra funding for all Western Australian schools

New figures released by the Gillard Government today have confirmed that every single school in Western Australia will receive extra funding over the next six years, under our new and fairer…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

South Australia agrees to national education reform

The Australian and South Australian Governments have today reached an historic agreement which will benefit around 250,000 students across South Australia by delivering long-term improvements in…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Jay Weatherill MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP
  • The Hon Jennifer Rankine MP

$2.8 billion extra funding on offer for WA schools

Western Australian schools now stand to gain $2.8 billion over six years under the Australian Government’s National Plan for School Improvement.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 12 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

New figures detail extra funding for Queensland government schools

New figures released by the Gillard Government today have confirmed that every single government school in Queensland will receive extra funding over the next six years, under our new and fairer…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 11 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Wayne Swan MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

Fairer school funding and higher standards under Australian Education Bill

Amendments to the Australian Education Bill 2012 introduced in Parliament today will enshrine a new, fairer school funding system that will see every school funded on the basis of need,…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 4 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

New early education target for Indigenous children

The Gillard Government will build on its work to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage with a new Closing the Gap target to ensure Indigenous children are attending preschool or kindergarten…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 4 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP