The Hon Simon Crean MP

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More than 750 job opportunities to be created for people with a disability

The  Australian Government today announced it will create more than 750 new job opportunities for people with a disability by 2015.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 30 January 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Bill Shorten MP
  • The Hon Kate Ellis MP
  • The Hon Simon Crean MP
  • Anna Burke MP

Sapphires stars shine at Parliament House

Stars of the blockbuster Australian film The Sapphires have joined Arts Minister Simon Crean and Indigenous Employment and Economic Development Minister Julie Collins to launch a new work and…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 23 August 2012

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julie Collins MP
  • The Hon Simon Crean MP

Every student benefits from arts education under new National Curriculum

Every Australian student will study the arts from their first year of school under the new national arts curriculum, which was released today for public consultation.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 9 July 2012

Ministers:

  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP
  • The Hon Simon Crean MP

Boost for Bayside job seekers

Minister for Employment Participation, Kate Ellis and Federal Member for Hotham, Mr Simon Crean MP announced today that employment service provider, PVS Workfind has been selected as part of the…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 13 April 2012

Ministers:

  • The Hon Kate Ellis MP
  • The Hon Simon Crean MP

Australians encouraged to make 2012 a year of reading

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today encouraged children and parents to read together for an hour a week as part of a new national campaign to improve literacy.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 February 2012

Ministers:

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

$268 million to transform regional higher education

Regional universities will receive the vast majority of a Gillard Government investment of almost $400 million to support new state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities at university…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 7 December 2011

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Chris Evans
  • The Hon Simon Crean MP

Government welcomes new Regional Universities Network

“Regional universities play a vital role for the future of regional Australia,” said Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 October 2011

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Chris Evans
  • Senator The Hon Kim Carr
  • The Hon Simon Crean MP

Arts at the heart of new Australian Curriculum

The Arts will be given a central place in the new Australian Curriculum with the release today of shaping paper setting out how drama, dance, music, visual arts and media arts will be studied in…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 26 August 2011

Ministers:

  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP
  • The Hon Simon Crean MP

Taskforce announced for Rural Tertiary Hardship Fund

Rural and regional students seeking a university education received additional support today with the establishment of a taskforce and the provision of extra funding announced by the Minister for…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 20 October 2010

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Chris Evans
  • The Hon Simon Crean MP

2010 National Literacy and Numeracy results released

The Chair of the Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs, Education Minister, Simon Crean, today released the Summary Report for the 2010 National…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 10 September 2010

Ministers:

  • The Hon Simon Crean MP

Jobs up, unemployment down in August

The Gillard Government welcomes today’s outstanding labour force figures which show 53,100 full-time jobs were created in August.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 9 September 2010

Ministers:

  • The Hon Simon Crean MP

Small Business Fair Dismissal Code and Checklist

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Simon Crean, today announced improvements to the supporting documentation and Checklist accompanying the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code to make…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 16 July 2010

Ministers:

  • The Hon Simon Crean MP