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The Hon Jason Clare MP

  • Minister for Education

The Hon Jason Clare MP was first sworn in as Minister for Education on 1 June 2022.

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Next steps to deliver a joined up tertiary education system

The Albanese Government is taking the next steps to deliver a joined up tertiary education system.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 19 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Strengthening university regulator's powers

The Albanese Government announced today it will strengthen the powers of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA).

Release type: Media Release

Date: 19 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

AFR Higher Education Summit, Sydney

Thank you for the opportunity to speak today.This is the fourth time I have had this privilege.And the first since the election.

Release type: Speech

Date: 19 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Compliance action to lift safety in child care

The Department of Education has initiated compliance actions against 30 early childhood education and care services under new powers. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 15 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • Senator the Hon Dr Jess Walsh

New Suburban University Hub in Western Sydney

A new Suburban University Study Hub has opened today in Mt Druitt and Emerton, bringing university closer for students in Sydney’s Greater Western suburbs.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Ed Husic MP

New Suburban University Study Hub officially opens in Broadmeadows

Victoria’s first Suburban University Study Hub, the Northern Study Hub, is now open in both Broadmeadows and Epping.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 13 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • Basem Abdo MP

New Suburban University Study Hub opens in Macquarie Fields

A new Suburban University Study Hub has opened today in Macquarie Fields, bringing university closer for students in Sydney’s south-west suburbs.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 5 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • David Moncrieff MP

Managing a sustainable international education sector

The Albanese Government is today announcing a National Planning Level of 295,000 international student places for 2026, providing stability and certainty for the international education sector.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 4 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Julian Hill MP

Doorstop - Canberra

SUBJECTS: 20% HECS debt cut; Child care reform legislation; Palestinian statehood.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 31 July 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
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Albanese Government cuts 20 per cent off all student debts

The Albanese Labor Government has today cut all student debts by 20 per cent.We are wiping more than $16 billion in debt for more than three million Australians.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 31 July 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

NAPLAN results show encouraging signs, but more work to do

The 2025 NAPLAN results released today show encouraging signs of improvement in numeracy and literacy. 

Release type: Media Release

Date: 30 July 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Transcript - Sky News Australia

SUBJECTS: Tariffs; Child care safety reform; U16s social media ban; 20% student debt cut.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 29 July 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP