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The Hon Jason Clare MP

  • Minister for Education

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

Content published on this site relates to the Minister’s responsibilities within the Education portfolio.

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Helping hand for HECS in the Hunter

More than 70,000 people in the Hunter region will benefit from the Albanese Labor Government’s decision to cut student debt.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 24 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Pat Conroy MP
  • Sharon Claydon MP
  • Meryl Swanson MP
  • Dan Repacholi MP

Press conference - La Trobe University

SUBJECTS: Budget, support for students and education, Coalition’s nuclear policy, Angus Taylor speech

Release type: Transcript

Date: 22 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • Ged Kearney MP

Bringing uni to the outer suburbs: Applications open for new Suburban University Study Hubs

Applications are now open to establish up to 14 Suburban University Study Hubs, which will give more people from the outer suburbs of our major cities access to tertiary education.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 22 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm

Access, achievement, Accord: The Australian Student Equity Symposium

"The Accord is a big deal. It’s a blueprint for the next few decades. Funding it and implementing it is going to take more than just one budget ... But we have bitten off a big chunk."

Release type: Speech

Date: 21 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Wiping $3 billion in HECS-HELP debt

We’re building a better and fairer education system to give more Australians the skills they need to get a job, to make more money and live a better life for themselves and their families.

Release type: Op-Ed

Date: 19 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024

Australians understand the importance of education.The power of it.

Release type: Speech

Date: 16 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Respect at uni: Study into antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism and the experience of First Nations people

The Albanese Government is announcing a study into antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism and the experience of First Nations people in the…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 15 May 2024

Ministers:

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

Interview - ABC Sydney

SUBJECTS: Federal Budget; Energy bill relief for every Australian; Building a better and fairer education system; Making HECS fairer; Paid placements; Fee-Free Uni Ready Courses; International…

Release type: Transcript

Date: 15 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Responding to the Australian Universities Accord

The Albanese Government is putting in place significant reforms in response to the Australian Universities Accord.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 15 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Building a better and fairer education system for a future made in Australia

The Albanese Labor Government is building a better and fairer education system from early education to school education and tertiary education.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Dr Anne Aly MP
  • Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm

Next steps in ensuring the integrity and sustainability of the international education sector

Next week the Albanese Government will introduce legislation to support the integrity and sustainability of the international education sector. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 11 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Clare O'Neil MP

Albanese Government delivers CDU medical school

The Albanese Government is delivering on the long-term call for Charles Darwin University to establish a medical school in the Northern Territory.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 10 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Mark Butler MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • Senator The Hon Malarndirri McCarthy
  • Luke Gosling OAM MP
  • Marion Scrymgour MP
  • The Hon Selena Uibo MLA