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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.

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Parliament moves one step closer to wiping $3 billion of student debt from 3 million Australians

Today the Albanese Government has passed legislation through the House of Representatives to cut the student debt of more than three million Australians.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 10 October 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Transcript - ABC News Breakfast

SUBJECTS: Legislation to increase funding for public schools; Senator Payman; Middle East conflict.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 10 October 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Transcript - TODAY Show

SUBJECTS: Legislation to increase funding for public schools; Social media; Mobile phone ban in schools.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 10 October 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Speech - Australian Technology Network 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner

Rankings are in the media today. And I have said this before, but I will say it again.When I think about the best universities in Australia, I don’t look at rankings.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 9 October 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024

Deputy Speaker – this Bill is long overdue. This Bill amends the Ombudsman Act 1976 to establish a National Student Ombudsman. This is a first. A dedicated, national body to handle student…

Release type: Speech

Date: 9 October 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Applications open to deliver historic pay rise for early childcare workers

From today, early learning providers can apply for Commonwealth Government funding to deliver early childhood education and care workers a historic 15 per cent pay rise.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 8 October 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Dr Anne Aly MP

Danala opens as the future of higher education in Darwin

It’s an important day for higher education in the Northern Territory with the official opening of Danala, the new Charles Darwin University Education and Community Precinct campus.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 5 October 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Madeleine King MP
  • The Hon Catherine King MP
  • Luke Gosling OAM MP

Albanese Government triples number of teachers in High Achieving Teachers Program

The Albanese Government is investing $70.9 million to get almost 1,500 new teachers from a range of backgrounds into schools across the country. 

Release type: Media Release

Date: 29 September 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Cheaper Child Care continues to deliver cost of living relief for families

The Albanese Government’s Cheaper Child Care policy is delivering cost of living relief for more than one million Australian families by cutting out-of-pocket-costs.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 28 September 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Dr Anne Aly MP

Doorstop - Launceston

SUBJECTS: Fully Funding Tasmanian Schools; Better and Fairer Schools Agreement; Northern Tasmania Heart Centre; Urgent Care Clinics; Housing Policy; Help to Buy; Built to Rent; The Senate; CPI; Cost…

Release type: Transcript

Date: 25 September 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • Jeremy Rockcliff MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Australian and Tasmanian Governments agree to fully fund all Tasmanian public schools

 All Tasmanian public schools will be fully and fairly funded by the Albanese and Rockliff Governments following a historic agreement signed today. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 25 September 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • Jeremy Rockcliff MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • Jo Palmer MLC

The Albanese Government invests in future psychologists fast tracking workforce expansion

The Albanese Government will increase the number of postgraduate psychology places at universities and provide more psychology internships and supervisors so Australians can access a psychologist…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 23 September 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Mark Butler MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Emma McBride MP