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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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Interview - Sunrise

SUBJECTS: Wages; Tackling the cost of living; Unidentified balloons over the US; Ed Sheeran.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 17 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
Read more: Interview - Sunrise

Questions Without Notice - Literacy and numeracy and NAPLAN

Response from Minister Clare to a Question Without Notice in the House of Representatives.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 16 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Countering foreign interference in the higher education sector

The Australian Government has tabled its response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) report on foreign interference risks to Australia’s higher education and…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 February 2023

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Penny Wong
  • The Hon Clare O'Neil MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Next Step towards Closing the Gap

In a historic moment under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, today the Australian Government will release its second Closing the Gap Implementation Plan, alongside the Coalition of…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 13 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Linda Burney MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • Senator The Hon Malarndirri McCarthy
  • Patricia Turner AM

Graduate employment rates hit highest level in more than a decade

Australian university graduates are securing full-time employment at a higher rate than at any point since 2009.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 13 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Interview - Sky News

SUBJECTS: Cyber security; NAPLAN reform; Coalition opposition to National Reconstruction Fund; Coalition opposition to Housing Australia Future Fund; Voice Referendum; Alice Springs; Aston by-…

Release type: Transcript

Date: 12 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Debt wiped for country practice

A doctor or nurse practitioner who lives and works in rural and remote Australia will have their HELP debt wiped under legislation passed today by the Albanese Government.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 9 February 2023

Ministers:

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

Press Conference - MOCCA Childcare Centre, Canberra

SUBJECTS: Cheaper Child Care; Productivity Commission Inquiry; Housing affordability; May Budget; Australian shipment of coal to China; US shooting down of balloon; Voice to Parliament…

Release type: Transcript

Date: 9 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Dr Anne Aly MP
  • Ms Alicia Payne MP

Productivity Commission inquiry to consider universal early education system

The Australian Government is taking the next step in considering how to build an affordable, accessible, high quality, universal early education system.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 9 February 2023

Ministers:

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

Questions Without Notice - Getting children back to school

Response from Minister Clare to a Question Without Notice in the House of Representatives.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 8 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Launch of Australia's Economic Accelerator seed grants

New grants are being rolled out to help turn great ideas into commercial opportunities and foster greater collaboration between universities and industry.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 3 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Appointment of New Education Department Secretary

I congratulate Mr Tony Cook PSM on his appointment as Secretary of the Department of Education.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 3 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP