Tuesday, 31 May, 2022 - 16:18
Big wins for WA in Albanese ministry
Anthony Albanese has announced his 23-person cabinet with some major responsibilities for Western Australians in the outer ministry.
Jason Clare is an Australian politician and a member of the Australian Labor Party, representing the Division of Blaxland in Western Sydney since 2007.
Mr Clare has been a member of the shadow cabinet from 2013 to 2022, under opposition leaders Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese. He was a government minister under Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd (2010 to 2013), as Minister for Defence Material (2010–2011, 2012–2013), Home Affairs (2011–2013), Justice (2011–2013), and Cabinet Secretary (2013). Following the ALP's victory at the 2022 federal election, Mr Clare became the Minister for Education under the Albanese government.
Mr Clare holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales.
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Anthony Albanese has announced his 23-person cabinet with some major responsibilities for Western Australians in the outer ministry.
Reforming childcare and higher education policy shape as top priorities for Labor in its first term in government.
Runaway inflation and anaemic wages growth could bite for WA’s cash-flush universities.
Parliamentarians are questioning the governor-general's role in Scott Morrison's secret appointment to five additional portfolios while he was prime minister.
Immediate investments in skills training and increasing opportunities for students from low socio-economic backgrounds loom as key targets of the government’s universities accord.
A federal review of the tertiary sector is slated to begin this year.
University mergers could be back on the table in WA as another state takes firm steps towards amalgamating two of its biggest institutions.
WA university tops the nation in survey of job-ready graduates.
The Dawkins reforms were a game changer for higher education in Australia.
The education minister has warned that childcare centres lifting fees are in the sights of the ACCC as subsidies for parents increase.
WA’s universities applaud the plan to remove the controversial threshold, which affected disadvantaged students.
A model born in Geraldton is part of the solution to a growing problem in the tertiary education system.
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A review into safeguards in early childhood education indicates a big push towards stricter abuse reporting.
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As borrowers wait to see what the central bank does next week, the federal opposition has castigated three Labor premiers for publicly hoping for a rate cut.
More than a dozen Western Australian schools will share a $25 million funding pool to build or upgrade its infrastructure.
A new set of principles will provide a comprehensive framework for fortifying governance within Australian universities.
The federal government has proposed to cap international student enrolments in the country to 270,000, including individual limits for each institution.
A wage increase for workers in the early education sector has been flagged, but not all educators are confident of the government promise.
The federal government will subside three days of childcare per week for families earning up to $530,000, under an election commitment unveiled today.
Position | Company | Year | Company's current rank | WA staff |
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Minister for Education
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2022 | |||
Member for Blaxland, NSW
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2007 | |||
Member
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Position | Company | Year | Company's current rank |
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Minister for Home Affairs & Justice
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2011 - 2013 | ||
Minister for Defence Materiel
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2010 - 2013 |