Sharon Bird

I am the former federal MP from the great Illawarra! I retired at the 2022 election.

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

TAFE actually acknowledged as key to skills in Australia in QTime-never happened under Libs-great question from @AlisonByrnesMP and answer @BOConnorMP

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

@MikeKellyofEM Wishing you a speedy recovery Mike!

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

@meagrebones @davidbewart Thank you for that lovely feedback!

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

@GavinCoote @nbnnews @BellaEvansNBN Have just seen this sad news Gav - sending lots of love to you and the family!

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

@DrDanChem @RACInational @UOW @MolHorizons @ihmri @HomewardBound16 I’m really looking forward to your briefings too!

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

@nicolajane73 @StephenJonesMP I was there Nicola but couldn't find all the locals - it was great that so many were able to attend! You can see post on my Facebook

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

@jjyerbury @whereisdaz @bairdjulia @AmyThunig @mrngunnawal @SachaMolitorisz @jacquij70 @janecat60 @criprights @BarakRotblat @ArianeBeeston @leoniedoyle @Marty_K15 @GordonGWallace @tamstutch @FlinnMatt @Julian_OBrien Ok Justin, here it is:
1 Checkout operator
2 Sales assistant at jewellery shop
3 High school teacher
4 TAFE teacher
5 Electorate officer

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

Great story from ABC - thanks for sharing it @CSIRO

[CSIRO @CSIRO]

Did you know we had our own "Hidden Figures" moment? It's a story that was almost forgotten.

These women worked as human computers, calculating the unknown location of stars in the night sky. 💫

https://t.co/nvAL1qPcEg

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

@JoanneRyanLalor

[Tanya Plibersek @tanya_plibersek]

A new report reveals Scott Morrison has shortchanged TAFE, training, + apprenticeship programs by almost $1 billion, despite the fact Australia is suffering a national shortage of tradies.

[UOW Research @uowresearch]

Our first #UOWBigIdeas speaker tonight is Professor Justin Yerbury (@jjyerbury) who became a scientist after realising his family is affected by the faulty gene that causes Motor Neurone Disease. Prof Yerbury has continued to search for a cure for #MND since his own diagnosis.

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

The amazing Prof Yerbury @jjyerbury is presenting today at @UOW Big Ideas Festival on his important research on #MND - follow @uowresearch for updates

[UOW Research @uowresearch]

Prof Yerbury's story was captured in an episode of @AustralianStory in 2018. Professor Steven Hawking introduced the episode and that introduction is being shown again here tonight. https://t.co/J5pIW2dMvh #MND #UOWBigIdeas

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

@Picketer @carinamary @VicUnions @lhilakari @CFMEU_CG @CFMEU @unionsaustralia @sallymcmanus @MicheleONeilAU Sadly true Tim- I had three ancestors killed in the Mt Kembla mine disaster and there is a beautiful ceremony held at Windy Gully each year to remember this tragedy

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

@sammmw8 @GrahamPerrettMP @tanya_plibersek Hi Sam - I spoke about this exact issue in the parliament in September, challenging the Govt’s claims during the MPI debate - you can see it on my Facebook page

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

Doubly proud - great local businesses and successful TAFE graduates winning on the national stage!

[Illawarra Mercury @illawarramerc]

Three Illawarra butchers named best in NSW https://t.co/T1SllUQ1fk

[Tanya Plibersek @tanya_plibersek]

Under the Liberals, the number of Australians doing an apprenticeship or traineeship is lower than it was a decade ago – but @DanTehanWannon won’t admit there’s a problem. Want to know the truth? Here’s what the independent Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says:

[UOW Research @uowresearch]

Great launch for #biofab2020 today - it’s going to be a great international conference connecting clinicians #scientists #engineers #entrepreneurs with regulators and #policy makers

[Illawarra Mercury @illawarramerc]

Port Kembla kids set up lemonade stall for Justin Yerbury's MND research https://t.co/kXcdJm9nb8

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

@paulscullymp and I met 4 great Port Kembla kids who are running a lemonade stand to raise money for Justin Yerbury’s research team at @UOW which is working to find a cure for motor neurone disease (MND) - open 2-4pm tomorrow at 1 Hill St,Port Kembla. @jjyerbury @ihmri

[Sharon Bird @SharonBirdExMP]

Beautiful day in Wollongong for @JDRFAustralia One Walk - lots of locals raising money for research into Juvenile Type 1 Diabetes!