E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC AM with Kim Landers Topics: Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement; Julia Banks 31/08/2018 7:13AM Kim Landers: Simon Birmingham has been the Trade Minister for less than a week. He’s in Jakarta and when I spoke to him, I began by asking: what exactly is in this Australia-Indonesia free…
Joint media release with Prime Minister Scott Morrison Australia and Indonesia have successfully concluded negotiations on the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), deepening our economic and security cooperation with one of our major trading partners. A passionate commitment to ensuring open trade with the world, through such free trade deals, is one of the…
This week we will visit Singapore to advance Australia’s trade and investment interests at ASEAN-related ministerial meetings. This will be Minister Birmingham’s first overseas engagement as trade minister and will be an important opportunity to work with Indo-Pacific countries, including our major trading partners, to promote growth and prosperity in our region. We will…
I thank Prime Minister Scott Morrison for appointing me as Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment and the Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate. Having previously worked across Australia’s wine, tourism and hospitality industries I look forward to again supporting the hardworking Australians whose efforts in trade and tourism underpin so much…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Insiders with Barrie Cassidy Topics: Leadership changes; School funding 26/08/2018 09:17AM Barrie Cassidy: Simon Birmingham, good morning, welcome. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Barrie. Barrie Cassidy: How big a loss would Julie Bishop be? Simon Birmingham: Julie Bishop is the most significant woman in the history of…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: Leadership 22/08/2018 08:36am David Bevan: Let’s welcome Simon Birmingham, federal Education Minister, good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David. David Bevan: Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator, good morning to you. Sarah Hanson-Young: Good morning. Thanks…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on RN Drive Patricia Karvelas Topics: Leadership 21/08/2018 18:06PM Patricia Karvelas: Welcome back to RN Drive. Simon Birmingham: Hello Patricia, good to be with you. Patricia Karvelas: So we’ve seen three of your colleagues resign today. Challenger Peter Dutton this morning, Assistant Minister to the Treasurer Michael Sukkar and Assistant Minister to…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Radio Melbourne Drive with Rafael Epstein Topics: Liberal leadership; Company tax cuts; Schools funding 21/08/2018 05:38PM Rafael Epstein: The Minister for Education and Training is Simon Birmingham; he is a South Australian Liberal senator. Minister, thanks for joining us. Simon Birmingham: G’day, Raf. Good to be with…
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) Board has a new chairperson with Ms Belinda Robinson appointed by Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham. Minister Birmingham said he welcomed the incoming chair and the extensive experience she would bring to the role. “Belinda Robinson’s commitment to education in this country is…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Address to the ISCA and AHISA Education Forum 20/08/2018 4:30PM Simon Birmingham: Thanks so very much for the chance to be here with you all today. It’s a thrill to back here again at this conference having had the pleasure of speaking with you all three years ago indeed; and to…