Australian farmers, businesses and investors will now benefit from new trade and investment opportunities with the Trans- Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) Agreement starting today. From today, Australian exporters will get immediate tariff reductions and better access in new markets across the Americas and Asia, with further tariff reductions also set to take place on 1 January…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Tourism in Townsville Phillip Thompson: I’d like to welcome back to Townsville Minister Birmingham and also welcome Senator Ian Macdonald, the senator in the north. We are here today at Adrenaline Dive and Snorkel and it was pleasing for me to learn that the reef is thriving here in Townsville and we…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Trade and export opportunities Phillip Thompson: Welcome back to town Minister Birmingham. The weather’s held off and it’s nice and sunny today, and it’s not as humid as Cairns I was just told. It’s important that we’re here today with Roy and his team because they provide an essential…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Cairns wins bid to host major business event; Cairns tourism Simon Birmingham: Great to be here in beautiful tropical north Queensland, yes indeed for trade tourism and investment. Thank you. Journalist: Minister, what brings you to Cairns? Simon Birmingham: Well I’m here to meet and speak with tourism industry and spend time…
Joint announcement with the Federal Member for Leichardt, The Hon. Warren Entsch MP The Liberal-National Government has today announced that Cairns will play host to one of the world’s largest science conferences, in what is a major win for the region. Minster for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham said Cairns had won the rights…
With Labor’s National Conference kicking-off in Adelaide, here are the radical policies up for debate today that will lead to higher taxes, hurt our farmers, slash jobs and slow down our economy. Labor says: ‘It considers that the Coalition’s arbitrary cap on the proportion of tax collected to GDP does not fulfil any useful…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 2GB with Chris Kenny Topics: ALP National Conference; Politicising Christmas; Brexit 14/12/2018 7:07PM Chris Kenny: …we just spoke to Albo who is in Adelaide city for the ALP national conference, of course you’re in Adelaide as well. What’s your take on Labor getting together there over the weekend with one foot in the…
Joint release with Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne Today we launch the G’Day USA program of events for 2019. Now entering its 16th year, G’Day USA, is Australia’s annual public and economic diplomacy program promoting the best of Australian ideas, invention and talent to audiences across the United States. Commencing in January 2019 in…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Sydney Topics: G’Day USA, ‘Dundee’ campaign, Hakeem Alaraibi, Brexit, Newspoll 10/12/2018 9:00AM Marise Payne: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Great to be here this morning with my friend and colleague, the Trade Minister Simon Birmingham. We have just had the great pleasure of launching G’Day USA 2019 and we’re very…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC 891, Breakfast with Ali Clarke Topics: National Space Agency; Population growth 12/12/2018 8:37AM Ali Clarke: Good morning to the Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Mark Butler how are you? Mark Butler: Morning Ali. Ali Clarke: We’ve also got Greens Senator for South Australia, spokesperson on…