Joint release with Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud and Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton The Liberal-National Government, together with Brazil, has launched formal dispute action in the World Trade Organization (WTO) on India’s continuing sugar subsidies that are depressing world prices and impacting on our highly productive and globally competitive sugar…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Queen Elizabeth Hospital MRI announcement. 26/02/ 2019 10.30AM Leon Byner: Now we often talk about one of the great technologies within medicine and one of them is called Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI for short. It uses a large magnet and radio waves to look at organs and structures inside your body.…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: MRI licence 26/02/19 9:10AM Jake Hall-Evans: Thank you for coming along today. It’s a great day for residents in the western suburbs because after a decade of their health professionals lobbying for a MRI license at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital the Federal Government is here to announce the MRI licenses. So I’m…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Launch of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in global trade; Brexit; coal exports to China. 25/02/2019 Simon Birmingham: I’m thrilled today to be here at the University of Adelaide for the launch of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in global trade. This is an exciting initiative to increase the capacity…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Australian coal exports into China; Julie Bishop; Georgina Downer 24/02/2019 8.10am David Speers: Trade Minister Simon Birmingham joins me now. A very good morning to you, Minister. Thank you for your time this morning. What is the situation right now? Is Australian coal getting through all Chinese ports? Simon Birmingham: Good morning…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Julie Bishop. 21/02/2019 David Speers: Trade Minister Simon Birmingham thanks for your time this afternoon. Simon Birmingham: Good to be with you. David Speers: Are you sorry to see Julie Bishop go? Simon Birmingham: Well I am, but I entirely understand that after 21 years in the Parliament Julie would be thinking…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Australian coal exports to China 22/02/2019 3:30pm Simon Birmingham: Australia and China have a very important economic relationship. A very important economic and trading relationship. We have a trade relationship that is beneficial to both our nations and important to both our nations, and I trust and believe is valued by…
The Liberal-National Government has today welcomed the passing of Legislation through the House of Representatives that will boost Australia’s support for infrastructure development in the region. The Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic) Amendment (Support for Infrastructure Financing) Bill 2019 Bill, that passed with the support of Labor, will provide Efic with a more flexible infrastructure…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Senate Estimates; school zoning; price of milk. 20/02/ 2019 9:10AM David Bevan: Let’s welcome Simon Birmingham Minister for Trade Tourism and Investment, Liberal Senator Good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning Good morning Ali. David Bevan: Amanda Rishworth Labor MP for Kingston. Good morning to you. Amanda Rishworth: Good…
Interview on ABC 891, Breakfast with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: Senate Estimates; school zoning; price of milk. Transcript, E&OE 20 February 2019 David Bevan: Let’s welcome Simon Birmingham Minister for Trade Tourism and Investment, Liberal Senator Good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning Good morning Ali. David Bevan: Amanda Rishworth Labor MP for Kingston.…