Interview on ABC Hobart, Breakfast with Ryk Goddard 

Interview on ABC Hobart, Breakfast with Ryk Goddard  Subjects: Tourism, TAS, Freycinet National Park, Adani EO&E………………………………………………………… RYK GODDARD: What do you think about tourism infrastructure? It’s been pretty stretched particularly Bruny and Freycinet, Simon Birmingham as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Good morning. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, good to be with you. RYK GODDARD: Nice…

Doorstop interview, Canberra 

Doorstop interview, Canberra  Subjects: Health Funding; Labor’s $387 billion in extra taxes; Clive Palmer; Pauline Hanson EO&E………………………………………………………… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thanks for coming along today. As we approach the one week mark of the election campaign, what’s clear is and what’s at stake in this campaign is becoming increasingly obvious and clear. Today Prime Minister Morrison…

Interview on ABC 24 with Kathryn Robinson 

Interview on ABC 24 with Kathryn Robinson  Subjects: Skilling young Australians; Section 44; Peter Dutton; Labor’s $387 billion in higher taxes; Tanya Plibersek EO&E………………………………………………………… KATHRYN ROBINSON: We’re reading the reports today that the Prime Minister is set to announce a $58 million youth unemployment package today, is it enough to counter Labor’s $1 billion investments…

Interview on ABC 730 Report with Leigh Sales 

Interview on ABC 730 Report with Leigh Sales  Subjects: Federal Election EO&E………………………………………………………… LEIGH SALES: For the duration of the campaign, each major party appoints a spokesperson. This year for the Liberal Party it’s Senator Simon Birmingham and for Labor, frontbencher Jim Chalmers. Simon Birmingham, Jim Chalmers, thank you very much for coming in to speak…

Interview on RN Drive with Patricia Karvelas 

Interview on RN Radio with Patricia Karvelas  Subjects: Federal Election. EO&E………………………………………………………… PATRICIA KARVELAS: The phoney campaign has ended and the real one is off and running. This morning the Prime Minister fired the starting gun on the Federal Election that will either finish his leadership or turn him into the stuff of political legend. Scott…

 A win for the Australian wine industry

10 April 2019 The Liberal-National Government has today reached an agreement with Canada to remove unfair restrictions on Australian wine sales in the province of British Columbia. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham said the Canadian Government had agreed to eliminate discriminatory measures that limit opportunities for Australian wine sales in British Columbia, by 1…

Backing our SMEs to export to the world

The Liberal-National Government is backing a $12 million program to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Australia realise their export dreams. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham said the Government’s support for the TradeStart program would help SMEs to export their products and services to new markets around the world. “We recognise…