Transcript, E&OE Topics: Australia-China trade relationship. 13 May 2020 Carrie Bickmore: Trade Minister Simon Birmingham joins us now. Welcome, Minister. Isn’t this the worst possible time to be provoking China? Simon Birmingham: Well, Australia’s a country that always has to stand by our values and make sure that we’re acting in ways that are in our…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: China-Australia trade relationship. 13 May 2020 Nicole Chvastek: Well, the headline is the great brawl with China, and it appears our large trading partner is clearly not impressed at the Prime Minister’s call for an inquiry into the origins and spread of the sometimes fatal and regularly economy wrecking coronavirus pandemic.…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: China-Australia trade relations. 13 May 2020 Patricia Karvelas: I spoke to the Trade and Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham a short time ago. [Excerpt] Minister, welcome. Simon Birmingham: Good to be with you. Patricia Karvelas: You’ve revealed that you’ve requested a phone call with your Chinese Government counterpart over these beef bans, have you got…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: China investigation into Australian barley imports; Australian meat processors licence suspensions. 13 May 2020 Karl Stefanovic: Australia and China are on the brink of an all-out trade war, aren’t they, after Beijing slapped a ban on our beef imports, while it’s feared our dairy, seafood, and wine industries could be next. Allison…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: Licence suspension of Australian beef processors; COVID-19 inquiry. 13 May 2020 Sabra Lane: The Federal Trade Minister is Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham, good morning, and welcome to AM. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Sabra. Sabra Lane: You’ve sought urgent talks with your Chinese counterpart over this snap decision to ban meat from four abattoirs. Has he…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: China suspending beef imports. 13 May 2020 Samantha Armytage: Key Federal Ministers deny that the PM’s push for a global COVID-19 inquiry has triggered a new trade war with Australia’s biggest export market. China has now suspended beef imports from four local abattoirs as tensions between Canberra and Beijing increase. The halt…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: Australian trading relationship with China; COVID-19 inquiry. 13 May 2020 Ditts: Simon Birmingham, is the Trade Minister and he joins us now. Simon, good morning Simon Birmingham: G’day, Ditts, good to be with you. Ditts: Good on you, thanks so much for your time. I know you’re taking many, many calls this morning. Is…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: Australian trading relationship with China; COVID-19 inquiry. 13 May 2020 Ditts: Simon Birmingham, is the Trade Minister and he joins us now. Simon, good morning Simon Birmingham: G’day, Ditts, good to be with you. Ditts: Good on you, thanks so much for your time. I know you’re taking many, many calls this morning. Is…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: China suspending beef imports; China dumping inquiry on Australian barley; COVID-19 inquiry. 13 May 2020 Peter Stefanovic: And one of those senior politicians joins us now. So joining us from Canberra is Trade Minister Simon Birmingham. Well just on that Minister, are you relieved for Josh Frydenberg? Simon Birmingham: Well given Josh is…