Joint statement 17 June 2020 Today we are very pleased to announce the launch of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between Australia and the United Kingdom. An FTA between our two nations, close allies with deep historical and people-to-people ties, will support the economic recovery from COVID-19 and take our bilateral trade and…
Media release 17 June 2020 Australia and the United Kingdom have today announced the commencement of negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), which will start a new chapter in the economic relationship and help to boost export flows between our two nations. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said Australia was ready to…
Joint media release Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator for South Australia The Hon Andrew Gee MP, Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education, Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment, Federal Member for Calare 17 June 2020 The…
Speech Location National Press Club, Canberra 17 June 2020 It is no exaggeration to say that every Australian has been affected by COVID-19 –some tragically more so than others. The OECD tells us that we are in the midst of the biggest global downturn since the Great Depression. We have weathered the storm…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: UK trade 17 June 2020 Michael Usher: A free-trade deal between Australia and the UK could be finalised by the end of the year, making us less reliant on China. Negotiations officially begin later this month, and today Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson both released video messages throwing their support behind…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: Trade agreement with the UK; domestic and international tourism sectors. 17 June 2020 Mark Levy: Now, I spoke at the start of the show about Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and his question as to why anyone would want to visit South Australia. South Australian Senator Andrew McLachlan, to whom I spoke…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: Domestic tourism; trans-Tasman bubble; Australia-UK free trade agreement. 17 June 2020 Narelle Graham: Simon Birmingham, the Federal Liberal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, South Australian Senator and a senior member of the Liberal Party, is somewhat of a regular on this program and we appreciate him taking the time to be…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: Economic impacts of COVID-19 in Australia; International and domestic tourism; Australian trade relationships. 17 June 2020 Sabra Lane: Minister, if I could just pick up on the last points about tourism? Beyond the Australian-New Zealand travel bubble that’s being planned, when can you see a time that the borders might be…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: domestic tourism industry; interstate border restrictions. 17 June 2020 John MacKenzie: We’ve been talking the last few days about green shoots at long, long last. My God, it’s been a nightmare, hasn’t it? I don’t know communities anywhere in this country suffering more than ours per capita given that we rely…