Interview on ABC Radio Adelaide, Breakfast with Spence Denny.      

Topics: Australia-China trade relationship; Government reshuffle; Budget Update; JobSeeker and JobKeeper. 18/12/20 08:51AM   Spence Denny:             Now, we know that a coalition reshuffle is predicted for today and that Senator for South Australia, Simon Birmingham, already has been appointed as the Finance Minister and will relinquish Trade, which is expected to go to Dan Tehan.…

Interview on 5AA Summer Breakfast with Tom Rehn and Kate Collins

Topics: Budget update; Australia’s economic position; JobSeeker; COVID vaccine rollout, Aged Care home care packages, Australia-China trade relations. 18/12/20 7:35AM   Tom Rehn:       But Kate, right now we’re going to talk some figures because it’s been a difficult year with everything that’s happened in 2020.   Kate Collins:    Yes. To talk to us, give us…

Interview on ABC News, News Breakfast with Madeleine Morris

Topics: New South Wales COVID-19 outbreak, JobKeeper; 18/12/20 07:33AM   Madeleine Morris:        Let’s go to federal politics, and yesterday’s mid-year budget update had some good news about the economy with a $16 billion improvement on the bottom line. But trade tensions with China are still looming large. Finance and Trade Minister, Simon Birmingham, joins us…

Interview on Channel 9, Today with Sylvia Jeffreys

Topics: New South Wales COVID outbreak; border closures; International flight crews. 18/12/20 07:12AM   Sylvia Jeffreys:             Let’s now unpack our top story further and the troubling outbreak in Sydney’s Northern Beaches this morning. The fall out of which is jeopardising everything from state borders to the proposed New Zealand travel bubble. Joining me now is…

2GB, Drive with Luke Grant

Topics: MYEFO; JobKeeper; Australia-China trade relations; state borders; 17/12/20 03:43PM   Luke Grant:      Now, as we mentioned, the Mid-Year Fiscal and Economic Outlook has been released today. The budget deficit is $16 billion lower than had been forecast just two months ago. It’s reliant on plenty of things like state borders remaining open, a vaccine…