Topics: Vaccine roll-out; Aviation and tourism support; Greensill/GFG 12/03/2021 09:45AM Laura Jayes: Simon Birmingham is the Finance Minister who joins us live now from Adelaide. Thanks so much for your time, Senator, first of all, can I ask you about the AstraZeneca vaccine? Norway has suspended it overnight, fears of blood clots. Do you have…
Construction of the future Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport has reached a major milestone, with half the earthworks now done and dusted. Visiting the airport site today, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, said the sheer scale of the earthworks demonstrates the monumental impact the project…
Topics: Tourism support package 11/03/2021 06:05PM Richard Glover: Well, I wonder if you’ve been daydreaming about a holiday today. The federal government is hoping you have been, today they announced that 800,000 half price airline tickets will be made available as part of a one point two billion dollar support package for the tourism industry.…
Topic(s): Tourism support package; Yallourn power station; Ali Moore: Well, cut-price air tickets are the centrepiece of the federal government’s plan to try to get Australians to travel domestically. Is it going to be enough to inspire you to pack your bags. There are other parts to the package as well to have a look…
11/03/2021 Topics: Tourism support package; state borders; JobKeeper 8:45AM Ali Clarke: Simon Birmingham, Finance Minister, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Ali. Ali Clarke: The number one question we’re getting from people with regards to this injection of one point two billion dollars into supporting the tourism industry is if the government is…
Topics: Independent review into Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces 05/03/2021 11:35AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you. The events and commentary of the last few weeks have been deeply distressing and confronting for many people right across Australia. They have been especially distressing and confronting for victims of harassment, bullying, sexual abuse around Australian, particularly for those who…
The Government has today announced an independent review (the Review) into Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces which will be led by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Ms Kate Jenkins. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said the aim of the independent review would be to ensure all Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces are safe and respectful and that our national Parliament reflects best…
Topics: AstraZeneca vaccine; Christian Porter; Linda Reynolds; Parliamentary workplace culture 05/03/2021 09:20AM Laura Jayes: Simon Birmingham, the Finance Minister he joins us live from Adelaide. Thanks so much for your time. Appreciate it. What does this mean? Why are we being targeted? This is the first time these powers have been used by the EU…
Mr Tony Nutt AO has been reappointed as a non-executive director of the Australia Post Board for a three-year term. Mr Nutt has served on the Australia Post Board since March 2018 and brings strong leadership and expertise in governance to the Board. Mr Nutt has made a significant contribution to the Australia Post Board…
Topics: Christian Porter; Linda Reynolds; National accounts 04/03/2021 04:10PM Jim Wilson: Now, in the last hour or so, Sharri Markson at The Australian newspaper has reported the parents of the woman are supportive of any inquiry which would potentially shed light on the circumstances surrounding the deceased’s passing. Well, joining me now is a senior…