This week I approved a determination to release $550.0 million in additional funding to support the Government’s response to the COVID‑19 pandemic by using the Advance to the Finance Minister (the AFM). This AFM delivers on the Government’s commitment in the 2021‑22 Budget to provide certainty to AirServices Australia (AirServices) about forward-funding of their operations,…
Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along. COVID-19 continues to present enormous challenges right around the world. This year 2021, we’ve seen two million people globally lose their lives due to COVID-19. But here in Australia, nobody has contracted COVID and died in 2021. And that is a testament to the management successfully of…
Interview on Sky News Live, AM Agenda with Kenny Heatley Topics: Murray-Darling Basin Plan; Quarantine facilities; 25/06/2021 08:40AM Kenny Heatley: Simon Birmingham joins me live from Adelaide. Minister, thanks so much for your time today. So after this, should the Nationals keep the water portfolio? Simon Birmingham: Good morning. It’s good to be with…
Topics: Christian Porter; Barnaby Joyce; China-Australia trade relationship; Murray-Darling Basin Plan; 25/06/2021 08:40AM Sally Sara: The government is vowing to vigorously defend Australian exports that are the subject of a complaint by China to the World Trade Organisation, tensions between the two countries have escalated again, with China appealing to the WTO over duties…
Topics: Vaccine rollout; quarantine facilities; Barnaby Joyce; 25/06/2021 07:15AM Allison Langdon: Well, New South Wales has dodged a lockdown for another day, but Premier is resisting calls by some experts to enforce stay at home orders to discuss, we are joined by Finance Minister Simon Birmingham in Adelaide and Deputy Leader of the…
Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham Minister for Finance The Hon Stuart Robert MP Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business The Morrison Government is delivering a big win for small businesses providing services to government. From 1 July the new Payment Times Procurement Connected Policy will improve payment times for the suppliers…
Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham Minister for Finance Leader of the Government in the Senate The Hon Stuart Robert MP Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) will modernise and streamline their services following the purchase of the software Records365 from Australian company RecordPoint. The upgrade…