Date: Wednesday, 29 September 2021 Topic(s): Financial Assistance; National Plan; Net Zero emissions Michael Rowland: Simon Birmingham, good morning to you. Firstly, why now? Simon Birmingham: Morning Michael? Sorry Michael, what was the question there? Michael Rowland: Why have you decided to start tapering off the payments when 70 and 80 per cent thresholds are reached? Simon Birmingham: Well, because it’s…
Date: Tuesday, 28 September 2021 Topic(s): Financial assistance; National Plan; Net Zero emissions Sabra Lane: Minister, thanks for joining AM. You’re winding back payments when 70 and 80 per cent vaccination targets are met. Are you deliberately trying to discourage the states from keeping lockdowns in place beyond those targets now? Simon Birmingham: Certainly not Sabra. What we’ve seen…
Date: Tuesday, 28 September 2021 Topic(s): National Plan; COVID Business support; GST, Net Zero Mike O’Loughlin: Federal Finance Minister and South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham is in Tassie at the moment. He joins me now live on the line. Senator, good morning. Welcome to Tasmania talks. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Mike. It’s great to be with you and wonderful…
Date: Monday, 27 September 2021 Topic(s): National Plan; COVID Business support; Naval shipbuilding; Hydrogen; Net Zero Brian Carlton: Finance Minister Simon Birmingham has flown into Hobart from Adelaide overnight and joins me in the studio. Morning, how are you going? Simon Birmingham: G’day, Brian. I’m very well. It’s great to be back in Tassie. Brian Carlton: It’s nice to…
I acknowledge the statement made today by the President of the Senate, Senator Scott Ryan, of his intention to resign as President and as a Senator for Victoria. I thank Senator Ryan for his service and pay tribute to his thirteen years of work, which has been marked by the highest standards of diligence, intellect…
Topic: Australia-France, EU free trade deal; net zero emissions; China coal-fired power stations; 24/09/2021 9:20AM AEST Laura Jayes: Joining us live now is the finance minister, Simon Birmingham, good to see you. Now the French are not happy with us at all. Did we do all we could to soften the blow? Simon…
Topic: Victorian protests; reopening roadmap; Australia-France; net zero emissions; 24/09/2021 7:10AM AEST Allison Langdon: Well, it’s Friday, which means it’s time to talk politics, and there’s plenty to discuss this week. Let’s bring in Finance Minister Simon Birmingham and Deputy Opposition Leader Richard Marles. Nice to see you both this morning. First to you,…
A new Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (PWSS), including a new independent workplace complaints mechanism, is now available to staff and Parliamentarians who work in Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces. The establishment of an independent Parliamentary workplace complaints mechanism was a key recommendation of the Review of the Parliamentary Workplace: Responding to Serious Incidents (the Foster Review)…
Topics: AUKUS, Christian Porter 19/09/21 David Speers: Simon Birmingham, welcome to the program. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David, good to be with you. David Speers: Were you expecting France to recall its ambassador? Simon Birmingham: David, this was always going to be a difficult decision in relation to France. Now, the reactions that…
Topic: AUKUS, Naval shipbuilding in South Australia 17/09/2021 Narelle Graham: Senator Simon Birmingham is the federal finance minister and Liberal Senator for South Australia. Senator, good afternoon to you. Simon Birmingham: Good afternoon, Narelle, great to be with you. Narelle Graham: Senator Birmingham, what will happen with naval group now? It’s basically…