PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon, everyone. I’m joined by the Minister for Women, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Minister for Finance, to release the Jenkins Review. A little while ago, I had the opportunity to speak to Kate Jenkins and thank her for the tremendous work that she has done at our request in…
The Hon. Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister Senator the Hon. Richard Colbeck Minister for Sport Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Saturday 27 November 2021 $15 MILLION IN SUPPORT FOR WOMEN’S FOOTY AND COMMUNITY SPORT IN PORT ADELAIDE Women’s football and community sport across Port Adelaide…
Topics: Port Adelaide Football Club redevelopment funding; Solomon Islands; New COVID variant; Rental crisis Matthew Richardson, Port Adelaide Football Club CEO: Delighted to be here today at Alberton Oval to announce the funding from the Commonwealth government and through Minister Birmingham, $15 million, which will now make the redevelopment here at the Alberton Oval precinct…
Topics: New COVID variant; Solomon Islands; Commonwealth Integrity Commission; Boothby; National Plan 26/11/2021 9:25AM AEST Laura Jayes: Joining me live now as the Minister for Finance, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham, thanks so much for your time, this new variant out of South Africa. Are you aware of it and is there anything that you’re doing about it…
THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts New Chair and director appointed to NBN Co Board The Morrison Government has appointed current NBN Co Board member Ms Kate McKenzie to the role of Chair, and Ms Nerida Caesar as Non-Executive Director to the Board for a…
Topics: Reopening; Legislation agenda; Senate proceedings; Protest rallies; 22/11/2021 07:50AM AEST Simon Birmingham: …These are world leading vaccination rates, giving Australia the maximum protection to be able to reopen safely, to reopen our small businesses and to reopen our daily lives, to reopen our international borders in careful, cautious ways in accordance with the…
Topics: Protests; Visa holders returning to Australia; International students; Senate proceedings; Legislation agenda; 22/11/2021 07:40AM AEST Fran Kelly: Well, Simon Birmingham is the Finance Minister and the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Minister, welcome back to breakfast. Simon Birmingham: Morning Fran, great to be with you again. Fran Kelly: It’s…
Today I approved a determination to release $218 million in funding to support construction of Centres for National Resilience in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, using the Advance to the Finance Minister (the AFM). The determination provides funding to the Department of Finance to meet early stage contractual milestone payments for the construction of purpose-built quarantine…
THE HON SCOTT MORRISON MP Prime Minister THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts The new Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport has hit another major milestone with construction now underway on the world-class passenger terminal. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today’s announcement marked a…
Topics: Vaccination rates and mandates; Protests in Victoria; Election campaigns 19/11/2021 8:50AM ACST Laura Jayes: Let’s go live to the Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham, what did you think of that? It seems like the relationship might be at an all-time low. Simon Birmingham: Laura, I think that Australians are thoroughly jack of…