Topics: Ministerial appointments; Solicitor-General report; Christine Holgate; Jobs summit; Ukraine embassy in Canberra; 25/08/2022 07:52AM AEST Patricia Karvelas: Well, the Prime Minister has promised an independent investigation into the secret assumption of power by his predecessor. But attention is now turning to what bureaucrats and former advisers knew and when. Simon Birmingham is…
Topics: Ministerial appoints; Solicitor-General report; 24/08/2022 09:42AM AEST Michael Rowland: Get back to our top story, that wide ranging inquiry to look into Scott Morrison’s multiple ministries. Simon Birmingham, the former finance minister in the Morrison government, now the Opposition Leader in the Senate, joins us from Canberra Airport. Simon Birmingham, good morning.…
Lest we forget. Those three words send a shiver down the spine of many when spoken on Australian days of remembrance. We remember not only those who served but why, creating a powerful link between the lessons of the past and the threats of the future. Today we mark two anniversaries, neither of which…
Joint release: The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Leader of the Opposition The Hon Andrew Hastie, Shadow Minister for Defence Today, our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine as they mark their Independence Day. This 31st Independence Day will be a difficult day for many Ukrainians, as it also marks exactly six months since…
Topics: SA Murray Darling Basin Commissioner; Murray Darling Basin Plan; 23/08/2022 10:08AM ACST David Bevan: Senator Simon Birmingham joins us now. Good morning. Senator Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David. Lovely to be with you. David Bevan: The State Government has decided to appoint a commissioner for the River Murray…
Topics: Huawei Solomon Islands deal; Bali bomber early release; Electrical vehicle conference; Ministerial responsibilities; 19/08/2022 09:20PM AEST Laura Jayes: How concerning is this latest development with Huawei on the Solomons? Simon Birmingham: Hello, LJ. It’s good to be with you. This latest development does present a number of questions that I think…
Topics: Ministerial portfolio responsibilities during the previous government 16/08/2022 09:20PM ACST Stacey Lee: Senator Simon Birmingham, good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. Good to be with you. Stacey Lee: When did you find out that the former prime minister was also the finance minister? Simon Birmingham: Look, my…
Joint release: The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Leader of the Opposition The Hon Andrew Hastie, Shadow Minister for Defence Today marks the one-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul to the Taliban and the commencement of the evacuation of Afghanistan. It will be a tough day, a sombre week, and difficult month for many. For…
Topics: US presidential elections; China-Taiwan relations; Chinese ambassador address to NPC; Cheng Lei; 12/08/2022 09:20PM AEST Laura Jayes: Let’s go live now to Sydney. That’s where we find the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. What do you think about those comments from John Howard that were pretty forward? Simon Birmingham: Hello,…
Topics: Chinese ambassador NPC address; Australia-China relation; 10/08/2022 06:05PM AEST Waleed Aly: Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham joins us now to discuss this. Simon, we just heard Peter Dutton there is that sort of language at a moment of this tension, unnecessarily inflammatory and dangerous? Simon Birmingham: Waleed, it is speaking…