It is with sadness that I acknowledge the life and contribution of Barry Wakelin, former Member for Grey, from March 1993 until November 2007. Barry was a farmer, most at home on the land, who historically won Grey off of the Labor Party in 1993, going on to be re-elected on four subsequent occasions.…
Topics: Labor weak on Red Sea response; UN Security Council vote; Israel-Hamas conflict; 07:35AM AEDT 21 December 2023 Sally Sara: Simon Birmingham is the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs. Senator, welcome to Breakfast. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. Sally. Great to be with you. Sally Sara: Senator, you’ve just heard retired Admiral Chris…
Topics: Labor weak on Red Sea response; 10:20AM AEDT 21 December 2023 Laura Jayes: Joining us now is the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham. Thanks so much for your time. You may have missed those comments from Richard Marles, but there they are confirming as much. There will be no warships sent by this…
Joint statement: The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Shadow Treasurer The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence Today’s attempt by the Prime Minister to explain why he’s declined the United States request for a maritime contribution in the Red Sea is woefully inadequate. Mr Albanese’s statement that the best Australia can do is…
16 December 2023 The Albanese Labor Government continues leave Australia lagging behind our allies after failing to apply important sanctions against the terrorist organisation Hamas. Since the horrific atrocities of 7 October by Hamas against Israel, many countries have swiftly and aptly applied successive rounds of sanctions and frozen assets of individuals or companies affiliated…
Joint media release: The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Shadow Treasurer The Hon Kevin Hogan MP, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism 15 December 2023 The Coalition today acknowledges the unjustifiably belated decision by the Albanese Government to begin negotiations for a tax treaty with Ukraine. After six months the Labor Government has now backflipped after…
Topics: Parliamentary delegation in Israel; UN ceasefire resolution; Israel – Hamas conflict; 04:35PM AEDT 14 December 2023 Sarah Dingle: Opposition spokesman for Foreign Affairs Simon Birmingham is in Israel on a bilateral trip to the region. He joins me now from Tel Aviv. Simon Birmingham, welcome. What have you seen so far on this…
Topics: Parliamentary delegation in Israel; Albanese Government keeps changing Australia’s stance and undermining Israel’s position; 06:35AM AEDT 14 December 2023 Lisa Millar: Well, the federal opposition is calling for Australia to step up its support for Israel after Australia voted in favour of a non-binding ceasefire resolution at the United Nations. The Shadow…
Topics: Parliamentary delegation in Israel; Albanese Government keeps changing Australia’s stance and undermining Israel’s position; 02:35PM AEDT 13 December 2023 Neil Breen: Firstly, Anthony Albanese joined the prime ministers of Canada and New Zealand in calling for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza. They put out a joint letter. The statement is good. It calls…
Despite initially stating its support for Israel’s right to self-defence the Albanese Government keeps changing Australia’s stance and undermining Israel’s position. The weakening of Australia’s position demonstrates a weakness in the Albanese Government, who aren’t standing firm in support of Hamas’s removal at the very time Israel needs that support most. In a…