Topic: New Zealand hostel fire; Trade Minister visit to China needed to deliver results; NAB interest rate rise forecast; Housing policy; Labor happy to break election promises; 07:10AM AEST Tuesday, 16 May 2023 Pete Stefanovic: Joining us live now to talk about some of the day’s top stories, Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham.…
The Albanese Government has shown complete contempt and childish behaviour in what can only be described as a total lack of respect for the Senate practice of Questions on Notice. Today the Senate compelled the Government to explain why the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Bill Shorten, has submitted a number of answers…
Topic: Minister for Trade needs outcomes from trip to China; Budget pressure on inflation; Labor’s poor housing policy; 09:35AM AEST Thursday, 11 May 2023 Journalist: What does Don Farrell need to get out of this trip to China? Simon Birmingham: We need to see outcomes from this visit to China. There have…
Topic: Labor & Greens lovers tiff over housing policy; Labor Budget; RBA; Minister for Trade visit to China; 09:20AM AEST Thursday, 11 May 2023 Laura Jayes: Well The Greens are continuing to block Labor’s $10 billion housing fund, so things are getting a bit personal in the Senate and they did this morning.…
Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (12:06): by leave—The coalition join the government in expressing our concerns at the ongoing violence in Sudan, a conflict and a humanitarian crisis which now, in the latest element of this ongoing tragedy, is in its fourth week of more intense conflict and battle. We…
Joint media statement: The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Leader of the Opposition It is time the Chinese Government brought closure to the case of Australian citizen Ms Cheng Lei and released her from detention. Today marks 1,000 days since Ms Cheng was unjustly detained in China in August 2020. Ms Cheng has been held…
Topic: UK-Free Trade Agreement; EU trade deal; Budget; Coal mine cancellations; 08:55AM ACDT Friday, 5 May 2023 Laura Jayes: Joining me now is the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. You had a thing or two to do with this when you were trade minister, because these things do take some time. So,…
Topic: Commonwealth infrastructure projects under suspicious review; 08:30 AM ACDT Monday, 1 May 2023 Will Goodings: Speaking of where the country may well be going, The Oz has a story this morning that potentially has ramifications for South Australia. The Infrastructure and Transport Minister federally, Catherine King, will a little bit later today announce…
Joint media release: Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Shadow Minister for Cyber Security The Albanese government must explain why it has rejected official requests from Ukraine for cyber assistance to help the nation defend against malicious Russian cyber attacks and information operations. Ukrainian and Australian officials have acknowledged that Ukraine…
Topic: Defence Strategic Review 08:30 AM ACDT Wednesday, 26 April 2023 David Bevan: Simon Birmingham is the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, he joins us now. Good morning, Senator Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. It’s good to be with you all. David Bevan: It’s easy for us ordinary people to get lost…