Reports that the PM has declined an invitation to be one of four Asia Pacific leaders attending the NATO Leaders’ Summit are concerning and risk weakening key Australian partnerships. Prime Minister Albanese should be attending the NATO summit to demonstrate Australia’s 100 per cent commitment to the rules-based order, our democratic partners and the…
Joint media release: Hon Kevin Hogan, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism 11 April 2023 The Government’s announcement that China is undertaking a review of its unwarranted, punitive and illegal tariffs on Australian barley warrants cautious optimism. Any genuine review should lead to the full removal of the tariffs that China imposed on…
Topics: Prime Minister invitation to NATO; French President visit to China; US document leak; 07:45AM AEDT Tuesday, 11 April 2023 Peter Stefanovic: Thanks for your company this morning on a busy day with foreign matters. So, it’s timely that we’re bringing in the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon, good to see you.…
Topics: Aston byelection; The Voice 09:33AM AEDT Thursday, 6 April 2023 David Bevan: Good morning, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David and Good morning to your listeners. David Bevan: Simon Birmingham. The meeting yesterday was called to discuss and finalise the federal liberal party’s position on The Voice referendum, but anything…
Topics: The Voice; 07:05AM AEDT Wednesday, 5 April 2023 Madeleine Morris: Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham joins us now from Parliament House to talk through this. Senator Birmingham, thanks so much for joining us. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Madeleine. Madeleine Morris: Good morning. I’ll just run you through who supports the Voice.…
11:05AM AEDT Wednesday, 5 April 2023 Tom Elliot: Well, Simon Birmingham is the Leader of the Liberal Party in the Federal Senate. Mr Birmingham, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Tom. Good to be with you again. Tom Elliot: Well according to Joe [caller], you need to ditch Peter Dutton to…
06:50AM AEDT Wednesday, 5 April 2023 Patricia Karvelas: Election loss after election loss has left the Liberals searching for what went wrong. But despite internal reports being commissioned and soul searching, the loss of support continues. One of the party’s most senior moderates is calling for urgent action to win back Australians and shake…
It is easy to catastrophise electoral outcomes. The byelection loss in Aston was bad for the Liberal Party. Very bad. However, if the messages from this electoral drubbing are heard and the wake-up call seized, then good can come of bad. The impact of changing social and demographic trends sees the Liberal Party holding just one in…
Topics: Donald Trump’s indictment; 09:35AM AEDT Friday, 31 March 2023 Laura Jayes: Let’s go now to the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. He joins us now from Adelaide. This is his usual spot. We usually speak at this time on a Friday. Simon Birmingham, but I’ve got to say today is a little…
Topics: Parliament; the Voice; Aston by-election; RBA review; Warning from foreign investors on gas market interventions; 07:35AM AEDT Friday, 31 March 2023 Patricia Karvelas: The final sitting week before the May budget has delivered multiple wins for the government. The safeguard mechanism has been rubber stamped. The National Reconstruction Fund will be set…