Topics: Israel-Hamas conflict; Unsafe Chinese PLA incident; Labor detainee debacle; 09:20AM AEST 7 May 2024 Tom Connell: Well, Israel has approved a military operation in Rafah conducting strikes in the area. The move came hours after Hamas had announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatar ceasefire proposal. Israel says the deal does not meet its…
Topics: Missing Australians in Mexico; Labor’s detainee debacle; 09:20AM AEST 3 May 2024 Laura Jayes: Two Australian brothers are missing in Mexico, and now three Mexican nationals have been arrested in relation to their disappearance. Jake and Callum Robinson were reported missing while on a surf trip with a friend. They last made…
Topics: Solomon Islands elections; ASIO nest of spies; Labor’s detainee debacle; 04:30PM AEST 2 May 2024 Greg Jennett: Simon Birmingham welcome back. Now let’s go to the Solomon Islands. First of all, Jeremiah Manele is the new Solomon Islands Prime Minister, a long-time counterpart of the outgoing PM Manasseh Sogavare. Do you anticipate from…
Topics: China-Philippines confrontation; Solomon Islands election; National Cabinet; Foreign investment reform; 06:45AM AEST 1 May 2024 Pete Stefanovic: Let’s bring in the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham, on that note. Simon, good to see you. Thanks for your time this morning, as always. So how alarmed are you about that kind of stuff? I…
Revelations today of a secret manual distributed by the Prime Minister’s Office to departments instructing them how to avoid answering questions from the Senate is a new low from the Albanese Labor Government. Scrutiny of the government through Senate estimates is a foundation of our parliament and democracy, and is recognised as a major…
Joint media release: The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence The Coalition strongly welcomes additional support for Ukraine in their fight against Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion. Ukraine’s fight is not just for their nation, but also in defence of democracy, sovereignty and a rules-based order that Australia also relies upon.…
Topics: Online safety; Australia-PNG relations; Tone deaf ACTU statement; 07:45AM AEST 23 April 2024 Pete Stefanovic: Let’s bring in the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham now. Simon, good to see you. Thanks for your time this morning. So, who are you taking in this war of words between Anthony Albanese and Elon Musk? …
Topics: Online safety; Middle East conflict; Parliamentarian job sharing; 08:05AM AEST 22 April 2024 Michael Rowland: The Federal Government and Opposition are united this morning in calls for more action on misinformation and harm in the wake of the stabbing attacks in Sydney. Elon Musk has vowed to challenge an order for X, formerly…
Topics: Sydney attacks; Online reform; Defence spending; Justice Lee verdict; 08:30AM AEST 21 April 2024 Andrew Clennell: Well, joining me live is Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister and Opposition Senate Leader, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham, thanks for your time. I might start with the Bondi and Wakeley attacks during the week. Has the government and…
Topics: Terror incident at West Sydney church; Iran attack on Israel; 07:50AM AEST 16 April 2024 Pete Stefanovic: Let’s go to our Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon, appreciate your time. So, look again, we’re dealing with another stabbing attack in Sydney. Just your thoughts on this happening again. Simon Birmingham:…