Topics: Thank you and farewell. 08:35AM AEDT 29 November 2024 David Penberthy: Well, it was a political bombshell that absolutely nobody saw coming. Simon Birmingham, who for many years has been a Liberal senator for South Australia, he served at the highest levels under Malcolm Turnbull, Scott Morrison, Tony Abbott. Suddenly announced yesterday afternoon…
Topics: Thank you and farewell. 08:05AM AEDT 29 November 2024 Jules Schiller: David Bevan has joined us in the studio to interview Simon Birmingham. Welcome, David. David Bevan: Good morning, Jules. Good morning, Sonya. Simon Birmingham. Really significant figure in not only South Australian politics but national politics. Sonya Feldhoff: And for…
Topics: Social media reforms; Thank you and farewell. 07:45AM AEDT 29 November 2024 Peter Stefanovic: Let’s go to Canberra now. Simon Birmingham is there. The Shadow Foreign Minister who has called time on his career. We’ll get to that in a moment. Simon, good to see you, by the way. So the Prime Minister…
Topics: Thank you and farewell. 07:25AM AEDT 29 November 2024 Michael Rowland: Okay, now, the opposition Senate leader, Simon Birmingham, has announced he’ll retire from politics and not seek re-election next year after almost two decades in Parliament. Senator Birmingham serves as the Shadow Foreign Minister and also the Coalition’s leader in the Senate.…
Topics: Thank you and farewell. 07:35AM AEDT 29 November 2024 Patricia Karvelas: Veteran Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham will retire from federal politics at the next election after serving 17 years in the Senate. The South Australian has previously been the Minister for Trade and Tourism as well as the Minister for Finance. He currently…
28 November 2024 Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (16:01): ‘This too shall pass’—it’s an ancient Persian proverb, the lesson being that, through times of despair or elation, neither shall last forever. It is a keeper of perspective that I’ve found useful through the highs and lows of political travails. Now, it…
Wednesday 27 November 2024 Main Committee Room – Parliament House 8:30AM AEDT It is a real honour and pleasure to be back with you again this year. Can I say how much you raise us up when we gather here at this now annual event. We find in that culture of Pacific love and…
The sentence imposed today against pro-democracy advocates, including Australian, Gordon Ng in Hong Kong, is appalling and unacceptable. These sentences, following the guilty verdicts handed down in May 2024, serve as another stark reminder of the Chinese Government’s continued attacks on freedoms and rights in Hong Kong. The Albanese Government has the Coalition’s…
Topics: Albanese meeting with President Xi; Australia-US relationship; 09:40AM AEDT 19 November 2024 Laura Jayes: Joining me now is the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham. Thanks so much for your time. Is it believable that they just didn’t talk about Trump at all in any in-depth way, skirted around the edges? Simon Birmingham:…
For 1000 days Ukraine has held strong in the face of the Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion. The Ukrainian people have endured this abhorrent attack with unmistakeable courage and unmatched resilience. The toll of this abhorrent war waged by Russia has been devastating for Ukraine and its people. Today, we remember and commemorate the brave…