Topics: China accusations of Australia; Jim Chalmers’s distraction from real inflation problem; Lidia Thorpe; 1020 AEST 25 October 2024 Laura Jayes: China has accused Australia of systemic racism after a diplomat raised human rights concerns against Uyghurs at the UN. A China Foreign Ministry spokesperson criticised Australia for politicising human rights issues. Joining me…
Topics: Lidia Thorpe; 1020 AWST 24 October 2024 Gary Adshead: Let’s go to Simon Birmingham, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, as I said, thanks very much for your time, Simon. Simon Birmingham: G’day, Gary. It’s good to be with you. Gary Adshead: All right. Now, look, I’ve gone through a…
Topics: Lidia Thorpe; 1135 AEST 24 October 2024 Dan Bourchier: Let’s get more now on the federal opposition seeking legal advice to determine if Senator Lidia Thorpe is eligible to remain in Parliament. The Shadow Foreign Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham, joins us now from Adelaide. Welcome to the program. What is the advice you’re…
Topics: Lidia Thorpe; 0805 ACDT 24 October 2024 David Penberthy: Well, let’s kick Breaking at 8 off by listening to what Lidia Thorpe had to say about the oath that she swore, because it is the subject of today’s breaking an oath. [EXCERPT] Lidia Thorpe: I swore allegiance to the Queen’s hairs.…
Topics: Lidia Thorpe’s outburst; 0755 AEST 22 October 2024 Journalist: First of all, just your reaction to the senator’s outburst yesterday. Simon Birmingham: Clearly, Lidia Thorpe’s actions were reprehensible. I think it’s important for Australians and the rest of the world to know that her actions don’t reflect the vast majority of Indigenous…
Topics: US investigate leaked Israeli plans; Ceasefire negotiations; Australia purchases missiles from US; 0745 AEST 22 October 2024 Kenny Heatley: Joining me live is Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham. Simon, good to have you on the program. So, this information that was leaked was meant for Five Eyes partners only, which Australia is…
Topics: Death of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar 1045 AEST 18 October 2024 Laura Jayes: The top story around the world right now is the death of Yahya Sinwar. He is the head of Hamas and the mastermind behind the October 7 attacks. The IDF have killed him, not in an airstrike but in a…
18 October 2024 An ugly flame of vicious terrorism has been extinguished. No decent person should mourn the death of Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar. Hopefully his death provides some justice to the families of those killed or taken on October 7. Not only was Yahya Sinwar responsible for the brutal killings of Israelis but…
Joint Media Release: The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence Thursday 17 October 2024 The gifting of retiring M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine is a welcome, albeit belated, decision by the Albanese Labor Government. The Coalition has consistently supported Ukraine’s calls for the gifting of outgoing military equipment and remains steadfast in its…
Topics: US request of Israel; Heckling of Penny Wong; PNG NRL team; Prime Minister’s house purchase; 04:15PM AEST 16 October 2024 Greg Jennett: Simon Birmingham. You’re back. Welcome to the program once again. Why don’t we start with the pressure being applied by the Biden administration to the Netanyahu government really asking for additional…