Topics: Albanese not transparent on talks with President Xi 05:40PM AEDT Monday, 20 November 2023 David Lipson: Senator Birmingham, thanks for your time. The Prime Minister says that these issues have been raised by Australia in the appropriate way. Very clearly, unequivocally, and that China’s under no misunderstanding on Australia’s view on this matter.…
Topics: New visa laws amended by Opposition; PM attending APEC 04:08PM AEDT Thursday, 16 November 2023 Greg Jennett: Well, directly or indirectly. Shadow Foreign Minister and Liberal frontbencher. Indeed. Opposition Leader in the Senate, Simon Birmingham, will be responsible for shepherding some of the agreed changes to those visa laws through the Senate this…
Topics: Vigil for Israel-Hamas conflict; School protests; Labor’s mixed messaging; David Cameron; Migration; 07:48AM AEDT Tuesday, 14 November 2023 Pete Stefanovic: You’re watching First Edition on this Tuesday morning, folks. I’m going to send it over to Canberra now where a protest is taking place. The Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham, is obviously right there…
Topics: FOI for advice on Qatar Airways blocked 03:50PM AEDT Monday, 13 November 2023 Kieran Gilbert: We bring in Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham now for some immediate reaction. Andrew Clennell’s story earlier, the FoI bid with the transport department blocked. A departmental submission has been confirmed. It was given to the minister. The reason…
Australian Institute of International Affairs Monday, 13th November 2023 Canberra, ACT [Thanks/greetings omitted] Let’s face it, the world has rarely been a stable place. If it were a stable place, we would still be cave dwellers and hunter-gatherers. Today we are in a time of a growing number of regional wars, and…
Topics:PM trip to China; Greens walk-out of Senate; RBA rate rise; 03:35PM AEDT Tuesday, 7 November 2023 Kieran Gilbert: Let’s return now to the Prime Minister’s visit to China and with me is the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham, thanks for your time. Just some breaking news the last hour or so. The Premier,…
Topics: PM trip to China; Israel-Hamas conflict; Labor need a plan for inflation; CPTPP; 10:00AM AEDT Tuesday, 7 November 2023 Simon Birmingham: The Coalition welcomes the fact that the Prime Minister has had further dialogue with President Xi Jinping of China. And we welcome the fact that China is engaging in a way that…
Topics: PM trip to China; CPTPP; Greens walk-out of Senate; Israel-Hamas conflict; 07:15AM AEDT Tuesday, 7 November 2023 David Lipson: Simon Birmingham thank you for a time. Do you give the Government credit for getting relations back on the right path, as Xi Jinping claims they are? Simon Birmingham: Well, good morning,…
Topics: PM trip to China; CPTPP; Infrastructure projects at risk under Labor; 07:50AM AEDT Monday, 6 November 2023 Peter Stefanovic: Well, an historic meeting between the Prime Minister and China’s President Xi Jinping will take place tonight in Beijing as optimism grows that the remaining trade sanctions against Australia will be dropped. Let’s go…
Topics: PM trip to China; China-Australia relationship; CPTPP; Israel-Hamas conflict; 11:20AM ACDT Saturday, 4 November 2023 Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along today. At the outset, can I note that the natural disaster appears to have struck in Nepal and our thoughts are with people there. We know that Australia as good…