Topics: Intergenerational Report; Referendum ballot paper; Voice to Parliament; 10:40AM AEST Friday, 25 August 2023 Gabriella Power: Welcome back to I Am Agenda. Joining us live now is Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham thank you for your time. First off, can I get your reaction to the intergenerational report that was handed down…
Joint media release: The Hon Peter Dutton, Leader of the Opposition The Hon Andrew Hastie, Shadow Minister for Defence As Ukraine today marks its Independence Day, we reinforce our commitment to Ukraine and its people. This 32nd Independence Day comes 18 months after Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion. Despite the struggles Ukraine has faced…
Topics: China; AUKUS; The Voice; Inflation; Intergenerational Report 0815 AEST Sunday, 20 August 2023 Andrew Clennell: Well joining me now live from Adelaide is the Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham thanks for your time. I might ask you first for a reaction to these Chinese military exercises that have taken place over…
Topics: ALP National Conference – AUKUS; Israel-Palestine 0930 AEST Friday, 18 August 2023 Laura Jayes: Let’s get back to the conference here because it is not quite a party. But what is being discussed here is certainly important for the direction of where this Albanese Government is going to take the nation. A few…
Topics: Nuclear waste; Matildas public holiday 0820 ACDT Monday, 14 August 2023 David Penberthy: Well, middle of last week we brought you the breaking at 8 about the fact that the Federal Government was going to step in and declare that Kimba was no longer the site for a nuclear waste storage facility, amid…
Topics: Cheng Lei 10.40 AEST 11 August 2023 Journalist: …. Simon Birmingham: The words of Cheng Lei are both beautiful in their poignancy yet heartbreaking in the cruelty they expose. This Sunday will be the third anniversary since her detention and yet it is still a secret as to precisely what she was…
Topics: Cheng Lei; FTAs; Israel 10.15AM AEST 11 August 2023 Laura Jayes: Joining me live now is the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. He’s here in the studio with me. It’s hard to imagine what 10 hours of sunlight a year does to a person. Are you confident Senator that everything that can…
This Sunday is the third anniversary of Cheng Lei’s detention in China. Cheng Lei’s message to Australians, being reported week, is both touching in its poignancy, but heartbreaking in the cruelty it exposes and reinforces, yet again, why her detention should end. Anniversaries such as this are another opportunity to highlight the plight of Ms…
Topics: Nuclear waste; PM’s US visit; The Voice; community pharmacies 04:20PM AEST Thursday, 10 August 2023 Greg Jennett: Well, the long search for a permanent national waste dump for low and intermediate grade nuclear waste starts all over again from today. The Government’s officially abandoned any further work on the proposed Kimba site,…
Topics: Nuclear waste; Israel 04:10PM AEST Thursday, 10 August 2023 Tom Connell: Well, the Government has scrapped plans for a radioactive waste site in Kimba in South Australia. It was after a court ruling. Questions now as to where radioactive waste will be stored in Australia in the future, once Lucas Heights has…