Topic: Prime Minister Modi visit to Australia; U.S. – PNG defence agreement; 7:55AM AEST Tuesday, 23 May 2023 Simon Birmingham: It is a really exciting couple of days with the visit of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to Australia. [Indistinct] The Coalition government, during our engagement with India, we saw enhanced defence cooperation,…
Topic: Prime Minister Modi visit to Australia; Prime Minister Albanese visit to China; Australia-China relationship; G7; Australian support for Ukraine; 7:45AM AEST Tuesday, 23 May 2023 Danica De Giorgio: Welcome back to the program. Well India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Sydney as he begins an official visit. Joining me now live…
Topic: Australia-US climate compact; Quad; PM invitation to China; Trade sanctions; Australians detained in China; JobSeeker; PRRT; 12 months on from federal election; Coalition policy; Voice to Parliament; Fadden by-election; 09:15AM AEST Sunday, 21 May 2023 David Speers: Simon Birmingham, welcome to the program. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David. Great to be…
Topic: Cancelled President Biden visit; Bob Carr; China-Australia trade relationship; Dr Ken Elliott; 09:20AM AEST Friday, 19 May 2023 Laura Jayes: Joining us live for reaction, the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. Thanks so much for your time. First of all, concerns over this deal between the US and PNG. Do you share…
Topic: Cancelled President Biden visit and Quad meeting; Asia pacific; Trade relations with China; Jobseeker; 05:05PM AEST Wednesday, 17 May 2023 Andy Park: This week’s Quad Leaders meeting in Sydney won’t go ahead because US President Joe Biden cancelled his visit to Australia as he works to hash out a deal with Republicans to…
Topic: New Zealand hostel fire; Trade Minister visit to China needed to deliver results; NAB interest rate rise forecast; Housing policy; Labor happy to break election promises; 07:10AM AEST Tuesday, 16 May 2023 Pete Stefanovic: Joining us live now to talk about some of the day’s top stories, Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham.…
The Albanese Government has shown complete contempt and childish behaviour in what can only be described as a total lack of respect for the Senate practice of Questions on Notice. Today the Senate compelled the Government to explain why the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Bill Shorten, has submitted a number of answers…
Topic: Minister for Trade needs outcomes from trip to China; Budget pressure on inflation; Labor’s poor housing policy; 09:35AM AEST Thursday, 11 May 2023 Journalist: What does Don Farrell need to get out of this trip to China? Simon Birmingham: We need to see outcomes from this visit to China. There have…
Topic: Labor & Greens lovers tiff over housing policy; Labor Budget; RBA; Minister for Trade visit to China; 09:20AM AEST Thursday, 11 May 2023 Laura Jayes: Well The Greens are continuing to block Labor’s $10 billion housing fund, so things are getting a bit personal in the Senate and they did this morning.…
Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (12:06): by leave—The coalition join the government in expressing our concerns at the ongoing violence in Sudan, a conflict and a humanitarian crisis which now, in the latest element of this ongoing tragedy, is in its fourth week of more intense conflict and battle. We…