11:05AM AEDT Wednesday, 5 April 2023 Tom Elliot: Well, Simon Birmingham is the Leader of the Liberal Party in the Federal Senate. Mr Birmingham, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Tom. Good to be with you again. Tom Elliot: Well according to Joe [caller], you need to ditch Peter Dutton to…
06:50AM AEDT Wednesday, 5 April 2023 Patricia Karvelas: Election loss after election loss has left the Liberals searching for what went wrong. But despite internal reports being commissioned and soul searching, the loss of support continues. One of the party’s most senior moderates is calling for urgent action to win back Australians and shake…
It is easy to catastrophise electoral outcomes. The byelection loss in Aston was bad for the Liberal Party. Very bad. However, if the messages from this electoral drubbing are heard and the wake-up call seized, then good can come of bad. The impact of changing social and demographic trends sees the Liberal Party holding just one in…
Topics: Donald Trump’s indictment; 09:35AM AEDT Friday, 31 March 2023 Laura Jayes: Let’s go now to the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. He joins us now from Adelaide. This is his usual spot. We usually speak at this time on a Friday. Simon Birmingham, but I’ve got to say today is a little…
Topics: Parliament; the Voice; Aston by-election; RBA review; Warning from foreign investors on gas market interventions; 07:35AM AEDT Friday, 31 March 2023 Patricia Karvelas: The final sitting week before the May budget has delivered multiple wins for the government. The safeguard mechanism has been rubber stamped. The National Reconstruction Fund will be set…
Topics: Safeguard mechanism, Warning from foreign investors; Voice referendum; Further military support for Ukraine 04:20PM AEDT Thursday, 30 March 2023 Greg Jennett: Well, as of just a few moments ago, really, Australia has a full set of laws and regulations ready and in place now to drive down carbon emissions. The safeguard mechanism is…
Topics: Warning from foreign investors; Aston by-election; 04:08PM AEDT Thursday, 30 March 2023 Kieran Gilbert: Back to federal politics. Joining me in the studio is the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham. Thanks for your time. I know today you attended an event where a senior Japanese official from a major gas investor…
28 March 2023 Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (03:56): It’s no secret that the politics of climate change have frustrated me over my 16 years in this place, bearing witness to debates here, around our country and around the world. Too often I have borne witness to extreme arguments, variously coming…
Topics: Labor deal with Greens on safeguard mechanism; Israel domestic politics; 07:45AM AEDT Tuesday, 28 March 2023 Peter Stefanovic: Joining us is the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. Minister, Minister- Shadow Minister. Simon It’s old habits, old habits. They die hard. Well, let’s start locally. Simon, safeguard mechanism supported by the BCA and…
22 March 2023 Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (10:35): As colleagues have noted, Australians do not change the Constitution of Australia lightly. Only eight of 44 referenda conducted in Australia have been successful, and the last successful referendum was conducted in 1977. Many members of this parliament and many voters were not…