Topics: Russian escalation on war in Ukraine; Australian support for Ukraine; Australia-China relations; AFL investigation; Senate sitting 22/09/2022 07:35AM AEST Patricia Karvelas: Simon Birmingham is the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister and joins us this morning. Simon Birmingham, welcome. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Patricia. Good to be with you. Patricia Karvelas: President Putin accused…
Topics: AUKUS one year anniversary; Queen Elizabeth the Second commemorative events; 16/09/2022 09:20AM AEST Laura Jayes: Now to the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham. Good to see you. First on this this submarine development. It does seem like there’s going to be a capability gap. Is it avoidable? Simon Birmingham: Hello, LJ. It’s…
Topics: Parliamentary sitting; New Monarch; Ukraine; 12/09/2022 06:50AM AEST Patricia Karvelas: While the nation will get a one-off public holiday later this month. This week’s sitting of federal parliament was cancelled, but the Prime Minister has committed to making up lost days. Simon Birmingham is the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and our…
Topics: Government’s poor handling of Solomon Islands relationship; PBS medicines; RBA Governor; Cost of living; 07/09/2022 07:48AM AEST Simon Birmingham: Late yesterday, we saw a most extraordinary statement issued by the Government of the Solomon Islands that accuses the Albanese Government and Foreign Minister Penny Wong of engaging in ways that interfere in the…
Topics: Government’s poor handling of Solomon Islands relationship; Chinese Ambassador 730 interview; Cheng Lei; UN human rights report on Uyghurs in Xinjian; 07/09/2022 07:35AM AEST Patricia Karvelas: Solomon Islands’ Prime Minister has issued an extraordinary rebuke to Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Australia’s offer to fund his country’s elections due next year. In a…
Topics: New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss; Cost of living; RBA interest rate rise; Climate change bill; 06/09/2022 01:35PM AEST Matthew Doran: There was also a big news breaking overnight from London with the U.K. getting yet another new prime minister, Liz Truss, defeating Rishi Sunak to get the keys to number ten Downing…
Topics: New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss; 06/04/2022 09:15AM AEST Laura Jayes: Newly elected British Prime Minister Liz Truss will find a series of pressing yet complex issues on her desk. These include international relationships, particularly with Australia. Truss is a welcomed arrival for the Australian Government after her role in the Australia-UK…
Topics: New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss; 06/04/2022 07:05AM AEST David Penberthy: …Prime Minister in six years. She defeated Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership contest and will travel to meet the Queen at Balmoral in Scotland to formalise the position. Now her former role was as foreign minister in the Johnson government,…
I congratulate Liz Truss on her election as Leader of the Conservative Party and as the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A great friend to Australia and a champion of stronger ties between our nations, Liz Truss is a defender of democratic freedoms and a warrior against those who seek to undermine…
5 September 2022 Second Reading – Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 I rise to join this debate on the Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022, a bill that, across the major parties, is quite rightly a free or conscience vote in its consideration. I rise to join Senator Gallagher in supporting this bill. The bill for…