Topics: Labour force data; 12/11/2021 6:45AM AEST David Koch: Now, the jobless rate hit a six month high in October, thanks to the lengthy lockdowns in New South Wales and Victoria. Unemployment rose from 4.6 per cent to 5.2 per cent, with more than 46,000 jobs shed from the economy. However, that’s partly due to…
Topics: Future Fuels Fund; EVs; Fuel excise 9/11/2021 4:20PM AEST Scott Emerson: The federal government has today announced the electric vehicle policy it’s taking to the election. $250 million will be poured into the Future Fuels Fund, with most of the money to be spent on $50,000 electric vehicle charging stations. As electric vehicle sales…
The Hon Paul Fletcher MP Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts More Australians will be able to access ultrafast broadband following the announcement by NBN Co of a new tranche of upgrade locations. Details of Tranche 6 of the upgrade program came as the company posted strong financial results for the…
Topics: Booster shoots; National Plan; Election date 7/11/2021 8:40AM Charles Croucher: From tomorrow, booster programs officially begin just days after our country hit 80 per cent vaccination. Joining me for this and to unpack the week of political headlines is Finance Minister Simon Birmingham and Shadow Minister for Education Tanya Plibersek. Good morning to you both. Birmo, we will start with you. It is a…
Topic(s): National Plan; Vaccination rates Jim Wilson: Minister, welcome back to drive. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Jim. Great to be with you again. Jim Wilson: Thank you for your time. Another Christmas locked inside their state for West Australians, that’s a lot of money that won’t be moving around our country. You must be terribly…
Topic(s): Australian submarines; Australia-France relationship; COP26; Skills shortage Laura Jayes: Live now is the Finance Minister Simon Birmingham. Thanks so much for your time. It wasn’t just Labor, it was Malcolm Turnbull who did not miss the prime minister when he was overseas. Is some of this criticism fair? Simon Birmingham: Hello, Laura, look, it’s good…
Topic(s): Net zero by 2050; Submarines; National Cabinet 7:45AM Sally Sara: National cabinet will meet later today for the first time in more than a month. New South Wales and Victoria are expected to present a united front calling for more vaccine to speed up the rollout of booster shots and vaccinations for children. Queensland,…
THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts MELISSA MCINTOSH MP Federal Member for Lindsay The construction of the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport continues to advance, with more than 20 million cubic metres of earth having now been moved and the project injecting millions into local businesses…
Topics: 2030 climate change targets; Coal mining; Australia – France – USA relationship; 02/11/2021 09:35AM ACST David Bevan: Simon Birmingham joins us now Minister for Finance and Leader of the Government in the Senate. Simon Birmingham, well, we haven’t got a figure from Penny Wong, but she’s promising that we will have one before…
The Hon Barnaby Joyce MP Acting Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham Minister for Finance Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator for South Australia The Hon Mark Coulton MP Federal Member for Parkes Farmers and producers in North West New…