Topics: Queensland quarantine facility; 18/08/2021 05:35PM ACST Steve Austin: Simon Birmingham, thanks for coming on the program. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Steve. It’s good to be with you. Steve Austin: What’s actually on the site of the Damascus barracks at the moment? Simon Birmingham: Steve, it’s a defence facility, but essentially it’s…
Topics: WA quarantine facility; Qantas vaccine mandate; National jobs data; lockdowns 18/08/2021 10:35AM ACST Liam Bartlett: Minister, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Liam and good morning to listeners right across W.A. Liam Bartlett: Well done. Simon Birmingham: Just to keep Ron happy. Hello, Ron in particular. Liam Bartlett: Well…
Topics: WA quarantine facility 18/08/2021 10:00AM ACST Nadia Mitsopoulos: With more on this, let’s go to the federal finance minister, Simon Birmingham. He spoke to me just a short time ago. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. Great to be with you. Nadia Mitsopoulos: When this facility is built, will it completely replace the…
Topics: WA quarantine facility 18/08/2021 09:30AM ACST Clairsy: The Australian and WA governments have teamed up to reach an agreement to build a 1000 bed quarantine facility here in WA Lisa. Lisa : Yes, and joining us to talk more about it our Federal Finance Minister Simon Birmingham. Good morning, Simon. Clairsy:…
The Commonwealth and Western Australian Government have today reached an agreement to move forward with the delivery of a 1,000 bed purpose-built quarantine and emergency response facility in the state. Under the agreement, the Commonwealth will fund the construction of the facility and the Western Australian Government will operate the facility and meet operational…
The Morrison Government has today released the Review of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989 (the LAA) and has accepted all 16 recommendations in full. The LAA regulates how the Commonwealth can exercise its constitutional powers to acquire and dispose of interests in land for public purposes (such as major infrastructure) and protects the rights…
Topics: Mandatory Vaccinations; Olympians and quarantining in SA; Vaccine Roll-out; IPCC report 13/08/2021 09:25AM Tom Connell: Joining me live now, the Minister for Finance, Simon Birmingham. Thanks for your time, first of all, on this hotspot. The fact that employers would only be able to do it for some industries in a hotspot, is…
SENATOR THE HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM Minister for Finance Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator for South Australia THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts The Morrison Government has welcomed today’s financial results from NBN Co for the 2020-21 financial year. The strong results highlight NBN Co’s…
Topics: South Australian COVID business support; JobKeeper 10/08/2021 08:45AM ACST David Bevan: Federal Finance Minister and South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham joins us now. Good morning, Minister Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David and Ali. David Bevan: The government has announced another raft of support for businesses. I want to ask you…
Topics: NSW lockdown; 09/08/2021 04:05 PM AEST Chloe Bouras: Do you think it is likely that other states will open up to New South Wales given the current situation, how long do you imagine borders could be closed for? Simon Birmingham: The really high rates of transmission of the Delta variant will mean…