SENATOR THE HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs TRANSCRIPT E&OE TRANSCRIPT Press Conference Topics: Increase in scheduled repatriation flights; COVID-19 vaccine rollout. 16/01/21 2.00PM Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along today. The COVID-19 situation worldwide continues to be enormously challenging. Just in the last 24 hours, there have been more than…
DetailsTopics: COVID-19 UK strain; quarantine facilities; COVID-19 vaccine 15/01/2021 07:53AM Allison Langdon: Covid alarm has been sounded across the country this morning with concerns the highly contagious U.K. strain is spreading in the community. A quarantine hotel in Brisbane evacuated as covid detectives work to find out how the virus spread through the grand chancellor.…
DetailsSenator the Hon. Simon Birmingham Minister for Finance Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator for South Australia The Hon. David Littleproud MP Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management Deputy Leader of the Nationals Federal Member for Maranoa Date: Friday, 1 January 2021 The AgriStarter loan applications open today to support the next…
DetailsWednesday, 23 December 2020 KEY POINTS The Monthly Financial Statements for November 2020 report the budget position against the expected monthly profile for the 2020-21 financial year through to 30 November 2020, based on the 2020-21 Budget estimates published in October 2020. The 2020-21 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) was released on Thursday, 17…
DetailsStatement 22 December 2020 It has been an honour to serve as Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in the Morrison Government for the past 847 days. I congratulate Dan Tehan on his swearing into this portfolio. With one in five Australian jobs reliant on trade, our export sector is such a…
DetailsTopics: NSW COVID-19 outbreak impact on tourism, vaccine update 22/12/2020 07:32AM Madeleine Morris: Well as we heard this morning, hard borders around the country are being reinstated in response to the growing Sydney cluster. It is a devastating blow for many people, but particularly for Australia’s domestic tourism sector which was just getting back…
DetailsTopics: Border closures and coronavirus impacts on tourism over Christmas; travel credits & refunds; 22/12/20 07:23AM David Campbell: For more on this coronavirus mutation that’s reached our shores, I’m joined now by Trade and Tourism Minister, Simon Birmingham, in Adelaide. Minister, good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. David Campbell: Countries…
DetailsTopics: NSW COVID-19 outbreak, Border closures, Tourism operators, 22/12/2020 07:14AM Monique Wright: Well, more than 100 Sydney venues are on alert as authorities’ scramble to contain the Northern Beaches outbreak, with more than a dozen locations added to the list overnight. There’s fresh hope ahead of Christmas after New South Wales recorded 15 new…
DetailsTopics: State border closures; tourism industry; trade diversification; Australia-China trade relationship 21/12/20 2:46PM Julie Snook: Joining me now from Adelaide is the Trade, Tourism and Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham. Minister, thank you so much for your time this afternoon. First of all, states have slammed their borders shut on people hoping to visit from…
Details21 December 2020 The Morrison Government will explore possible new free trade agreements with European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and Israel, as part of our ongoing commitment to provide more export opportunities for Australian farmers and businesses, as well as create more jobs. After receiving $6.6 million in the recent budget, the Department…
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