E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Legislating tax cuts; Iran; Newstart. 21/06/2019 1.30PM Simon Birmingham: Thanks so much for coming along today. I want to deliver to Mr Albanese today a bit of a brick bat, a small bouquet, and a real call to action. The brick bat is Mr Albanese claimed yesterday that there was no mandate for…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT… Topics: Latest International Visitor Survey results. 20/06/2019 5.36pm Narelle Graham: We’re not getting enough international visitors here in South Australia and the ones that we are getting, aren’t spending enough. We’ve just seen new figures, new numbers have just come out and South Australia’s down 4 percent in the past 12 months. So, 457,000…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Flight MH17 investigation; Medevac bill. 20/06/2019 12.40pm (ACST) Simon Birmingham: I’d like to make some comments as Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Government and particularly Foreign Minister Payne who is in Papua New Guinea. In relation to developments surrounding the downing of Flight MH17, on 17 July 2014 298 lives…
DetailsRecord numbers of tourists from South and South East Asia are spearheading strong growth in new and emerging markets, according to the latest International Visitor Survey released today. Federal Minster for Tourism Simon Birmingham said Australia’s tourism industry continued to show solid growth with more than 8.5 million international travellers spending a record $44.3…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: John Setka; Manus Island detention centre; household energy costs; legislating tax cuts. 12/06/2019 8:37AM David Bevan: …Super Wednesday panelists, in the studio Amanda Rishworth Labor MP for Kingston. Amanda Rishworth: Good morning. David Bevan: Rex Patrick, Centre Alliance Senator for South Australia and everybody’s new best friend. Rex Patrick: Good morning. …
DetailsE&OE Topics: G20 meeting; US-China trade tensions; press freedoms in Australia Fran Kelly: Trade Minister Simon Birmingham joins us from Tokyo, fresh from the G20 trade talks. Minister thanks very much for joining us. Simon Birmingham: Good morning Fran great to be with you. Fran Kelly: Minister the G20 communique acknowledges the…
Details7 June 2019 G20 Ministerial Meeting on Trade and Digital Economy Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham and Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews will attend the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Trade and the Digital Economy in Tsukuba, Japan on 8 and 9 June 2019. Minister Birmingham said…
Details7 June 2019 Australia’s trade surplus reached a record high last quarter, highlighting the important contribution of the nation’s export sector to the Australian economy and to creating more jobs. The trade surplus for the March quarter 2019 was $13.6 billion (up $4.8 billion), and in April, Australia registered a monthly trade surplus…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Legislation tax cuts; religious freedoms and legislation; Israel Folau. David Bevan: Liberal Senator from South Australia, Minister from Trade, Tourism, and Investment Simon Birmingham good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning guys. David Bevan: Penny Wong, Labor Senator from South Australia and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, good…
DetailsMinister for Youth and Sport Richard Colbeck will join Australian business and sports luminaries at the third annual AFL match in Shanghai today, celebrating the deepening cultural and commercial relationship between Australia and China. The Minister’s visit rounds off the inaugural ‘Festival of Australia’, a two-week business promotion program that showcased Australian goods and services…
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