Topics: Albanese Government risk national security again; Tech giants on notice; Paul Keating meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister; Supermarket divestiture proposal; SA Liberal Party; 07:55AM AEDT 19 March 2024 Simon Birmingham: Quite remarkable stories today that the Albanese Government has changed the composition of the way in which the National Security Committee of…
DetailsTopics: Trade Minister snubs US as closest ally; Chinese Foreign Minister visit to Australia; 07:45AM AEDT 19 March 2024 Ben Fordham: Well, Don Farrell, the trade minister, is no stranger to putting his foot in his mouth and he’s done it again. And this time he somehow managed to offend a global superpower.…
DetailsTopics: Trade Minister snubs US as closest ally; Paul Keating meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister; eSafety Commission action; Housing crisis; 07:32AM AEDT 19 March 2024 Pete Stefanovic: Trade Minister Don Farrell has caused a stir by claiming the US is not Australia’s closest international partner. Rather, New Zealand is. [EXCERPT] Don…
DetailsTopics: Labor’s UNRWA decision risky and reckless; 04:20PM AEDT 15 March 2024 Ali Moore: The Australian government has announced it’s going to resume funding for the United Nations aid agency for Palestinians, UNRWA. Australia joined a number of Western nations in freezing funds. You might remember this back in January, after Israeli intelligence…
DetailsTopics: Labor UNRWA decision risky and reckless; Palestinian visas cancelled; Chinese foreign minister visit to Australia; 2:15PM ACDT 15 March 2024 Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along today. Let me be clear that the Coalition emphatically recognises the enormous humanitarian need that exists in Gaza at present. On October 7th last…
DetailsJoint media release: Senator Claire Chandler, Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs The Coalition does not support the Albanese Labor Government decision to release $6 million in paused funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) ahead of, and without coordination with, key partners especially the United States. The Hamas attacks of 7…
DetailsTopics: Migration inflation; States GST distribution; Chinese Foreign Minister visit to Australia; 10:20AM AEDT 15 March 2024 Laura Jayes: Let’s go down to the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. I want to talk about this historic visit next week. But I also want to ask you about immigration and the housing crisis.…
DetailsTopics: UNRWA funding; Prime Minister should visit Israel; US funding for Ukraine; 11:20AM AEDT 12 March 2024 Kieran Gilbert: Now the Prime Minister is facing growing pressure to restore funding to the UN relief agency UNRWA, as a quarter of Gaza’s population is estimated to be facing starvation. Anthony Albanese says his government…
DetailsTopics: ASEAN Summit; 10-year anniversary of MH370; Sweden joins NATO; 09:20AM AEDT 8 March 2024 Cheng Lei: Australia and South East Asian leaders have signed a statement that encourages peace, security and stability in the South China Sea. The so-called Melbourne Declaration was agreed to at the ASEAN summit this week, as concerns…
DetailsTopics: Paid parental leave super; Labor’s car tax; Nuclear power discussion; US Administration; 04:05PM AEDT 7 March 2024 Greg Jennett: Simon Birmingham, welcome back to Afternoon Briefing. Once again. Why don’t we start out on paid parental leave with the government suggesting that the budget will contain costings and support for the application…
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