Topic(s): SA floods; Labor’s RAT policy; Domestic manufacturing of medical products; NSW business support; Ukraine Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along. It continues to be a challenging time for many people across South Australia, particularly the northern parts of South Australia, with the challenge of floodwaters and the threat of further heavy rainfall…
DetailsTopic(s): Labor’s failed China policy; business support; Charles Croucher: Well, next week of course China becomes the focus of the sporting world as the eyes turn to the Winter Olympics. But China is also the focus of domestic politics in Australia. Senior members of the Mid Coast saying that Anthony Albanese, the Labor leader doesn’t have…
DetailsTopic(s): Budget position improvement; Great Barrier Reef; Cost of living; Laura Jayes: Well, Australia’s COVID jobs boom has helped strengthen the budget bottom line by more than $8 billion over the first half of the financial year. The jobless rate is at its lowest level in 13 years, and more Australians are paying income tax…
DetailsTopic(s): Budget position improvement; Business support; Richard Colbeck; Michael Rowland: Latest data suggests strong jobs growth is improving Australia’s budget position after two years of heavy pandemic spending. For more the Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham, joins us now from Western Sydney. Minister, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Michael. Great to be with you. …
DetailsTopic(s): Budget position improvement; Natalie Barr: Well, while the Commonwealth faces extra costs across health care, business and income support due to the pandemic, new figures show the budget position has strengthened by more than $8 billion this financial year. For more, I’m joined by Finance Minister Simon Birmingham. Morning to you. So these figures…
DetailsTopic(s): Budget position improvement; Business support; Richard Colbeck; Michael Rowland: Latest data suggests strong jobs growth is improving Australia’s budget position after two years of heavy pandemic spending. For more the Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham, joins us now from Western Sydney. Minister, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Michael. Great to be with you. Michael…
DetailsTopic(s): Australian bottom line improvement; Business support; Employment; Great Barrier Reef funding; Ben Fordham: Now, a little bit of news on the economy, we’re starting to bounce back. Figures today show the brakes have come off. The government’s bottom line is improving beyond expectations. The budget bottom line has strengthened by 8.5 billion since restrictions started…
DetailsDate: Friday, 28 January 2022 KEY POINTS The Monthly Financial Statements for December 2021 report the budget position against the expected monthly profile for the 2021-22 financial year through to 31 December 2021, based on the 2021-22 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) estimates published in December 2021. The December 2021 year to date results include…
DetailsTopics: NSW business support; WA borders; SA reopening; international students; Rapid antigen tests; WeChat 24/01/2022 02:05PM AEST Kieran Gilbert: Let’s go live now, Andrew would take our viewers to Adelaide, the finance minister, Simon Birmingham joins me. Minister, thanks so much for your time, Andrew Clenell with that news today that the New South Wales government…
DetailsTopics: Aged care support; Rapid antigen tests 23/01/2022 10:45AM ACST David Bevan: Simon Birmingham, the Federal Finance Minister, has called us. Good morning, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David Bevan. Good to speak with you again. David Bevan: And we were talking earlier today about a bunch of very angry workers and their union gathering outside your office…
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