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…
DetailsTopics: 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:…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsTopics: 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…
DetailsSENATOR 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…
DetailsTopics: 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…
DetailsTopics: 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…
DetailsTopics: Moderna; vaccine supply; NSW restrictions; interstate travel; 09/08/2021 07:05AM AEST Peter Stefanovic: Let’s head to Canberra now. I believe the Finance Minister is with us. Simon Birmingham is there. Minister, good to see you. Thanks for your time this morning. Just chasing some confirmation on this report this morning that Australia may well…
DetailsTopics: Lockdowns; Newspoll; Moderna children vaccine trials; rapid antigen testing; Jobkeeper; 09/08/2021 07:35AM Simon Birmingham: These remain tough times for many people across Australia as they continue to face the challenges of lockdown. First message to all is to of course remain in place to follow the advice of officials in the different jurisdictions…
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