Reports that the PM has declined an invitation to be one of four Asia Pacific leaders attending the NATO Leaders’ Summit are concerning and risk weakening key Australian partnerships. Prime Minister Albanese should be attending the NATO summit to demonstrate Australia’s 100 per cent commitment to the rules-based order, our democratic partners and the…
Joint media release: Hon Kevin Hogan, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism 11 April 2023 The Government’s announcement that China is undertaking a review of its unwarranted, punitive and illegal tariffs on Australian barley warrants cautious optimism. Any genuine review should lead to the full removal of the tariffs that China imposed on…
Topics: Aston byelection; The Voice 09:33AM AEDT Thursday, 6 April 2023 David Bevan: Good morning, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David and Good morning to your listeners. David Bevan: Simon Birmingham. The meeting yesterday was called to discuss and finalise the federal liberal party’s position on The Voice referendum, but anything…
11:05AM AEDT Wednesday, 5 April 2023 Tom Elliot: Well, Simon Birmingham is the Leader of the Liberal Party in the Federal Senate. Mr Birmingham, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Tom. Good to be with you again. Tom Elliot: Well according to Joe [caller], you need to ditch Peter Dutton to…
It is easy to catastrophise electoral outcomes. The byelection loss in Aston was bad for the Liberal Party. Very bad. However, if the messages from this electoral drubbing are heard and the wake-up call seized, then good can come of bad. The impact of changing social and demographic trends sees the Liberal Party holding just one in…
Topics: Parliament; the Voice; Aston by-election; RBA review; Warning from foreign investors on gas market interventions; 07:35AM AEDT Friday, 31 March 2023 Patricia Karvelas: The final sitting week before the May budget has delivered multiple wins for the government. The safeguard mechanism has been rubber stamped. The National Reconstruction Fund will be set…
Topics: Putin and Xi meeting; IPCC report; Samoan Prime Minister speech; Australia’s influence on emissions reductions; 08:00AM AEDT Tuesday, 21 March 2023 Simon Birmingham: Overnight we saw the meeting take place between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. This meeting, we need to remember, took place against the backdrop of just days ago, the International…
Topics: IPCC report; Putin and Xi meeting; China’s influence to end war in Ukraine; 07:54AM AEDT Tuesday, 21 March 2023 Peter Stefanovic: Let’s send it over to the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham now. Simon, good to see you. So what do you make of that report this morning? And has China got…
Joint media release: Senator Claire Chandler, Assistant Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs 20 March 2023 The Coalition welcomes the targeted sanctions and travel bans imposed by the Australian Government today on numerous individuals and entities responsible for the abhorrent human rights abuses in Iran. This slow response is disappointing with further sanctions on…
Topics: Purchase of US missiles; Paul Keating speech; 09:20AM AEDT Friday, 17 March 2023 Laura Jayes: Now, this week, Paul Keating lashed out at the government over this week’s AUKUS deal. It was quite a memorable event. And this morning we have confirmation that the US will potentially sell billions of dollars worth of…