Despite initially stating its support for Israel’s right to self-defence the Albanese Government keeps changing Australia’s stance and undermining Israel’s position. The weakening of Australia’s position demonstrates a weakness in the Albanese Government, who aren’t standing firm in support of Hamas’s removal at the very time Israel needs that support most. In a…
Topics: Joint Prime Ministers statement; Parliamentary delegation in Israel; 07:20AM AEDT 13 December 2023 Sabra Lane: A group of Australian politicians is in Israel. The Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham, is leading the cross-party delegation, and I spoke with him a short time ago. He was in Jerusalem. Senator, do you support this statement…
Topics: Parliamentary delegation in Israel; 11:05AM ACDT 12 December 2023 Graeme Goodings: Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Birmingham is leading a cross party delegation to Israel at the moment, meeting with Palestinian and Israeli officials. He joined me earlier this morning from Tel Aviv. Senator, what is the purpose of the delegation to Israel? Simon Birmingham: Well,…
Joint release: The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Shadow Minister for International Develop and the Pacific The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence 8 December 2023 Australia – Papua New Guinea Framework Agreement The Coalition welcomes the Framework Agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea, signed by both countries’ Prime Ministers today.…
The Albanese Government has missed a key opportunity today to remove the stain on Australia and help restore our reputation as a safe and welcoming place for Jewish peoples. Disappointingly Prime Minister Albanese has again failed to urgently address the rise of antisemitic behaviour and the safety of Israeli and Jewish communities in Australia. Following…
5 December 2023 The abject failure of the Albanese Government to adequately condemn and deter antisemitism in Australia has led to Israel raising its travel warnings against Australia. The Israeli Government’s decision to upgrade travel advice for Australia from “No Threat” to a “Potential Threat” for Jewish peoples and Israeli citizens is a shameful reflection…
Topics: Charlie Stevens, Labor’s chaos on national security; Israel-Hamas conflict; 09:20AM AEDT Friday, 1 December 2023 Laura Jayes: Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham, live from Adelaide today. Simon, this is just a tragedy and we’ve seen the grief in that room last night and it has affected much of South Australia as…
Topics: Chinese navy incident; Ambassador Rudd interview; Visas for Palestinians 11:12AM AEDT Thursday, 23 November 2023 Ash Gillon: Joining us with more on this is the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. Appreciate your time. Thank you. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Ash. Ash Gillon: In relation to this sonar incident involving the Chinese…
Topics: PM trip to China; Israel-Hamas conflict; Labor need a plan for inflation; CPTPP; 10:00AM AEDT Tuesday, 7 November 2023 Simon Birmingham: The Coalition welcomes the fact that the Prime Minister has had further dialogue with President Xi Jinping of China. And we welcome the fact that China is engaging in a way that…
Topics: PM trip to China; CPTPP; Greens walk-out of Senate; Israel-Hamas conflict; 07:15AM AEDT Tuesday, 7 November 2023 David Lipson: Simon Birmingham thank you for a time. Do you give the Government credit for getting relations back on the right path, as Xi Jinping claims they are? Simon Birmingham: Well, good morning,…