For 1000 days Ukraine has held strong in the face of the Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion. The Ukrainian people have endured this abhorrent attack with unmistakeable courage and unmatched resilience. The toll of this abhorrent war waged by Russia has been devastating for Ukraine and its people. Today, we remember and commemorate the brave…
Topics: Australia-US relationship; Ambassador Rudd; Labor changes UN position; 04:10PM AEDT 14 November 2024 Greg Jennett: So today we’ll welcome Simon Birmingham back to the program. He joins us from our Sydney studios. Simon, good to have you back on the program. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Greg. Great to be with you. Greg…
Topics: Middle East; Incoming Trump administration; Ambassador Rudd; Australia-China relationship; 02:35PM AEDT 13 November 2024 Cheng Lei: Joining me live is Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham. It’s great to have you with us [Senator] Birmingham. So, let’s talk about the Middle East for now. What do you think is the way forward? We…
[Check against delivery] 82 years ago today the battle of Guadalcanal raged. The strategic significance of the Pacific wasn’t a theory, but a bloody reality. In just 3 days 22 ships were sunk. 100 aircraft downed. 3,600 lives lost. The sacrifice of conflict writ large. Yet, far from futile. …
Topics: Albanese should meet with Trump; 06:45AM AEDT 12 November 2024 Kenny Heatley: Anthony Albanese is jetting off for the G20 and APEC summits in Brazil and Peru today. The summits are typically about promoting a global economy, climate change action and addressing global inequalities, something an incoming Trump administration threatens to upend. Joining…
AIIA National Conference 2024 – Facing Fragmentation The Realm, Canberra ACT Monday 11th, November 2024 [Greetings omitted] An important day, Remembrance Day, a critical day in our nation as it is in so many around the world. As today we reflect 106 years ago upon the armistice and the conclusion of World War One.…
Topics: US election; Australia-US relationship; Abortion laws; 07:35AM AEDT 7 November 2024 Patricia Karvelas: What’s it like to try and engage with the Trump administration? Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham was a cabinet minister for the entirety of the first Donald Trump presidency. And he’s our guest this morning. Welcome to the program. Simon…
It was mid-February 2020. Covid was spreading. The world was closing borders. Indeed, Australia had already closed our borders to China. Yet more than 100 of Australia’s leaders of business and industry joined me, as the then trade minister, in traveling to India, for the first Australia India Business Exchange. From the resources…
Topics: Labor prolonging student debts; US elections; Australia-US relationship; Trump/Ukraine; Safety for politicians; Flight upgrades; 08:20AM AEDT 3 November 2024 Andrew Clennell: Well, joining me live, also from Adelaide, is the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham, ahead of this US election. I’ll get to that in a minute. Simon Birmingham, thanks for joining me.…
Topics: UNRWA; Jim Chalmers rank hypocrisy on COVID spending; Questions of Albanese’s influence on Qatar flights; 0820 AEDT 30 October 2024 Kenny Heatley: Joining me live is Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham. Simon, do you share the Foreign Minister, Penny Wong’s concerns about Gaza? If UNRWA is ultimately not able to operate following this…