Topics: Albanese no-show at NATO; US election campaign; Pacific Island banking; 07:45AM AEST 9 July 2024 Pete Stefanovic: Thank you. Well, a Russian hypersonic missile strike has hit several targets in Kiev overnight, including a children’s hospital which killed more than 30 people and injured 140. And as US Democrats continue to squabble over…
It would be an outrageous abandonment of a democratic friend and partner if the Albanese Government is telling Israel not to defend itself against attacks from Hezbollah. Hezbollah is a listed terrorist organisation in Australia which repeatedly ignores previous undertakings by indiscriminately firing rockets aiming to kill Israelis and displacing thousands from their homes. We…
Today, the Coalition has successfully established a Senate inquiry to review Australia’s sanctions framework and consider how Australia’s sanctions regime could better align with key partners and allies. Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Birmingham said as other like-minded partners forge ahead with applying critical sanctions on terrorist groups, rogue actors, criminals or those that…
Joint media release: The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence Reports that the Albanese Government is deploying a tiny force element of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on the biggest US-led military exercise is troubling. It comes just months after Labor knocked back our partner’s request for military assistance in the Red…
Topics: Albanese rejects NATO invitation; Muslim campaign; 07:55AM ACST 2 July 2024 Simon Birmingham: There is clearly chaos infecting the Albanese Government internally as they tear themselves apart over Fatima Payman, allegations of intimidation, but also now infecting critical areas of policy. The Prime Minister is reported today to be single handedly rewriting budget…
Topics: Julian Assange; 04:20PM ACST 28 June 2024 Tom Connell: Welcome back. Julian Assange is in Australia. We think somewhere here he came to Canberra. He hasn’t been spotted since. Was there meant to be something with the Prime Minister? We’re not sure. Let us know if you know. Joining the panel now is…
Topics: Labor failing energy policy; Pathway to net zero; AUKUS; 07:45AM ACST 25 June 2024 Pete Stefanovic: Let’s send it to Canberra now, joining us is the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon, good to see you. Let’s pick it up there, Matt Kean. Simon Birmingham: G’day, Pete. Pete Stefanovic: Well, his…
Joint media release Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Senator Claire Chandler, Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs The Coalition welcomes the Canadian Government’s decision to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity and again urges the Albanese Government to take similar action. The Canadian Government’s action stands in…
Topics: Cheng Lei media incident; Australia-China relationship; 08:10AM AEST 18 June 2024 Monique Wright: Well, now to the bizarre moment when Chinese officials attempted to block the view of an Australian journalist during a media event in Canberra. Footage from the press conference shows a man in a blue suit and a woman in…
Topics: Australia-China relationship; Chinese military operations; Meeting with Premier Li; 04:15PM AEST 17 June 2024 Greg Jennett: Simon Birmingham, great to have you with us on a very busy afternoon for everyone involved in Premier Lee’s visit. Now we’ve heard all the big words today. Renewed. Revitalised. Stabilised. What test will you apply…