Date: Tuesday, 15 March 2022 Topic(s): MH17; Fuel excise; Cost of living; Labor marginal seat spending; Lisa Millar: Senator Birmingham, the Finance Minister thanks for joining us. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Lisa. Good to be with you. Lisa Millar: Look, there’s a couple of issues kicking around. We have been talking about the cost of living. I’ll…
Date: Tuesday, 15 March 2022 Topic(s): Fuel excise; Cost of living; Labor marginal seat spending; US sanctions on China; Peter Stefanovic: Joining me live now is the Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham. Minister, good morning to you. I know you’re going to point to the budget here, but will you cut fuel excise? Simon Birmingham: Well, good morning,…
Date: Friday, 11 March 2022 Topic(s): Kimberley Kitching; Flood crisis; Laura Jayes: Let’s go live now to the Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham. Thanks so much for your time, Minister. Appreciate it. First of all, Kimberley Kitching, she’s been remembered even by her opponents as such, a great patriot and a kind person this morning. Is that…
Topic(s): Ukraine; QLD floods Andrew Clennell: Let’s bring in Finance Minister Simon Birmingham, we’re seeing some resistance from the Ukraine? Simon Birmingham: Andrew, thanks for the opportunity, as you have heard from interviews in your lead up, you can see strong resistance occurring from Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian forces. And their resistance is indeed a resistance to be…
Topic(s): Ukraine Andy Park: Simon Birmingham is the Acting Foreign Minister. Senator Birmingham, welcome to the program. Simon Birmingham: Can I acknowledge who you had on before. What a very strong and powerful advocate she is for Ukrainian people. Andy Park: It brings it home when she speaks about her own boyfriend fighting on the front.…
Topic(s): Ukraine Narelle Graham: What to expect from the situation unfolding in the Ukraine? Well, Senator Simon Birmingham is the Liberal Senator for South Australia. He is a senior Liberal figure. He is, of course, our current Minister for Finance in the Morrison government and also a former Minister for Trade. But he also sits on…
Date: Friday, 25 February 2022 Scott Emerson: The Prime Minister has announced a new round of sanctions aimed at ensuring Russia pays a cost for the terrible violence inflicted on the people of Ukraine amid concerns about the negligible impact of the early rounds of sanctions. Scott Morrison says he is working with NATO to provide non-lethal…
Topic(s): Ukraine Simon Birmingham: Good afternoon, Jim. It’s good to be with you as always. Jim Wilson: Oh, it’s terrible. It’s terrible what’s unfolding. And as acting Foreign Minister, we know that there are Australians in Ukraine. Do we know if any of them? What’s the state of play there as far as any reports of casualties? Simon…
Prime Minister: I’m very pleased to be here today in the fastest growing state, fastest growing state economy in Australia today with Premier Marshall. And to be joined by Dr Rachel Swift and Amy Grantham, candidates here at the next federal election. Thanks to everyone here for hosting us here today. And of course, Minister Price,…
Topic(s): Ukraine Laura Jayes: Well, the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has condemned the Russian invasion as brutal and unprovoked entirely of Vladimir Putin’s making Australia will impose further financial sanctions on President Putin’s regime in retaliation for his action in Ukraine. Joining me live now is the Finance Minister Simon Birmingham. Thank you so much for your…