Topics: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; US-China trade tensions; Hong Kong; China’s developing country status; negative globalism; The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Transcript, E&OE 27 October 2019 Ticky Fullerton: Well, our Trade Minister Simon Birmingham is heading overseas later this week. He joins us live from Adelaide. Minister, very nice to talk to you there. I know that…
Topics: EU trade deal. Transcript, E&OE 25 October 2019 David Penberthy: When we play John Blake pieces — it’s 7:50 and 8:45, 8:50-ish — all of Adelaide stands up and takes notice. It’s appointment setting radio. We never understood the true power of the segment, though, until this: when we were contacted immediately following a John…
Topics: Brexit; Free Trade Agreements. Transcript, E&OE 18 October 2019 Simon Birmingham: Thanks so much for coming along today. Firstly, I note, there’s plenty of interest in developments between the UK and the EU overnight in relation to Brexit. How it is that the UK and the EU choose to resolve Brexit is firmly a matter for…
Topics: Trade deal with Indonesia, Australia’s international trade agreements; UK’s Brexit deal. Transcript, E&OE 18 October 2019 David Bevan: Senator Simon Birmingham, Federal Minister for Trade and South Australian Senator. Good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning David, great to be with you. David Bevan: Now I’ve never negotiated a trade deal so I’m really not too…
Topics: Business SA modelling, Free Trade Agreement with Indonesia. Transcript, E&OE 18 October 2019 David Penberthy: Australia’s previously struck free trade agreements with Hong Kong, Indonesia and Peru. They’re on the cusp of now coming into effect. There’s a political debate going on about, inside the Labor Party and the Labor movement, about whether the Labor…
Topics: Australia’s economy growth; free trade agreements with China and with Hong Kong; Hong Kong protests; NSW decriminalising abortion. Transcript, E&OE 16 October 2019 Compere: Now returning to PK in Canberra, who is joined by the Trade Minister Simon Birmingham. Patricia Karvelas: Yes, I am. Simon Birmingham was actually in a division in the Senate, but he…
Topics: Indonesia trade deal; China Australia relations; EU relations. Transcript, E&OE 16 October 2019 Simon Birmingham: Thanks guys for coming along. A central key pillar in the Coalition’s economic plan for Australia is to continue to expand market opportunities for Australian businesses to be able to export their goods and services to the rest of the…
Topics: Indonesian trade; US China trade; China Australia relations; climate change. Transcript, E&OE 15 October 2019 David Speers: Simon Birmingham, thanks very much for your time this afternoon. Could you clarify the trade deal — does it open up the prospect of more Indonesian workers coming to Australia? Simon Birmingham: No David, there’s no new labour market…
Topics: Legislation to create jobs and resilience for the future; Review into NSW Labor Party branch; Foreign fighters returning from Syria; The Medivac Bill. Transcript, E&OE 13 October 2019 Simon Birmingham: Our Government continues to undertake targeted investments and deliver policies to be able to support Australia’s economy, to grow jobs and create more opportunities for…
Topics: Trade, Tourism and Investment Ministers Meeting in Townsville, Funding for tourism infrastructure in the region. Transcript, E&OE 11 October 2019 Steve Price: Australian Senator Simon Birmingham, he’s giving me a call shortly from the Trade, Tourism and Investment Ministers Meeting. That’s interesting. But he’s a good bloke, and they’re here in our city. In our…