Topics: Israel-Hamas conflict; Labor trickery on foreign aid budget; 04:05PM AEDT Thursday, 26 October 2023 Matt Doran: Well, the Foreign Minister is tied up in Senate Estimates hearings today, but we are joined by her Shadow Liberal Senator, Simon Birmingham. Senator, welcome to Afternoon Briefing. The sentiment that Penny Wong has expressed there about…
Topics: Hamas hostages released; PM should visit Israel; Microsoft announcement; 07:54AM AEDT Tuesday, 24 October 2023 Pete Stefanovic: Well, let’s go back to Canberra now because joining us is the Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham. Simon, good to see you as always. So, we’ve had that positive news that’s come from Gaza this last…
Topics: Microsoft announcement; Australia’s support for Israel; 08:02AM AEDT Tuesday, 24 October 2023 Journalist: Senator, big announcement in Washington this morning. A $5 billion investment from Microsoft into essentially cybersecurity for Australia working with the ASD. Is this a welcome announcement? Simon Birmingham: Any investment in Australia is welcome and the previous Coalition…
Topics: Israel-Hamas conflict; PM visit to US; China tariffs on Australian wine; Voice; Royal Commission into child sexual abuse; 09:20AM AEDT Sunday, 22 October 2023 David Speers: Simon Birmingham, welcome to the program. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. David. Good to be with you. David Speers: Is Israel, in your view, engaging in…
Topics: Israel; Lebanon; PM travel to Israel 09:20AM AEDT Friday, 20 October 2023 Danica De Giorgio: Australians are being advised not to travel to any part of Lebanon as the situation in nearby Israel and Gaza escalates. The travel advice for Lebanon has changed to ‘do not travel’ because of the volatile security situation.…
TOPICS: Aviation inquiry, Alan Joyce, Pacific Relations, AIS 18 OCTOBER 2023 E&OE… BRIDGET MCKENZIE Well, today is a dark day for Australian families. The Prime Minister has revealed who he really backs in this country and it’s not mums and dads travelling. It’s not the business traveller. It is actually his crony capitalist mates, rich…
Topics: Israel conflict; 07:55AM AEDT 17 October 2023 Simon Birmingham: We continue to see a deeply troubling situation unfolding in the Middle East. We should never forget the cause of these troubles, and the cause of the enormous humanitarian challenges that are unfolding. That is that Hamas is the cause of the loss of life in…
Topics: Israel conflict; Rafah border crossing; Voice referendum; 07:45AM AEDT 17 October 2023 Patricia Karvelas: Scenes out of Israel and Palestine have been devastating. Thousands of lives lost. Tens of thousands more injured. People displaced. People under threat. People grieving. There are growing calls from the West for Israel to show restraint as Gaza quickly runs…
Topics: Israel conflict; Rafah border crossing; Greens/Teal motion; 07:35AM AEDT 17 October 2023 Peter Stefanovic: Let’s go to Canberra now. Joining us live is the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon good to see you. Thanks for your time this morning. We’ll start with this statement by Penny Wong late last night on X,…
Topics: Release of detained Australian Cheng Lei; Repatriation flights for Australians from Israel; Shadow Foreign Minister visit to Berlin; 05:05PM AEDT 11 October 2023 Andy Park: That’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking a short time ago. He also confirmed that the Federal Government will be assisting Australians stranded in Israel to return home. Two…