Subjects: Preferences; Climate policy EO&E………………………………………………………… CHRIS KENNY: Senator Simon Birmingham he joins me now. Thanks for joining us Simon. Pretty messy day when you have to scratch a candidate this fellow by the name of Jeremy Hearn posting intolerant and horrible things against Muslim Australians. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well Chris there’s no doubt that those…
Subjects: Murray-Darling Basin Plan; Preferences EO&E………………………………………………………… DAVID PENBERTHY: 20 minutes after seven, breaking news yesterday on FIVEaa Breakfast, detailed the pickle that the South Australian Liberal Party find themselves in, with their Federal counterparts, striking up a deal with Clive Palmer for a preference exchange, even as, Clive Palmer is running ads interstate on radio…
Subjects:Steve Dickson; Preferences; Child care wages EO&E………………………………………………………… GILBERT: Government spokesman, Simon Birmingham, thanks very much for your time. Minister let’s start with this reaction from Pauline Hanson, the fact that Dickson has resigned, what are your thoughts on that, particularly at a time when the Deputy Prime Minister is out there saying that you know…
Subjects: Labor’s taxes, leader’s debate, preferences EO&E………………………………………………………… MICHAEL ROWLAND: …Minister Simon Birmingham, Simon Birmingham good morning to you. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning Michael. MICHAEL ROWLAND: Yes the polls are tight and still very much within the margin of error, Labor 51 to the Liberal party 49 per cent, that would still see a loss of…
Subjects: Child care policies, preferences EO&E………………………………………………………… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: We have acted David, in fact the last CPI results shows that the results of reforms we have put in place in July last year, out of pocket expenses for Australian families on child care, are down around 9 per cent, now that’s down around 9 per…
Subjects: Labor’s childcare policy; dental subsidies for pensioners; migration intake; preference allocation; Clive Palmer; Julia Banks. EO&E………………………………………………………… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thanks so much for coming along today. With the Labor Party, there are so often promises to spend spend spend, but the consequence is Australians pay higher tax, it’s a tax tax tax equation from Labor.…
Subjects: domestic violence funding; UAP preferences; EO&E………………………………………………………… DEB KNIGHT, THE TODAY SHOW: And Easter cease fires in campaigning, with Labor today promising big spending, to end violence against women. Joining me now is Labor’s Anthony Albanese from Melbourne, and the Coalition’s Simon Birmingham is in Canberra for us this morning. Good Morning to you both.…
Subjects: Get Up advertising; wages; Coalition tax reform policy; veterans package; water buyback; Murray Darling Basin; Clive Palmer. EO&E………………………………………………………… TOM CONNELL: Coalition spokesperson as well during this campaign, thanks very much for your time. Let’s do start quickly on that ad clearly in pretty poor taste not even really a very good imitation I don’t…
Subjects: ANZAC Day; veterans; Turkey and Gallipoli; water buy-backs EO&E………………………………………………………… SABRA LANE: Senator welcome back to AM. What can you tell us about reports that Turkish nationals will be banned from attending Australian Anzac services on the Gallipoli Peninsula, apparently because of security concerns for example? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well good morning Sabra. My understanding…
Subjects: Election, Bill Shorten, South Australia, EO&E………………………………………………………… Annelise Nielsen: Senator Simon Birmingham thanks for joining us Simon Birmingham: Great to be with you Annelise Nielsen: It’s nice to know that I’m not completely banned from talking to MP’s on the bus. Simon Birmingham: Here we are on the bus touring around suburban Adelaide. Annelise…