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…
Topics: Trade Ministers meeting, Australian tourism. Transcript, E&OE 11 October 2019 Michael Clarke: The Federal Minister for Trade and Tourism, Simon Birmingham, is in Townsville today for a meeting with all of the state and territory tourism ministers and he’s popped in ahead of that meeting to have a chat with you this morning. Minister, welcome.…
Interview on 2GB, Money News, with Ross Greenwood. Transcript, E&OE 9 October 2019 Ross Greenwood: The Minister responsible for all of that, for Trade, Tourism, and Investment, is Simon Birmingham. He’s on the line right now. Simon, many thanks for your time. Simon Birmingham: G’day Ross, great to be with you. Ross Greenwood: Alright. So right now from…
Simon Birmingham: The West Coast region of South Australia is an export powerhouse for Australia. It’s a region that with the grains sector, seafood sector, tourism industry, is one that generates so much income for our state and our nation. In doing so, supports so many jobs and I’m thrilled to be back here today with…
Emma Pedler: You are listening to ABC across the northwest and Eyre Peninsula; into the home country of Senator Simon Birmingham, our Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, who joins us in the studio in Port Lincoln this morning. Good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning Emma, great to be with you. Emma Pedler: Now, you’re a South Australian…