E&OE… Topics: 2019 Federal Budget; Newstart allowance; Fraser Anning and censure motion. David Bevan: Let’s welcome to Super Wednesday Simon Birmingham Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment and a Liberal Senator. Good morning to you Sir. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. David Bevan: Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator good morning to you. Sarah Hanson-Young: Good morning. David…
E&OE… Topics: Community sports infrastructure funding announcement with Adelaide Crows football club; AFLW; Clive Palmer; container deposit scheme. Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along today. I’m thrilled to be here at the Adelaide Oval just ahead of the AFLW Grand Final between the Adelaide Crows and Carlton Blues. Its an incredible atmosphere that’s…
E&OE… Topics: Funding announcement for Port Adelaide Football Club’s AFL premiership game in Shanghai; latest international tourism stats for Australia. Simon Birmingham: Great to be here today with David Koch the chairman of the Port Adelaide Football Club, to announce the three-year support that the Australian Government’s going to provide to the Port Adelaide versus…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Export market development grants (EMDG); Labor’s negative gearing policy; the Greens; One Nation; Budget. Simon Birmingham: The Government is announcing a $60 million boost to the export market development grants. This is an investment in helping Australian exporters to succeed on the world stage. This is building upon incredible success we’ve already had in…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: One Nation; Fraser Anning; Christchurch shootings. 27/03/2019 9.05AM David Bevan: Let’s welcome Simon Birmingham, Liberal Senator, Minister for Trade, he’s on the phone line this morning good morning Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, great to be with you. David Bevan: In our studio, Amanda Rishworth, Labor MP for Kingston, good morning to you. Amanda Rishworth: Good…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (A‑HKFTA); One Nation. 26/03/2019 7:20AM Simon Birmingham: [start of audio] … boutique distilleries will be able to, in there with mutual recognition arrangements, in terms of product labelling and guarantees, that they can easily get their products into the many small bars and hotels across Hong Kong. So a…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (A-HKFTA); One Nation. 26/03/2019 6:45AM Sabra Lane: Minister good morning and welcome to AM. What additional benefits will Australians stand to gain from this agreement? Simon Birmingham: Well good morning Sabra. This is the 8th trade deal signed by our government and with Hong Kong, its sealing a trade deal…
E&OE… Topics: Brexit Journalist: Minister where are discussions at with Britain and the EU? Simon Birmingham: Well we have free trade negotiations underway with the EU and we are ready to commence with the UK the minute that they actually finalize Brexit assuming they do. We’ve already put in place a trade working group to…
E&OE… Topics: Tourism Australia’s new working holiday makers campaign; minimum wage; student climate change rally. Narelle Graham: South Australia is making a pitch to bring French, German and UK students for a working holiday on the Neptune Islands in the Spencer Gulf, this is part of a seven point five million dollar tourism strategy that…
E&OE… Topics: Coal exports to China; Huawei; China tourism to Australia; direct flights to China; Brexit; energy policy. 15 March 2019 10.34PM Ticky Fullerton: Well, in the meantime, there are a few questions around Australia’s relationship with China on the trade front, particularly this alleged deliberate slowing down of coal exports from Australia to China;…