David Koch: Simon good to see you, seven females are set to be sworn into senior roles on Wednesday, has the Coalition fixed its women problem do you think? Simon Birmingham: Well g’day Kochie, look it’s a great and historic moment to see Ken Wyatt, the first Aboriginal person to be the first Indigenous…
E&OE… Topics: Labor leadership, legislating tax cuts. Deb Knight: Good morning. Now look we are going to have to start calling you Mr Albanese, Albo hey? Anthony Albanese: No, I will always just be Albo. But I’m not getting ahead of myself, nominations close on Monday. It’s important to respect the process. …
E&OE… Topics: New Morrison Government Ministry; Brexit; TPP-11; IACEPA; US-China trade dispute; legislating tax cuts. Simon Birmingham: I will be happy to serve in the Trade portfolio or however else the Prime Minister chooses. David Speers: Fair enough but would you be disappointed though if a couple of your colleagues notably Melissa Price and…
E&OE… Topics: 2019 Federal election. MICHAEL ROWLAND: Joining us now from Adelaide is the Trade Minister and Liberal Party campaign spokesman Simon Birmingham. Senator good morning to you. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning Michael. Great to be back with you. MICHAEL ROWLAND: And congratulations. Now let’s go to the seat tally Antony Green has…
TRANSCRIPT E&OE… Interview with Sabra Lane, AM Program Topics: 2019 Federal Election. 20 May 2019 Sabra Lane Trade Minister Simon Birmingham joined me earlier from Adelaide. Simon Birmingham, welcome back to AM. Simon Birmingham Hello Sabra, great to be with you. Sabra Lane How confident is the government of having a majority in its own…
Subjects: East West Link; Morrison Government’s First Home Buyer Deposit Scheme; Negative gearing; Preferences; US-China trade EO&E………………………………………………………… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning Fran. FRAN KELLY: so Labor has just hit you with this plan with billions of dollars in spending cuts that the Liberals “are hiding from the Australian people until after this Saturday’s Election.” Chris…
Topics: Coalition’s First Home Buyer Deposit Scheme; East West Link; Election result E&OE: GREG JENNETT: Thank you, and everything is falling nicely into place here now at the Liberal or Coalition, we have to keep reminding ourselves, that the Nationals are jointly involved in this launch here today, from the Melbourne Convention Centre and Andrew…
Topics: East West Link; Climate change EO&E……………….. CHRIS UHLMANN: I am Chris Uhlmann, joined by Simon Birmingham, the Trade Minister. Minister, good morning. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good Morning, great to be with you. CHRIS UHLMANN: Isn’t the fact we are here in Melbourne this morning a sign that your big problem in this election is the state of Victoria? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well…
Subjects: $4 million funding commitment for the Vickers Vimy; school zoning; GlobeLink. EO&E………………………………………………………… Simon Birmingham: Thanks so much for coming today. I’m thrilled to be here with Jake Hall-Evans the Liberal candidate for Hindmarsh at next weekend’s Federal Election, with my longstanding friend John Gardner, the South Australian Minister for Education. We’re also joined today…
Subjects: Candidates, Liberal Campaign Launch, Labor Campaign Launch, Budget EO&E………………………………………………………… DEB KNIGHT: Joining me now in Melbourne is Labor’s Anthony Albanese and Coalition’s Simon Birmingham in Adelaide for us this morning. Good morning to you both. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Morning Deb. ANTHONY ALBANESE: Morning. DEB KNIGHT: Simon, Mr Singh is the third Liberal candidate to be…