E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Breakfast with Virginia Trioli Topics: Upcoming Foreign Minister visit; China International Import Expo; Timing of election 06/11/2018 8:00am Virginia Trioli: Simon Birmingham good morning and thanks so much for joining us. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Virginia. Virginia Trioli: Now there’s a lot going on in the relationship…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on RN Breakfast with Fran Kelly Topics: China International Import Expo; Huawei 06/11/2018 8:35am Fran Kelly: More signs emerging that Australia’s frosty relationship with China of late is starting to thaw. Foreign Minister Marise Payne will travel to Beijing this week for official talks with her Chinese counterpart, the first on…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop, Shanghai Topics: China International Import Expo; Victorian BRI MoU 06/11/2018 10:30am Simon Birmingham: Welcome to the Australian pavilion at the China International Import Expo. This is an amazing event in terms of its scale, but also incredible in terms of the opportunity for Australian businesses to come here to expand what…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Shanghai Topics: China International Import Expo 05/11/2018 7:30pm Journalist: Minister, tell us about Australia’s participation at the CIIE this year, why it’s important for Australia. Simon Birmingham: Well China is Australia’s largest trading partner and we’re thrilled to have more than two hundred Australian businesses here, across food, wine,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop, Shanghai Topics: Tourism Australia and AFL partnership; China International Import Expo; Huawei 04/11/2018 5:00PM Simon Birmingham: Thanks so much for coming along. Sunday, June 2, next year, Port Power versus St Kilda. It will be a cracking game that builds now into the third year of AFL footy being played here…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop, Adelaide Topics: Ministerial visit to China; Huawei; Malcolm Turnbull; Iran sanctions; Child care costs 03/11/2018 12:10pm Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along today. I’m pleased that tonight I will be leaving Australia and heading to China, to Shanghai, to attend the China International Import Expo. I thank Chinese…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 7 Sunrise with David Koch Topics: Record tourist numbers 02/11/2018 6:46AM David Koch: Visitor numbers to Australia are soaring, and with the clever advertising this past year, it’s not hard to see why. And that has seen in the past year, the number of visitors rise by 6.8 per cent to 8.4 million, and total spend…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Virginia Topics: TPP-11; Research grants; Religious freedoms; Charter flights for country MP’s 31/10/2018 10:15AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you and thanks for coming along. It’s great to be here at Pasture Genetics, a family owned business, and it’s a living demonstration of how trade and market access through the TPP is…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News with Tom Connell Topics: TPP-11; Indonesia Trade Deal; Religious freedoms 31/10/2018 10:15AM Tom Connell: Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment on the TPP-11 ratification. Simon Birmingham: We got confirmation from states and territories, that government procurement processes would be consistent with the TPP. There were some regulatory…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert and Laura Jayes Topics: Wentworth; Saudi Arabia; NZ refugee resettlement 22/10/2018 6:45AM Kieran Gilbert: Trade Minister Simon Birmingham, on Wentworth. Simon Birmingham: You have to say this result was not unexpected, clearly voter anger over Malcolm Turnbull’s removal as Prime Minister was profound,…