Topics: Labor puts cart before horse and risks rewarding terrorists; 5:05PM AEST 10 April 2024 Andy Park: Meanwhile, the Shadow Foreign Affairs minister, Simon Birmingham, says Labor is putting the cart before the horse and risks rewarding terrorists. He joins me now. Welcome to you, Senator. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Andy. It’s good to…
Topics: Labor puts cart before horse and risks rewarding terrorists; 1:10PM ACST 10 April 2024 Simon Birmingham: Penny Wong’s speech overnight, has done nothing but create confusion about whether the Albanese Government is proposing to fast-track recognition of a Palestinian state, or whether they remain committed to the decades long bipartisan policy of supporting…
Topics: Labor puts cart before horse and risks rewarding terrorists; 12:30PM ACST 10 April 2024 Narelda Jacobs: Returning now to our top story. Shadow foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham has criticised Penny Wong’s speech last night, which signalled the federal government is considering recognising a Palestinian statehood as a pathway to a two-state…
Topics: Labor puts cart before horse and risks rewarding terrorists; AUKUS; 07:48AM AEDT 10 April 2024 Mark Levy: Well, Penny Wong’s made a big call. The foreign minister has indicated Australia could recognise a Palestinian state as part of a push to end the Israel-Hamas war. She says a two-state solution is the only…
Topics: Japan cooperation for AUKUS; Importance of Quad; Israel-Hamas conflict; Supermarket divestiture proposal; 07:48AM AEDT 9 April 2024 Peter Stefanovic: You are watching First Edition this Tuesday morning folks and thank you for your company. Let’s bring in the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham now for our regular Tuesday chat. Simon, it is…
Topics: Israel-Hamas conflict; Illegal boat arrivals; Migration legislation; Yusuf Zahab; 08:45AM AEDT 07 April 2024 David Speers: Simon Birmingham, welcome to the program. Simon Birmingham: Hello, David. Good to be with you. David Speers: So, you called for a full and thorough investigation. You said the findings should be made transparent.…
Topics: Death of Australian aid worker in Gaza; International Democracy Union (IDU) Forum 2024, Asia-Pacific 4:06PM AEDT 4 April 2024 Greg Jennett: Peter Dutton and his Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham find themselves in the New Zealand Capital today. They’re there to talk to like-minded leaders of democratic countries. Simon Birmingham joined us from…
Topics: Death of Australian aid worker in Gaza; International Democracy Union (IDU) Forum 2024, Asia-Pacific 11:19AM AEDT 4 April 2024 Kieran Gilbert: Let’s get some reaction now from the Coalition. Joining me live from Wellington, New Zealand, is the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham. You’re there for a democratic union conference. I’ll get to…
Topics: Labor’s migration bill blunder; 07:45AM AEDT 28 March 2024 Patricia Karvelas: The government’s controversial migration bill that could jail asylum seekers who refuse to cooperate with moves to deport them, was rejected by the Senate on the last sitting day before the budget. The Coalition and the Greens voted for the legislation…
Topics: UK & US cyber-attacks; Cyber laws; Labor’s fuel efficiency U-turn; Julian Assange; Religious Discrimination Bill; Supermarkets; 07:55AM AEDT 26 March 2024 Simon Birmingham: Overnight, we’ve seen both UK and US authorities make statements in relation to cyber-attacks that have been seen in their countries. In particular, we’ve seen attribution to Chinese entities of…