E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Latest international Visitor and National Visitor Survey results (Sept 2018 quarter) Presenter: …this is good news for regional Australia. Simon Birmingham: This is awesome news for regional Australia. You know we spent $113 billion dollars from tourism-related activity injected into Australia in 2018, and that’s fuelled by around eight point four million international…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: TPP-11 Tony Pilkington: Good morning and welcome to 5AA. Simon Birmingham: Good morning Pilko, good to be with you. I might take you to task a little bit on that intro. Tony Pilkington: Well yeah go ahead because I’m all set ready to go. Simon Birmingham: Sure thing…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Tourism in Townsville Phillip Thompson: I’d like to welcome back to Townsville Minister Birmingham and also welcome Senator Ian Macdonald, the senator in the north. We are here today at Adrenaline Dive and Snorkel and it was pleasing for me to learn that the reef is thriving here in Townsville and we…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Trade and export opportunities Phillip Thompson: Welcome back to town Minister Birmingham. The weather’s held off and it’s nice and sunny today, and it’s not as humid as Cairns I was just told. It’s important that we’re here today with Roy and his team because they provide an essential…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Cairns wins bid to host major business event; Cairns tourism Simon Birmingham: Great to be here in beautiful tropical north Queensland, yes indeed for trade tourism and investment. Thank you. Journalist: Minister, what brings you to Cairns? Simon Birmingham: Well I’m here to meet and speak with tourism industry and spend time…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 2GB with Chris Kenny Topics: ALP National Conference; Politicising Christmas; Brexit 14/12/2018 7:07PM Chris Kenny: …we just spoke to Albo who is in Adelaide city for the ALP national conference, of course you’re in Adelaide as well. What’s your take on Labor getting together there over the weekend with one foot in the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Sydney Topics: G’Day USA, ‘Dundee’ campaign, Hakeem Alaraibi, Brexit, Newspoll 10/12/2018 9:00AM Marise Payne: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Great to be here this morning with my friend and colleague, the Trade Minister Simon Birmingham. We have just had the great pleasure of launching G’Day USA 2019 and we’re very…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC 891, Breakfast with Ali Clarke Topics: National Space Agency; Population growth 12/12/2018 8:37AM Ali Clarke: Good morning to the Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Mark Butler how are you? Mark Butler: Morning Ali. Ali Clarke: We’ve also got Greens Senator for South Australia, spokesperson on…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Adelaide Topics: National Space Agency; health funding; Israel; Craig Kelly 10/12/2018 9:00AM Steven Marshall: Good morning. Honestly, it doesn’t get any better than this for South Australia, to have the Prime Minister here, having Minister Karen Andrews here to announce that the National Space Agency will be coming to Adelaide,…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview Topics: Brexit 07/12/2018 9:00AM Journalist: What is the Brexit deal going to mean for trade relations between Australia and the UK? Simon Birmingham: Australia welcomes the certainty that the proposal before the UK Parliament would provide for the continued access to markets during the transition period. This will keep…