Topics: Vaccine incentives; vaccine rollout 3/08/2021 09:08 AM AEST David Bevan: Is Mark Butler back with us now. We’ve lost him entirely. Well, we might just have to sing uplifting songs or maybe we can go to Simon Birmingham, he’s the Federal Finance Minister. He joins us now as we try and make…
Topics: Vaccine incentives; vaccine rollout 3/08/2021 06:38 AM AEST Simon Birmingham: Good morning, all. The best incentive for Australians to get vaccinated is it could save their lives, the lives of their loved ones and the lives of their fellow Australians. Our intention as a government, is to ensure that all Australians have…
Topics: Vaccine incentives; vaccine allocations 3/08/2021 07:05 AM AEST Lisa Millar: Parliament returns today as millions of taxpayer dollars are made available in additional COVID support payments and to bail out the ailing aviation sector. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham joins us now from Canberra. Good morning to you. Minister, welcome to News Breakfast.…
Topics: Vaccine incentives; vaccine rollout; vaccine passport; Parliament sitting; Leader of the House; 3/08/2021 07:35 AM AEST Fran Kelly: But first, Simon Birmingham is the Finance Minister and he’s in our Parliament House studio. Minister, thank you very much for joining us. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Fran. Thanks as always for the…
Topics: Vaccine incentives; Queensland CHO, Vaccine rollout 3/08/2021 06:35 AM AEST Karl Stefanovic: Anthony Albanese has called on the Morrison Government to ramp up vaccine incentives by offering a one-time three hundred dollar payment to fully vaccinated Australians. Here’s what he had to say on the show. [EXCERPT] Anthony Albanese: This is…
Topic(s): Queensland lockdown; COVID-19 disaster payment; SA repatriation case; Commonwealth quarantine facilities Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along today. Obviously, a tough day and a difficult announcement that has been made in Queensland and a difficult time for people across Brisbane, particularly businesses across Brisbane. The Prime Minister has spoken with the Queensland Premier,…
Topics: NSW financial support; economic impact; Queensland CHO; vaccine rollout; rapid testing kits; 30/07/2021 09:20 AM AEST Laura Jayes: Well, this week, the federal government unveiled a new road map pledging billions more in assistance for locked down businesses and cash strapped workers. $750 million alone from the federal government will be sent…
Topics: COVID disaster payment; vaccine rollout; online applications 28/07/2021 07:05 PM AEST Carrie Bickmore: And Finance Minister Simon Birmingham joins us now. Simon, as the PM says, lockdown’s will be a thing of the past once the population is vaccinated, aren’t you admitting that these lockdowns are because of the slow vaccine rollout?…
Topics: COVID Disaster Assistance Payments 28/07/2021 10:05 AM ACST David Bevan: Simon Birmingham is Liberal Senator from South Australia, the Federal Finance Minister, he joins us now. Good morning, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David Bevan, and good morning to your listeners. David Bevan: Now, yesterday, we had a call from…
Topics: NSW financial assistance; 28/07/2021 06:40 AM ACST Karl Stefanovic: Millions of Sydneysiders face being stuck at home until at least spring, with the premiere today announcing a month long extension to the lockdown. For more, we’re joined by Finance Minister Simon Birmingham in Adelaide. Simon, good morning to you. For Sydney, four more…