Topics: Vaccine rollout; Review of Parliament workplace practices; 22/02/2021 09:20AM David Bevan: Finance Minister and Leader of the Government in the Senate, joins us now. Good morning, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David and Ali and happy vaccine day to all the listeners. David Bevan: Well, before we get on to the…
Topics: Vaccine rollout; Border closures; JobKeeper and JobSeeker 22/02/2021 07:55AM Peter Stefanovic: Joining us is Finance Minister Simon Birmingham. Minister, good to see you. Thanks for joining us, as always. So when will it be your turn? Simon Birmingham: Good to be with you. Well, I’ll be waiting in line with all other Australians.…
Topics: Vaccine rollout; Review of Parliament workplaces; Media bargaining code; JobSeeker future 22/02/2021 07:35AM Fran Kelly: Well, the Prime Minister is trumpeting the COVID-19 vaccine as the big game changer for the way we live our lives with the pandemic, despite the major milestone of commencing the vaccine rollout. The government, though, remains engulfed in…
Topics: Economic recovery; Victoria lockdown; JobKeeper; JobSeeker; 15/02/2021 05:38AM Jim Wilson: Two point one three million Australians who relied on JobKeeper at the height of the pandemic have now come off the payment. It’s a great sign our economy is recovering and moving in the right direction. But there are still one and a half…
Topics: Employment opportunities; JobKeeper & JobSeeker; tourism industry; 12/02/2021 11:18AM Nadia Mitsopoulos: It’s a pretty firm message from the federal government today for young people who are out of work, there are jobs available for you if you’re willing to take them. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham says there that many employers are actually crying out…
Topics: Economic recovery; JobKeeper; employment opportunities; Pete Evans 12/02/2021 08:45AM Laura Jayes: A speech today, Simon Birmingham, you’ll say if interest rates rise, almost 50 billion dollars could be added to our debt. What rates and timing is that modelled on? Simon Birmingham: Well, Laura that is modelled on where we to see a…
Ali Clarke: Ali Clarke here with you for breakfast, and you’ve been hearing in the news that the federal government is urging unemployed Australians concerned about the end of COVID related government subsidies. So, you know, that cash that you might have been relying on. Well, to consider taking a job in the…
Liam Bartlett: If you are worried about the end of JobKeeper when it’s wound up at the end of March, fear not, Federal Finance Minister Simon Birmingham is urging able bodied singles to pack up and head bush and get a job where there are plenty available. The finance minister has also warned that…
Topics: Hotel quarantine; JobKeeper 05/02/2021 09:22AM Laura Jayes: Live from Adelaide is the Finance Minister who joins me now, Simon Birmingham, hotel quarantine we know there’s a few things that need to be ironed out. Would it be better for the Federal Government just to take over the whole system? Simon Birmingham: Well,…
Topics: First parliament sitting week; COVID-19 vaccine rollout; JobKeeper; QLD tourism businesses; JobSeeker; health advice; 02/02/2021 Scott Emerson: COVID and the impact of COVID has not changed, particularly for the tourism sector. Now, we had on earlier on the programme Patricia O’Callahan, who’s the newly installed CEO of Destination Gold Coast. This is what…