Patricia Karvelas: The Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader have gone head-to-head in the first leaders debate of the election campaign. And while the audience of 100 undecided voters gave it to Anthony Albanese, a quarter of the voters couldn’t decide who the winner was. Simon Birmingham is the Finance Minister and our guest. Welcome…
Lisa Millar: Well, let’s bring in the Finance Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham, who is in Brisbane and was watching that debate very closely, that group. Good morning. Good morning, Senator. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Lisa. Lisa Millar: That group of undecided voters who were in the room came away and said Anthony Albanese…
12 April 2022 Subjects: Our plan for a stronger economy; Anthony Albanese unemployment stuff up Patricia Karvelas: Simon Birmingham joins me now. Good morning, Minister. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Patricia. Great to be with you. Patricia Karvelas: Is it really a hanging offence when a politician has a momentary brain…
Topics: Labor’s secret budget deal; nuclear-powered submarines; aged care sector 01/04/2022 02:05PM AEST Simon Birmingham: on the Today Show Anthony Albanese was asked on five occasions whether he would guarantee that taxes wouldn’t rise for Australians under a Labor government. On five occasions, asked whether he could guarantee taxes wouldn’t rise, Anthony Albanese squibbed…
Topics: Government’s long term economic plan; Budget in reply; Port of Darwin; Concetta Fierravanti-Wells 31/03/2022 01:15PM ACST Simon Birmingham: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s good to be here with my great friend and brilliant colleague, Jane Hume. This week, the Morrison government demonstrated in our budget how our economic plan for Australia are working and…
Topics: Budget in Reply; Ukraine military support 21/03/2022 08:45PM AEST Simon Birmingham: Australia is just weeks away from a federal election where Australians will choose. They’ll choose the future of our nation, they’ll choose who will govern our nation into the future. On Tuesday night this week, our government detailed our plans for the…
Topics: Budget in reply; 21/03/2022 08:35PM ACST David Lipson: The Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham. He’s on the line now. Thanks for joining me, Senator. On the face of it, a pretty substantial aged care package from Labor. Is there anything there that the government doesn’t support? Simon Birmingham: Well, good evening, David.…
Topics: Budget 2022 30/03/2022 05:30PM Andy Park: Simon Birmingham is the Finance Minister. Welcome to the ABC’s Parliament Studios. This cost of living focus there obviously aimed at the next few weeks rather than long term structural change. Are you banking on voters not seeing past this election? Simon Birmingham: Andy, what we’re doing…
Raf Epstein: One of the key architects of the budget he’s the Finance Minister and Liberal Senator for South Australia. Good afternoon. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Raf. It’s good to be with you again. Raf Epstein: Thanks for joining us. What’s it like to be a Liberal government that taxes more than Labor ever…
Scott Emerson: Federal Minister for Finance and the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Simon Birmingham. Minister, good to have you back on 4BC Drive. Simon Birmingham: Hey Scott, it’s always great to speak with you. Thanks for having me on. Scott Emerson: Now, I saw the headline in The Australian today,…