Topics: New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss; 06/04/2022 09:15AM AEST Laura Jayes: Newly elected British Prime Minister Liz Truss will find a series of pressing yet complex issues on her desk. These include international relationships, particularly with Australia. Truss is a welcomed arrival for the Australian Government after her role in the Australia-UK…
Topics: New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss; 06/04/2022 07:05AM AEST David Penberthy: …Prime Minister in six years. She defeated Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership contest and will travel to meet the Queen at Balmoral in Scotland to formalise the position. Now her former role was as foreign minister in the Johnson government,…
Topics: Government not addressing cost of living pressures; Fuel excise; TikTok; 05/09/2022 7:48AM AEST Simon Birmingham: Anthony Albanese went to the election, promising full employment, real wages growth, productivity gains. He comes out of this Jobs and Skills Summit, seemingly fixated on giving the trade union movement what their number one demand was.…
Topics: Cost of living pressures; Climate target legislation; Solomon Islands 05/09/2022 7:32AM AEST Peter Stefanovic: Joining us live is a Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham. Simon, good to see you. Thanks for your time this morning. So, as we just mentioned there, the fuel excise is to be returned in…
Topics: Jobs summit; migration cap; UN assessment of Uyghurs treatment in China; 02/09/2022 9:20AM AEST Laura Jayes: Let’s go live to the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham for some reaction. Simon Birmingham, great to see you. We’ve just seen a figure finally put on that migration cap, 195,000. Is that about right,…
Topics: Labor government international relations; Jobs summit; Labor can bring forward child care subsidy increases; 30/08/2022 11:15AM AEST Tom Connell: On foreign affairs, it’s so far been pretty sure-footed effort, including from Penny Wong. So what are the thoughts from the shadow foreign affairs minister Simon Birmingham? He joins me now from our…
Topics: Ministerial appointments; Solicitor-General report; Christine Holgate; Jobs summit; Ukraine embassy in Canberra; 25/08/2022 07:52AM AEST Patricia Karvelas: Well, the Prime Minister has promised an independent investigation into the secret assumption of power by his predecessor. But attention is now turning to what bureaucrats and former advisers knew and when. Simon Birmingham is…
Topics: Ministerial appoints; Solicitor-General report; 24/08/2022 09:42AM AEST Michael Rowland: Get back to our top story, that wide ranging inquiry to look into Scott Morrison’s multiple ministries. Simon Birmingham, the former finance minister in the Morrison government, now the Opposition Leader in the Senate, joins us from Canberra Airport. Simon Birmingham, good morning.…
Topics: SA Murray Darling Basin Commissioner; Murray Darling Basin Plan; 23/08/2022 10:08AM ACST David Bevan: Senator Simon Birmingham joins us now. Good morning. Senator Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David. Lovely to be with you. David Bevan: The State Government has decided to appoint a commissioner for the River Murray…
Topics: Huawei Solomon Islands deal; Bali bomber early release; Electrical vehicle conference; Ministerial responsibilities; 19/08/2022 09:20PM AEST Laura Jayes: How concerning is this latest development with Huawei on the Solomons? Simon Birmingham: Hello, LJ. It’s good to be with you. This latest development does present a number of questions that I think…