Topics: AUKUS; Shipbuilding in South Australia 16/09/2021 Journalist: The federal government has committed to keeping the jobs of local South Australians in the shipbuilding sector, is that a 100 percent commitment to the people who have jobs now, they’re not going to lose them? Simon Birmingham: We’re giving a very firm commitment to…
Topics: AUKUS; Shipbuilding in South Australia 16/09/2021 David Bevan: Simon Birmingham is the Senator for South Australia, the Federal Finance Minister, the most senior South Australian liberal, and he joins us now. Good morning, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David. Thanks for the opportunity. David Bevan: What are we actually going to…
Topics: Support for South Australian businesses 14/09/2021 Jordan Curtis: It’s breakfast with Jordan Curtis, and for businesses doing it tough thanks to COVID 19 Of course, we’ve had eight months of this now and the financial impacts are still being felt, especially in hospitality and tourism. There is a bit of a rescue package from…
Topics: Support for South Australian businesses; National Plan; Vaccine passports 13/09/2021 Kieran Gilbert: Let’s go live to the Minister for Finance and senior liberal senator in South Australia, Senator Simon Birmingham. Leader of the government in the Senate. Thanks for your time, Minister. Let’s start with this criticism from the tourism industry, they say. While…
Topics: JobKeeper; financial assistance; home quarantine; 10/09/2021 09:10AM AEST Laura Jayes: It’s interesting to look at this data, Minister. Does the government feel under pressure over the recent focus on companies getting JobKeeper and still giving huge dividends? Simon Birmingham: No, Laura, we’ve always been confident that JobKeeper was resoundingly successful policy. The…
Topics: Roadmap; vaccine rates; rapid antigen testing; Pfizer doses; Kristina Keneally; 10/09/2021 07:10AM AEST Allison Langdon: Well, the prime minister has described the New South Wales Premier’s roadmap out of lockdown as careful, safe and consistent, suggesting other states should follow suit. Let’s bring in Finance Minister Simon Birmingham in Adelaide and Deputy Opposition…
Topics: Lockdowns; state border restrictions; vaccine rollout; National Summit on Women’s Safety; women in politics; Sam Duluk; 06/09/2021 09:35AM ACST Simon Birmingham: Good morning David Bevan and listeners. David Bevan: Good morning, Senator Penny Wong. Penny Wong: G’Day, how are we? David Bevan: I’d like to ask both of you, perhaps…
Topics: New South Australian federal Liberal candidates; state borders; vaccination rates; Moderna child vaccination approval; WA seat of Moore; preselection of Liberal women; 04/09/2021 11:08AM ACST Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for being here today. I’m delighted to be here with the growing team that we are building for the next federal election of wonderful Liberal candidates.…
Topics: Economy; vaccine supply; rapid antigen testing; National Plan 03/09/2021 09:20AM AEST Laura Jayes: Let’s go live now to the Minister for Finance Simon Birmingham. Thanks so much for your time. We saw the GDP figures out this week, though, were to be expected. We’re now looking at a bounce back once we get…
Topics: Annastacia Palaszczuk; National plan, 03/09/2021 07:10AM AEST Karl Stefanovic: It’s on like Donkey Kong. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham is in Adelaide. And Deputy Opposition Leader Richard Marles in Geelong. Morning guys, nice to see you this morning. To you, first of all, Simon. Josh Frydenberg said yesterday it’s a, quote, desperate denial of…