Topics: COVID restrictions; Commonwealth grants; Economic recovery; Employment outlook; 16/12/2021 07:45AM AEST Sylvia Jeffreys: Well, 25,000 cases a day, that is the warning for NSW with new modelling predicting a massive surge in COVID numbers by the end of next month: Victoria expected to follow the same path. David Campbell: It comes…
Topics: Employment outlook; Consumer spending; Booster shots; MYEFO; Commonwealth grants programs; 16/12/2021 07:38AM AEST Cathy Van Extel: I spoke with Finance Minister Simon Birmingham just a short while ago. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Cathy. Great to be with you. Cathy Van Extel: Now, the budget update will show one million new jobs over the next…
Kieran Gilbert: Turning to the issues around the Omicron variant, the Prime Minister insisting it won’t take us back to COVID restrictions as we near Christmas, let’s go live to the Finance Minister. Simon Birmingham. Minister, thank you very much, as always. What’s the government’s latest advice when it comes to the severity of Omicron?…
Topics: Queensland border restrictions; Omicron; COVID restrictions; Economic support; Petrol prices; MYEFO; 15/12/2021 3:40PM AEST Chris O’Keefe: Here with us in the studio Minister, thanks for joining us on Drive. Simon Birmingham: G’day Chris. It’s great to be with you. Thanks so much. Chris O’Keefe: Now we’ve seen the Queensland Premier. She’s…
Laura Jayes: Australia’s international border reopening will be discussed today as a two week pause on the reopening in response to the Omicron variant is due to end on Wednesday. A decision will be made on whether skilled migrants and international students can return or the travel ban extended. Joining me live now is the…
Topics: AUKUS: Business opportunities beyond submarines 09/12/2021 10:00AM AEST Simon Birmingham: It has been an incredibly exciting time in terms of the Australia-US relationship Now, I know the theme that I’ve been throwing today is AUKUS and the business opportunity potential beyond submarines. But I think it is important, firstly to note, the importance…
Topics: Digital payment system reforms; Cryptocurrency; Winter Olympics; 08/12/2021 4:20PM AEST Scott Emerson: Simon Birmingham is the Finance Minister and leader of the government in the Senate and joins us on the line now. Minister, thanks for being on the show. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Scott. It’s great to be with you as always.…
Topics: Qld border reopening; international arrivals; economy; Gladys Berejiklian; 06/12/2021 04:10PM AEST Jim Wilson: Minister, welcome back to drive. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Jim. It’s great to be with you, as always. Jim Wilson: We’ll get to Gladys Berejiklian very shortly. I just want to firstly, this big announcement that’s happened this afternoon…
Topics: Quarantine requirements; Alex Antic; Emissions reductions targets; Pandemic response; 06/12/2021 10:04AM AEST David Bevan: A big ABC Radio Adelaide welcome to Senator Penny Wong. Penny Wong: Good morning, David. Good to be with you. David Bevan: And a big ABC Radio Adelaide welcome to Senator Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good…
Topics: Economic recovery; tax increases; tax receipts; GDP; Monetary policy settings; 06/12/2021 9:10AM AEST Question: The Minister as Michael Stutchbury mentions has been generous enough to give us more of his time for questions. Minister, thank you very much for your address and as you mentioned considering the audience in the room we…