Topic(s): Victoria international visitor vaccine requirement; Labor’s pandemic spending; Statement of Acknowledgement – Jenkins Report Karl Stefanovic: Welcome back, Daniel Andrews is being accused of holding the country to ransom after demanding international travellers must be triple vax to move freely around Victoria. Allison Langdon: Finance Minister Simon Birmingham joins us now. Birmo, nice to see you…
Topic(s): Statement of Acknowledgement – Jenkins Report; Religious Discrimination Bill; Commonwealth Integrity Commission; Economy Patricia Karvelas: Federal Parliament will today deliver a Statement of Acknowledgement to the victims of bullying, sexual harassment and sexual assault that have occurred throughout the building. The statement will mark a brief return of parliament before the country heads to an…
Topics: Barnaby Joyce; Aged care; International Borders 06/02/2022 09:05AM AEST Jayne Azzopardi: Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce will be ordered to lift his game by angry Nationals MPs at a party room meeting tomorrow after the release of his text messages labelling the Prime Minister a “hypocrite and a liar”. Joining us to discuss, Finance Minister Simon Birmingham and Shadow Treasurer Jim…
Topic(s): Aged care; WA borders; Laura Jayes: Let’s go live back to South Australia now. The Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham joins me as he does every Friday. Thanks so much for your time. We see the crisis in aged care at the moment. Hundreds of aged care residents have died with COVID Mr Birmingham. Hundreds are being…
Topic(s): SA flood support; Newspoll David Bevan: Simon Birmingham is the Federal Minister for Finance. He joins us now. Good morning, Senator Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David, good morning, everybody. David Bevan: What assistance is available from the federal government for these people who find themselves so isolated? Simon Birmingham: Well, David, obviously we…
Topic(s): SA floods; Labor’s RAT policy; Domestic manufacturing of medical products; NSW business support; Ukraine Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along. It continues to be a challenging time for many people across South Australia, particularly the northern parts of South Australia, with the challenge of floodwaters and the threat of further heavy rainfall…
Topic(s): Labor’s failed China policy; business support; Charles Croucher: Well, next week of course China becomes the focus of the sporting world as the eyes turn to the Winter Olympics. But China is also the focus of domestic politics in Australia. Senior members of the Mid Coast saying that Anthony Albanese, the Labor leader doesn’t have…
Topic(s): Budget position improvement; Great Barrier Reef; Cost of living; Laura Jayes: Well, Australia’s COVID jobs boom has helped strengthen the budget bottom line by more than $8 billion over the first half of the financial year. The jobless rate is at its lowest level in 13 years, and more Australians are paying income tax…
Topic(s): Budget position improvement; Business support; Richard Colbeck; Michael Rowland: Latest data suggests strong jobs growth is improving Australia’s budget position after two years of heavy pandemic spending. For more the Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham, joins us now from Western Sydney. Minister, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Michael. Great to be with you. …
Topic(s): Budget position improvement; Natalie Barr: Well, while the Commonwealth faces extra costs across health care, business and income support due to the pandemic, new figures show the budget position has strengthened by more than $8 billion this financial year. For more, I’m joined by Finance Minister Simon Birmingham. Morning to you. So these figures…