Topics: COVID testing; economic performance; UK free trade deal 17/12/2021 9:20AM AEST Laura Jayes: Joining me live now is the Finance Minister Simon Birmingham. Thanks so much for your time. First of all, you’re back in Adelaide. There’s a lot of testing that needs to go on in order for us to move around…
Topics: MYEFO; Commonwealth support; Inflation; 17/12/2021 08:11AM AEST Sarah Harris: Now, despite 13 million Australians being locked down at some point or another during the pandemic, Australia’s economy is in much better shape than expected. Tristan MacManus: Yeah. Yesterday, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg released the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook. And while our economy…
Topics: Tasmania tragedy; Budget deficit; Wages growth; Budget expenditure; 17/12/2021 07:32AM AEST Michael Rowland: Staying with the mid-year budget update, we’re joined now by the finance minister, Simon Birmingham, he joins us now from Adelaide. Minister, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Michael, good job with you. Michael Rowland: Putting politics to…
Topics: Budget; Cost of living; Employment 17/12/2021 07:23AM AEST Monique Wright: We’re joined now by Finance Minister Simon Birmingham. Good morning to you, Minister. Thanks for being with us. Let’s start with your government being pretty much concerned once upon a time about getting back in the black, almost obsessed by it, some…
Topics: Omicron; Budget; Fiscal strategy; 16/12/2021 06:33PM AEST Peter Van Onselen: Finance Minister Simon Birmingham is behind the economic forecast and joins us now. Minister, let’s start with Omicron. Every epidemiologist that we’ve spoken to has said that it’s just too early to be so optimistic. So who is telling you guys differently? Simon Birmingham: Well, Pete, look, we are being…
Topics: Jobs growth; Wage growth; migration; Budget expenditure; 16/12/2021 05:05PM AEST Steve Austin: The man who’s responsible for making the books balance and keeping a tight rein on government spending is Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham, thanks for coming back on ABC Radio Brisbane. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Steve. Great to be with you again.…
Topics: MYEFO; Budget expenditure; Labour force data; COVID impact; 16/12/2021 04:22PM AEST Scott Emerson: Simon Birmingham is the Finance Minister and Leader of the Government in the Senate, and he’s on the line now. Minister, thanks for being on 4BC Drive. Simon Birmingham: G’day, Scott. Always good to be with you. Thank you.…
Topics: Employment outlook; MYEFO; Commonwealth grants; 16/12/2021 04:10PM AEST Raf Epstein: Simon Birmingham is the Minister for Finance in Scott Morrison’s government. Good afternoon. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Raf. Good to be with you. Raf Epstein: The employment numbers are really good. I expect you’ll be congratulating Victoria for doing better than New…
Topics: Omicron; MYEFO; Employment outlook; Vaccination; Budget recovery; 16/12/2021 09:42AM AEST Steve Price: The Mid-Year Economic Statement will be delivered by the Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. At some stage, I think around lunchtime, his right hand man is Simon Birmingham, the finance minister who joins us. Thanks for your time again, Minister. Simon Birmingham:…
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…