Topics: Future Fuels Fund; EVs; Fuel excise 9/11/2021 4:20PM AEST Scott Emerson: The federal government has today announced the electric vehicle policy it’s taking to the election. $250 million will be poured into the Future Fuels Fund, with most of the money to be spent on $50,000 electric vehicle charging stations. As electric vehicle sales…
Topics: Booster shoots; National Plan; Election date 7/11/2021 8:40AM Charles Croucher: From tomorrow, booster programs officially begin just days after our country hit 80 per cent vaccination. Joining me for this and to unpack the week of political headlines is Finance Minister Simon Birmingham and Shadow Minister for Education Tanya Plibersek. Good morning to you both. Birmo, we will start with you. It is a…
Topic(s): National Plan; Vaccination rates Jim Wilson: Minister, welcome back to drive. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Jim. Great to be with you again. Jim Wilson: Thank you for your time. Another Christmas locked inside their state for West Australians, that’s a lot of money that won’t be moving around our country. You must be terribly…
Topic(s): Australian submarines; Australia-France relationship; COP26; Skills shortage Laura Jayes: Live now is the Finance Minister Simon Birmingham. Thanks so much for your time. It wasn’t just Labor, it was Malcolm Turnbull who did not miss the prime minister when he was overseas. Is some of this criticism fair? Simon Birmingham: Hello, Laura, look, it’s good…
Topic(s): Net zero by 2050; Submarines; National Cabinet 7:45AM Sally Sara: National cabinet will meet later today for the first time in more than a month. New South Wales and Victoria are expected to present a united front calling for more vaccine to speed up the rollout of booster shots and vaccinations for children. Queensland,…
Topics: 2030 climate change targets; Coal mining; Australia – France – USA relationship; 02/11/2021 09:35AM ACST David Bevan: Simon Birmingham joins us now Minister for Finance and Leader of the Government in the Senate. Simon Birmingham, well, we haven’t got a figure from Penny Wong, but she’s promising that we will have one before…
The Hon Barnaby Joyce MP Acting Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham Minister for Finance Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator for South Australia The Hon Mark Coulton MP Federal Member for Parkes Farmers and producers in North West New…
Topics: Plan for net zero emissions by 2050; Methane emissions; Vaccination boosters; International travellers; Voter ID; Michael Sukkar 28/10/2021 4.00PM Patricia Karvelas: Finance Minister and Leader of the government in the Senate, Simon Birmingham is my guest this afternoon. Minister, welcome. Simon Birmingham: Hi, Patricia. Good to be with you again. Patricia…
Topics: Plan for net zero; methane emissions; India’s net zero decision; 28/10/2021 09:20AM AEST Journalist: Minister, the reports today that when the PM goes to Glasgow he’s going to reject the methane cuts, is that correct? Simon Birmingham: Well, Australia accounts for all of the different climate change gases in a unified way.…
Topics: Plan for net zero; Regional Australia investment; Big battery; 28/10/2021 09:05AM AEST Laura Jayes: Simon Birmingham, a few things to ask you about Barnaby Joyce this morning, first of all, is it right that you wanted methane cuts, the Nationals forced your hand and said no? Simon Birmingham: Hey Laura, it’s great to…