Topics: AUKUS, Nuclear energy 17/09/2021 Laura Jayes: Joining me live now is the Minister for Finance, Simon Birmingham. Good to see you! Simon Birmingham: Morning Laura Laura Jayes: Scott Morrison spoke of game changing strategic circumstances which have accelerated. What is he talking about when he says that? Simon Birmingham: Well, Laura,…
Topics: AUKUS; Christian Porter 17/09/2021 Hamish MacDonald: Simon Birmingham is Australia’s finance minister and leader of the government in the Senate. Good morning to you, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. Hamish, it’s good to be with you. Hamish MacDonald: We’ve had some detail overnight about these new arrangements for US forces…
Topics: AUKUS 17/09/2021 Will Goodings: 21 minutes after 7:00, we’re joined by South Australian Senator and Federal Finance Minister Simon Birmingham. Senator, good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, guys. Great to be with you. David Penberthy: Good to have you on Birmo, a very different mood today versus the start of…
Topics: AUKUS; Christian Porter 16/09/2021 Carrie Bickmore: On a level of one to 10, how awks is it that the US president doesn’t know our prime minister’s name, Simon? Simon Birmingham: Well, look, guys, pals, mates, friends, you know Joe Biden is known for being a folksy sort of guy, and that was just…
Topics: AUKUS; Jobs figures 16/09/2021 Scott Emerson: Simon Birmingham is the Minister for Finance and leader of the Coalition in the Senate, and he joins me on the line now. Minister, thanks for being on the show again. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Scott. It’s always good to be with you. Thank you. Scott Emerson:…
Topics: AUKUS; Naval shipbuilding in South Australia 16/09/2021 Tony Pilkington: The South Australian senator and the Honourable Simon Birmingham Simon is the Minister for Finance and he’s made himself available. Good on him. Good on you, Simon. Welcome to the afternoon show. Simon Birmingham: G’day Pilko. Thanks for the opportunity. Tony Pilkington: Now,…
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…