Topics: WA quarantine facility 18/08/2021 10:00AM ACST Nadia Mitsopoulos: With more on this, let’s go to the federal finance minister, Simon Birmingham. He spoke to me just a short time ago. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. Great to be with you. Nadia Mitsopoulos: When this facility is built, will it completely replace the…
Topics: WA quarantine facility 18/08/2021 09:30AM ACST Clairsy: The Australian and WA governments have teamed up to reach an agreement to build a 1000 bed quarantine facility here in WA Lisa. Lisa : Yes, and joining us to talk more about it our Federal Finance Minister Simon Birmingham. Good morning, Simon. Clairsy:…
Topics: Mandatory Vaccinations; Olympians and quarantining in SA; Vaccine Roll-out; IPCC report 13/08/2021 09:25AM Tom Connell: Joining me live now, the Minister for Finance, Simon Birmingham. Thanks for your time, first of all, on this hotspot. The fact that employers would only be able to do it for some industries in a hotspot, is…
Topics: South Australian COVID business support; JobKeeper 10/08/2021 08:45AM ACST David Bevan: Federal Finance Minister and South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham joins us now. Good morning, Minister Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David and Ali. David Bevan: The government has announced another raft of support for businesses. I want to ask you…
Topics: NSW lockdown; 09/08/2021 04:05 PM AEST Chloe Bouras: Do you think it is likely that other states will open up to New South Wales given the current situation, how long do you imagine borders could be closed for? Simon Birmingham: The really high rates of transmission of the Delta variant will mean…
Topics: Moderna; vaccine supply; NSW restrictions; interstate travel; 09/08/2021 07:05AM AEST Peter Stefanovic: Let’s head to Canberra now. I believe the Finance Minister is with us. Simon Birmingham is there. Minister, good to see you. Thanks for your time this morning. Just chasing some confirmation on this report this morning that Australia may well…
Topics: Lockdowns; Newspoll; Moderna children vaccine trials; rapid antigen testing; Jobkeeper; 09/08/2021 07:35AM Simon Birmingham: These remain tough times for many people across Australia as they continue to face the challenges of lockdown. First message to all is to of course remain in place to follow the advice of officials in the different jurisdictions…
Topics: Moderna; Vaccine supply; JobKeeper 09/08/2021 07:05AM AEST Michael Rowland: Let’s go back to vaccines now, and the federal government is expecting to have a third option by the middle of next month with Moderna’s vaccine set to be approved soon. The finance minister, Simon Birmingham, joins us now from Canberra. Minister, good morning…
Topics: Victorian lockdown; Economic impact; International border arrangements; National cabinet; Vaccine supply; Leppington triangle; 05/08/2021 09:35AM AEST Simon Birmingham: Good morning, all. Obviously another difficult day across much of the country and particularly a difficult day for Victorians facing another lockdown there. But we recognise the fact that containing the Delta variant requires strong,…
Topics: Vaccine rollout; vaccine supply; Lockdowns; International border arrangements; rapid antigen testing kits; 05/08/2021 09:20AM AEST Laura Jayes: Thanks so much for your time. Now, the Prime Minister says that 222,000 jabs in arms in one day is something that we should celebrate. But isn’t the bar just so dismally low here? Simon…