Topics: Opening of Queensland border; Domestic Tourism; Trade dispute with China; International students returning to Australia. 30/11/20 Simon Birmingham: Can I firstly welcome the news that the Queensland border is going to open to visitors from New South Wales and Victoria. Queensland tourism operators have done it incredibly tough this year; it…
Topics: Australia-China trade relationship; International student pilot program; 30/10/20 08:07AM Michael Rowland: Let’s take you to Canberra where the Federal Government is taking China to the World Trade Organization, over Beijing’s decision to slap tariffs – very big tariffs on imports of Australian barley. Finance and Trade Minister, Simon Birmingham, joins us from Parliament…
Topics: Queensland Tourism; Cruise Industry; Taking China to the World Trade Organization. 30/11/20 07:48AM Karl Stefanovic: The move sparking a surge of bookings from holiday makers keen to visit the sunshine state. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Simon Birmingham, joins us now from Canberra. Simon, big day, huh? Simon Birmingham: Look, it’s…
Topics: Australia-China trade relationship, Queensland tourism; Cruise industry; 11/30/2020 07:35AM Peter Stefanovic: Let’s go to Canberra now, joining us live is Simon Birmingham, Minister for Finance, Trade and Tourism. Minister, good to see you. Thanks very much for joining us this morning. Let’s start off with China, the ongoing stoush that exists at the…
Topics: Economic relationship between Australia and China 29/11/20 12:34PM Graeme Goodings: Well, there’s no doubt that China has been a wonderful market for South Australian and Australian goods for many years, a reliable market, a big market. All that seems to have changed in recent times, and many of our products, translating to billions…
Topics: Trade disputes between Australia and China, carbon emissions and trade, Mathias Cormann’s candidacy to lead the OECD, the Foreign Relations Bill 29/11/20 09:15AM David Speers: Simon Birmingham, welcome to the program. Why do you think China has done this to Australian wine exporters? Simon Birmingham: Well, David, this is one of a number of actions that…
Topics: The imposition of tariffs on Australian wine traded into China 27/11/2020 2:45PM Simon Birmingham: Thank you very much for coming along today. Can I start just by acknowledging that there are some uncontrolled fires burning north of Adelaide, these are in the regions that are close to where the Pinery Flat Bushfires occurred…
Topics: Australians stranded overseas; Charter flights; hotel quarantine; Mathias Cormann 11/27/20 09:23AM David Bevan: Listening to this is Senator Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and the Federal Finance Minister. Good morning, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Hi, David. Thanks for the opportunity. David Bevan: What do you say to Ben? Simon…
Topics: COVID-19 quarantine and related issues in South Australia; tensions between Australia and China; superannuation; the SAS in Afghanistan. 22/11/20 08:07AM Kieran Gilbert: Let’s go live to the Minister for Finance, Tourism and Trade Simon Birmingham. Minister, thanks so much for your time, joining us, as I say, live from Adelaide today. We’ll get to South…
Topics: SA COVID-19 lockdown, China-Australia trade relationship; 11/19/20 08:16AM Karl Stefanovic: The Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Simon Birmingham, joins us now from Adelaide. Good morning to you, Simon, thanks for your time this morning. Firstly, how are you all doing down there? Simon Birmingham: Gidday, Karl. Look, these are a tough few days…