Topics: Aged care royal commission; historical sexual assault allegations 01/03/2021 09:20 AM David Bevan: Minister for Finance, Senator Simon Birmingham, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David. Good morning to your listeners. David Bevan: And Senator Penny Wong, good morning to you. Penny Wong: Good morning, David. Good to be with you.…
Question: You’ve got a fairly large [indistinct] tenant already. What’s the progress [indistinct] it’s completed? Carmel Hourigan: So the project is 55,000 square metres and Services Australia are taking [indistinct] this portion and we’re currently in the market looking at and talking to tenants at the moment. So we’re very positive and confident that…
Topics: Nicolle Flint 27/02/2021 01:45AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you for coming today, I want to say a few words about my colleague, the Member for Boothby, Nicolle Flint. Nicolle has announced her intention to not recontest the next election. And Nicolle’s decision is one that we respect and understand. It’s a personal decision by her,…
Topics: Qantas; International travel; Airline support; JobKeeper & JobSeeker; University research; International students; Parliament workplace practices 26/02/2021 08:45AM Laura Jayes: Qantas will consider bargain airfares to help stimulate travel after the pandemic dealt a billion dollar blow to the company’s balance sheet, the nation’s carrier half year results confirm lockdowns and border closures have had…
Topics: Australia-China relationship; Australia’s financial position; US-Australia relationship; Defence Minister Linda Reynolds 25/02/2021 08:05AM Adrian Franklin: It’s a real pleasure to welcome the Minister for Finance and Senator for South Australia, Simon Birmingham. Welcome to Ticker News. How are you today? Simon Birmingham: Hello, Adrian. I’m great. It’s great to be with you. Thanks…
Topics: Naval Group; Submarine contract; Brittany Higgins; Parliament workplace review 25/02/2021 08:35AM David Bevan: Minister, thank you for joining us. Simon Birmingham: Hello, David, good to be with you. David Bevan: Minister, is the government considering its options to terminate the contract with the Naval Group? Simon Birmingham: Well, David as you…
Topics: Brittany Higgins; Independent culture review; JobKeeper and JobSeeker 24/02/2021 07:35PM Leigh Sales: Senator Simon Birmingham is the Minister for Finance. He is leading the review into parliament’s workplace culture. Thank you for joining us. On the Brittany Higgins matter, can I ask when did you first become aware of the alleged rape at Parliament…
Topics: Media bargaining code; Jobseeker increase 23/02/2021 08:05PM Oli Peterson: Minister, welcome to Perth Live. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Oli. It’s, great to be with you. Oli Peterson: Facebook deal is done and dusted. That must be a relief? Simon Birmingham: This is very good news for Australian journalists, Australian news media and…
Interview on 4BC Drive with Scott Emerson Topics: Media bargaining code; Jobseeker increase 23/02/2021 04:45PM Scott Emerson: There’s been a very big day in Canberra today. Obviously, the breaking news this afternoon has been the agreement for Facebook to return to news content next couple of days after an agreement was reached with the federal…
Topics: Media bargaining code; Craig Kelly; Vaccine rollout; JobSeeker 22/02/2021 07:55AM Jim Wilson: On the line is the Minister for Finance, Simon Birmingham. Minister, welcome back to Drive. Simon Birmingham: Hey, Jim, great to be with you as always. Jim Wilson: Thanks for your time as always. Now we begin with Facebook. It…