Topics: Microsoft announcement; Australia’s support for Israel; 08:02AM AEDT Tuesday, 24 October 2023 Journalist: Senator, big announcement in Washington this morning. A $5 billion investment from Microsoft into essentially cybersecurity for Australia working with the ASD. Is this a welcome announcement? Simon Birmingham: Any investment in Australia is welcome and the previous Coalition…
DetailsTopics: Israel-Hamas conflict; PM visit to US; China tariffs on Australian wine; Voice; Royal Commission into child sexual abuse; 09:20AM AEDT Sunday, 22 October 2023 David Speers: Simon Birmingham, welcome to the program. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. David. Good to be with you. David Speers: Is Israel, in your view, engaging in…
DetailsJoint media release: Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security 20 October 2023 The Government’s release of its decision not to cancel the Port of Darwin lease, without standing up and explaining the decision, is an appalling display of weak leadership by the Prime…
DetailsTopics: Israel; Lebanon; PM travel to Israel 09:20AM AEDT Friday, 20 October 2023 Danica De Giorgio: Australians are being advised not to travel to any part of Lebanon as the situation in nearby Israel and Gaza escalates. The travel advice for Lebanon has changed to ‘do not travel’ because of the volatile security situation.…
DetailsTOPICS: Aviation inquiry, Alan Joyce, Pacific Relations, AIS 18 OCTOBER 2023 E&OE… BRIDGET MCKENZIE Well, today is a dark day for Australian families. The Prime Minister has revealed who he really backs in this country and it’s not mums and dads travelling. It’s not the business traveller. It is actually his crony capitalist mates, rich…
DetailsJoint media release: Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Senator Dean Smith, Shadow Assistane Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury 18 October 2023 Today Prime Minister Albanese revealed that he is prepared to put the interests of arrogant and greedy corporates like Qantas ahead of the interests…
DetailsTopics: Israel conflict; 07:55AM AEDT 17 October 2023 Simon Birmingham: We continue to see a deeply troubling situation unfolding in the Middle East. We should never forget the cause of these troubles, and the cause of the enormous humanitarian challenges that are unfolding. That is that Hamas is the cause of the loss of life in…
DetailsTopics: Israel conflict; Rafah border crossing; Voice referendum; 07:45AM AEDT 17 October 2023 Patricia Karvelas: Scenes out of Israel and Palestine have been devastating. Thousands of lives lost. Tens of thousands more injured. People displaced. People under threat. People grieving. There are growing calls from the West for Israel to show restraint as Gaza quickly runs…
DetailsTopics: Israel conflict; Rafah border crossing; Greens/Teal motion; 07:35AM AEDT 17 October 2023 Peter Stefanovic: Let’s go to Canberra now. Joining us live is the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon good to see you. Thanks for your time this morning. We’ll start with this statement by Penny Wong late last night on X,…
DetailsMonday 16 October 2023 The attacks by Hamas against Israel just over a week ago, were amongst the worst examples of terrorism in the modern age. That word – terrorism – speaks of horror… …it speaks of violence…. ….it speaks of instilling fear in a people to achieve a political or…
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