E&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop, Shanghai Topics: Tourism Australia and AFL partnership; China International Import Expo; Huawei 04/11/2018 5:00PM Simon Birmingham: Thanks so much for coming along. Sunday, June 2, next year, Port Power versus St Kilda. It will be a cracking game that builds now into the third year of AFL footy being played here…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop, Adelaide Topics: Ministerial visit to China; Huawei; Malcolm Turnbull; Iran sanctions; Child care costs 03/11/2018 12:10pm Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along today. I’m pleased that tonight I will be leaving Australia and heading to China, to Shanghai, to attend the China International Import Expo. I thank Chinese…
DetailsI will visit Shanghai and Hong Kong between 4 and 8 November, to lead Australia’s delegation to President Xi Jinping’s inaugural China International Import Expo (CIIE). I will then travel to Hong Kong for meetings with various government and business leaders The inaugural CIIE in Shanghai is a key event for China to promote its…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 7 Sunrise with David Koch Topics: Record tourist numbers 02/11/2018 6:46AM David Koch: Visitor numbers to Australia are soaring, and with the clever advertising this past year, it’s not hard to see why. And that has seen in the past year, the number of visitors rise by 6.8 per cent to 8.4 million, and total spend…
DetailsAustralia’s tourism industry continues to go from strength-to-strength with a record 8.4 million international travellers flocking to our shores over the last year. International travellers are also spending record amounts with $42.5 billion injected into the local economy, a 5 per cent spike on the previous year. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment…
DetailsJoint release with Prime Minister Scott Morrison Australia has today ratified the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) trade agreement giving our farmers access to more markets, greater opportunities for our businesses, more jobs and increased investment. Australia is the sixth country to ratify the agreement, meaning it can now enter into force on 30 December this year.…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Doorstop interview, Virginia Topics: TPP-11; Research grants; Religious freedoms; Charter flights for country MP’s 31/10/2018 10:15AM Simon Birmingham: Thank you and thanks for coming along. It’s great to be here at Pasture Genetics, a family owned business, and it’s a living demonstration of how trade and market access through the TPP is…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky News with Tom Connell Topics: TPP-11; Indonesia Trade Deal; Religious freedoms 31/10/2018 10:15AM Tom Connell: Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment on the TPP-11 ratification. Simon Birmingham: We got confirmation from states and territories, that government procurement processes would be consistent with the TPP. There were some regulatory…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Sky AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert and Laura Jayes Topics: Wentworth; Saudi Arabia; NZ refugee resettlement 22/10/2018 6:45AM Kieran Gilbert: Trade Minister Simon Birmingham, on Wentworth. Simon Birmingham: You have to say this result was not unexpected, clearly voter anger over Malcolm Turnbull’s removal as Prime Minister was profound,…
DetailsAustralia has been accepted to join the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) overnight, ensuring Australian businesses can compete for government contracts in more markets around the world. After three years of negotiations, GPA parties unanimously agreed to Australia’s final offer to accede to the agreement, which will give Australian businesses the opportunity…
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