Topics: Madi Gras decision; Palestinian Authority & government resign; Stage three tax cut legislation; Home ownership; 07:45AM AEDT 27 February 2024 Pete Stefanovic: Well, one of our top stories is that New South Wales Police have been uninvited from the Mardi Gras this weekend. Let’s go to Canberra now. Joining us is the Shadow…
DetailsJoint media statement: The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Leader of the Opposition The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence Two years ago, war returned to Europe. Many in the West finally awoke from the naïve dream of the ‘end of history’. The cruel reality of a return of history hit home as…
DetailsTopics: Proposed Navalny Act sanctions; Calls for Labor to apply more sanctions on Russia; Julian Assange; 09:15AM AEDT 23 February 2024 Laura Jayes: The Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham, joins us now. Are you convinced? Simon Birmingham: LJ, I think there are real merits in terms of what Bill Browder has been…
DetailsTopics: Visa checks; Albanese Government failing border protection; Government terms; 04:25AM AEDT 22 February 2024 Greg Jennett: Well, there’s a few topics around today in the news with an international focus. We’re joined this afternoon as we regularly are by Shadow Foreign Minister and Opposition Senate Leader Simon Birmingham, who joins us from Adelaide.…
DetailsTopics: Labor failing Australian border security; Murder of Alexei Navalny; 07:45AM AEDT 20 February 2024 Pete Stefanovic: You’re back with First Edition, folks. Thanks for your company. Let’s bring in the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. Now, Simon, good to see you. Simon Birmingham: G’day. Pete. Good to be with you. …
DetailsTopics: Continuous shipbuilding under threat for South Australia; 08:05AM AEDT 19 February 2024 David Penberthy: Simon Birmingham is a Senator for South Australia and the Federal Opposition Leader in the Senate. We have him on the line now. Senator, thanks for your time. This sounds like a pretty well sourced story tomorrow. Where do…
DetailsTopics: Illegal boat arrivals; Israel-Hamas conflict; Parliament House conduct; 07:45AM AEDT 19 February 2024 Sally Sara: Well, as we’ve heard, the Opposition has seized on the arrival of asylum seekers in WA as evidence that the federal government is weak on border protection. Simon Birmingham is the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and…
DetailsJoint media statement: The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Leader of the Opposition The Federal Coalition congratulates Prabowo Subianto on his election as the next President of Indonesia. The sustained prosperity of Indonesia holds immense importance and benefit for our region. Australia has long had a deep connection to Indonesia as one of our nearest neighbours.…
DetailsJoint media release: The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy, has been caught out misleading over the extent of his prior knowledge of Nauru’s decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. The Minister had claimed to have been…
DetailsTopics: Unemployment rates; Rafah joint government statement; Parliament House workplace; PM engagement; 04:20PM AEDT 15 February 2024 Kieran Gilbert: The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Simon Birmingham, is with us this unemployment number today. You never like to see unemployment go up. As Andrew said, historically 4.1% is still pretty low, if…
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